Tom Reynolds (sprinter)
Thomas “Tom” Reynolds is an Australian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.
Career
He competed for Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.He ran as part of the Australian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.
In April 2025, he placed fourth over 400 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in a time of 46.13 seconds. He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025. He competed at the event as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, on the second day he was part of the team alongside Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy and Cooper Sherman which ran a time of 2:59.73 to secure the nation a place at the upcoming world championships, and just 0.03sec outside the 41-year-old Australian record.
He competed in the individual 400 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, but was disqualified after a false start. He was subsequently selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. He also ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in which the Australian team ran a national record before being disqualified for an illegal handover.
In Canberra in January 2026, he ran a personal best 45.17 seconds for the 400 metres to place second to Cooper Sherman at the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.