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TrackAthletes.au @trackathletesau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cross country season is well underway in the NCAA🇺🇸 Some recent results below A big contingent of Australians running at Princeton this weekend 🔗 trackathletes.ie/meeting/meadow… Also NCAA list updated - any missing? �� trackathletes.ie/Australia/ncacaa/

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What an extraordinary year 2026 has been for Cameron Myers🇦🇺 It rates up there with the best of them: 🔹 Seven times under 3:31 for 1500m & twice under 3:48 for the mile 🔹 Seven wins under these times

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Not only has Hull toed the line at the 10 championships, but she has also won at least one medal at each of them.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's unlikely we've ever seen anything like it in the middle-distance world of running. Jessica Hull has not missed an international championship since her 1500m silver at the Paris Olympics in August 2024. 25 months, 10 international championships, 12 medals 🥈🥉🥉🥈🥉🥇🥈🥉🥈🥈🥉🥈 Extraordinary!

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🧵2/2 ... the Diamond League Final just two days after a 4:01, 1500m win in Germany. Sits in the company of two very special athletes who are the only other women to do similar.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Georgia Griffith has run into some rare form in the latter part of the season. Just missed gaining the wildcard to the World Ultimate, but will appreciate the break before racing the 5km at the World Road Running Championships. Particularly after running ... 🧵1/2

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cameron Myers joins elite company In 1500m history, only 3 other men have run sub-3:31 six or more times in the same year 🥇 3:30.42 Melbourne 28-Mar-26 🥇 3:29.85 Sydney 10-Apr-26 🥈 3:30.32 Stockholm 7-Jun-26 🥇 3:28.00 Paris 28-Jun-26 🥇 3:30.96 Berlin 30-Aug-26 🥇 3:30.14 Bruxelles 4-Sep-26

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🧵3/3 with DLF start lists to be finalised ... 🔗 brussels.diamondleague.com/en/programme... ... and the WU qualifying list being updated, so keep an eye on @slowencorbett02 & @citiusmag.com who are also tracking this aspect

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🧵2/? ... the last placed athlete on the WU qualification list 🔗 worldathletics.org/stats-zone/r... However, these events have multiple athletes competing for the one WU spot: 💠Mens 800m, 1500m, 5000m 💠Women's 800m, 5000m It's a bit of a moving feast though, ...

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Road To | World Athletics

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The race-within-the-race aspect of these Diamond League finals adds another dimension - with athletes in some events competing for the wildcard entry to the World Ultimates Where only one athlete in the final is not qualified for WU, then its a simple replacement of ... 🧵1/?

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The wildcard adds another dimension to the contest in the Diamond League ... who will get the direct entry into World Ultimate .. and who will miss out?

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵4/4 .. has gone 1.98m or better and has won the head-to-head. Only twice have they both jump 1.98m or better and Eleanor finished ahead on both occasions, and both those contests were in Budapest🇭🇺

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵3/? is not so much the contest between them, but how each has gone on to refine their craft on different pathways, and compete so successfully at the international level, almost in tandem. One stat from the head-to-head that is interesting: They have competed 26 times where only one of them ..

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵2/? For example, WA list does not include the first contest between the two I can find which was Australian All Schools, Hobart, December 2009, where in the U14 event Patterson finished 2nd 1.70m and McDermott (Olyslagers) 9th in 1.58m What is remarkable about these two ..

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The head-to-head battle for Eleanor Patterson & Nicola Olyslagers has got attention and the graph shows the different stages of development of the two athletes. Worth noting the World Athletics data does not include all results. 🧵1/?

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Russia had three jumpers in 2003 achieve 2.02m+ wins and two in 2004 & 2012 (although noting two of these jumpers were found guilty of steroid use from 2008 retests)

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Australia🇦🇺 has been fortunate to have two of the best high jumpers in the world, competing alongside each other at the major competitions over the last eight years. Perhaps not surprising they've achieved another world first with their recent wins, both clearing 2.02m.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Russia had three jumpers in 2003 achieve 2.02m+ wins and two in 2004 & 2012 (although noting two of these jumpers were found guilty of steroid use from 2008 retests)

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TrackAthletes.au @trackathletesau.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you've been enjoying the athletics then lucky for you, the season's just getting started! A crazy month of non-stop action about to start, and plenty of Australians in the mix to compete against the best in the world. 📡 Tune in! www.trackathletes.ie/articles/que...

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Quest for the Major Events: Who's in the Mix?

While Commonwealth Games was such a crescendo of athletic performances and emotions, sit tight because there's another wave on the way. Three Diamond League meets, the Diamond League Finals, World Ult...

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

An attempt to work through the qualification jigsaw that connects the Diamond League Finals with the World Ultimate Championship and everything in between Thoughts, questions , comments welcome buymeacoffee.com/athsstats/wi...

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Wildcards and Diamonds leading to the Ultimate: Putting the Qualification Puzzle together — athsSTATS

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A perfect meeting point => an absolute cracker of a race 🧨🧨

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This year, they have both broken the National Records either side of the 3000m, with Myers 1500m in 3:28.00 and Robinson 5000m 12:50.82 Using conversion ratios based on the average for those athletes that have run sub 3:30+7:30+13:00 we find they are not separated by much at 3000m

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There's some cracking racing coming up over the next two weeks including what looks to be a head-to-head at the Zurich🇨🇭 Diamond League💎 between Australian🇦🇺 3000m record-breakers: Ky Robinson (previous indoor 7:30.38) and Cameron Myers (current indoor & overall 7:27.57) 🧵1/2

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

There's an extraordinary event happening this weekend in the USA (aside from the World U20 Championships) and one of Australia's best heptathletes is competing in it. Camryn Newton-Smith shared some of her thoughts about the event. 📷 Cedric Dubler Article link: buymeacoffee.com/athsstats/ca...

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Camryn Newton-Smith tackles a new challenge: Women's Decathlon World Championship — athsSTATS

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

7/7 .. 3 times (10.76) on 20th July, then Marjorie Jackson break the women's 3 times over 21/22 July (11.65) So this stands to be corrected, but it looks like this is the first time both 100 metres records were broken (not just equalled) on the same day. It was a special day.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧵6/? Tokyo 1964 Bob Lay looks to have broken the men's record twice (10.42) on 14th Oct, then next day Marilyn Black broke the women's record 11.58 Helsinki 1952 looks to be when electronic timing was used comprehensively so we see John Treloar break the electronic 100m record

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧵5/? On 27 Oct 1973 in Sydney, Denise Robertson set a new record of 11.0 (h) and Graham Haskell equalled the mens 10.1 (h) The early adoption of 100 metres (instead of yards) in the Olympics meant you see some close overlap of record breaking given it was infrequently run.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧵4/? .. 12 years ago win another one tonight, be good if that was the same city too." Nah .. one crazy night of athletics. One of the special things - digging into the record "books" - it's hard to find an occasion when the Australian 100m record has been broken on the same day by both men & women

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧵3/? .. it hasn't happened for decades but can both get medals, and um can we win an event we’ve only ever won once before at major international athletics championships until yesterday – so we have two of those in two days. Yup, that’s all. Oh, one more, can an athlete who won gold

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧵2/? And when they do hit some amazing heights, its special again when those heights weren’t even something you had contemplated. Who was saying before this session: "oh what I’m hoping to see is the first Australian man under 9.90 seconds, the first woman under 11.00 seconds, oh and I know

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What was that all about? 🤯🤯 The beauty of watching the action live is you don’t know things are building towards a crescendo – you’re hoping, but can never be sure. ... 🧵1/?

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧵6/6 .. will continue at Commonwealth Games which has reverted back to that distance - last run at 1966 Games. * the 5 Mile Majors refers to the Wanamaker (i)🇺🇸, Dream🇳🇴, Bowerman🇺🇸, Emsley Carr🇬🇧 and 5th Avenue (road)🇺🇸 miles ... there's no official 'branding' for these ... but maybe there should be?!

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧵5/6 Astounding, given the times he has run in each of these: 🇺🇸 3:48.31 (i) 🇳🇴 3:48.21 🇺🇸 3:46.61 🇬🇧 3:45.69 In fact, Nuguse has 4 of the 7 fastest 2nd place mile times in history. He also now has the most mile times (11) in the top 100, one more than Hicham El Guerrouj🇲🇦 The fun with the Mile ..

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧵4/? .. Only Lagat🇰🇪 has raced in four in the same year (2005). Yared Nuguse🇺🇸 now joins him having run the four track Mile Majors in 2026. If he runs World Ultimate then he won't get all five, given the 5th Avenue mile🇺🇸 is on at the same time. Nuguse has finished 2nd in all 4 Majors this year.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧵3/? The Dream Mile has eluded both of them (Scott won 4 - but pre-Bowerman days when a Prefontaine mile event). Others to win 3 Mile Majors over their career: 🔹Asbel Kiprop🇰🇪 🔹Hicham El Guerrouj🇲🇦 (the only one to win 3 in the same year 2002) 🔹Peter Elliott🇬🇧 Another stat on the Mile Majors.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧵2/? ... in this mile race, but not the first world record holder to sign the book - joins Ibbotson🇬🇧, Ryun🇺🇸, Bayi🇹🇿, Coe🇬🇧, Ovett🇬🇧, Walker🇳🇿 & El Guerrouj🇲🇦 Kerr's Emsley Carr mile adds to his Bowerman & 5th Avenue mile wins. Only Lagat🇰🇪/🇺🇸 has won 4 of the 5 Mile Majors*, including his Wanamaker wins.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Josh Kerr's🇬🇧 amazing mile win in world record time, also meant he wrote his name in the book reserved for Emsley Carr mile winners, a British tradition that goes back to 1953. Kerr is the first athlete to set a world record .. 🧵1/? 📷 Age of Sports

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Botany Harriers were a big thing apparently - and also regular course for the Australian Marathon CHampionships! www.bayside.nsw.gov.au/sites/defaul...

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🧵4/4 .. shown fast times can be run in Australia. Although it seems the thinking is, this status quo won't be lasting too long. * Marathon times were considered 'best on record' by Australian Athletics until 2003 when they recognised them as 'records' as a result of IAAF changes re road courses.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🧵3/? ... went to Tokyo, ran 2:20:26 and this started the offshoring of fast times. Derek Clayton decimated the Australian record overseas, and also lowered the best time in Australia, as did Rob de Castella. But overseas was always faster. So Strintzos has brought the record home, and ...

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🧵2/1 ... a few months before he competed in the 1956 Olympic marathon in Melbourne. It's unlikely people contemplated back then that this would be the last occasion they would see the Australian record ('best on record')* broken in Australia for 70 years. In 1964 Ron Clarke ...

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Haftu Strintzos' new Australian marathon record is amazing for many reasons: one is that it's "unified" the domestic & international Australian best times for the first time in 70 years. Keith Ollerenshaw ran 2:22.12 in August 1956 at Botany NSW, ... 🧵1/?

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Cameron Myers' has gone #12 in 1500m & #9 in mile World All-time with two performances over just 6 days, including continental travel in-between. Again, there are some elite names when you do the historical comparison. Only Jakob Ingebrigtsen🇳🇴 has done similar with an Atlantic crossing included.

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Cameron Myers 3:28.00 breaks Oz & Area Record by 1.41 seconds 🔸 Biggest improvement in Oz 1500m record since Herb Elliot (1958) Wins race by 1.80 seconds 🔸 10th largest winning margin for 1500m held at DL Runs 1:49.5 for the last 800m. and last 1km in 2:17.9 (just off his PB!) 👏 sensational

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🧵2/2 ... behind 2023 London DL (won by Nuguse🇺🇸 3:30.44, 14th Coscoran🇮🇪 1.98 seconds behind in 3:32.42) Top eight closest 1500m mass finishes all occurred since 2023. First sub 3:38 by a 14th in 1987, next not until 1996. 33 times up to 2019 / from 2023 19 times

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The 1500m race at Boris Hanžeković Memorial🇭🇷 was an incredible race Pol Moya🇦🇩 finished 14th in 3:34.54, only 2.08 seconds behind Nathan Green🇺🇸 who won in 3:32.46 Second closest mass finish in a 1500m* ... * where 14th place is faster than 3:38.00 data source: alltime-athletics.com 🧵1/2

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TrackAthletes.au @trackathletesau.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Fantastic jumping from Eleanor Patterson🇦🇺. First attempt clearances from 1.94m-2.00m & a couple of very close attempts at 2.02m First time clearing 2 metres since 2022, her World Champion year & only 3rd time ever Takes the win in Essen🇩🇪 & goes to =2 in the World this year

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TrackAthletes.au @trackathletesau.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Solid performances by the Australians at the FBK Games🇳🇱 Caldwell's racing down the final straight against Broeders-Bol in the 800m a highlight Anstey strong front-running to grab a 1500m PB Jenneke goes sub-13 into a headwind, Lewis & Craig continue to build their form

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athsSTATS @athsstats.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Also great to hear the journey of an athlete who struggled through those early 'senior' years but now running better than ever Her chart suggests this could be (another) break-out year

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