A second Diamond League win in a week for Kurtis Marschall and a long time Australian record broken by Ky Robinson in the 5000m were just some of the highlights for the Australians at the Oslo Diamond League meet overnight.
Cameron Myers’ (ACT, Dick Telford) impressive season continued, with a podium finish in the Dream Mile, finishing third with a time of 3:48.35.
The time of 12:50.82 for Robinson (QLD, Dathan Ritzenhein) beat the long-standing record of 12:55.76 by Victorian Craig Mottrom, which was set back in London in 2004.
“I am willing to use this as a stepping stone and use this as a reflection to get better and refine what I need to refine,” he told The Call Room podcast after the race.
“I feel like I’m doing the right things and the results are showing.”
Marschall (WA, Declan Carrathurs) cleared 5.82m to win the men’s pole vault, his second win in a row after beating world record holder Mondo Duplantis a few days ago in Stockholm.
Duplantis wasn’t in Oslo as he prepares for his upcoming wedding.
“I always wanted to come and compete in Oslo, I used to watch it on TV when I was young, Marschall said.
“I’ve been here twice and to come away with the win I couldn’t be happier, I’m over the moon,”
“I sat down with my coach and we studied how I jumped last time here.
“I jumped 5.71 last year for third, this time I jumped 5.82 for first.
“So it’s an improvement on last year, so if we can just continue to build on every year, every competition, that’s all you can ask for.”
It was an impressive run for the Australians in the women’s 3000ms.
Linden Hall (VIC, Ned Brophy) led for much of the race before coming fifth with a time of 8.28.06.
Both Rose Davies (NSW, Scott Westcott), who finished 8th with a time of 8:29.63, and Lauren Ryan (VIC ), who finished 10th with a time 8:33.66, both ran a personal best in the race.
“I’m happy with today’s effort,” Davies said after running the PB.
“I just wanted to have a smooth race and finish strong, and I feel like I did that.
“My goal was to run under 8:30, so I’m happy I was able to crack it.
“I’m excited to see what the rest of the season has in store.”
In the first race for the Australians in Oslo earlier in the night, Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi) continued his impressive season, running a season’s best 1:43.64 to come fifth in the 800m.
It was a stacked field in the race, with American teenage sensation Cooper Lutkenhaus taking out another win with the 14th fastest time in history with a time of 1:42.08.
“I felt pretty good today, I’m really disappointed in that performance, but we are still learning,” he said after the race.
In his debut official Diamond League race, Gout Gout (QLD, Diane Sheppard) finished 6th in the 200m with a time of 20.60.
“There is definitely a lot more room for improvement, but I’m happy to be here,” he said.
“I will go back to the work shop and work.
“It’s a great atmosphere here, Oslo is amazing.”
The race was won by Botswanan Letsile Tebogo, who ran a season best of 19.84.
By Luke Dennehy, Australian Athletics
Posted 11/6/2026
