STARC Brandon

Date of Birth: 24 Nov 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: SYDNEY, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's High Jump	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Men's High Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Men's High Jump Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	High Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	15th (2.20)

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	High Jump
2010	Singapore, SIN	2nd (2.19)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	6th (2.30)
2015	Beijing, CHN	12th (2.25)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (2.17)

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2019	Townsville, QLD, AUS	2nd (2.22)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	High Jump
2021	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 6th
2019	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th
2018	2 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2019	High Jump	Birmingham, GBR	2.30
1	2018	High Jump	Brussels, BEL	2.33
1	2018	High Jump	Birmingham, GBR	2.33
2	2021	High Jump	Florence, ITA	2.33
2	2019	High Jump	Zurich, SUI	2.30
2	2018	High Jump	Lausanne, SUI	2.29
4	2021	High Jump	Doha, QAT	2.27
4	2019	High Jump	Shanghai, CHN	2.25
5	2019	High Jump	Rabat, MAR	2.25
6	2021	High Jump	Monaco, MON	2.21
6	2019	High Jump	Rome, ITA	2.22
6	2018	High Jump	Oslo, NOR	2.20

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	High Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	2.20
6	2021	High Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	2.27

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2018	High Jump	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	2.30
3	2018	High Jump	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	2.28
5	2018	High Jump	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	2.20
6	2017	High Jump	World Challenge	Kawasaki, JPN	2.25
8	2019	High Jump	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	2.20

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Photography. (Instagram profile, 14 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Shop Assistant

Languages spoken:

Alex Stewart [personal], AUS, from 2009

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Mitchell has represented Australia in cricket and was a member of the team that won the 2015 World Cup.. His wife Laura Starc [nee Turner] has represented Australia in athletics [sprint events], and won silver in the 4x100m relay event at the 2014 Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan. (Laura Turner Facebook profile, 03 Apr 2016; theaustralian.com.au, 13 Feb 2016; icc-cricket.com, 29 Mar 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Feb 2020)

His performance at the 2020 Canberra Track Classic in Australia was affected by cramp in his calf, but he still managed to register a jump of 2.25m. (smh.com.au, 22 Feb 2020)

He was sidelined for the 2019 Sydney Track Classic in Australia due to a bulging disc in his back. (theislanderonline.com, 22 Feb 2020)

In 2016 his training was disrupted ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a bone spur in his left ankle. He went on to place 15th in the high jump event at the Games but underwent surgery in September 2016. He returned to competition in May 2017. (worldathletics.org, 12 Sep 2018)

He was introduced to Little Athletics [a form of junior athletics] at an early age in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and began to focus on high jump seriously in 2009 during high school. (brandonstarc.com, 01 Sep 2020; insidesport.com.au, 19 Jun 2013)

All his siblings were involved in Little Athletics. He also played cricket and football but decided to pursue athletics. (smh.com.au, 21 Apr 2013)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (smh.com.au, 22 Feb 2020)

Winning a gold medal in high jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (worldathletics.org, 12 Sep 2018)

Australian cricketer [and his brother] Mitchell Starc. (Athletics Australia YouTube channel, 01 Oct 2019)

Australian cricketer [and his brother] Mitchell Starc. (theaustralian.com.au, 13 Feb 2016)

He was named the 2019 Male Athlete of the Year by Athletics Australia. (nswis.com.au, 08 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
RUN-UP CHANGE
In 2019 he altered his run-up for the high jump, shortening it by two steps. "I have changed my run-up from last year [speaking in 2019]. I had a massive run-up. Two of my last four competitions the stadiums were too small so I had to shorten my run-up by two steps. That kind of influenced the change. We have tried it and it seems to be going well. It worked. It is going to save me some feeling in the legs. I know it is only two steps but it all adds up. You never know how many jumps you are going to do in a competition. This could make me jump higher. You ask how do you take it to the next level, by trying things." (theaustralian.com.au, 23 Feb 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/brandon.starc
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Brandon-Starc-1870376042978371
https://instagram.com/bstarc
Athlete Website: www.brandonstarc.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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