Zoe Buckman

Zoe Buckman (born 21 December 1988) is an Australian runner who has competed nationally and internationally in the 400 metre, 800 metre, 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre events. She ran for the University of Oregon. She has also competed at the Junior World Championships, the Australian National Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics (representing Australia), and the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships where she was a finalist in the Women's 1500 metres, the 2016 Olympics, the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Personal Zoe Buckman was born on 21 December 1988 in Grafton, New South Wales. and went to the University of Oregon from 2006 to 2011 where she majored in psychology. Her personal best in the 400 metres is 54.62 seconds set in Canberra on 28 March 2004. Her personal best in the 800 metres is 2:01.60 seconds set in Lignano Sabbiadoro on 16 July 2013. Her personal best in the 1,500 metres is 4:03.22 seconds set on 27 August 2016, in Paris, France.

Zoe Buckman represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metre event. She was one of ten University of Oregon alumni to compete at the Games. She was eliminated in a semi-final after running a Personal Best time.

In 2013, Zoe Buckman qualified fastest for the 1500 metre final at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia with a semi-final win in a Personal Best of 4:04.8 seconds. She finished fourth in the final in 4:05.77.

She also represented Athletics Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2017 World Championships, the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and at the World Athletics Relays Championships in 2014 and 2017 where she won three bronze medals and, in 2014, set an Oceania Record in both the 4 x 800 metres and 4 x 1500 metres relays.

Zoe Buckman was a three times national 1500m champion: in 2011, 2013 and 2014.