{"id":616718,"date":"2026-04-19T08:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/616718\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:22:12","slug":"australian-sprinter-breaks-all-conditions-100m-record-in-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/616718\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian sprinter breaks all-conditions 100m record in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 19, 2026 \u2014 4:41pm<\/p>\n

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The dramatic rise of Australian sprinting shows no sign of slowing down after powerhouse runner Eddie Osei-Nketia ran a staggering time of 9.84 seconds for the 100m in a college athletics race in the USA.<\/p>\n

With a illegal tailwind of +2.8m\/s, the time didn\u2019t officially count, but it was more than enough for Osei-Nketia to set a new Australian all-conditions record for the 100m, breaking the wind-assisted 9.88s run by Patrick Johnson in Perth in 2003. Johnson went on to set the national record of 9.93s a few months later.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Coming after other significant runs by Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout in the last fortnight<\/a>, Osei-Nketia\u2019s stunning time also highlights Australia as a fast-developing contender for 4 x 100m relay medals on the world stage.<\/p>\n

Osei-Nketia, 24, only recently joined the ranks of Australian athletics after switching allegiances from New Zealand in December last year.<\/p>\n

The powerhouse sprinter is the national 100m and 200m record holder in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Osei-Nketia, the son of former Ghana and New Zealand sprinter Gus, was born in New Zealand but spent eight years in Canberra as a teenager. He emerged as a talented sprinter and rugby player in the ACT, but returned to New Zealand and went on to break his father\u2019s 100m record in 10.08s and the 200m in 20.24s.<\/p>\n

\"Osei-NketiaOsei-Nketia has big dreams for his journey in the green and gold.Getty Images<\/p>\n

But after controversial omissions from the New Zealand teams for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Osei-Nketia had a falling out with NZ Athletics. In 2023, he signed to play wide receiver for the University of Hawaii football team, before subsequently moving to the University of Southern California on a track scholarship.<\/p>\n

In late 2025, Osei-Nketia successfully applied to switch allegiances to Australia, joining his younger brother Augustine, a talented 400m runner. Osei-Nketia was immediately added to the Australian men\u2019s relay squad and ran with them in a meet in Brisbane in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal with Australia is to break both the 100m and 200m record and also help the relay team to not just make the finals – also to earn a medal in the big stage, and with the team, I believe it\u2019s possible,\u201d Osei-Nketia said at the time. \u201cNot just LA, the Commonwealth Games, world championships, and the world relay, any chance we get.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The run in the Mt Sac Relays in California was Osei-Nketia\u2019s first 100m of the year. If he transfers the form into a legal sub-10s 100m time in the coming weeks – as Johnson did – Osei-Nketia can potentially win selection alongside Kennedy in one of three individual 100m spots for the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t compete in the Australian National Titles, which are the primary selection event, but some athletes are given exemptions based on special circumstances.<\/p>\n

Gout won\u2019t be running at the Commonwealth Games, but with Osei-Nketia, Kennedy and Rohan Browning in the mix, the men could be a chance for a first medal in 24 years. An Aussie 4 x 100m relay team of Kennedy, Josh Azzopardi, Chris Ius, and Jacob Despard has the world\u2019s fastest time this year, with a 38.34s in South Australia last month. The global athletics season is yet to get fully underway.<\/p>\n

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