Jessica Hull Sets New National 1500m Record at Paris Diamond League

Paris, France – Australian athlete Jessica Hull made history on Sunday by setting a new national record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League 2024, clocking an outstanding time of 3:50.83.

Racing at the Charlety Stadium, which will host the Paris 2024 Olympics in a few weeks, Hull achieved the fifth-fastest time ever recorded in the women’s 1500m.

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Hull fiercely competed with Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, the reigning Olympic champion from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Kipyegon ultimately set a new world record with a time of 3:49.04, winning the Paris Diamond League event.

Hull’s remarkable run also broke her previous national record of 3:55.97, set at the Eugene Diamond League in May, and established a new Oceania record.

“That was incredible!” Hull exclaimed. “I have worked so hard over the last few weeks, and I wanted to see what I could do. I felt amazing out there and couldn’t believe it. I knew Faith kept looking back at me in the backstraight, and I thought I must be running really fast if she is worried. I mean, I knew I was really fit. Training has been perfect, and I did not want to hold it until next month because I had it in me today. I am just starting to trust that work, and I am so proud of what I just did.”

Hull, who previously finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympics, was selected for the Australian team for the Paris 2024 Olympics in April.

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In other results from the Paris Diamond League, Great Britain’s Laura Muir set a national record of 3:53.79, finishing third in the women’s 1500m. Australia’s Linden Hall followed in fourth place with a time of 3:56.40.

Additionally, Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers secured second place in the women’s high jump with a height of 2.01m, behind Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who set a new world record at 2.10m. Serbia’s Angelina Topic achieved a national record of 1.98m, finishing third.

In the men’s 3000m, World Cross Country Championships 2023 bronze medallist Stewart McSweyn recorded a season-best of 7:29.46, finishing second. Kenya’s Jacob Krop, a two-time world championships medallist, won the event in 7:28.83, while USA’s Sean McGorty took third in 7:35.63.

In the men’s pole vault, Kurtis Marschall finished sixth with a leap of 5.75m.

Women’s 1500 Metres