Brooke Buschkuehl
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1993 Box Hill, Australia[1] |
| Education | Caulfield Grammar School, Deakin University |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Long jump |
| Coached by | Russell Stratton |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 26 January 2023 | |
Brooke Marie Buschkuehl (née Stratton; born 12 July 1993) is an Australian long jumper. She is the current Australian & Oceanic Record Holder.[2] She represented Australia in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. At the 2020 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]
Early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Stratton studied a Bachelor of Health Sciences at Deakin University,[8][9] which she completed in February 2020.[10] She is the sister of Hawthorn AFLW player Kristy Stratton.[11] 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.[12][13]
Competition record
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brooke Stratton". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Brooke Buschkuehl at World Athletics
- ^ "Brooke STRATTON | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Brooke Stratton". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Long jumper Stratton impresses on Olympic debut". ABC News. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Australian athletics team finalised, 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation, 2 March 2018". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Turner, D., "Commonwealth Games: Brooke Stratton leaps back after another injury roadblock", Knox Leader, 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Brooke Stratton". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Bachelor's degree done ✅👩🏼🎓 6.5 years in the making 🥳 DeakinGrad". Instagram. Brooke Stratton. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "APS Girls' Combined Athletics Sports 2010 Olympic Park, Melbourne Final Results". Associated Public Schools of Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "APS Girls' Combined Athletics Sports 2014" (PDF). Associated Public Schools of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Brooke Buschkuehl at World Athletics
- Brooke Stratton at Athletics Australia (archive)
- Brooke Stratton at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Brooke Buschkuehl at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive)
- Brooke Buschkuehl at Olympics.com
- Brooke Buschkuehl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Brooke Stratton at All-Athletics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2017)
- Brooke Stratton - Sets New Australian Record & Qualifies for Rio on YouTube
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Australian female long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes from Melbourne
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- People from Box Hill, Victoria
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics