Gugl Games

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Gugl Games
Location Linzer Stadion, Austria Flag of Austria.svg
Event type Track and field
Established1988

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.

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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]

Meet Records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef
100 m 9.94 Davidson Ezinwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
200 m 20.66 Mike Rodgers Flag of the United States.svg United States26 August 2013
400 m 44.46 Kirani James Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 20 August 2012 [3]
800 m
1000 m 2:16.39 Seurei Benson Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20 August 2012 [4]
3000 m 7:46.39 Bernard Lagat Flag of the United States.svg United States26 August 2013
110 m hurdles 13.09 (0.0 m/s) Sergej Shubenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20 August 2012 [5]
400 m hurdles 48.13 Felix Sanchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 20 August 2012 [6]
High jump
Pole vault 5.63 m Valentin Lavillenie Flag of France.svg France26 August 2013
Long jump 8.66 m Iván Pedroso Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw 65.22 m Gerd Kanter Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 20 August 2012 [7]

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef
100 m 11.14 (-1.0 m/s) Barbara Pierre Flag of the United States.svg United States26 August 2013
400 m 50.92 Natasha Hastings Flag of the United States.svg United States26 August 2013
1000 m 2:39.86 Malika Akkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco26 August 2013
1500 m
100 m hurdles 12.82 (-0.1 m/s) Sally Pearson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia26 August 2013
400 m hurdles 55.01 Dalilah Muhammad Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia26 August 2013
3000 m steeplechase 9:23.52 Lydia Chepkurui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20 August 2012 [8]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 6.36 (0.0 m/s) Jazmin Sawyers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain26 August 2013
Triple jump
Shot put

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References

  1. "Austrians to Alex Averbukh: don't come" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 20 August 2006.
  2. "Gugl-Meeting droht längere Pause" (in German). laola1.at. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "400m Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. "1000m Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. "110m Hurdles Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. "400m Hurdles Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  8. "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). www-guglgames.at. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.