Paralympian Angus Hincksman Breaks World Record at Age 20

Twenty-year-old Angus Hincksman just became the fastest T38 classification runner in history, and he did it on home soil at the Australian Athletics Championships.

The rising middle-distance star clocked 3:46.71 in the men's 1500m heats on Thursday, breaking fellow Australian Reece Langdon's world record by a razor-thin 0.12 seconds. For context, that's about the time it takes to blink twice.

Hincksman, who won bronze at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and competed at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, said breaking the record felt like checking off a major career goal. "At the top is the gold medal at the World Championships and Paralympic Games, and a world record feels like a step in the right direction," he explained.

What makes the achievement even sweeter is where it happened. The Australian Athletics Championships is the event every athlete in the country circles on their calendar, making it the perfect stage for Hincksman's breakthrough moment.

But the story gets better. The man whose record Hincksman just broke? They're racing against each other again in Friday's para final.

Why This Inspires

Hincksman and Langdon share what might be the healthiest rivalry in sports. "Reece and I definitely have a rivalry on the track, there's never much talking pre-race," Hincksman said with a smile.

Off the track, though, they're friends who've known each other since Hincksman was 16. They've shared training camps, competed on the same national teams, and pushed each other to new heights.

That's the beautiful paradox of elite athletics. Two people can compete fiercely for the same prize while genuinely respecting and even enjoying each other's company. Langdon helped Hincksman become world-record fast, and now Hincksman gets to thank him by racing him for gold.

At just 20 years old, Hincksman is already rewriting record books and has his sights set on Paralympic and World Championship gold.