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{{short description|Australian sprinter}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Competitor for {{AUS}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Men's 4 × 400 metres relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|Berlin 2009]] | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2007 Summer Universiade|Bangkok 2007]] | [[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade|4 × 400 m relay]]}}
| image = File:Joel Milburn - 400m - NSW.png
| caption = Joel Milburn 2010 Commonwealth Games 400 m Semi Final
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|17}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| weight = {{cvt|76|kg}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = [[400 m]], [[4 × 400 m relay]]
}}

'''Joel Milburn ''' (born 17 March 1986) is an Australian Dual Olympic 400 m sprinter. His Personal Best time for the 400 m is 44.80 seconds which he achieved in at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing. Joel is currently the 5th all time fastest Australian 400 m sprinter.

Joel won the Australian National 400 m Championship in 2008.<ref>[http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete4739.htm Results]</ref> He was then selected for the 400 m & 4 × 400 m relay at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing where he made the semi-finals of the individual 400 meters competition.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/aussie-400m-young-guns-miss-final/story-e6freyr0-1111117245167 Aussie 400m young guns Milburn and Wroe miss Olympic final]</ref> He placed 13th overall in Beijing in the 400 m Individual and 5th in the 4 × 400 m relay with a time of 3.00.02 after Russia was disqualified. Joel has represented Australia numerous times at the IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, Commonwealth Games as well as the Asia-Pacific region (55 nations) at the 2010 [[IAAF Continental Cup]] in the 4 × 400 m relay. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Joel won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and placed 5th in the Men's 400 m individual final.
{| border="2" class="wikitable" style="width: 60%;
|+ Personal Bests
! Event
! Result
! Wind
! Venue
! Date
|-
! 100 m
| 10.85 || +1.3 || Sydney || 27.10.2007
|-
! 200 m
| 21.09 || +1.4 || Sydney || 27.03.2010
|-
! 400 m
| 44.80 || || Beijing || 18.08.2008
|-
! 4 × 400 m Relay
| 300.02 || || Beijing || 23.08.2010
|}

'''Joel Milburn's Australian Caps and international representation''':

*'''2012''' Olympic Games - London, England. - (DNS)
*'''2010''' Commonwealth Games - Delhi, India. -
*'''2010''' IAAF Continental Cup - Split, Croatia.
*'''2009''' IAAF World Championships - Berlin, Germany.
*'''2008''' Beijing Olympic Games - Beijing, China.
*'''2008''' IAAF World Indoor Championships - Valencia Spain.
*'''2007''' World University Games - Bangkok, Thailand.
*'''2004''' IAAF World Junior Championships - Grosseto, Italy. - (DNS)
*'''2003''' IAAF World Youth Championships - Sherbrooke, Canada.

==Personal==
Joel was arrested in Sydney on 17 October 2019 and accused of possessing a small amount of a prohibited drug. Charges were dismissed in court.

Joel completed a Psychology degree at [[Macquarie University]] in 2012 and has a Graduate Diploma in Business Management. He currently is employed in management in Cyber Security in Sydney for a large cyber security firm.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{AOC profile}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|joel-milburn}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{CGA profile|joel-milburn}}
* {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|721343}}

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[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia]]
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