Gugl Games


The Gugl Games, formerly known as the Gugl-Meeting, 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.
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.
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.

Meet Records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef
100 m9.94Davidson Ezinwa
200 m20.66Mike RodgersUnited States26 August 2013
400 m44.46Kirani James20 August 2012
800 m
1000 m2:16.39Seurei Benson20 August 2012
3000 m7:46.39Bernard LagatUnited States26 August 2013
110 m hurdles13.09 Sergej Shubenkov20 August 2012
400 m hurdles48.13Felix Sanchez20 August 2012
High jump
Pole vault5.63 mValentin LavillenieFrance26 August 2013
Long jump8.66 mIván Pedroso
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw65.22 mGerd Kanter20 August 2012

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef
100 m11.14 Barbara PierreUnited States26 August 2013
400 m50.92Natasha HastingsUnited States26 August 2013
1000 m2:39.86Malika AkkaouiMorocco26 August 2013
1500 m
100 m hurdles12.82 Sally PearsonAustralia26 August 2013
400 m hurdles55.01Dalilah MuhammadAustralia26 August 2013
3000 m steeplechase9:23.52Lydia Chepkurui20 August 2012
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump6.36 Jazmin SawyersGreat Britain26 August 2013
Triple jump
Shot put