Augustine Nketia Junior
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 2003 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Coached by | Gus Nketia |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 21.70 (Canberra, 2025) 400m: 46.19 (Sydney, 2025) |
Augustine Nketia Junior (born 22 March 2003) is a New Zealand-born sprinter who competes internationally for Australia, and primarily competes over 400 metres.[1]
Early and personal life
Nketia was born in New Zealand before his family moved to Canberra in Australia in 2010. He is a member of Woden Thunder Athletics Club in Canberra and is coached by his father, Gus Nketia, the Ghanaian-born former New Zealand national 100 m record holder. His brother is Edward Osei-Nketia, who broke his father's New Zealand national record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He also has a sister, Elizabeth.[2][3]
Career
In April 2025, he placed fifth over 400 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in a time of 46.29 seconds.[4] He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.[5] He competed at the event as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[6]
He was selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Augustine Nketia Junior". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Augustine Nketia Junior, brother of New Zealand fastest man, to represent Australia". Stuff.co.nz. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (10 July 2019). "The Dash: The incredible story of Gus Nketia's escape to New Zealand". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD". Athletics.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Gout Gout to make senior debut as Australia announce team for 2025 World Athletics Championships". Olympics.com. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.