Brandon Starc

Brandon Starc

Brandon Starc at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country  Australia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) High jump
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Brandon Starc (born 24 November 1993) is a male Australian high jumper. He finished 12th in the high jump at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[1] During the qualification stage of the event he produced his personal best performance of 2.31m.[2]

Starc represented Australia in the high jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He is competing along with countryman Joel Baden, who also qualified for the event.

He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 25th High jump 2.17
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 8th High jump 2.20 (Q)
2.21 (F)
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 12th High jump 2.31 (Q)
2.25 (F)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th High jump 2.29 (Q)
2.20 (F)

See also

References

  1. "Men's high jump qualification results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Brandon Starc athlete profile". IAAF. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. "Brandon Starc - athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. "PB and finals berth for high jumper Starc". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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