Lucy Oliver


Lucy Oliver is a New Zealand middle-distance runner, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the Athletics at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|Women's 1500 metres]. Along with her twin sister Holly, Lucy attended Stony Brook University in New York until 2012, earning an undergraduate degree in sociology followed by a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. She was chosen an NCAA All-American for outdoor track, indoor track and cross-country. She competed in the 3000 m at the 2014 World Indoor Championships. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she competed in the 1500 m and the 5000 m.
At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 5000 m.

Personal bests

;Outdoor
EventTimeDateLocation
1500 m4:05.7620 June 2012San Diego, United States
Mile4:31.7817 July 2012Cork, Ireland
3000 m9:10.6722 January 2016Wellington, New Zealand
5000 m15:20.1312 June 2016Portland, United States

;Indoor
EventTimeDateLocation
1000 m2:42.533 February 2012New Haven, United States
1500 m4:11.78 11 February 2012New York, United States
Mile4:32.6125 January 2014New York, United States
2000 m5:47.62 8 February 2014Boston, United States
3000 m8:53:9515 February 2014New York, United States

Achievements