Collis Birmingham
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Collis Birmingham is an Australia
n long distance and cross-country runner. He participated in the 2008 Olympic Games
in the 5000 metres event but failed to qualify for the final. He was an Australian and Oceanian 10,000 metres record holder from 2009 to 2011.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n long distance and cross-country runner. He participated in the 2008 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...
in the 5000 metres event but failed to qualify for the final. He was an Australian and Oceanian 10,000 metres record holder from 2009 to 2011.
Personal bests
- 800m: 1:52.5 (Melbourne 2004)
- 1500m: 3:35.50 (Brussels 2010)
- Mile: 3:54.30 (London 2009)
- 3000m: 7:38.77 (Rieti 2010)
- 5000m: 13:10.97 (Eugene 2010)
- 10000m: 27:29.73AR (Berkeley 2009)