Team Monash
Linden Hall
Sport: Athletics
Event: 1500m
University Connection: Alumni - Master of Dietetics (2017)
Hall started running in primary school in Victoria, placing 11th in her first national championship, which was a cross country event in grade six. She then joined a club (Athletics Essendon), started training with a coach and today, she has grown into the fastest 1500m athlete in Australian history with a record-breaking time of 3:59.67!
Key facts...
- 2016 Olympic Games, Rio - 13th 1500m
- 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast - 4th 1500m
- Broke the Australian 1500m record on April 1st - 3.59.67
Results
| Date | Event | Result |
| Monday 2nd August | 1500m - Round 1 | Finished 3rd |
| Wednesday 4th August | 1500m Semi Finals | Finished 3rd |
| Friday 6th August | 1500m Finals | Finished 6th |
For full results, click here.
Olympic Experience
Check out our wrap up article about Linden's experience at the Tokyo Games here!
Read More
To read more about Linden, check out her Olympic Bio here
Social Media
Follow Linden's journey on her Instagram and Facebook!
Monash Success at the Big Blue Multi-Sport Varsity Challenge
The first of the Big Blue Varsity Challenge Multi Sport events kicked off at Monash’s Clayton on Monday 15 April with teams from Monash University and the University of Melbourne battling for the win.
Celebrating our Student athletes at the 61st Blues Awards
Last Friday, the 61st Annual Blues Awards was held at Monash University. Over 100 people attended to celebrate the awarding, which went to 82 athletes across 14 different sports. The Blues Awards have been running since 1963, and are awarded to athletes in recognition of their exceptional achievements while representing Monash University. Many of our past recipients have competed in the Olympics, World Cups or have set new records.
