# Adelaide Invitational

The Adelaide Invitational (formerly Adelaide Track Classic) is an annual one-day outdoor track and field meeting held in Adelaide, Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour alongside other competitions including the Sydney Track Classic. The Adelaide Invitational also features as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour, first featuring in the 2022 edition as a challenger level meet (also referred to as category D).

## Editions

Adelaide Invitational editions :
| Year | Title | Venue | Date | Status |
| 1980 | Alcoa Challenge Series - Adelaide | Olympic Sports Field | 25 January 1980 | |
| 1981 | Alcoa Challenge Series - Adelaide | Olympic Sports Field | 14 December 1980 | |
| 1982 | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | |
| 1984 | | | | |
| 1985 | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | |
| 1987 | Australia Day Invitational | Olympic Sports Field | 26 January 1987 | |
| 1988 | Adelaide Games | Olympic Sports Field | 9 February 1988 | |
| 1989 | Adelaide Games | Olympic Sports Field | 1 February 1989 | |
| 1990 | Adelaide Games | Olympic Sports Field | 14 March 1990 | |
| 1991 | Sugar Games | Olympic Sports Field | 15 February 1991 | |
| 1992 | Sugar Games | Olympic Sports Field | 16 February 1992 | |
| 1993 | Sugar Games | Olympic Sports Field | 14 February 1993 | |
| 1994 | Mars Challenge | Olympic Sports Field | 11 February 1994 | |
| 1995 | Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide | Olympic Sports Field | 26 January 1995 | |
| 1996 | Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide | Olympic Sports Field | 26 January 1996 | |
| 1997 | Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide | | 1 February 1997 | |
| 1998 | Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide | Mile End Athletics Stadium | 26 January 1998 | |
| 1999 | Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide | Mile End Athletics Stadium | 26 January 1999 | |
| 2000 | Optus Grand Prix Final - Adelaide | Mile End Athletics Stadium | 8 March 2000 | |
| 2001 | not held | | | |
| 2002 | Telstra A-series - Adelaide | Santos Stadium | 23 March 2002 | |
| 2003 | Telstra A-series - Adelaide | Santos Stadium | 6 February 2003 | IAAF Areas Permit Meet |
| 2004 | not held | | | |
| 2005 | Telstra A-series - Adelaide | | 19 February 2005 | |
| 2006 | not held | | | |
| 2007 | not held | | | |
| 2008 | not held | | | |
| 2009 | not held | | | |
| 2010 | | | | |
| 2011 | | | | |
| 2012 | Adelaide Track Classic | Santos Stadium | 28 January 2012 | |
| 2013 | Adelaide Track Classic | Santos Stadium | 16 February 2013 | |
| 2014 | Adelaide Track Classic | Santos Stadium | 15 February 2014 | |
| 2015 | Adelaide Track Classic | Santos Stadium | 21 February 2015 | |
| 2016 | Adelaide Track Classic | Santos Stadium | 20 February 2016 | |
| 2017 | | | | |
| 2018 | | | | |
| 2019 | | | | |
| 2020 | | | | |
| 2021 | | | | |
| 2022 | Adelaide Invitational | SA Athletics Stadium | 12 February 2022 | Continental Tour Challenger |
| 2023 | Adelaide Invitational | SA Athletics Stadium | 11 February 2023 | Continental Tour Challenger |
| 2024 | Adelaide Invitational | SA Athletics Stadium | 10 February 2024 | Continental Tour Bronze Meeting |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Adelaide Invitational :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 metres | 10.12 (+0.9 m/s) | Rohan Browning | Australia | 12 February 2022 |
| 200 metres | 20.66 (+0.2 m/s) | Aidan Murphy | Australia | 12 February 2022 |
| 400 metres | 45.52 | Thomas Jordier | France | 10 February 2024 |
| 800 metres | 1:45.15 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 2000 |
| 1500 metres | 3:34.55 | Cameron Myers | Australia | 10 February 2024 |
| 3000 metres | 7:45.57 | Peter O'Donoghue | Australia | 1993 |
| 5000 metres | 13:23.07 | Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya | 1998 |
| 110 m hurdles | | | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.29 | Simon Hollingsworth | Australia | 1996 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.80 | Ben Buckingham | Australia | 11 February 2023 |
| High jump | | | | |
| Pole vault | 5.86 m | Dmitri Markov | Belarus | 1997 |
| Long jump | | | | |
| Triple jump | 17.18 m | Andrew Murphy | Australia | 1997 |
| Shot put | | | | |
| Discus throw | 65.93 m | Connor Bell | New Zealand | 10 February 2024 |
| Javelin throw | | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.94 | | Australia | 1995 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:06.79 | | Australia | 1996 |

### Women

Men's meeting records of the Adelaide Invitational :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 metres | 11.20 | Gloria Kemasuode | Nigeria | 2003 |
| 200 metres | 22.73 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 1993 |
| 400 metres | | | | |
| 800 metres | 2:00.81 | Abbey Caldwell | Australia | 10 February 2024 |
| 1500 metres | 4:04.45 | Claudia Hollingsworth | Australia | 10 February 2024 |
| 3000 metres | | | | |
| 5000 metres | 15:13.35 | Isobel Batt-Doyle | Australia | 12 February 2022 |
| 100 m hurdles | | | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | | | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:42.71 | Cara Feain-Ryan | Australia | 10 February 2024 |
| High jump | | | | |
| Pole vault | 4.61 m | Alana Boyd | Australia | 2012 |
| Long jump | 6.67 m | Nicole Boegman | Australia | 1998 |
| Triple jump | 14.42 m | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | 2000 |
| Shot put | 16.50 m | Ana Po'uhila | Tonga | 2005 |
| Javelin throw | 66.12 m | Kim Mickle | Australia | 2014 |
| Discus throw | 65.20 m | Dani Samuels | Australia | 2015 |
| Hammer throw | 71.12 m | Bronwyn Eagles | Australia | 2003 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.14 | | Australia | 1991 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:39.72 | | Australia | 1995 |