Australian athletes Cameron Myers and Sarah Billings break national records at Paris Diamond League
Consensus Summary
Australian middle-distance runner Cameron Myers broke the national 1500m record at the Paris Diamond League on June 29, 2026, clocking 3:28.00 to surpass Oliver Hoareās previous mark of 3:29.41. Myers, now ranked 12th on the all-time 1500m list, also became the fastest man under 21 this year, finishing ahead of Azeddine Habz and Jake Wightman. His performance came just weeks before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, where he will compete in the mile. Sarah Billings also set a new Australian 800m record of 1:57.01 in Paris, though she finished sixth in the final. Both athletes are part of a deep middle-distance talent pool in Australia, with Myers aiming for future Olympic success after his strong 2026 season, which includes an 800m time of 1:44.05, faster than Jakob Ingebrigtsenās lifetime best.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Cameron Myers set a new Australian 1500m record of 3:28.00 at the Paris Diamond League on 2026-06-29, surpassing Oliver Hoare's previous record of 3:29.41 (2023).
- Myers finished first in the men's 1500m in Paris, ahead of Azeddine Habz (3:29.80) and Jake Wightman (3:29.95).
- Sarah Billings set a new Australian 800m record of 1:57.01 in Paris, breaking Jess Hull's previous record of 1:57.15.
- Myers will compete in the mile at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, which start later in July.
- Myers is ranked 12th on the all-time 1500m list and is the fastest man in the world this year under 21.
- Myers began his running career at Belconnen Little Athletics Club at age 6 and was coached by Lee Bobbin and Dick Telford.
- Myers ran an 800m time of 1:44.05 in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2026, faster than Jakob Ingebrigtsenās lifetime best.
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Sarah Billings finished sixth in the women's 800m final, won by Audrey Werro (1:53.80), with AnaĆÆs Bourgoin setting a new national record of 1:55.65 in third.
- Seven of the 10 runners in the women's 800m final set new personal bests and/or area records.
- Jess Hull clocked her fastest 1500m of 2026 (3:57.22) for fourth place in the women's 800m final.
- Nina Kennedy, Australia's Olympic pole vault champion from Paris 2024, cleared 4.70m for third in the pole vault event.
- Noah Lyles suffered his first defeat of the season, losing to Trayvon Bromell (9.91 seconds) in the 100m at Stade Charlety.
- Myers is two seconds off the world record in the 1500m.
- Myers met the qualification standard for the 1500m at the 2024 Paris Olympics but finished fifth, losing out to Olli Hoare, Stewart McSweyn, and Adam Spencer.
- Myers told GQ earlier in 2026 that his Olympic snub in 2024 'was a tough pill to swallow initially, but I think beyond that, it gave me the fire'.
- Myers ran a 1500m time of 3:33.26 as an under-18 athlete, the fastest ever by someone his age.
- Myers is set to compete in the mile at the Commonwealth Games, the first time the distance has been run at the Games in 60 years.
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- The ABC states Myers is the fastest man in the world this year, while the Guardian emphasizes he is the fastest under 21 this year.
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The 20-year-old Canberran middle-distance runner will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and is an LA Olympics medal contender The numbers are stacking up for 20-year-old Cameron Myers. In Paris on Sunday night he smashed the Australian 1500m record in 3:28.00 ā the fastest time in the world this year and the fastest ever run by someone under 21. Heās now 12th on the storied list of all-time 1500m times and two seconds off the world record. Myers admitted the Australian record was one he wan