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Sydney Track Classic

October 28, 2023

The Sydney Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting held in February or March at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour, alongside the Melbourne Track Classic.[1][2]

Sydney Track Classic
The Sydney Olympic Park complex which contains the meet venue
DateFebruary/March
LocationSydney, Australia
Event typeTrack and field
Official siteSydney Track Classic

The history of the event emerged from a series of major athletics meetings which were held in the 1990s.[3] The 1999 competition was the opening leg of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit and it formed part of the preparation towards the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[4] The meeting was abandoned in 2002, but events hosted by the Sydney University Athletics Club and Athletics New South Wales saw the Sydney Track Classic restored in 2006.[3]

By 2009 the competition was attracting top level domestic athletes (such as Steve Hooker and Sally McLellan) as well as a number of high-profile foreign athletes (including Asafa Powell, Melaine Walker, and Valerie Vili).[5] The meeting was ranked first domestically for the level of performances that year.[3] Hooker, Dani Samuels and Tero Pitkämäki provided the highlights of the 2010 edition,[6] while Mitchell Watt and David Rudisha topped the bill in 2011.[7]

In 2020 the meeting kicked off the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour.[8]

Previous Editions edit

Year Title Venue Date Status
1980 Alcoa Challenge Series - Sydney ES Marks Field 30 December 1979
1981 Alcoa Challenge Series - Sydney ES Marks Field 8 March 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 AIS Drug Offensive 8 February 1989
1990 Commonwealth Challenge 14 January 1990
1991 Mobil Grand Prix 20 January 1991
1992 Sugar Games 25 January 1992
1993 Sugar Games 23 January 1993
1994 Mars Challenge 30 January 1994
1995 Optus Grand Prix Final - Sydney 21 March 1995
1996 Optus Grand Prix - Sydney 11 February 1996
1997 Optus Grand Prix - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 27 January 1997
1998 Sydney Track Tour Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 28 February 1998
1999 Optus Grand Prix - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 20 February 1999
2000 Optus Grand Prix - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 13 February 2000
2001 Telstra Athletics Grand Prix - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 16 February 2001
2002
2003 Telstra A-series - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 22 March 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 Telstra A series - Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 17 February 2007
2008 Sydney Athletics Grand Prix Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 12 January 2008

(Sydney Track Classic?)

16 February 2008

2009 Sydney GP Series Meet Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 28 February 2009
2010 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 27 February 2010
2011 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 19 March 2011
2012 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 18 February 2012
2013 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 9 March 2013
2014 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 15 March 2014
2015 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 15 March 2015
2016 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 19 March 2016
2017
2018
2019 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 23 February 2019
2020 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 22 February 2020 Continental Tour Bronze
2021 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 13 March 2021 Continental Tour Bronze
2022 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 12 March 2022 Continental Tour Bronze
2023 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 11 March 2023 Continental Tour Challenger

Meet Records edit

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.94 Frankie Fredericks   Namibia 1999
200 m 20.42 (+0.2 m/s) LaShawn Merritt   United States 15 March 2014 [9]
400 m 44.65 Fred Kerley   United States 11 March 2023 [10]
800 m 1:43.15 David Rudisha   Kenya 2010
1500 m 3:32.55 William Chirchir   Kenya 2000
3000 m 7:48.25 Jude Thomas   Australia 11 March 2023 [11]
5000 m 13:29.99 Matthew Ramsden   Australia 13 March 2021 [12]
110 m hurdles 13.25 (+0.3 m/s) Rachid Muratake   Japan 11 March 2023 [13]
400 m hurdles 48.49 Bryan Bronson   United States 1998
3000 m steeplechase 8:19.14 Julius Kipchoge   Kenya 2012
High jump 2.31 m Charles Austin   United States 1998
Pole vault 5.95 m Steven Hooker   Australia 2009 [14]
Long jump 7.88 (+0.4 m/s) Jalen Rucker   Australia 11 March 2023 [15]
Triple jump 17.28 m Justin Anlezark   Australia 1996
Shot put 17.77 m Aiden Harvey   Australia 11 March 2023 [16]
Hammer throw 68.44 m Ned Weatherley   Australia 11 March 2023 [17]
Javelin throw 85.28 m Andrew Currey   Australia 2000
4 × 100 m relay 38.50 Jake Doran
Jacob Despard
Calab Law
Rohan Browning 		  Australia 11 March 2023 [18]

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.97 (+0.5 m/s) Zoe Hobbs   New Zealand 11 March 2023 [19]
200 m 21.98 Marion Jones   United States 1998
400 m 50.43 Jana Pittman   Australia 2003
800 m 1:58.62 Abbey Caldwell   Australia 11 March 2023 [20]
1500 m 4:10.37 Heidi See   Australia 19 March 2016 [21]
3000 m 8:31.81 Jessica Hull   Australia 11 March 2023 [22]
5000 m 15:04.07 Mercy Cherono   Kenya 15 March 2014 [23]
100 m hurdles 12.70 (+0.6 m/s) Michelle Jenecke   Australia 11 March 2023 [24]
400 m hurdles 54.64 Jana Pittman   Australia 2003
High jump 1.94 m Nicola Olyslagers   Australia 11 March 2023 [25]
Pole vault 4.82 m Nina Kennedy   Australia 13 March 2021 [26]
Long jump 6.76 m Nicole Boegman   Australia 1996
Triple jump 13.77 m Nicole Mladenis   Australia 2004
Shot put 20.67 m Valerie Adams   New Zealand 2012
Discus throw 66.21 m Dani Samuels   Australia 14 March 2015 [27]
Hammer throw 69.71 m Bronwyn Eagles   Australia 2003 [28]
Javelin throw 64.84 m Kathryn Mitchell   Australia 17 March 2018 [29]
4 × 100 m relay 43.25 Ella Connolly
Bree Masters
Torrie Lewis
Naa Anang 		  Australia 11 March 2023 [30]

References edit

  1. ^ 2011 Australian Athletics Tour. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  2. ^ Neville to test Australia’s 400m stocks in Sydney and Melbourne – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF (2010-01-27). Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  3. ^ a b c History. Sydney Track Classic. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  4. ^ Grand Prix Calendar 2000. IAAF (1999-11-25). Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  5. ^ Hurst, Mike (2009-02-29). Huge 400m PB for Powell, but local heroes by no means upstaged in Sydney. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  6. ^ Hurst, Mike (2010-02-27).Hooker and Samuels and visitors Pitkämäki and Vili shine at high class Sydney Classic. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  7. ^ Tarbotton, David & Green, Lloyd (2011-03-19). Watt sails 8.38m while Rudisha cruises in Sydney. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.
  8. ^ "Inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour to kick off this weekend". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ^ Len Johnson (13 March 2021). "Stevens returns, Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ^ Sydney Track Classic Results. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-04-17.
  15. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  19. ^ "HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL". Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  20. ^ "HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL". Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Sydney Track Classic 2016 Complete Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  22. ^ "HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL". Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  23. ^ "Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  24. ^ "HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL". Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  25. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  26. ^ Len Johnson (13 March 2021). "Stevens returns, Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  27. ^ Len Johnson (14 March 2015). "Rudisha opens with Impressive 1:45.01 in Sydney". IAAF. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  28. ^ Sydney Track Classic Results. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-04-17
  29. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". Athletics Australia. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  30. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Official website from Athletics Australia

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The Sydney Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting held in February or March at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney Australia It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour alongside the Melbourne Track Classic 1 2 Sydney Track ClassicThe Sydney Olympic Park complex which contains the meet venueDateFebruary MarchLocationSydney AustraliaEvent typeTrack and fieldOfficial siteSydney Track ClassicThe history of the event emerged from a series of major athletics meetings which were held in the 1990s 3 The 1999 competition was the opening leg of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit and it formed part of the preparation towards the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 The meeting was abandoned in 2002 but events hosted by the Sydney University Athletics Club and Athletics New South Wales saw the Sydney Track Classic restored in 2006 3 By 2009 the competition was attracting top level domestic athletes such as Steve Hooker and Sally McLellan as well as a number of high profile foreign athletes including Asafa Powell Melaine Walker and Valerie Vili 5 The meeting was ranked first domestically for the level of performances that year 3 Hooker Dani Samuels and Tero Pitkamaki provided the highlights of the 2010 edition 6 while Mitchell Watt and David Rudisha topped the bill in 2011 7 In 2020 the meeting kicked off the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour 8 Contents 1 Previous Editions 2 Meet Records 2 1 Men 2 2 Women 3 References 4 External linksPrevious Editions editYear Title Venue Date Status1980 Alcoa Challenge Series Sydney ES Marks Field 30 December 19791981 Alcoa Challenge Series Sydney ES Marks Field 8 March 198119821983198419851986198719881989 AIS Drug Offensive 8 February 19891990 Commonwealth Challenge 14 January 19901991 Mobil Grand Prix 20 January 19911992 Sugar Games 25 January 19921993 Sugar Games 23 January 19931994 Mars Challenge 30 January 19941995 Optus Grand Prix Final Sydney 21 March 19951996 Optus Grand Prix Sydney 11 February 19961997 Optus Grand Prix Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 27 January 19971998 Sydney Track Tour Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 28 February 19981999 Optus Grand Prix Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 20 February 19992000 Optus Grand Prix Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 13 February 20002001 Telstra Athletics Grand Prix Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 16 February 200120022003 Telstra A series Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 22 March 20032004200520062007 Telstra A series Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 17 February 20072008 Sydney Athletics Grand Prix Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 12 January 2008 Sydney Track Classic 16 February 20082009 Sydney GP Series Meet Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 28 February 20092010 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 27 February 20102011 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 19 March 20112012 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 18 February 20122013 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 9 March 20132014 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 15 March 20142015 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 15 March 20152016 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 19 March 2016201720182019 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 23 February 20192020 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 22 February 2020 Continental Tour Bronze2021 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 13 March 2021 Continental Tour Bronze2022 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 12 March 2022 Continental Tour Bronze2023 Sydney Track Classic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre 11 March 2023 Continental Tour ChallengerMeet Records editMen edit Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref100 m 9 94 Frankie Fredericks nbsp Namibia 1999200 m 20 42 0 2 m s LaShawn Merritt nbsp United States 15 March 2014 9 400 m 44 65 Fred Kerley nbsp United States 11 March 2023 10 800 m 1 43 15 David Rudisha nbsp Kenya 20101500 m 3 32 55 William Chirchir nbsp Kenya 20003000 m 7 48 25 Jude Thomas nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 11 5000 m 13 29 99 Matthew Ramsden nbsp Australia 13 March 2021 12 110 m hurdles 13 25 0 3 m s Rachid Muratake nbsp Japan 11 March 2023 13 400 m hurdles 48 49 Bryan Bronson nbsp United States 19983000 m steeplechase 8 19 14 Julius Kipchoge nbsp Kenya 2012High jump 2 31 m Charles Austin nbsp United States 1998Pole vault 5 95 m Steven Hooker nbsp Australia 2009 14 Long jump 7 88 0 4 m s Jalen Rucker nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 15 Triple jump 17 28 m Justin Anlezark nbsp Australia 1996Shot put 17 77 m Aiden Harvey nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 16 Hammer throw 68 44 m Ned Weatherley nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 17 Javelin throw 85 28 m Andrew Currey nbsp Australia 20004 100 m relay 38 50 Jake DoranJacob DespardCalab LawRohan Browning nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 18 Women edit Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref100 m 10 97 0 5 m s Zoe Hobbs nbsp New Zealand 11 March 2023 19 200 m 21 98 Marion Jones nbsp United States 1998400 m 50 43 Jana Pittman nbsp Australia 2003800 m 1 58 62 Abbey Caldwell nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 20 1500 m 4 10 37 Heidi See nbsp Australia 19 March 2016 21 3000 m 8 31 81 Jessica Hull nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 22 5000 m 15 04 07 Mercy Cherono nbsp Kenya 15 March 2014 23 100 m hurdles 12 70 0 6 m s Michelle Jenecke nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 24 400 m hurdles 54 64 Jana Pittman nbsp Australia 2003High jump 1 94 m Nicola Olyslagers nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 25 Pole vault 4 82 m Nina Kennedy nbsp Australia 13 March 2021 26 Long jump 6 76 m Nicole Boegman nbsp Australia 1996Triple jump 13 77 m Nicole Mladenis nbsp Australia 2004Shot put 20 67 m Valerie Adams nbsp New Zealand 2012Discus throw 66 21 m Dani Samuels nbsp Australia 14 March 2015 27 Hammer throw 69 71 m Bronwyn Eagles nbsp Australia 2003 28 Javelin throw 64 84 m Kathryn Mitchell nbsp Australia 17 March 2018 29 4 100 m relay 43 25 Ella ConnollyBree MastersTorrie LewisNaa Anang nbsp Australia 11 March 2023 30 References edit 2011 Australian Athletics Tour Athletics Australia Retrieved on 2011 03 24 Neville to test Australia s 400m stocks in Sydney and Melbourne IAAF World Challenge IAAF 2010 01 27 Retrieved on 2011 03 24 a b c History Sydney Track Classic Retrieved 2011 03 24 Grand Prix Calendar 2000 IAAF 1999 11 25 Retrieved on 2011 03 24 Hurst Mike 2009 02 29 Huge 400m PB for Powell but local heroes by no means upstaged in Sydney IAAF Retrieved on 2011 03 24 Hurst Mike 2010 02 27 Hooker and Samuels and visitors Pitkamaki and Vili shine at high class Sydney Classic IAAF Retrieved on 2011 03 24 Tarbotton David amp Green Lloyd 2011 03 19 Watt sails 8 38m while Rudisha cruises in Sydney IAAF Retrieved on 2011 03 24 Inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour to kick off this weekend World Athletics 21 February 2020 Retrieved 23 March 2020 Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results PDF Athletics Australia 15 March 2014 Retrieved 16 March 2014 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 5 Retrieved 19 March 2023 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 2 Retrieved 19 March 2023 Len Johnson 13 March 2021 Stevens returns Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney World Athletics Retrieved 14 March 2021 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 6 Retrieved 19 March 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results Athletics Australia Retrieved on 2015 04 17 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 7 Retrieved 19 March 2023 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 7 Retrieved 19 March 2023 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 7 Retrieved 19 March 2023 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 6 Retrieved 19 March 2023 HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 Retrieved 19 March 2023 HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 Retrieved 19 March 2023 Sydney Track Classic 2016 Complete Results PDF Athletics Australia 19 March 2016 Retrieved 19 March 2016 HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 Retrieved 19 March 2023 Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results PDF Athletics Australia 15 March 2014 Retrieved 16 March 2014 HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 Retrieved 19 March 2023 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 3 Retrieved 19 March 2023 Len Johnson 13 March 2021 Stevens returns Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney World Athletics Retrieved 14 March 2021 Len Johnson 14 March 2015 Rudisha opens with Impressive 1 45 01 in Sydney IAAF Retrieved 14 March 2015 Sydney Track Classic Results Athletics Australia Retrieved on 2015 04 17 Javelin Throw Results Athletics Australia 14 March 2015 Retrieved 14 March 2015 2023 Sydney Track Classic Results PDF Athletics Australia 11 March 2023 p 2 Retrieved 19 March 2023 External links editOfficial website Official website from Athletics Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sydney Track Classic amp oldid 1171139681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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