Linden Hall (born 20 June 1991) is an Australian track and field middle-distance runner.
Early years Hall started running while in primary school in Victoria. While still in Grade 6, she came 11th in her first national championships in cross country. She also played netball and was a strong swimmer. However, she gave these away when she joined Essendon Athletics club and commenced regular athletics training with a coach.
After high school, from 2011 to 2015, Hall went to the US where she studied Dietetics at Florida State University. During her college athletics career, she ran in three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1500m finals and won bronze in 2014.
Career In 2016, Hall set a new PB of 4:04.47 in Palo Alto qualifying her for the Olympics. She was selected for the team and represented Australia in the 1500 metres. She came 4th in her heat to qualify for the semifinal. In the semifinal she finished in 8th and did not advance to the final.
Hall competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 1500 Metres, finishing in fourth and narrowly missing out on a medal.
She also competed at the 2019 World Championships, making it to the semi-finals where she finished 10th, so did not advance to the final.
In 2021, Hall ran under the 4-minute barrier for 1500 metres for the first time clocking a time of 3:59.67, becoming the first Australian woman to achieve this. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Hall came third in both her heat and semi-final of the Women's 1500m, each time improving her time. She thus made the final of the 1500m, where she finished in 6th position with a personal best time of 3:59.01.
Hall is a two time Australian national champion in the 1500m: in 2018 and 2021. She has set new Oceanian records for 1500m at least twice, the last occasion on 16 September 2023 at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet with 3.56.92 (beating her previous record of 3:57.27 set 2 months previously) She won a Diamond League 1500m race on 30 June 2022 at the Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm; and in June 2025 won the again at the Bauhaus-Galan Diamond League meet, this time in the 3,000m in a new pb.
Personal bests Distance Time Date Location Notes 800 metres 1:59.22 27 March 2021 Brisbane, Australia 1000 metres 2:35.12 4 August 2023 Bern, Switzerland then NR 1500 metres 3:56.33 22 August 2025 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium then #2 Australia all-time (#3 4 June 2026) 1500 metres short track 4:05.06 1 February 2026 New York, USA #4 Australia all-time* Mile 4:19.58 19 July 2025 London, UK #2 Australia all-time* Mile short track 4:21.45 1 February 2026 New York, USA #2 Australia all-time* 3000 metres 8.30.01 15 June 2025 Stockholm, Sweden #3 Australia all-time* 3000 metres short track 8:27.03 24 January 2026 Boston, USA #2 Australia all-time*5000 metres 14.40.81 4 June 2026Rome, Italy #4 Australia all-time*5000 metres short track 14:58.43 15 February 2025Boston, United States NR*
as at 4 June 2026
International competitions 2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th1500 m4:11.75 (H)4:05.81 (SF)2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)1500 m4:10.512018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia 4th1500 m4:03.672019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar10th (sf)1500 m4:06.392021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th1500 m3:59.012022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6th1500 m4:06.34World ChampionshipsEugene, United States12th (sf)1500 m4:04.652022Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, United Kingdom4th1500 m4:05.092023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th (sf)1500 m4:03.962024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom7th (h)1500 m4:09.83Olympic GamesParis, France18th (rep)1500 m4:09.052025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China9th3000 m8:44.99World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7th (sf)1500 m4:01.6511th5000 m15:04.032026World Cross Country ChampionshipsTallahassee, USA1st Mixed RelayWorld Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland12th3000 m9:04.83Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland 7th5000 m14:55.28World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark7thRoad mile4:29.36
References
External links
Linden Hall at Australian Athletics Linden Hall at Australian Athletics Historical Results
Linden Hall at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)