Anneliese Rubie facts for kids

Anneliese Rubie (born 22 April 1992) is an Australian sprinter. Also known as Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw, she was a semi finalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. She also ran in the semi-finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She ran the second leg for the women's 4 × 400 m which made the Olympic final in 2016.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Rubie was a member of the Australian team that competed in the women's 4 x 400 meter relay. The team of Kendra Hubbard, Ellie Beer and Bendere Oboya finished 7th in their heat and did not contest the final.

Early years

As an 18 year old in 2010 she made the semi-finals at the World Juniors. She made the semi-finals at the World University Games in 2011 and also competed at the senior 2011 World Championships.

In 2013, Rubie joined Morgan Mitchell to lead a resurgence in women's 400m and 4 × 400 m running in Australia. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Australian 4 × 400 m team came fourth. In April 2015 Rubie secured an Olympic relay position at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas. Individually at 400m, she made the semis at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 world championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	15th (sf)	400 m	54.39
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.64
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	19th (h)	400 m	54.861
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.27
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.01
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	400 m	52.55
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.27
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	400 m	54.332
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.892
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.03
	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (sf)	400 m	52.04
			12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.61
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	20th (sf)	400 m	51.96
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.45
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.80
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.02
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	7th	400 m	52.03
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.43
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.61

¹Did not start in the semifinals

²Representing Asia-Pacific

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.40 (+0.7 m/s, Canberra 2018)
• 400 metres – 51.51 (Gold Coast 2018)
• 800 metres – 2:02.18 (Los Angeles 2017)