Joshua "Josh" Ralph (born 27 October 1991)all-athletics.com Retrieved 22 July 2014. is an Australian middle-distance runner. He competed in multiple World Athletics Championships, World Relay Championships and Commonwealth Games and is a current Oceanian Record holder in the 4 × 800 m.
Biography Ralph was born in Sydney and started Little Athletics at North Rocks, New South Wales, when he was nine. He was educated at Newington College where he captained both Athletics and Cross Country teams.Black & White Retrieved 22 July 2014. In 2013 Ralph won the Balmoral Burn, a charity event created by ex-Wallaby Phil Kearns where participants run 420m up a steep street with a gradient of 14%.Balmoral Burn Retrieved 23 July 2014. In 2014 he studied Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Sydney.Ralph is 400m threat Retrieved 22 July 2014.
Ralph competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 800m, but missed the finals, breaking his foot during the heats.
In 2016 he narrowly missed out on selection for the Olympics, despite meeting the qualifying time.
Ralph also competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he ran the 800m and the relay. He narrowly missed the final in the 800m, and the relay team was disqualified after teammate Steve Solomon lined up in the wrong lane.
Ralph retired from professional athletics in 2021.
Achievements Representing 2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Australia5th (h)800 m1:52.482018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia3rd (h)800 m1:47.76 –4 × 400 m relayDQ
References
External links
Josh Ralph at Athletics Australia Joshua Ralph at Australian Athletics Historical Results