Start Lists Announced for 2026 Maurie Plant Meet Melbourne - World Athletics Gold Meet

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

The outdoor season takes center stage this weekend with the Maurie Plant Meet Melbourne, the opening leg of the 2026 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series. As the first of 11 top-tier meetings across five continental areas, the Melbourne showcase brings together Olympic and world champions, recent medallists from the World Indoor Championships, and a wave of emerging talents ready to make their mark. A select number of events will be staged on Friday (27), ahead of a packed main programme on Saturday (28). Below are the full start lists.

Women's Start Lists

Women's 100m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Mackenzie ESTLICK	2008	AUS	11.59	11.59
Zara HAGAN	2007	AUS	11.16	11.16
Ebony LANE	1998	AUS	11.30	11.55
Olivia DODDS	2006	AUS	11.30	11.30
Chloe MANNIX-POWER	2000	AUS	11.33	11.45
Emilia REED	2010	AUS	11.45	11.46
Manaka MIURA	2002	JPN	11.42	—
Olivia Rose INKSTER	2005	AUS	11.51	11.65

Women's 200m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Monique HANLON	2004	AUS	23.31	23.31
Karimah DAVIS	1998	USA	22.62	—
Nyajima JOCK	2002	AUS	23.28	23.31
Kristie EDWARDS	2000	AUS	22.81	—
Amaya MEARNS	2008	AUS	23.15	23.48
Jessica MILAT	2005	AUS	22.75	23.50
Mia GROSS	2001	AUS	22.73	23.77
Abigeirufuka IDO	2001	JPN	22.79	23.32

Women's 1500m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Milla ROBERTS	2007	AUS	4:12.81	4:12.81
Izzy THORNTON-BOTT	1998	AUS	4:08.33	4:16.82
Klara DESS	2000	AUS	4:07.05	4:13.23
Laura NICHOLSON	2000	IRL	4:07.17	4:07.52
Diane VAN ES	1999	NED	4:02.97	—
Jaylah HANCOCK-CAMERON	2002	AUS	4:07.14	4:07.14
Emma FRYGA	2009	AUS	4:14.81	4:14.81
Abbey CALDWELL	2001	AUS	3:59.32	4:02.82
Sophie O'SULLIVAN	2001	IRL	4:00.23	—
Georgia HUNTER BELL	1993	GBR	3:52.61	—
Sarah BILLINGS	1998	AUS	3:59.24	—
Claudia HOLLINGSWORTH	2005	AUS	3:58.09	3:58.09
Linden HALL	1991	AUS	3:56.33	—
Ivy BOOTHROYD (Pace)	2007	AUS	—	4:36.29

Women's 3000m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Tessa EBERT	2008	AUS	9:24.77	9:43.30
Stephanie KELLY	1993	AUS	9:18.11	9:24.51
Madison KING	2008	AUS	9:28.16	9:28.16
Eliza LAWTON	2010	AUS	9:12.83	9:12.83
Mia Jade GRAY	2009	AUS	—	—
Zoe MELHUISH	2002	AUS	9:01.26	9:01.26
Cara FEAIN-RYAN	1999	AUS	8:50.69	8:56.02
Georgia GRIFFITH	1996	AUS	8:24.20	8:40.71
Maudie SKYRING	1997	AUS	8:42.82	8:45.00
Rose DAVIES	1999	AUS	8:35.57	8:41.61
Ruby SMEE	2000	AUS	9:07.48	9:07.48
Natalie RULE	1996	AUS	8:51.06	—
Mia ROUX (Pace)	2003	AUS	—	9:39.97

Women's 100m Hurdles

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Emily BRITTON	2001	AUS	13.06	13.06
Rei HONDA	2001	JPN	12.91	13.53
Chisato KIYOYAMA	1991	JPN	12.77	13.21
Delta AMIDZOVSKI	2006	AUS	13.22	13.22
Michelle JENNEKE	1993	AUS	12.65	12.85
Hitomi NAKAJIMA	1995	JPN	12.71	—
Danielle SHAW	1998	AUS	12.98	13.06
Celeste MUCCI	1999	AUS	12.84	13.16

Women's 400m Hurdles

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Shakira HARDING	2007	AUS	59.25	59.25
Txai ANGLIN	2004	AUS	57.94	57.94
Alesha BENNETTS	2005	AUS	56.49	57.88
Marie DUVIGNEAU	1999	FRA	58.59	—
Sarah CARLI	1994	AUS	54.29	55.36
Alanah YUKICH	1998	AUS	55.04	56.25
Marli WILKINSON	2000	AUS	56.11	56.64
Susie DOUGLAS	2001	AUS	58.76	58.79

Women's Pole Vault

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Tryphena HEWETT	2005	AUS	4.25	4.20
Elyssia KENSHOLE	2003	AUS	4.35	4.16
Jamison HARDING	2009	AUS	4.16	4.16
Amanda MOLL	2005	USA	4.78	—
Daisy BRAYSHAW	2008	AUS	4.20	4.15
Hana MOLL	2005	USA	4.79	—
Misaki MOROTA	1998	JPN	4.48	4.37
Nina KENNEDY	1997	AUS	4.90	4.47

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Ashlyn BLACKSTOCK	2004	AUS	56.38	56.38
Nora MONIE	1997	CMR	60.09	53.12
Taryn GOLLSHEWSKY	1993	AUS	62.36	57.46
Tatiana KAUMOANA	2000	NZL	58.26	58.26
Daisy OSAKUE	1996	ITA	64.57	59.79
Obiageri Pamela AMAECHI	1999	NGR	64.80	—

Women's High Jump

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Mia SCERRI	2005	AUS	1.78	1.78
Annie STAPLETON	2002	AUS	1.85	1.84
Imogen SKELTON	2000	NZL	1.88	1.88
Vanessa APEL	2006	AUS	1.80	1.80
Emily WHELAN	2000	AUS	1.91	1.75
Nagisa TAKAHASHI	2000	JPN	1.88	1.75
Izobelle LOUISON-ROE	2007	AUS	1.95	1.95
Nicola OLYSLAGERS	1996	AUS	2.04	1.96

Men's Start Lists

Men's 100m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
James GEBERT	2006	AUS	10.44	10.44
Alexander COLGAN	2004	AUS	10.15	10.22
Calab LAW	2003	AUS	10.17	10.24
Tiaan WHELPTON	2000	NZL	10.10	10.10
Lachlan KENNEDY	2003	AUS	9.98	—
Rohan BROWNING	1997	AUS	10.01	10.37
Jacob DESPARD	1996	AUS	10.15	10.28
Jack HALE	1998	AUS	10.12	10.43

Women's 200m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Rory EASTON	2004	AUS	20.51	20.51
Christopher IUS	2000	AUS	20.55	20.55
Archer MCHUGH	2005	AUS	20.68	20.68
Calab LAW	2003	AUS	20.42	20.70
Lachlan KENNEDY	2003	AUS	20.26	20.43
Gout GOUT	2007	AUS	20.02	20.42
Benjamin RICHARDSON	2003	IRL	19.99	20.44
Tommy TE PUNI	2002	NZL	20.35	20.35

Men's 400m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Kalinga Kumarage HEWA KUMARAGE	1992	SRI	45.07	45.72
Thomas REYNOLDS	2004	AUS	45.17	45.17
Luke VAN RATINGEN	2001	AUS	45.10	45.10
Cooper SHERMAN	2004	AUS	44.85	44.85
Reece HOLDER	2002	AUS	44.53	—
Jacory PATTERSON	2000	USA	43.85	—
Aidan MURPHY	2003	AUS	44.81	44.81
Fuga SATO	1996	JPN	44.88	—

Men's 800m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Peyton CRAIG	2005	AUS	1:44.07	—
Jared MICALLEF	1998	MLT	1:46.08	1:47.18
Grant GROSVENOR	1992	USA	1:47.21	—
Daniel WILLIAMS	2007	AUS	1:44.37	1:44.37
Bob ABDELRAHIM	2006	AUS	1:44.27	1:44.27
James PRESTON	1997	NZL	1:44.04	1:45.07
Luke BOYES	2003	AUS	1:44.38	1:44.38
Mason COHEN	1996	AUS	1:46.40	1:46.90
Dilan EGODAWATTE (Pace)	2006	AUS	1:49.88	1:49.88
Peter BOL	1994	AUS	1:42.55	1:43.89
Nathan CUMBERBATCH	2005	TTO	1:45.64	1:45.64

Men's 1500m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
William LEWIS	2000	AUS	3:39.39	3:41.67
Jonathan HARRIS	2005	AUS	3:41.24	3:41.24
Lucas CHIS	2008	AUS	3:41.68	3:41.68
Luke SHAW	2001	AUS	3:40.84	3:42.02
Callum DAVIES	1999	AUS	3:35.14	3:36.53
Alexander STITT	2001	AUS	3:35.71	3:40.74
Ryuji MIURA	2002	JPN	3:36.59	—
Tiarnan CRORKEN	1999	GBR	3:37.40	—
Jack ANSTEY	1997	AUS	3:33.93	—
Robert FARKEN	1997	GER	3:30.80	—
Adam SPENCER	2001	AUS	3:31.81	—
Jude THOMAS	2002	AUS	3:31.87	—
Cameron MYERS	2006	AUS	3:29.80	—
Brad MATHAS (Pace)	1993	NZL	—	3:44.85

Men's 3000m

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
James HANSEN	1993	AUS	7:49.04	7:55.52
Nagiya MORI	1999	JPN	7:41.58	—
Charles BARRETT	2007	AUS	7:51.95	7:51.95
Youta MASHIKO	2007	JPN	8:05.32	—
Ben BUCKINGHAM	1991	AUS	7:48.99	7:52.00
Rui SUZUKI	2006	JPN	7:55.08	—
Toby GILLEN	2001	AUS	7:52.60	7:52.60
Jack RAYNER	1995	AUS	7:44.47	—
Morgan MCDONALD	1996	AUS	7:35.78	—
Jackson SHARP	2000	AUS	7:36.42	—
Edward TRIPPAS	1998	AUS	7:48.80	8:05.35
Brian FAY	1998	IRL	7:34.48	—
Stewart MCSWEYN	1995	AUS	7:28.02	—
Adam GODDARD	2003	AUS	7:49.68	7:49.68
Seth O'DONNELL	2001	AUS	7:34.03	—
Logan JANETZKI (Pace)	2004	AUS	—	8:01.90

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Darcy GIDDINGS	2005	AUS	56.34	55.12
Darcy MILLER	2004	AUS	59.81	59.81
Claudio ROMERO	2000	CHI	69.65	60.85
Lawrence OKOYE	1991	GBR	70.76	65.28
Roje STONA	1999	JAM	70.17	—
Matthew DENNY	1996	AUS	74.78	68.74

Men's Long Jump

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Jonathan KASIANO	2008	AUS	7.56	7.56
Shay VEITCH	2000	NZL	8.04	7.70
Liam FAIRWEATHER	2002	AUS	8.03	7.70
Alex EPITROPAKIS	2005	AUS	7.95	7.95
Christopher MITREVSKI	1996	AUS	8.32	—
Jalen RUCKER	1997	AUS	8.02	7.94
Liam ADCOCK	1996	AUS	8.34	8.23

Men's Triple Jump

Athlete	Year	Country	PB	SB
Angus WOOD	2001	AUS	15.56	15.56
Jasper LOUEY	2008	AUS	15.17	15.17
Awan AKUEN	2006	AUS	16.32	16.32
Daniel OKERENYANG	2007	AUS	15.86	15.86
Shemaiah JAMES	1997	AUS	16.42	16.39
Connor MURPHY	2001	AUS	16.82	16.30
Liam GLEW	2003	AUS	16.13	15.80

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