Marschall, Ramsden and Bol claim gold at Australian Athletics Championships

Kurtis Marschall, Matt Ramsden and Peter Bol have claim gold at the Australian Athletics Championships to book their tickets for the major events later in the year.

It was a redemption mission for Kurtis Marschall, putting the memories of 2021’s no height in the national final behind him as a 5.60m clearance saw him return to the top of the Australian pole vault ranks.

Marschall overcame a shaky start when requiring all three attempts after entering at 5.40m, eventually finding his groove to be the only man clear at 5.60m.

Peter Bol became a three-time national champions as he continued his strong form, running 1:48.78 ahead of fellow Tokyo teammate Charlie Hunter (1:49.31) and New Zealand’s Brad Mathas (1:49.52).

Matthew Ramsden backed up last night’s 1500m silver with gold in the Men’s 5000m national bout, breaking through to win the Australian title in a time of 13:40.69.

Marschall and Bol have earned their selections for the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.