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Australian track star Michelle Jenneke was one of the first athletes to really have a viral moment in the social media age.
Jenneke’s pre-race routine caught the attention of sports fans around the globe during the 2012 IAAF World Championships. The viral moment helped raise her profile and land her in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
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Michelle Jenneke of Australia reacts as she is introduced to the spectators before the start of the Women’s 100m Hurdles heat five during the World Athletics Championships, at the National Athletics Centre on Aug. 22nd, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
She’s mostly kept her private life out of reach of internet vultures, only really posting clips and photos of herself working out or taking part in competitions. That was until Sunday when she revealed she was engaged after an 8 1/2-year relationship that no one outside their families and loved ones was privy to.
“8.5 years in the making,” she captioned her collage of photos on Instagram.
Jenneke got engaged to Alex Beck, a fellow Australian Olympic track athlete. Beck has also kept his relationship with Jenneke under wraps.
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Australia’s Alex Beck reacts after competing in the men’s 400m heats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2021. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)
The photos showed the two in a loving embrace and Jenneke flashing her ring.
Jenneke competed in the Olympics for Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Unfortunately, she failed to get out of the heats of the 100-meter hurdles. She suffered a similar occurrence in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Beck represented Australia in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Michelle Jenneke of Team Australia reacts after the Women’s 100m Hurdles Heats during day four of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on Aug. 22, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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The two athletes have won several medals in their career. Jenneke on the youth circuit and Beck at the Oceania Championships in 2024.
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