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Anneliese Rubie (born 22 April 1992) is an Australian sprinter born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory who specialises in the 400 metres. Rubie competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She has also competed at two World Championships, a Commonwealth Games, a Summer Universiade, a World Junior Championships, a Continental Cup and a World Relay Championships. At many of her major championships, Rubie has also competed, or only competed, in the 4 × 400 metres relay alongside, or instead of, the individual event.

Personal life
Rubie was born on 22 April 1992 in Canberra. She attends the University of Sydney where she is currently studding to achieve a Bachelor of Arts. She currently lives in both Melbourne and Sydney.

Competition
Rubie's debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2010 World Junior Championships where she competed in the women's 400 metres; finishing 15th overall; and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay; in which the Australian finished fifth in their heat and didn't qualify for the final. She then competed at the 2011 World Championships where the Australian team she was part of finished sixth in their heat of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and didn't qualify for the final. At the 2011 Summer Universiade Rubie competed in the women's 400 metres and finished 24th overall with a best time in the competition of 54.86 seconds in the heat round. She competed at her first Commonwealth Games in the 2014 edition where she competed in both the women's 400 metres and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. In the individual 400 metres, Rubie qualified for the semi-finals by running a time of 52.86 seconds to finish fourth in her heat. In the semi-final round Rubie finished fourth in her semi-final and her time of 52.55 seconds was the eleventh quickest overall in the semi-final round which meant she didn't qualify for the final. In the relay, the Australia team Rubie was part reached the final and finished fourth behind Jamaica, Nigeria and England. Rubie's next international competition was the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, a competition at which she finished seventh in the 400 metres and where the Asia-Pacific team Rubie was part of finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay. Rubie competed in the 2014 IAAF World Relays, her first World Relay Championships. The Australian relay team Rubie was part of competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and didn't qualify for the final. At the 2015 World Championships Rubie finished 22nd overall in the women's 400 metres and the Australian team she was part of didn't get past the heat round in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. The 2015 IAAF World Relays was Rubie's second World Relay Championships. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay as part of the Australian team and her team finished seventh. Rubie qualified in both the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay events for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the women's 400 metres Rubie finished third in her heat in a time of 51.92 seconds and qualified for the semi-final round. In the semi-finals Rubie placed sixth in her race in a time of 51.96 seconds. Her time was the 20th and that meant she didn't qualify for the final. In the women's 4 × 400 metres relay Rubie was part of the Australian team with Jessica Thornton, Caitlin Sargent-Jones, Morgan Mitchell. The quartet finished fourth in their heat and qualified for the final. In the final the really team finished eighth in a race won by the United States.