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Cara Feain-Ryan

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Cara Feain-Ryan
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Home townBrisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]
Education
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[3]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Events
3000 metres
3000 metres steeplechase
Coached byBen Norton[1]
Now coachingMoreton Bay College[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests3000m:
9:00.94 (2024)

3000mSC:
9:28.72 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Chengdu3000 m s'chase
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Mackay3000 m s'chase
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva3000 m s'chase
Updated on 4 April 2024

Cara Feain-Ryan (born 5 February 1999) is an Australian steeplechase runner. She was the gold medalist over 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World University Games, and her best of 9:29.60 ranks her 6th all-time amongst Australians.[1]

Career

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Feain-Ryan began running in regional youth competitions as early as 2013, participating in cross country running and winning the national U18 2000 metres steeplechase title.[3][2] She first represented Australia at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships, where she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3] She later qualified for her first global championship at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, where she finished 11th in her heat and did not qualify for the finals.[3]

At the 2021 Summer World University Games (postponed to 2023), Feain-Ryan kicked in the final lap of the 3000 m steeplechase to win her first international gold medal.[4][5] She won her first senior national title at the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships, qualifying her to represent Australia again at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[6][7] At the world championships, she finished 7th in her heat and did not advance to the finals.[3]

Personal life

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Feain-Ryan grew up in Alstonville, New South Wales, Australia. Her mother supports her athletic career, as her father died of brain cancer in 2008.[6] In 2015, she moved from Lismore, New South Wales, to Brisbane, where she trains with Genevieve Gregson.[1][4]

She received a sports scholarship at the University of Queensland, where she studied speech pathology. She struggled with injuries during her early university career. Feain-Ryan is now coached professionally by Ben Norton, and she also coaches youth cross country and middle-distance running at Moreton Bay College.[2][1] Feain-Ryan struggled with funding her career, telling the Sydney Morning-Herald that the Australian governing bodies did not adequately support her.[8]

Her cousin is Matt Ryan, Olympic medalist in rowing.[1]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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3000m Steeplechase progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
110:46.251st place, gold medalist(s)Queensland Junior ChampionshipsBrisbane, Australia12 Feb 2016
210:35.302nd place, silver medalist(s)Sally Pearson Shield at QSACBrisbane, Australia19 Jan 2018[9]
310:32.202nd place, silver medalist(s)Coles Queensland Athletics ChampionshipsBrisbane, Australia6 Mar 2019[10]
410:28.161st place, gold medalist(s)Brisbane, Australia21 Feb 2020[11]
510:19.011st place, gold medalist(s)Queensland Athletics ChampionshipsBrisbane, Australia4 Mar 2020[12]
69:55.791st place, gold medalist(s)Coles Summer Super SeriesCanberra, Australia24 Feb 2021[13]
79:38.392nd place, silver medalist(s)Australian Athletics ChampionshipsSydney, Australia17 Apr 2021[14]
89:36.351st place, gold medalist(s)Festival Of AthleticsTownsville, Australia17 Jun 2021[15]
99:29.607th (Heat 2)World Athletics ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22 Aug 2023[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australia, Athletics. "Cara Feain-Ryan". athletics.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Minerva: Cara Feain-Ryan". minervanetwork.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cara Feain-Ryan at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 "Barrier Breakthrough | Cara Feain-Ryan Hits 2023 World Championships in Form". athletics.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Admin (5 August 2023). "Feain-Ryan leads a golden night at the World University Games". UniSport Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Cara Feain-Ryan". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Feain-Ryan wins dramatic steeplechase at Australian Championships". Inside Athletics. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Wright, Nick (19 December 2023). "'Living on the breadline': The crisis crippling Brisbane's Olympic hopefuls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12902942". Tilastopaja.
  10. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12919469". Tilastopaja.
  11. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #undefined". Tilastopaja.
  12. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12959285". Tilastopaja.
  13. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12976925". Tilastopaja.
  14. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12981072". Tilastopaja.
  15. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12992883". Tilastopaja.
  16. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13046619". Tilastopaja.
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