Brandon Starc is an Australian high jumper, he was born on 24 November 1993. As a 16 year old he won a silver medal at the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore with a +9cm personal best of 2.19m. Brandon won his first National Senior Athletics Championships title in 2012 with 2.28m, and was a finalist at the 2012 World Junior Athletics Championships, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 World Athletics Championships, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Today we will discuss about Brandon Starc: Wife| Age| Net Worth| 2021 Olympics| Brother.
Brandon Starc: Wife| Age| Net Worth| 2021 Olympics| Brother…
Starc first rose to prominence in the senior international track and field scene when, at 21 yrs of age, he made the high jump final at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, coming a creditable twelfth (the first Australian to contest a major men’s high jump final since Tim Forsyth in 1997 at Athens). Moreover, Starc confidently produced a personal best of 2.31 m at his first attempt at that height during the qualifying phase of the competition.
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| Born | 24 November 1993 Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Parramatta Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alex Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | High jump: 2.36 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wife
Brandon Starc is a married man. He married with fellow athlete Laura Turner. There is no information about there children on social media. His wife Laura has represented Australia in athletics and won silver in the 4x 100m relay event at the 2014 Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo Japan.
Age
Brandon Starc is 27 years, old he was born on 24 November 1993. At the men’s high jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he achieved a season best of 2.29m in the qualifying stage to make the final. He entered at 2.20m in the final, clearing his second attempt, but did not progress from there.
Net Worth
Brandon Starc’s net worth or net income is estimated to be $1 million – $3 million dollars. He has made such an amount of wealth from his primary career as a high jumper.
2021 Olympics
Brandon Starc’s strong career trajectory continues after clearing 2.25m to finish fifth in the Tokyo Olympics men’s high jump.
The Australian threatened for a medal on Sunday but failed in one attempt at 2.37 and twice at 2.39, in a bid to overcome Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi. They both cleared 2.37 – but missed 2.9 – and opted to share the gold medal.
Brother
Starc is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc and brother-in-law of Australian women’s cricket wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. He is married to fellow athlete Laura Turner. He collects sports shoes and is a keen photographer.
