Catriona Bisset – Wikipedia
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Australian middle-distance runner
Catriona Bisset (born 1 March 1994) is an Australian middle-distance athlete and national record holder in the 800 metres.
Early years[edit]
Born in Newcastle and raised in Canberra, Bisset participated in Little Athletics from age 6.[2][6] She displayed potential as a youth, but withdrew from competition for several years as she improved her mental health.[3][5][7] During her undergraduate studies at the University of New South Wales, she began training with University of Sydney head coach Dean Gleeson.[6][8] She resumed racing in 2016.[1] The following year, Bisset moved from Sydney to Melbourne, and Gleeson introduced her to Peter Fortune, best known as the coach of 400m athlete Cathy Freeman.[8][9]
Breakthrough season[edit]
Bisset rose to national prominence in 2019. After improving her personal best throughout the domestic season, she won the 800m at the Australian Track & Field Championships in 2:00.48.[10] One week later, she ran 1:59.78 at the UniSport National Championships to become the first Australian woman in a decade to break the two-minute barrier.[9]
In May, Bisset was selected for her first national team, representing Australia at the 2019 World Relays. She and Josh Ralph placed second in the first-ever mixed 2 × 2 × 400m.[11] Bisset went on to win the 800m at both the 2019 Oceania Championships[12] and 2019 Summer Universiade.[13]
Bisset made her Diamond League debut at the London Grand Prix in July, where she placed second behind Lynsey Sharp.[14] Her time of 1:58.78 set a new Australian record, surpassing the 43-year-old record set by Charlene Rendina, and qualifying Bisset for the Tokyo Olympics.[15] Two months later, she competed at the 2019 World Championships, but was hampered by injury and did not progress beyond the heats.[16]
2020–21[edit]
Bisset did not race internationally in 2020 due to COVID-19. However, this allowed her to continue aerobic training and fully recover from injury.[17]
In the 2021 domestic season, she performed at a high level, including a second Olympic qualifier of 1:59.12 to win at the Queensland Track Classic in March.[18] She also successfully defended her 800m national title, officially securing her place on the Australian Olympic team.[19]
On her return to the European circuit in June, Bisset improved her national record at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial, with a time of 1:58.09 (which broke the Oceanian record set by Toni Hodgkinson in 1996).[20] At the Tokyo Olympics, Bisset ran 2:01.65 in the women’s 800m heats, narrowly missing her chance to advance.[21] She ended her season in September by competing in her first Diamond League final, running 1:59.66 for 7th at Weltklasse Zürich.[22]
After the racing season, she began training with Linden Hall under the guidance of coach Ned Brophy-Williams.[4]
2022[edit]
Bisset made her indoor debut at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham in February. She ran 1:59.46 for second behind Keely Hodgkinson, setting another national and Oceanian record in the process.[23] Bisset continued her good form by securing victories in the following two top-level World Indoor Tour meets, including the Copernicus Cup in Toruń, where she defeated Halimah Nakaayi.[4]
Later in March, she placed fifth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 2:01.24.[24] Two weeks later, back outdoors in Australia, Bisset ran 1:59.83 to win her third consecutive national title.[25]
On the Diamond League circuit, Bisset ran sub-two minutes in Rome, Oslo and Stockholm, including a season’s best time of 1:58.54 to finish third in Stockholm behind Mary Moraa and Hodgkinson.[26]
In the first round of the World Championships in July, Bisset was knocked to the track and spiked by a competitor. Nonetheless, she completed the race and was added to the semi-final field by the race jury.[27] The following day, she ran with 11 stitches in her thigh and a swollen knee, but did not advance to the final.[28] Despite her injuries, she competed in the Commonwealth Games in August, placing fifth in a time of 1:59.41.[29]
Competition record[edit]
International competitions[edit]
Oceanian, and National championships[edit]
Personal life[edit]
Bisset is studying a postgraduate degree in architecture and diploma in Chinese language at the University of Melbourne.[3] Her mother was born in Nanjing, China.[6] Part of her schooling was at Melrose High School in the Woden Valley area of Canberra.[30]
References[edit]
- ^ a b “Catriona Bisset”. World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b “Catriona Bisset”. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Dye, Josh (7 April 2019). “National title has rising star Bisset dreaming of Tokyo”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Moorhouse, Lachlan (1 March 2022). “Catriona Bisset | Minding Records, Hunting Wins”. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b Gleeson, Michael (3 August 2019). “Australia’s accidental track star”. The Age. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Landells, Steve (6 March 2020). “Winning her battles off the track, Bisset’s rise continues on the track”. World Athletics. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020.
- ^ Buratti, Liana (12 September 2019). “Catriona Bisset – Running my own race”. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b “From the Clouds – Catriona Bisset Interview”. Runner’s Tribe. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b Lisson, Ben (1 June 2019). “Catriona Bisset, Australia’s fastest woman to run 800m in a decade, reveals hurdles off the track”. ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ “Bisset claims shock victory in 800m”. SBS. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ Himmer, Alastair (12 May 2019). “First blood for USA at action-packed World Relays”. Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ “Bisset, Ralph win Oceania 800m titles”. SBS. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ Salvado, John (22 July 2019). “Bisset smashes Australian 800m record”. Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (21 July 2019). “Dina Asher-Smith proud to finish second in 100m final at London Stadium”. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ “Australian record for Catriona Bisset leads the way for Australia at the London Diamond League”. Athletics Australia. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ Salvado, John (28 September 2019). “McSweyn charges into world 5000m final”. Seven News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Len (21 March 2020). “With competitions on hold, flexibility is key as athletes continue to pursue their 2020 ambitions”. World Athletics. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.
- ^ Gleeson, Michael (28 March 2021). “Browning quickest man ever in Australia, now for 100m in Tokyo”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (19 April 2021). “Stevens, Hall and Bisset among Australian athletics additions to Tokyo 2020 team”. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.
- ^ “Australia’s Catriona Bisset breaks national 800m record ahead of Tokyo Olympics”. ABC News. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ “Athletics – Round 1 – Heat 5 Results”. Tokyo 2020. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021.
- ^ Chadband, Ian (10 September 2021). “Barber, McSweyn shine in Diamond finale”. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 February 2022). “Duplantis misses world record by whisker in Birmingham as Hodgkinson smashes British 800m indoor record”. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (21 March 2022). “Wilson brings her A game to claim global 800m gold in devastating fashion”. World Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha; Moorhouse, Lachlan (2 April 2022). “Seven track and field champions added to the Australian team for Worlds”. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.
- ^ Govender, Mohen (1 July 2022). “Patterson leaps to victory in Stockholm”. Seven News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
- ^ Salvado, John (22 July 2022). “Bisset’s big reprieve after big fall, Bol squeaks into final”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
- ^ Gates, Zachary (1 August 2022). “‘Freak accident’ fuelling Catriona Bisset’s hunger in bid for Commonwealth Games medal”. Nine’s Wide World of Sports. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha; Stevens, Jake (7 August 2022). “Golden day for Marschall, Montag & Hoare in Birmingham”. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
- ^ “Past Students – Where are they now?”. Melrose High School. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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