Lucy Oliver


Lucy Oliver is a New Zealand middle-distance runner, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the 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