WALLAN athlete Mitchel Langborne competed in the Under 20s European Tour last month, representing Australia in the 800-metre running competition.
Langborne travelled to England and Germany to take part in both the Under 20 Championships in Chelmsford and the Mannheim International Gala.
In Chelmsford, he won his heat race and qualified fastest in the field ahead of the next day’s final, in which he eventually placed second.
Langborne ran in a timed final in Mannheim, winning his 800-metre race to take out the gold medal with a time of 1:50.26 on June 25.
The 18-year-old, who grew up and lives in Wallan, trains once a week at the Keilor St Bernard’s Athletic Club while also training alone by running around Wallan and Greenhill Reserve.
He last year graduated year 12 at Wesley College and has deferred university study for a year to concentrate on running.
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