Aussie Athlete Update: June 22 2011

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The coming fortnight is shaping up as one of the biggest in Australian athletics this year, with more than 30 athletes competing at 14 meets in 11 countries.


Opening the green and gold account internationally are Lachlan Renshaw and Craig Mottram, with the duo set to compete at the Meeting Stanislas in Nancy (FRA) this Friday. Renshaw will for the third time this year face off with world record holder David Rudisha (KEN) in the 800m, while Mottram's 1500m start is his first in Europe this year.


The Gold Coast Athletics Centre will this weekend host the last of four Winter Series meets. Attracting a bounty of Australian track and field talent, the start list on Saturday includes five athletes selected to compete at the IAAF world championships later this year.


On Sunday, dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent will start in a 50km road walk as his wife Claire Tallent competes across 20km at Round 8 of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Dublin (IRE).


World and world indoor championships bronze medallist Mitchell Watt rounds out the list of Australian starters overseas in the coming two weeks. He will take to the runway in Germany on July 2 before establishing a European base in Cologne (GER) with his coach Gary Bourne and training squad.


*Italics denotes athletes already selected for the IAAF world championships


June 24: Meeting Stanislas – Nancy, FRA

800m: Lachlan Renshaw (24, NSW)

1500m: Craig Mottram (31, Vic)


June 25: Golden Pole International – Busan, KOR

Pole vault: Liz Parnov (17, WA)


June 25: 57th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial – Sczcesin, POL

1500m: Jeremy Roff (27, NSW), Mark Fountain (29, Vic)

Discus throw: Benn Harradine (28, Vic)


June 25: Cottbus International – Cottbus, GER

Javelin: Kim Mickle (26, WA)

3000m steeplechase: Youcef Abdi (32, NSW)


June 25: Gold Coast Winter Series Meet #4 – Gold Coast, QLD

100m: Laura Whaler (23, NSW), Charlotte Van Veenendaal (22. Qld)

200m: Sean Wroe (26, Vic)

M 400m: Steven Solomon (18, NSW), Tristan Thomas (25, ACT), Joel Milburn (25, NSW),

Nick Boylett (24, Qld)

W 400m: Jody Henry (26, WA), Anneliese Rubie (20, NSW)

100m hurdles: Sally Pearson (24, Qld)

Long jump: Robbie Crowther (23, ACT)


June 26: IAAF Race Walking Challenge – Dublin, IRE

20km walk: Claire Tallent (29, ACT)

50km walk: Jared Tallent (26, ACT)


June 26: B.A.A 10-kay – Boston, USA

10km: Benita Willis (33, Vic), Shawn Forrest (27, Vic)


June 28: Sollentuna Grand Prix – Sollentuna, SWE

800m: Ryan Gregson (21, NSW)

1500m: Zoe Buckman (22, ACT), Collis Birmingham (25, Vic)


June 30: Bauhaus Junioren-Gala – Mannheim, GER

400m: Alexander Beck (19, Qld)

800m: Eliza Curnow (19, Vic), Kuey Diew (18, Qld)

1500m: Jordan Williamsz (18, Vic)

High jump: Brandon Starc (17, NSW)

Long jump: Brooke Stratton (17, Vic), Tim McGuire (19, SA)

Pole vault: Liz Parnov (17, WA)

Shot put: Damien Birkinhead (18, Vic), Liam Speers (19, NSW)

Discus throw: Taryn Gollshewsky (18, Qld), Liam Speers (19, NSW)

June 30: IAAF Diamond League – Lausanne, SUI

100m hurdles: Sally Pearson (24, Qld)


July 2: Meeting International – Sotteville les Rouen, FRA

1500m: Jeremy Roff (27, NSW)

Triple jump: Henry Frayne (21, Qld)


July 2: 60th Cork City Sports – Cork, IRL

1500m: Zoe Buckman (22, ACT), James Kaan (20, NSW)

3000m: David McNeill (24, Vic)


July 2: Bad Langensalza Long Jump Meet – Bad Langensalza, GER

Long jump: Mitchell Watt (23, Qld)


July 3: Gold Coast Marathon – Gold Coast, QLD

Half marathon: Lara Tamsett (22, NSW), Nikki Chapple (30, Vic)

ENDS