Olly Chignell - 24-year-old kiwi runs impressive 13:34.82, in Auckland March 23, 2022

Olly Chignell. Very decent range. Based on his mile time, he would be worth around 1:48.00-1:50.00 for 800 m.

800 Metres
1:59.60
Dunedin (NZL)
07 NOV 2015
770
1500 Metres
3:43.79
Hawkes Bay Sports Park, Hastings (NZL)
06 MAR 2022
1056
One Mile
3:59.77
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui (NZL)
30 JAN 2021
1077
3000 Metres
7:59.34
Hawkes Bay Sports Park, Hastings (NZL)
23 JAN 2021
1060
5000 Metres
13:34.82
AUT Millennium, Auckland (NZL)
23 MAR 2022
1085
10,000 Metres
28:48.03
Newtown Park Stadium, Wellington (NZL)
05 DEC 2020
1059
10 Kilometres
30:21
Christchurch (NZL)
03 JUN 2018
925
Half Marathon
1:05:50
Auckland (NZL)
20 OCT 2019

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Profile here but this dates back to 2019, when he was just 21. Interesting reading. This kid could’ve gone to any D1 school NCAA in the USA but he chose to stay in New Zealand.

Olly has small feet, size 7.5, and always has a pair of road racing shoes and spikes in his carry-on luggage when he travels. Good things come in small packages. I’m guessing that by his foot size, his actual height would be between 5.6-5.8. Maybe a Kiwi reading this might confirm?

What is going on here?

More impressive is that 3rd place Wilde in 13:37 is a triathlete.

https://instagram.com/hayden_wilde?utm_medium=copy_link

Hayden Wilde - beast!

Hayden Wilde: Triathlete. Beast.
Personal Bests: 13:29.47/5000, monster time for triathlete.

1500 Metres
3:50.62
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton (NZL)
15 FEB 2020
969
One Mile
4:05.49
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui (NZL)
30 JAN 2021
1008
3000 Metres
7:55.87
Hawkes Bay Sports Park, Hastings (NZL)
23 JAN 2021
1080
5000 Metres
13:29.47
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton (NZL)
13 FEB 2021
1104
One Hour
19834
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland (NZL)
10 OCT 2020
0
10 Kilometres
30:47
Cambridge (NZL)
02 SEP 2018

Three tri monsters who run like the wind. Alex Yee (GB), Kristian Blumenfeldt (Norway), Hayden Wilde (NZ).

Yee sub 28”-10,000 monster.