Brandon Starc

Brandon Starc

Brandon Starc at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born	24 November 1993
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Brandon Starc (born 24 November 1993) is a male Australian high jumper. He finished 12th in the high jump at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.^[1] During the qualification stage of the event he produced his personal best performance of 2.31m.^[2]

Starc represented Australia in the high jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3] He is competing along with countryman Joel Baden, who also qualified for the event.

He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	25th	High jump	2.17
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	8th	High jump	2.20 (Q) 2.21 (F)
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th	High jump	2.31 (Q) 2.25 (F)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th	High jump	2.29 (Q) 2.20 (F)

See also

• Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
• Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Australia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
• Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Men's high jump qualification results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
2. "Brandon Starc athlete profile". IAAF. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
3. "Brandon Starc - athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
4. "PB and finals berth for high jumper Starc". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 September 2015.