Adidas Grand Prix

Adidas Grand Prix

The host stadium – Icahn Stadium
Date May – June
Location New York City, United States
Event type Track and field
Official site www.diamondleague-newyork.com/Home/

The Adidas Grand Prix was an annual athletics meeting held at Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. First started in 2005 as the Reebok Grand Prix, it was previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events. It was part of the IAAF Diamond League competition through 2015. The IAAF announced on March 3, 2016, that New York would be replaced immediately by Rabat, Morocco, on the Diamond League tour.[1] Local organizers the same day said they would announce plans to carry on the meet as a street event in New York.[2]

World records

Over the course of its history, two world records have been set at the Adidas Grand Prix.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2008 100 m 9.72 (+1.7 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica
2006 5000 m 14:24.53 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia

Meeting records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.72 (+1.7 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 31 May 2008
200 m 19.58 (+1.3 m/s) Tyson Gay  United States 30 May 2009
400 m 44.19 LaShawn Merritt  United States 14 June 2014 [3]
800 m 1:41.74 David Rudisha  Kenya 9 June 2012 [4]
1000 m 2:16.94 Alex Kipchirchir  Kenya 11 June 2005
1500 m 3:33.29 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 12 June 2010
Mile 3:52.84 Alan Webb  United States 2 June 2007
3000 m 7:39.48 Gebregziabher Gebremariam  Ethiopia 11 June 2005
5000 m 13:02.90 Micah Kogo  Kenya 30 May 2009
110 m hurdles 12.92 (+1.5 m/s) Liu Xiang  China 2 June 2007
400 m hurdles 47.86 Kerron Clement  United States 12 June 2010
3000 m steeplechase 8:01.85 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 31 May 2008
Pole vault 5.85 m Renaud Lavillenie  France 12 June 2010
High jump 2.42 m Bohdan Bondarenko  Ukraine 14 June 2014 [5]
Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 14 June 2014 [5]
Long jump 8.33 m (+1.6 m/s) Jeff Henderson  United States 14 June 2014 [6]
Triple jump 17.98 m (+1.2 m/s) Teddy Tamgho  France 12 June 2010
Shot put 21.68 m Christian Cantwell  United States 3 June 2006
Discus throw 68.24 m Robert Harting  Germany 14 June 2014 [7]
Hammer throw 74.01 m Kibwe Johnson  United States 11 June 2005
Javelin throw 87.02 m Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 12 June 2010
4 × 400 m relay 3:04.72 Executive TC  United States 30 May 2009

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.91 (+0.9 m/s) Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 31 May 2008
200 m 21.98 (+1.4 m/s) Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 12 June 2010
400 m 49.86 Francena McCorory  United States 13 June 2015 [8]
800 m 1:57.48 Fantu Magiso  Ethiopia 9 June 2012 [9]
1000 m 2:37.42 Erin Donohue  United States 13 June 2015 [10]
1500 m 4:00.13 Abeba Aregawi  Sweden 14 June 2014 [11]
Mile 4:39.64 Camille Chapus  United States 9 June 2012 [12]
3000 m 8:33.57 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 11 June 2005
5000 m 14:24.53 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 3 June 2006
100 m hurdles 12.45 (+1.7 m/s) Michelle Perry  United States 11 June 2005
12.45 (+1.4 m/s) Ginnie Powell  United States 2 June 2007
400 m hurdles 54.85 Ti'erra Brown  United States 9 June 2012 [13]
3000 m steeplechase 9:18.58 Sofia Assefa  Ethiopia 14 June 2014 [14]
High jump 1.97 m Ruth Beitia  Spain 13 June 2015 [15]
Blanka Vlašić  Croatia 13 June 2015 [15]
Pole vault 4.88 m Jennifer Suhr  United States 2 June 2007
Long jump 6.92 m (-1.3 m/s) Christabel Nettey  Canada 13 June 2015 [16]
Triple jump 14.71 m (-0.9 m/s) Olga Rypakova  Kazakhstan 9 June 2012 [17]
Shot put 20.60 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 9 June 2012 [18]
Discus throw 68.48 m Sandra Perković  Croatia 25 May 2013 [19]
Hammer throw 66.73 m Britney Henry  United States 31 May 2008
Javelin throw 69.35 m Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 9 June 2012 [20]
4 × 400 m relay 3:40.85 Queens  United States 12 June 2010

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF Diamond League expands into a fourth continent: Africa". iaaf.org. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Global Athletics & Marketing to Recast adidas Grand Prix - Global Athletics & Marketing". Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "400m Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 "High Jump Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Long Jump Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Discus Throw Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "400m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "1000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "1500m Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mile Run Results". www.diamondleague-newyork.com. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results". IAAF. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  15. 1 2 "High Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  19. ↑ "Discus Throw Results". IAAF. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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