Brisbane Track Classic

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.

Brisbane Track Classic
The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre which contains the meet venue
DateAnnually in March/April
LocationBrisbane, Australia Australia
Event typeTrack and field

Previous Editions

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Year Title Venue Date Status
1980 Alcoa Challenge Series - Brisbane QE II Stadium 16 December 1979
1981 Alcoa Challenge Series - Brisbane QE II Stadium 1 March 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 International Meet QE II Stadium 13 March 1988
1989 AIS Drug Offensive QE II Stadium 12 February 1989
1990 Mobil Grand Prix QE II Stadium 18 March 1990
1991 Sugar Games QE II Stadium 2 February 1991
1992 Sugar Games QE II Stadium 1 February 1992
1993 Sugar Games QE II Stadium 31 January 1993
1994 Mars Challenge QE II Stadium 5 February 1994
1995 Optus Grand Prix - Brisbane QE II Stadium 4 February 1995[1]
1996 Optus Grand Prix Final - Brisbane QE II Stadium 14 March 1996
1997 Optus Grand Prix Final - Brisbane QE II Stadium 15 March 1997
1998 Optus Grand Prix Final - Brisbane QE II Stadium 21 March 1998
1999 Optus Grand Prix Final - Brisbane QE II Stadium 13 March 1999[2]
2000 Grand Prix - Brisbane QE II Stadium 11 February 2000
2001 not held
2002 not held
2003 Telstra A-series - Brisbane Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 23 January 2003
2004 Telstra A-series - Brisbane Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 23 January 2004[3]
2005 Brisbane Track & Field Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 26 November ?
2006 Telstra A-series - Brisbane Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 3 March 2006
2007 Australian Athletics Cup Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 20 January 2007
2008 Australian Athletics Cup Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 2 February 2008
2009 Australian Athletics Cup Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 7 February 2009
2010 not held
2011 Brisbane AAT Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 11 February 2011[4]
2012 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 14 February 2012[5]
2013 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 23 February 2013[6]
2014 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 29 March 2014[7]
2015 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 7 March 2015[8]
2016 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 19 March 2016[9]
2017 not held
2018 Queensland Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 28 March 2018[10]
2019 Queensland Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 23 March 2019[11]
2020 not held
2021 Queensland Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 27 March 2021[12] Continental Tour
2022 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 9 April 2022[13][14] Continental Tour Silver
2023 Brisbane Track Classic Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 25 March 2023[15][16] Continental Tour Silver

Meet Records

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.05

(+1.0 m/s)

Rohan Browning   Australia 27 March 2021 [17]
200 m 20.23 (-1.6 m/s) Zharnel Hughes   Great Britain 28 March 2018 [18]
400 m 45.28 Clinton Hill   Australia 3 March 2006
800 m 1:45.16 Djabir Said-Guerni   Algeria 11 February 2000
1500 m 3:35.85 Martin Keino   Kenya 15 March 1997
Mile 4:01.12 Simon Doyle   Australia 12 February 1989
3000 m 7:55.05 Daniel Komen   Kenya 4 February 1995
5000 m 13:26.06 Luke Kipkosgei   Kenya 11 February 2000
110 m hurdles 13.22

(0.0 m/s)

Colin Jackson   Great Britain 14 March 1996
200 m hurdles 22.59

(+0.2 m/s)

Darryl Wohlsen   Australia 14 March 1996
400 m hurdles 49.07 Eric Thomas   United States 11 February 2000
3000 m steeplechase 8:26.91 Matthew Clarke   Australia 25 March 2023 [19]
3000 m Walk 10:56.06 Dane Bird-Smith   Australia 28 March 2018
5000 m Walk 18:54.65 Adam Rutter   Australia 7 February 2009
10 k Walk 41:32.82 Simon Baker   Australia 12 February 1989
High jump 2.31 m Tim Forsyth   Australia 14 March 1996
Pole vault 5.85 m Kurtis Marschell   Australia 25 March 2023 [19]
Long jump 8.12 m

(+3.5 m/s)

David Culbert   Australia 18 March 1990
Triple jump 17.09 m

(+0.9 m/s)

Andrew Murphy   Australia 15 March 1997
Shot put 20.79 m Justin Anlezark   Australia 23 January 2004
Discus throw 65.94 m Benn Harradine   Australia 5 February 1994
Hammer throw 76.18 m Karsten Kobs   Germany 13 March 1999
Javelin throw 82.17 m Jarred Bannister   Australia 20 January 2007
4 × 100 m relay 38.31   England 28 March 2018
4 x 400 m relay 3:03.67   Australia 23 March 2019

Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.18

(+2.0 m/s)

Hana Basic   Australia 27 March 2021
200 m 22.35 Melinda Gainsford   Australia 4 February 1995
400 m 50.21 Catherine Freeman   Australia 14 March 1996
800 m 1:59.12 Catriona Bisset   Australia 27 March 2021 [20]
1500 m 4:05.18 Sarah Jamieson   Australia 3 March 2006
Mile 4:43.89 Angela Raines-White   Australia 12 February 1989
3000 m 9:20.9 Jenny Lund   Australia 2 February 1991
5000 m 15:25.31 Susie Power   Australia 13 March 1999
100 m hurdles 12.74

(+0.3 m/s)

Sally Pearson   Australia 7 March 2015
400 m hurdles 54.49 Jana Pittman   Australia 3 March 2006
3000 m steeplechase 8:39.44 Cara Feain-Ryan   Australia 25 March 2023 [19]
3000 m Walk 12:10.17 Katie Hayward   Australia 23 March 2019 [21]
5000 m Walk 21:01.24 Johanna Jackson   Great Britain 7 February 2009
10 km Walk 43:27.57 Kerry Saxby   Australia 12 February 1989
High jump 1.92 m Gai Kapernick   Australia 2 February 1991
Pole vault 4.75 m Nina Kennedy   Australia 27 March 2021
Long jump 6.92 m

(+1.8 m/s)

Christabel Netty   Canada 28 March 2018 [22]
Triple jump 13.93 m

(+1.3 m/s)

Baya Rahouli   Algeria 11 February 2000
Shot put 17.44 m Tressa Thompson   United States 13 March 1999
Discus throw 67.32 m Daniela Costian   Australia 14 March 2015
Hammer throw 70.72 m Jillian Weir   Canada 28 March 2018 [23]
Javelin throw 65.50 m Joanna Stone   Australia 15 March 1997
4 × 100 m relay 44.01   Australia 14 February 2012
4 x 400 m relay 3:34.12   Australia 14 February 2012

References

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  17. ^ "Browning set to be first Australian man in Olympic 100m sprint since 2004". ABC News. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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  21. ^ Australia, Athletics. "Rohan Browning runs the fastest 100m by an Australian in 12 years at the Queensland Track Classic". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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