Gugl Games

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
LocationLinzer Stadion, Austria Austria
Event typeTrack and field
Established1988

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
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.94 Davidson Ezinwa  Nigeria
200 m 20.66 Mike Rodgers  United States 26 August 2013
400 m 44.46 Kirani James  Grenada 20 August 2012 [3]
800 m
1000 m 2:16.39 Seurei Benson  Kenya 20 August 2012 [4]
3000 m 7:46.39 Bernard Lagat  United States 26 August 2013
110 m hurdles 13.09 (0.0 m/s) Sergej Shubenkov  Russia 20 August 2012 [5]
400 m hurdles 48.13 Felix Sanchez  Dominican Republic 20 August 2012 [6]
High jump
Pole vault 5.63 m Valentin Lavillenie  France 26 August 2013
Long jump 8.66 m Iván Pedroso  Cuba
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw 65.22 m Gerd Kanter  Estonia 20 August 2012 [7]

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.14 (-1.0 m/s) Barbara Pierre  United States 26 August 2013
400 m 50.92 Natasha Hastings  United States 26 August 2013
1000 m 2:39.86 Malika Akkaoui  Morocco 26 August 2013
1500 m
100 m hurdles 12.82 (-0.1 m/s) Sally Pearson  Australia 26 August 2013
400 m hurdles 55.01 Dalilah Muhammad  Australia 26 August 2013
3000 m steeplechase 9:23.52 Lydia Chepkurui  Kenya 20 August 2012 [8]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 6.36 (0.0 m/s) Jazmin Sawyers  Great Britain 26 August 2013
Triple jump
Shot put

See also

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.


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