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Austrian track and field meet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gugl Games, formerly known as the Gugl-Meeting and the Zipfer Grand Prix, is the largest one-day athletics meet in Austria, and is held at the Linzer Stadion in Linz. Founded in 1988 the Gugl-Meeting was an IAAF Grand Prix-status event from 1994 onwards and has changed to EAA Premium status in 2006. Many major athletic stars have participated in the Gugl-Meeting, including Carl Lewis, Colin Jackson, Allen Johnson, Marion Jones, Iván Pedroso, Maria de Lurdes Mutola, Javier Sotomayor. The Linz track is famous for fast 100-m sprint and excellent long jump performances.
Gugl Games | |
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Location | Linzer Stadion, Austria ![]() |
Event type | Track and field |
Established | 1988 |
On 20 August 2006, Israeli newspaper Ynet revealed that the competition had not accepted European Pole vaulting champion, Aleksandr Averbukh, due to his Israeli nationality.[1]
After a four-year hiatus, the meet restarted under its new name in 2012 and was held over two days. The 2015 edition was cancelled.[2]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
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100 m | 9.94 | Davidson Ezinwa | ![]() |
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200 m | 20.66 | Mike Rodgers | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
400 m | 44.46 | Kirani James | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [3] |
800 m | |||||
1000 m | 2:16.39 | Seurei Benson | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [4] |
3000 m | 7:46.39 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
110 m hurdles | 13.09 (0.0 m/s) | Sergej Shubenkov | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [5] |
400 m hurdles | 48.13 | Felix Sanchez | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [6] |
High jump | |||||
Pole vault | 5.63 m | Valentin Lavillenie | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
Long jump | 8.66 m | Iván Pedroso | ![]() |
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Triple jump | |||||
Shot put | |||||
Discus throw | 65.22 m | Gerd Kanter | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [7] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
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100 m | 11.14 (-1.0 m/s) | Barbara Pierre | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
400 m | 50.92 | Natasha Hastings | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
1000 m | 2:39.86 | Malika Akkaoui | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
1500 m | |||||
100 m hurdles | 12.82 (-0.1 m/s) | Sally Pearson | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
400 m hurdles | 55.01 | Dalilah Muhammad | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:23.52 | Lydia Chepkurui | ![]() |
20 August 2012 | [8] |
High jump | |||||
Pole vault | |||||
Long jump | 6.36 (0.0 m/s) | Jazmin Sawyers | ![]() |
26 August 2013 | |
Triple jump | |||||
Shot put |
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