Peyton Craig

Peyton Craig (born 28 March 2005) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in middle distance running.

Early life
From Boyne Island in Queensland, Craig excelled at a number of sports, competing in swimming and triathlon as well as Rugby League and cricket. As a 10-year-old, he won a national 100m breaststroke swimming title. As a 17-year-old he finished eighth at the World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championships.

Career
He is a member of the Oceania branch of On Athletics Club (OAC) where he is coached by Craig Mottram. He competed at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in 2022 over 1500 metres.

He won the 2023 de Castella 3000m in 8:18.17 in December 2023 in Melbourne.

He lowered his 800m personal best from 1:47.52 to 1:45.77 mat the ACT State Championships on Australia Day 2024, a new Australia U20 record. The following week, he won the Adelaide Invitational and lowered his personal best to 1.45.41. At the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide in April 2024, he finished third in the men’s 800 metres race.

In June 2024, he set a new personal best and met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics, running 1:44.12 in Vienna.