Amy Cashin (athletics) made her Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham where she finished fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. It was just one highlight from an outstanding season where she won her first Australian title, ran the fastest time by an Australian at the world championships (9:21.46) in Eugene and made her Diamond League debut.

As a state-level gymnast, Amy trained from age three to 12 and again from 14 to 18, using gymnastics to supplement her running with Werribee Little Athletics. When she was 10, she was encouraged by her PE teacher to pursue athletics after performing well in her school’s cross-country event. By 14, she had won the Pacific School Games title in the steeplechase. Continued success led her to pursue a US collegiate athletic career at West Virginia University where she ran cross country and indoor track. 

She made her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 where she clocked 9:34.67 in the first round to finish 24th overall. She competed at her second world championships in Budapest in 2023, claimed her second national title – as well as the Oceania title – in 2024 and made her second Olympic appearance in Paris where she finished 9th in her heat and 32nd overall.

Off the track, Cashin earned her undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology in 2017, master’s degree her master’s degree in clinical and mental health counselling in 2019 and began her PhD in 2021 focusing on coaches’ mental health, development and education.

Her brother Liam won 3000m steeplechase gold at the 2022 Oceania championships in Mackay.