Brooke Buschkuehl

Brooke Buschkuehl (née Stratton; born 12 July 1993) is an Olympic long jumper from Australia. She is the current Australian & Oceanic Record Holder.[2] She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Stratton jumped a distance of 6.6m in her Women's long jump heat and therefore qualified for the final. In the final she improved the distance to 6.8m but this was not sufficient to gain a medal. She came seventh, 0.17m less than the eventual winner, Malaika Mihambo of Germany.[3]

Brooke Buschkuehl
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)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Australia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
Coached byRussell Stratton
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastLong jump
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamLong jump
Updated on 26 January 2023.

Early years

Stratton started her career at the Nunawading Little Athletics center at the tender age of 5, following in the footsteps of her 7-year-old brother, Jamie. She also competed in athletics at school level for Caulfield Grammar School. Four years later she won the under-9 state title and her success in the long jump continued with the World Youth Championships in 2009 where she placed 10th. She then competed at the world juniors in 2010 and 2012.[4]

One year later, Stratton was diagnosed with coeliac disease and was found to be gluten intolerant. She had been struggling with fatigue for most of the previous two years. She changed her diet and performance improved. She was selected in the 2014 Commonwealth Games but was forced to withdraw with an injury.[4]

Achievements

Stratton competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing leaping 6.64m in the qualifying round but narrowly missed the final. In the 2016 Summer Olympics she finished seventh.[5]

Her personal best in the event is 7.05 metres set at the Perth Track Classic on 12 March 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 and was placed 2nd with a leap of 6.77m.[6][7]

Personal life

Stratton is currently studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences at Deakin University.[8][9] She is the sister of Hawthorn AFLW player Kristy Stratton.[10] Both of them attended Caulfield Grammar School in Wheelers Hill, Victoria and were active athletes, with Brooke holding many records and Kristy holding the record for 80 metres hurdles in the under-14 category.[11][12]

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
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Long jump 6.83 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 5th Long jump 6.87 m
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd Long jump 6.95 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q) Long jump 6.55 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 Buschkuehl at World Athletics
  3. "Brooke STRATTON | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. "Brooke Stratton". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "Long jumper Stratton impresses on Olympic debut". ABC News. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. "Australian athletics team finalised, 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation, 2 March 2018". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. Turner, D., "Commonwealth Games: Brooke Stratton leaps back after another injury roadblock", Knox Leader, 5 March 2018.
  8. "Brooke Stratton". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. Kalac, Grace (16 March 2018). "Kristy and Brooke Stratton have worked together to reach the top in two sports". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. "APS Girls' Combined Athletics Sports 2010 Olympic Park, Melbourne Final Results". Associated Public Schools of Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. "APS Girls' Combined Athletics Sports 2014" (PDF). Associated Public Schools of Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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