The 14-year-old Australian and Oceania 1000m record of Grant Cremer is no longer, with Glasgow 2014 bound Jeff Riseley (Vic) clocking 2:16.09 to improve the previous mark by half a second at the 53rd Golden Spike in Ostrava (CZE). [Read more…]
Daniel Batman 1981-2012
It is with sadness that Athletics Australia announces the passing of sprinter Daniel Batman (NSW) in a car accident in the Northern Territory. [Read more…]
Australian Junior 2012 Track Results
2012 Australian Junior Championships – Sydney Olympic Park – 14/03/2012 to 18/03/2012
Women 100 metres Under 20 Preliminaries 1, Whittaker, Ashleigh, VIC, 12.08Q, w:-1.3. 2, Williams, Carla, QLD, 12.14Q, w:-1.2. 3, Taylor, Sophie, VIC, 12.17Q, w:-1.4. 4, Pires-Parenzee, Brooke, WA, 12.16Q, w:-1.3. 5, Taddeo, Abbie, NSW, 12.31Q, w:-1.4. 6, Green, Ellia, VIC, 12.31q, w:-1.4. 6, Nelson, Ella, NSW, 12.39Q, w:-1.2. 8, Jenneke, Michelle, NSW, 12.38q, w:-1.3. 9, Lineham, Eve, QLD, 12.41, w:-1.2. 10, Morton, Karlie, NSW, 12.41, w:-1.2. 11, Scott, Talissa, NSW, 12.43, w:-1.3. 12, Hulme, Samantha, NSW, 12.57, w:-1.3. 13, Murdoch, Stevie-Marie, QLD, 12.61, w:-1.4. 14, Booth, Kate, SA, 12.72, w:-1.4. 15, Duve, Emily, NSW, 12.81, w:-1.3. 16, Williams, Phillipa, NSW, 12.86, w:-1.2. 17, Baldwin, Georgia, TAS, 12.91, w:-1.2. 18, Hastie, Monique, QLD, 13.01, w:-1.3. 19, James, Sarah, NSW, 13.28, w:-1.4. 20, Sullivan, Alicia, NSW, 13.36, w:-1.4. 21, Jovanovic, Nicole, VIC, 13.46, w:-1.2. [Read more…]
Boyd sets new polevault record
With a leap of 4.76m, Alana Boyd has last night broken the Australian Pole Vault record previously held by Kym Howe (4.72m) at the Strive Inter-Club Athletics Meet at the WA Athletics Stadium. [Read more…]
US for Perth Track meet
The stars and stripes are coming to Western Australia with the Go for 2 & 5 Perth Track Classic on 11 February set to welcome Olympic discus champion Stephanie Brown-Trafton (USA), US javelin record holder Kara Patterson (USA) and former US pole vault champion Mark Hollis (USA). [Read more…]