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Simon Hollingsworth

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Simon Hollingsworth
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1972-05-09) 9 May 1972 (age 53)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints / hurdles
ClubOVA AC
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Australia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

Simon James Hollingsworth (born 9 May 1972) is an Australian former track and field athlete. He is currently the CEO of Athletics Australia.

Athletic career

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Hollingsworth competed nationally and internationally for Australia in the 400 metres hurdles. He participated in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships.[1]

Hollingsworth holds the record in the 400m hurdles at under 18 level with a time of 50.45 seconds.[citation needed]

He finished second behind Kriss Akabusi in the 400 metres hurdles event at the British 1992 AAA Championships.[2][3]

Education

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He studied at St Patrick's College, Launceston, and St Virgil's College, Hobart, before graduating from the University of Tasmania in 1996 with a combined degree of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, achieving Honours in Law.[4]

He was a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.[citation needed]

Business career

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Hollingsworth is a member of the Athletes commission and has acted as chairperson of the Commission since 2000.[citation needed]

Hollingsworth was an Executive Director in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet before being appointed the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission on 27 September 2011.[5] He resigned as CEO in August 2016 to take up a senior finance position in the Victorian Government.[6] He later served as CEO of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.

In May 2024, Hollingsworth was appointed CEO of Athletics Australia.[7]

National podiums

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  • 400 m hurdles
    • 1993–94: third (49.68)
    • 1994–95: runner-up (49.73)
    • 1995–96: runner-up (50.12)

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 12th 400 m hurdles 51.54
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th 400 m hurdles 52.9
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.51
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd 400 m hurdles 49.74
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada — 400 m hurdles DNF
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.46
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 34th 400 m hurdles 50.66
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 51st 400 m hurdles 52.16

References

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  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ Graduate award University of Tasmania [dead link]
  5. ^ "Australian Sports Commission welcomes new CEO". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. ^ Masters, Roy (29 August 2016). "Australian Sports Commission's CEO Simon Hollingsworth resigns". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ^ "HOLLINGSWORTH OLY TO TAKE THE REINS AT ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA". Athletics Australia. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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