Brooke Stratton

Brooke Stratton (born 12 July 1993) is an Olympian from Australia. She is the current Australian & Oceanic Record Holder.[2]

Brooke Stratton
Personal information
Born (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Box Hill, Australia[1]
EducationCaulfield Grammar School, Deakin University
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
Coached byRussell Stratton
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Career

Brooke started her career at the Nunawading Little Athletics center at the tender age of 5. She also competed in athletics at school level for Caulfield Grammar School.

She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final and later at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing seventh.[3]

Her personal best in the event is 7.05 metres set at the Perth Track Classic on March 12, 2016, breaking the 14-year-old Australian record held by Bronwyn Thompson.

She was selected for the Australian Athletics team (in long jump) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland placing 2nd.[4][5]

Personal life

Stratton is currently studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences at Deakin University.[6]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 10th Long jump 5.86 m
2010 Oceania Youth Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd Triple jump 12.60 m
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 6th Long jump 6.05 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th Long jump 6.42 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 14th (q) Long jump 6.64 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon, United States 5th Long jump 6.75 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Long jump 6.74 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th Long jump 6.67 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd Long jump 6.77 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th Long jump 6.46 m

See also

References
  1. "Brooke Stratton". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Brooke Stratton at World Athletics
  3. "Long jumper Stratton impresses on Olympic debut". ABC News. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. "Australian athletics team finalised, 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation, 2 March 2018". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. Turner, D., "Commonwealth Games: Brooke Stratton leaps back after another injury roadblock", Knox Leader, 5 March 2018.
  6. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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