--- title: "Cameron Myers wins Diamond League 1500m in Brussels; first major senior title" sdDatePublished: "2026-09-15T14:09:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/cameron-myers-breakout-year-australia-middle-distance-athletics" topics: - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" - name: "athletics" identifier: "medtop:20000827" - name: "sport achievement" identifier: "medtop:20001301" - name: "sport event" identifier: "medtop:20001108" locations: - "Budapest" - "Brussels-Capital" - "Australian Capital Territory" - "Île-de-France" - "United States" - "Australia" --- Cameron Myers wins Diamond League 1500m in Brussels; first major senior title Cameron Myers' breakout year: "I'm becoming the athlete that I want to be" Cameron Myers' breakout year: "I'm becoming the athlete that I want to be" Once a teenage prodigy, Cameron Myers has announced himself on the world stage. Discover why the 20-year-old Australian is a name you need to know ahead of LA28. Josh Kerr may have occupied much of athletics ' middle-distance spotlight this year, but he hasn’t had it all to himself. For those less immersed in the lore of track and field, allow us to introduce Australia’s latest star, Cameron Myers . The young Aussie first began making waves in 2023, when, at just 16, he became the second-youngest athlete in history (behind only Jakob Ingebrigtsen ) to break the four-minute mile, one of middle-distance running’s most prestigious barriers. That same year, he went on to break the Norwegian’s age-group marks across the mile, 1500m and 3000m. World U20 silver followed in 2024, then a world U20 record and senior Oceanian continental record in the mile (3:47.48) in 2025. But 2026 is when things really took off. Racing against the best at senior level, Myers won the Paris Diamond League 1500m in 3:28.00 to smash the Australian and Oceanian record and climb to No. 12 on the all-time list . The 20-year-old from Canberra also claimed wins at the prestigious Wanamaker and Bowerman Mile races in the U.S., a 3:46.06 in the latter moved him into the top 10 all-time ; he would add a Commonwealth Games silver medal, finishing only behind the world record holder Kerr. His breakout season has also delivered his first major senior title. In Brussels, Myers won the Diamond League 1500m crown , beating the last two Olympic champions in the metric mile: Paris 2024 Olympic champion Cole Hocker and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen. Speaking to Olympics.com afterwards, Myers described his first international title as a “relief”. Then, this past weekend in Budapest, the 20-year-old did it again, finishing runner-up to Kerr in the 1500m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships . In barely four years, Myers has gone from teenage record-breaker to standing on podiums alongside the very best middle-distance runners in history. Commonwealth Games 2026: What makes the mile race so special? Josh Kerr, Cam Myers, Jake Wightman explain World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Full schedule and results Cameron Myers making his mark Olympics.com asked the Australian in Budapest how he viewed his breakout year. “I did a good job to keep showing up and keep giving good performances,” he answered. “I think I’ve definitely made a step up in the last year. “I think I’ve gotten faster over 800 and I’ve got stronger over 5k, and I think that that’s showing.” Regardless of whether a race turns tactical and is won in 3:35, or the pace is pushed towards 3:28 territory, Myers increasingly believes he can be a "factor." “That’s me becoming the athlete that I want to be ,” he said. “I can’t be a one-trick pony. I’ve got to learn to race in a number of ways against whoever.” The 2026 Commonwealth Games were the highlight of his season, he said, and the event Myers felt he was the most prepared for physically. But his biggest lesson from 2026 has been learning to trust the range of tools he now has at his disposal. “Just to back myself in all types of races, whether it’s fast or slow,” he said. “I think I’ve got the toolkit to handle it.” Both the 1500m and mile can be unforgiving tactical races, with positioning, pace, openings in the pack and the timing of the final kick all potentially deciding the results. At 20, Myers is still figuring out those details. “I’m definitely improving with every race I do,” he said, pointing particularly to learning how to find the right position and “sense what’s coming” around him. In Budapest, he felt he got those decisions right. Myers described his race as “perfect”, but even that was not enough to get past Kerr, eight years his senior and much more experienced racing internationally. “I was just beaten by someone who’s better,” the Australian said. Part of the next step will be continuing to develop at both ends of his range. Myers believes there are gains to be made over 800m and 5000m if he is going to become “the best possible athlete I can be”. The good news for Myers is that, at 20, there should be plenty of time to find them. Roger Bannister: a mile under four minutes | Helsinki 1952 Watch how Roger Bannister became the first athlete to run a mile under four minutes during the 1500m race at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics. By Grace Goulding Evelyn Watta Athletics | World Athletics Ultimate Championship | Budapest | Hungary