Sam Ruthe breaks two New Zealand 1500m records in Los Angeles

Sunday 13 July 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sun 13 Jul 2025, 4:58pm

In this story Bay of Plenty Times, Sam Tanner

Tauranga middle-distance runner Sam Ruthe has broken his own national under-17 and under-18 1500m records. The 16-year-old achieved the results during a fifth-place finish at the Sound Running Sunset Tour in Los Angeles.

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1. 1NewsSun 13 Jul 2025, 3:56pm

   Kiwi teen athlete Sam Ruthe breaks two more NZ records in the US (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldSun 13 Jul 2025, 4:58pm

   Tauranga’s Sam Ruthe breaks two NZ records in LA (opens in new tab)