Mia Gross
{{Short description|Australian sprinter (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mia Gross
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|4|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Geelong, Victoria
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |title=Gross Mia |website=Paris 2024 Olympics |accessdate=31 August 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mia-gross_1939826 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221115215/https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mia-gross_1939826 |archive-date=21 December 2024}} ([https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/mia-gross_1939826 alternate link])
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| sport = Track and Field
| pb = 100m: 11.33 (Perth, 2025)
200m: 22.81 (Sestriere, 2024)
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{{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Australia}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Birmingham|4×100m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2024 Suva|200 m}}
}}
Mia Gross (born 18 April 2001) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in sprint events. She was junior Australian champion in the 100m and 200m in both 2018 and 2019. As a senior, Gross was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/mia-gross-14671065 |title=Mia Gross |website=Worldathletics.org}}
Early life
Growing up in Geelong, Gross took part in many sports including football, netball, volleyball, hockey and cricket, but focused ultimately on athletics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/athletics/news-2024-torrie-lewis-100m-record-bree-masters-ella-connolly-20240210-p5j9gy.html |accessdate=16 March 2024 |website=Nine.com |title=Torrie Lewis and company: Aussie speedsters to watch en route to Paris 2024 |first=Zachary |last=Gates}}
Career
As a junior, Gross was entered into the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Nassau, Bahamas. At the Games however, Gross had her wrist broken following an incident in which another competitor knocked her over by jogging into her lane when she was training. Gross competed in the 100m despite the freshly broken wrist, and against medical advice, but missed out on a place in the final by 0.02 seconds.{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/broken-wrist-doesnt-stop-aussie-sprinter-mia-gross-as-riley-day-takes-silver-in-100m/news-story/fa48831bb122a31febe7afd3ef8b53dc |title=Broken wrist doesn't stop Aussie sprinter Mia Gross as Riley Day takes silver in 100m |website=foxsports.com.au |date=21 July 2017}}
Gross reached the semi-finals at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland in the 200m, and was part of an Australian relay team which reached the final of the 4x100m relay and finished in a national and Oceanian under-20 record time of 44.78 seconds.{{Cite web |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/world-under-20-championships-day-5-wrap-498180 |title=WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 5 WRAP |website=thewomensgame.com}} In 2018, and 2019, Gross won National U20 100m and 200m titles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/local-sport/mia-gross-claims-backtoback-under20-national-titles-in-the-womens-100m-sprint/news-story/4f66a132c2bc0eb32b12a78e30dd0ec9%3Famp |title=Mia Gross claims back-to-back under-20 national titles in the women's 100m sprint |website=Geelongadvertiser.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/local-sport/geelong-sprinter-mia-gross-claims-yet-another-national-title-defending-her-under20-womens-200m-title/news-story/6d54beb1c94a2d074a1f983796df3160%3Famp |title=Geelong sprinter Mia Gross claims yet another national title, defending her under-20 women's 200m title |website=Geelongadvertiser.com}}
Competing at the senior level, Gross was selected to be a member of the Australian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the 4x100m relay team that qualified through to the final and ultimately finished third.{{Cite web |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/birmingham-games-aussies-in-action-on-day-10-and-day-9-results/ |title=Birmingham Games: Aussies in action on Day 10 and Day 9 results |website=Timesnewsgroup.com.au |date=7 August 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://world-track.org/2022/08/video-nigeria-wins-commonwealth-games-2022-womens-4x100m-times-and-complete-teams/ |title=Nigeria wins Commonwealth Games 2022 women's 4x100m times and complete teams |website=world-track.org |date=7 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Games: Team England equal gold medal best after silver upgraded |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66202427 |date=14 June 2023 |accessdate=14 June 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}
Gross ran in the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne in June 2023, competing in the 4x100m relay and setting a new seasons best 100m time of 11.63s for the 100m in winning the women’s C race.{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4317/women-s-100m-results-lausanne-diamond-league-athletissima-2023 |title=Women's 100m Results: Lausanne Diamond League Athletissima 2023 |date=30 June 2023 |accessdate=1 July 2023 |website=Watch athletics}}{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4333/women-s-4x100m-results-lausanne-diamond-league-athletissima-2023 |title=Women's 4x100m Results: Lausanne Diamond League Athletissima 2023 |date=30 June 2023 |accessdate=1 July 2023 |website=Watch athletics}} The following week Gross set a new personal best in the 200 metres, running 23.68s in Bulle, Switzerland.{{cite web |url=https://swiss-athletics.ch/fr/live-results/ |website=Swiss-athletics.ch |accessdate=10 July 2023 |title=200m WOM, U20W, U18W, U16W Séries chronométrées 08.07.2023 16:45 Resultate Offiziell |date=8 July 2023}}
In March 2024, she lowered her 200 metres personal best to 23.16 seconds as she won the NSW State Championship title ahead of Ella Connolly in Sydney.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204806?eventId=10229510&gender=W |website=world Athletics |accessdate=17 March 2024 |title=NSW State Chamoionships women's 200 metres}} On 23 March 2024, she lowered her 100m personal best to 11.38 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204505?eventId=10229509 |website=World Athletics |accessdate=24 March 2024 |title=Sydney Track Classic |date=23 March 2024}} She won silver in the 200 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide in April 2024, running 23.39 seconds.{{cite web |url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/torquay-sprinter-mia-gross-wins-silver-in-the-200m-at-the-national-athletic-championships/news-story/274d36d0737be45b8f5fd3564540fcd2?amp |website=Geelong Advertiser |accessdate=18 May 2024 |title=Torquay sprinter Mia Gross wins silver in the 200m at the national athletic championships |first=Ben |last=Cameron |date=16 April 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=24438&meId=153998#title-anchor |website=Rosterathletics.com |accessdate=14 April 2024 |title=Womens 200m result |date=14 April 2024}} On 3 May 2024, she lowered her 200m personal best to 23.15, winning at the Shizuoka International Athletics Meet in Fukuroi, Japan. {{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7208575?eventId=10229510 |title=39th Shizuoka International Athletics Meet |date=3 May 2024 |accessdate=5 May 2024 |website=World Athletics}} In June 2024, she lowered her 200m personal best to 22.81 in Sestriere. At the same event she ran a wind-assisted 11.18 for the 100m.{{cite web |url=https://www.atleticalive.it/sestriere-geddes-e-despard-vincono-i-100-gran-tempo-di-mia-gross-sui-200/ |website=atleticalive.it |accessdate=23 June 2024 |title=Sestriere: Geddes and Despard win the 100m, great time by Mia Gross in the 200m |date=22 June 2024}} She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres.{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5837/women-s-200m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |website=Watch Athletics |accessdate=30 August 2024 |title=Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics |date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/australia-take-second-largest-ever-team-to-paris-olympics-1039989310/ |website=Athletics Weekly |accessdate=8 July 2024 |date=8 July 2024 |title=Australia take second largest ever team to Paris Olympics |first=Tim |last=Adams}}
She was runner-up at the Perth Classic over 100 metres in 11.20 seconds (+3.00) on 1 March 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-inches-closer-to-sub-10-performance-as-adcock-seizes-his-moment-at-perth-track-classic/ |website=Athetics.com.au |access-date=2 March 2025 |title=KENNEDY INCHES CLOSER TO SUB-10 PERFORMANCE AS ADCOCK SEIZES HIS MOMENT AT PERTH TRACK CLASSIC |date=1 March 2025}} She lowered her personal best to a wind-legal 11.33 seconds for the 100 metres during the heats of the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on 11 April 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8940906/lachie-kennedy-runs-10-seconds-flat-in-100m-in-perth/ |website=Athletics.com.au|date=11 April 2025|accessdate=11 April 2025|title= Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat in 100m in Perth}} In the final, she finished in fifth place in a time of 11.35 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217088?eventId=10229509|title=Australian Championships|accessdate=12 April 2025|date=12 April 2025|website=World Athletics}} The following day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres race at the championship, running 23.05 on 13 April 2025.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217088?eventId=10229510&gender=W|website=World Athletics|date=13 April 2025|title=Australian Championships|accessdate=13 April 2025}}
Personal life
Gross attended Geelong Grammar School. Gross is the cousin of triathlete Jo King. Gross also works as a personal trainer at a gym in Melbourne.{{Cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/olympic-athlete-profiles/miagross/ |title=Mia Gross Athletics Australia |website=athletics.com.au}} Her sister Olivia is a pole-vaulter.{{cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/2024-paris-olympics-athlete-profiles/miagross |website=Athletics Australia |accessdate=21 November 2024 |title=Mia Gross - Athletics Australia |first=Sarah |last=Bieske |date=21 November 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|australia/mia-gross-14671065}}
- [https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/mia-gross/ Mia Gross] at Australian Athletics
- [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete7349.htm Mia Gross] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- {{Australian Olympic Committee}}
- {{Commonwealth Games Australia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
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Category:Australian female sprinters
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:People educated at Geelong Grammar School
Category:Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen