| Perth Track Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | February/March |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia  |
| Event type | Track and field |
The Perth Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting held in February or March at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour. [1]
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.11 heat (+1.6 m/s) | Linford Christie |  Great Britain | 29 January 1995 | |
| 10.11 (+1.9 m/s) | Matt Shirvington | Australia | 4 March 2001 | ||
| 200 m | 20.58 (+1.1 m/s) | Simon Magakwe |  South Africa | 22 February 2014 | [2] |
| 400 m | 45.29 | Darren Clark | Australia | 24 January 1987 | |
| 800 m | 1:44.89 | David Rudisha |  Kenya | 12 March 2016 | [3] |
| 1500 m | |||||
| Mile | 3:53.73 | James Magut | Kenya | 22 February 2014 | [4] |
| 3000 m | |||||
| 5000 m | |||||
| 110 m hurdles | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | 49.02 | Jiri Muzik |  Czech Republic | 5 February 2000 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||
| High jump | 2.36 m | Konstantin Matusevich |  Israel | 5 February 2000 | |
| Pole vault | 5.91 m | Paul Burgess Steve Hooker | Australia | 4 January 2007 | |
| Long jump | |||||
| Triple jump | |||||
| Shot put | 20.07 m | Justin Anlezark | Australia | 8 February 2003 | |
| Javelin throw | 85.40 m | Andrew Currey | Australia | 24 January 1998 | |
| 4×100 m relay |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.20 (+0.5 m/s) | Sally Pearson | Australia | 31 March 2011 | |
| 200 m | 22.82 (-1.7 m/s) | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 29 January 1995 | |
| 400 m | 51.01 | Catherine Freeman | Australia | 24 January 1998 | |
| 800 m | |||||
| 1500 m | 4:07.21 | Susan Kuijke |  Netherlands | 22 February 2014 | [5] |
| 3000 m | |||||
| 5000 m | |||||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.59 (-0.2 m/s) | Sally Pearson | Australia | 22 February 2014 | [6] |
| 400 m hurdles | 55.61 | Lauren Boden | Australia | 11 February 2012 | |
| High jump | |||||
| Pole vault | 4.66 m | Alana Boyd | Australia | 11 February 2012 | |
| Long jump | 7.05 m (+2.0 m/s) | Brooke Stratton | Australia | 12 March 2016 | [7] |
| Triple jump | |||||
| Shot put | |||||
| Discus throw | |||||
| Hammer throw | |||||
| Javelin throw | 63.95 m | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia | 12 March 2016 | [8] |
| 4×100 m relay |
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