Brisbane Track Classic Explained

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Date:Annually in March/April
Location:Brisbane, Australia
Type:Track and field

The Brisbane Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting usually held in March or April at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in the suburb of Mount Gravatt in Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour, alongside the Melbourne Track Classic and the Sydney Track Classic.

Editions

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TitleVenueDateStatus
1980Alcoa Challenge Series - BrisbaneQE II Stadium16 December 1979
1981Alcoa Challenge Series - BrisbaneQE II Stadium1 March 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988International MeetQE II Stadium13 March 1988
1989AIS Drug OffensiveQE II Stadium12 February 1989
1990Mobil Grand PrixQE II Stadium18 March 1990
1991Sugar GamesQE II Stadium2 February 1991
1992Sugar GamesQE II Stadium1 February 1992
1993Sugar GamesQE II Stadium31 January 1993
1994Mars ChallengeQE II Stadium5 February 1994
1995Optus Grand Prix - BrisbaneQE II Stadium4 February 1995[1]
1996Optus Grand Prix Final - BrisbaneQE II Stadium14 March 1996
1997Optus Grand Prix Final - BrisbaneQE II Stadium15 March 1997
1998Optus Grand Prix Final - BrisbaneQE II Stadium21 March 1998
1999Optus Grand Prix Final - BrisbaneQE II Stadium13 March 1999[2]
2000Grand Prix - BrisbaneQE II Stadium11 February 2000
2001not held
2002not held
2003Telstra A-series - BrisbaneQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre23 January 2003
2004Telstra A-series - BrisbaneQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre23 January 2004[3]
2005Brisbane Track & Field ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre26 November ?
2006Telstra A-series - BrisbaneQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre3 March 2006
2007Australian Athletics CupQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre20 January 2007
2008Australian Athletics CupQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre2 February 2008
2009Australian Athletics CupQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre7 February 2009
2010not held
2011Brisbane AATQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre11 February 2011[4]
2012Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre14 February 2012
2013Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre23 February 2013[5]
2014Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre29 March 2014[6]
2015Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre7 March 2015
2016Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre19 March 2016
2017not held
2018Queensland Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre28 March 2018[7]
2019Queensland Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre23 March 2019[8]
2020not held
2021Queensland Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre27 March 2021[9] Continental Tour
2022Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre9 April 2022[10] [11] Continental Tour Silver
2023Brisbane Track ClassicQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre25 March 2023[12] [13] Continental Tour Silver

Meet records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Brisbane Track Classic
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
100 m10.05 Rohan Browning27 March 2021[14]
20.23 Zharnel Hughes28 March 2018[15]
400 m45.28Clinton Hill3 March 2006
800 m1:45.16Djabir Said-Guerni11 February 2000
1500 m3:35.85Martin Keino15 March 1997
Mile4:01.12Simon Doyle12 February 1989
3000 m7:55.05Daniel Komen4 February 1995
5000 m13:26.06Luke Kipkosgei11 February 2000
110 m hurdles13.22 Colin Jackson14 March 1996
200 m hurdles22.59 Darryl Wohlsen14 March 1996
400 m hurdles49.07Eric Thomas11 February 2000
3000 m steeplechase8:26.91Matthew Clarke25 March 2023[16]
3000 m walk10:56.06Dane Bird-Smith28 March 2018
5000 m walk18:54.65Adam Rutter7 February 2009
10 km walk41:32.82Simon Baker12 February 1989
High jump2.31 mTim Forsyth14 March 1996
Pole vault5.85 mKurtis Marschell25 March 2023
Long jump8.12 m David Culbert18 March 1990
Triple jump17.09 m Andrew Murphy15 March 1997
Shot put20.79 mJustin Anlezark23 January 2004
Discus throw65.94 mBenn Harradine5 February 1994
Hammer throw76.18 mKarsten Kobs13 March 1999
Javelin throw82.17 mJarred Bannister20 January 2007
4 × 100 m relay38.3128 March 2018
4 × 400 m relay3:03.6723 March 2019

Women

Women's meeting records of the Brisbane Track Classic
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
100 m10.18 Hana Basic27 March 2021
200 m22.35Melinda Gainsford4 February 1995
400 m50.21Catherine Freeman14 March 1996
800 m1:59.12Catriona Bisset27 March 2021[17]
1500 m4:05.18Sarah Jamieson3 March 2006
Mile4:43.89Angela Raines-White12 February 1989
3000 m9:20.9Jenny Lund2 February 1991
5000 m15:25.31Susie Power13 March 1999
100 m hurdles12.74 Sally Pearson7 March 2015
400 m hurdles54.49Jana Pittman3 March 2006
3000 m steeplechase8:39.44Cara Feain-Ryan25 March 2023
3000 m walk12:10.17Katie Hayward23 March 2019[18]
5000 m walk21:01.24Johanna Jackson7 February 2009
10 km walk43:27.57Kerry Saxby12 February 1989
High jump1.92 mGai Kapernick2 February 1991
Pole vault4.75 mNina Kennedy27 March 2021
Long jump6.92 m Christabel Netty28 March 2018[19]
Triple jump13.93 m Baya Rahouli11 February 2000
Shot put17.44 mTressa Thompson13 March 1999
Discus throw67.32 mDaniela Costian14 March 2015
Hammer throw70.72 m Jillian Weir28 March 2018 [20]
Javelin throw65.50 m Joanna Stone15 March 1997
4 × 100 m relay44.0114 February 2012
4 × 400 m relay3:34.1214 February 2012

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 1995-01-31 . Kenyans set for Brisbane . Canberra Times . 2023-07-30.
  2. Web site: Shirvington back with season best REPORT World Athletics . 2023-07-22 . worldathletics.org.
  3. Web site: Telstra A-Series: Brisbane - Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre 2004 . 2023-07-22 . Austadiums . en.
  4. Web site: 2011-02-16 . Athletics Australia - Australian Athletics Tour off and racing in Brisbane . 2023-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216222157/http://www.athletics.com.au/news/news/2011/february/australian_athletics_tour_off_ . 2011-02-16 .
  5. Web site: 2013 Queensland Track Classic Results Watch Athletics . 2023-07-22 . www.watchathletics.com . en.
  6. Web site: Results: Queensland Track Classic 2014 (March 29) Watch Athletics . 2023-07-22 . www.watchathletics.com . en.
  7. Web site: Hughes impresses in Brisbane REPORT World Athletics . 2023-07-22 . worldathletics.org.
  8. Web site: Kiryu double highlights Queensland Track Classic REPORT World Athletics . 2023-07-22 . worldathletics.org.
  9. Web site: Australia . Athletics . Queensland Track Classic 2021 . 2023-07-22 . www.athletics.com.au . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-04-12 . Little Launches to Victory at the 2022 Brisbane Track Classic . 2023-07-30 . NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) . en.
  11. Web site: Brisbane Track Classic Results World Athletics . 2023-07-22 . worldathletics.org.
  12. Web site: 2023-03-25 . Bisset stars, Browning beaten in Brisbane Track Classic . 2023-07-30 . The West Australian . en.
  13. Web site: Brisbane Track Classic Results World Athletics . 2023-07-22 . worldathletics.org.
  14. News: 2021-03-28 . Browning set to be first Australian man in Olympic 100m sprint since 2004 . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-07-30.
  15. Web site: Eder . Larry . 2018-03-28 . Zarnel Hughes impresses in Brisbane, by Len Johnson for the IAAF . 2023-07-30 . runblogrun . en-US.
  16. Web site: Australia . Athletics . Marschall Raises the bar as Page sets National Record at Brisbane Track Classic . 2023-07-22 . www.athletics.com.au . en.
  17. Web site: Aus 100 - Queensland Track Classic Women's 800m . 2023-07-30 . australian100club.org.
  18. Web site: Australia . Athletics . Rohan Browning runs the fastest 100m by an Australian in 12 years at the Queensland Track Classic . 2023-07-30 . www.athletics.com.au . en.
  19. Web site: Juck . Alfonz . 2018-03-28 . Gold Coast Diary: Fast times in Brisbane, Christabel Nettey takes WL in LJ with 6.92 meters . 2023-07-30 . runblogrun . en-US.
  20. Web site: Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics . 2023-07-30 . www.tilastopaja.eu.

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