1. Morgan McDonald was born on 23 April 1996 and is an Australian distance runner.
23 Facts About Morgan McDonald
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Morgan McDonald contested the 5000 metres at the 2020 Olympics, 2024 Olympics, 2017 World Championships, and 2019 World Championships.
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Morgan McDonald competed in 2018 Commonwealth Games and placed 8th in 5000 meters in 14:11.37.
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Morgan McDonald attended Newington College in Sydney, Australia, completing his schooling in 2013.
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Morgan McDonald was a key member in Newington's 2011 GPS Senior Cross Country and 2012 Senior Athletics premierships.
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Morgan McDonald finished with an ATAR of 98.95, achieving a Band 6 in three subjects: Ancient History, English Extension 1 and Physics.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2007 Australian U12 National Cross Country Championship.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2009 Australian U14 National Cross Country Championship.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2011 Australian U16 National Cross Country Championship.
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Morgan McDonald was the 2012 U18 Australian National 3000 meters Champion.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2012 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2013 Australian U18 National Cross Country Championship.
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Morgan McDonald represented Australia in the 2013 World Junior Cross Country Championship in the U20 division at the age of 16 in Bydgoszcz, Poland and again in 2015 in Guiyang, China at the age of 18.
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Morgan McDonald ran in the 2014 Australian Nationals in the 5000 meters for the U20 division.
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Morgan McDonald won the 2018 Australian National 5000m in 2018, in a time of 13.19.05.
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Morgan McDonald competed and finished 10th in the 5000 meters in the U20 division at the 2014 World Junior Athletics Championships in Hayward Field, Eugene.
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Morgan McDonald is a 4-time NCAA Champion, 8-time NCAA Division 1 All-American Wisconsin Badger distance runner.
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In 2021, Morgan McDonald represented Australia in the 5000m at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where he failed to advance from the qualifying heats.
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In both 2022 and 2023, Morgan McDonald sustained injuries that resulted in abbreviated outdoor seasons.
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Morgan McDonald launched his Olympics campaign in early 2024, running a 13:07.30 5000m indoors at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic.
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At his first Australian Athletics Championship since 2018, Morgan McDonald was narrowly outleaned for the victory in the 5000 m and finished just 0.05 seconds behind the winner, Matthew Ramsden.
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In May 2024, Morgan McDonald ran a personal best in the 5000 m at the USATF LA Grand Prix in 13:00.48, achieving the Olympic standard in the process.
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In January 2025, Morgan McDonald ran his debut half marathon in Houston in a time of 1:00:58, the fourth fastest time by an Australian.