Ebony Lane
Ebony Lane is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.
Early life
Lane spent part of her childhood in the town of Echuca, in Victoria.Career
In January 2021, Lane set a new Victorian state record over 100 yards when she ran 10.59 seconds in Geelong, to finish ahead of Celeste Mucci and Mia Gross.In July 2023, Lane made her debut in a Diamond League event, competing in London at the 2023 Anniversary Games. In August 2023, Lane was part of the Australian squad selected to compete in the sprint relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Lane first lowered her 100m personal best in 2024, to 11.33 seconds, at the ACT Championships in January, in Canberra. She lowered it again to 11.30 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic in March 2024.
Also at the 2024 Sydney Track Classic, Lane, along with Ella Connolly, Bree Masters and Torrie Lewis, was in an Australian relay team which set a new national record of 42.94 seconds. Lane also ran as part of the Australian relay team which ran at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in early May. There they ran even faster than they had in March, 42.83, to qualify for both the final, finishing 5th, and the relay event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.