Melbourne Track Classic
Melbourne Track Classic | |
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Date | February, March |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | World Continental Tour Gold |
The Melbourne Track Classic was an annual outdoor track and field meeting which took place in early March in Melbourne, Australia. Last held at the Lakeside Stadium in 2016, prior to 2012 the meeting was held at the Olympic Park Stadium. It was restarted in 2023 as Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne.
The competition was inaugurated in the late 1980s at the Olympic Stadium and gained a place on the IAAF Grand Prix circuit in its formative years.[1] It remained on the major international outdoor track and field circuit, featuring as the opening race of the year on the IAAF World Athletics Tour from 2005 to 2009.[2] It was the first race of the IAAF World Challenge series from 2010 through 2016.[3] The event was also one of the foremost meets of the Australian Athletics Tour, along with the Sydney Track Classic.
In 2023, The Melbourne Track Classic was upgraded and reimagined as the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, held in memory of the athletics luminary at Lakeside Stadium as World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Level meet and part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series.[4][5]
The Melbourne Track Classic featured many high level performances including continental Oceanian records by Tim Forsyth in the men's high jump, Nathan Deakes in the men's 5000 metre walk, Scott Martin in the shot put,[6] Lisa Corrigan in the mile run and Bronwyn Thompson in the women's long jump.[7] National records have also been set at the meeting by New Zealand and Australia's athletes.
Meeting records[edit]
Men[edit]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 10.04 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 2008 | |
200 m | 19.92 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 1999 | |
400 m | 44.82 | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 2008 | |
800 m | 1:43.15 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 2010 | |
1500 m | 3:32.55 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 2000 | |
Mile | 3:51.54 | Simon Doyle | Australia | 1991 | |
3000 m | 7:45.20 | Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya | 2000 | |
5000 m | 13:08.43 | Bernard Lagat | United States | 3 March 2011 | [8][9] |
10,000 m | 28:30.32 | Joseph Kimani | Kenya | 2000 | |
110 m hurdles | 13.24 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain | 1996 | |
1999 | |||||
400 m hurdles | 48.40 | Bryan Bronson | United States | 1998 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.47 | John Kosgei | Kenya | 2000 | |
High jump | 2.31 m | Tim Forsyth | Australia | 1996 | |
Pole vault | 5.81 m | Steven Hooker | Australia | 2007 | |
Long jump | 8.30 m | Peter Burge | Australia | 2000 | |
Triple jump | 16.91 m (0.0 m/s) | Henry Frayne | Australia | 3 March 2011 | [10] |
Shot put | 21.37 m | Tomas Walsh | New Zealand | 21 March 2015 | [11] |
Discus throw | 64.22 m | Matthew Denny | Australia | 6 February 2020 | [12] |
Hammer throw | 78.91 m | Stuart Rendell | Australia | 2003 | |
Javelin throw | 87.13 m | Sergey Makarov | Russia | 1999 | |
5000 m walk | 18:38.97 | Dane Bird-Smith | Australia | 5 March 2016 | [13] |
4 × 100 m relay | 39.30 | Will Roberts Jake Doran Jacob Despard Jack Hale |
Australia | 19 March 2022 | [14] |
Women[edit]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 11.01 | Marion Jones | United States | 1998 | |
200 m | 22.54 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 1993 | |
400 m | 49.85 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 1996 | |
800 m | 1:59.42 | Toni Hodgkinson | New Zealand | 1997 | |
Tamsyn Lewis | Australia | 2000 | |||
1500 m | 4:06.23 | Toni Hodgkinson | New Zealand | 2000 | |
Mile | 4:22.66 | Lisa Corrigan | Australia | 2007 | |
3000 m | 8:43.51 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 2001 | |
5000 m | 15:03.28 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 1998 | |
100 m hurdles | 12.49 (+0.8 m/s) | Sally Pearson | Australia | 3 March 2012 | [15][16] |
400 m hurdles | 54.64 | Jana Pittman | Australia | 2003 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:29.93 | Donna MacFarlane | Australia | 2008 | |
High jump | 1.95 m | Alison Inverarity | Australia | 1995 | |
Pole vault | 4.71 m | Alana Boyd | Australia | 5 March 2016 | [17] |
Long jump | 7.00 m | Bronwyn Thompson | Australia | 2002 | |
Triple jump | 13.89 m (0.0 m/s) | Nneka Okpala | New Zealand | 5 March 2016 | [18] |
Shot put | 20.13 m | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 3 March 2011 | [19] |
Discus throw | 66.10 m | Daniela Costian | Australia | 1994 | |
Hammer throw | 69.18 m | Bronwyn Eagles | Australia | 2002 | |
Javelin throw | 66.83 m | Kimberley Mickle | Australia | 22 March 2014 | [20] |
3000 m walk (track) | 11:51.26 | Kerry Junna | Australia | 1991 | |
5000 m walk (track) | 21:19.46 | Beki Smith | Australia | 5 March 2016 | [21] |
4 × 100 m relay | 43.15 | Torrie Lewis Ella Connolly Bree Masters Mia Gross |
Australia | 19 March 2022 | [22] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.41 | Susan Andrews Kylie Hanigan Maree Holland Cathy Freeman |
Australia | 1993 |
References[edit]
- ^ Johnson, Len (2011-02-28). Melbourne's Olympic Park - one final look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ^ World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ^ 2010 IAAF World Challenge Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ^ Moorhouse, Lachlan (4 January 2023). "Melbourne to host the world's best athletes at the Maurie Plant Meet". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Maurie Plant Meet Melbourne 2023". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Area Outdoor Records - Men - OCEANIA. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ^ Area Outdoor Records - Women - OCEANIA. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
- ^ Len Johnson (2011-03-03). "A touch slower, but Rudisha still supreme - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "5000 Metres Results". IAAF. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Len Johnson (21 March 2015). "Rudisha and Pearson win in Melbourne, Viljoen edges Mickle". IAAF. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Len Johnson (6 February 2020). "McSweyn and Hull clinch Olympic spots at 5000m in Melbourne". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "5000m Race Walk Results". IAAF. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "2022 Melbourne Track Classic Results". World Athletics. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "100 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Len Johnson (3 March 2012). "Elated Mottram sprints back to form with victory in Melbourne - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Len Johnson (22 March 2014). "Mickle promises, Mickle delivers in Melbourne - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "5000m Race Walk Results". IAAF. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "2022 Melbourne Track Classic Results". World Athletics. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.