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.
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 +Men's meeting records of the Gugl Games Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m9.94Davidson Ezinwa200 m20.66Mike Rodgers26 August 2013400 m44.46Kirani James20 August 2012800 m1000 m2:16.39Seurei Benson20 August 20123000 m7:46.39Bernard Lagat26 August 2013110 m hurdles13.09 Sergej Shubenkov20 August 2012400 m hurdles48.13Felix Sanchez20 August 2012High jumpPole vault5.63 mValentin Lavillenie26 August 2013Long jump8.66 mIván PedrosoTriple jumpShot putDiscus throw65.22 mGerd Kanter20 August 2012
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Gugl Games Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m11.14 Barbara Pierre26 August 2013400 m50.92Natasha Hastings26 August 20131000 m2:39.86Malika Akkaoui26 August 20131500 m100 m hurdles12.82 Sally Pearson26 August 2013400 m hurdles55.01Dalilah Muhammad26 August 20133000 m steeplechase9:23.52Lydia Chepkurui20 August 2012High jumpPole vaultLong jump6.36 Jazmin Sawyers26 August 2013Triple jumpShot put
See also Gugl Indoor Meeting
References
Gugl-Meeting (Outdoor) at the German Wikipedia
External links Homepage Gugl Games