British Grand Prix (athletics)

British Grand Prix

The host stadium – Alexander Stadium
Date July
Location Birmingham, England
Event type Track and field
Official site British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix is an annual athletics meeting. It is part of the IAAF Diamond League series of track and field meets and it is sponsored by Aviva. It was held at the Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead until the 2010 edition, when it moved Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

History

From 2003 to 2009 IAAF classified the British Grand Prix among IAAF Grand Prix meetings. Asafa Powell equalled the 100 metres world record at the meeting in 2006.[1]

World records

Over the course of its history, one world record has been set at the British Grand Prix.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2006 100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica

Meeting records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica 11 June 2006
200 m 19.94 Michael Johnson  United States 15 September 1991
300 m 31.56 Douglas Walker  Great Britain 19 July 1998
400 m 44.49 Iwan Thomas  United Kingdom 29 June 1997
600 m 1:13.71 David Rudisha  Kenya 24 August 2014 [2]
800 m 1:43.93 Mark Everett  United States 15 September 1991
1500 m 3:30.82 Ali Saïdi-Sief  Algeria 27 August 2000
Mile 3:51.89 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 24 August 2014 [3]
Two miles 8:07.85 Mo Farah  Great Britain 24 August 2014 [4]
5000 m 13:00.20 Vincent Chepkok  Kenya 10 July 2010
110 m hurdles 12.95 (-0.9 m/s) Aries Merritt  United States 26 August 2012 [5]
400 m hurdles 47.67 Kevin Young  United States 14 August 1992
3000 m steeplechase 8:07.80 Jairus Kipchoge Birech  Kenya 24 August 2014 [6]
High jump 2.38 m Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 24 August 2014 [7]
Bohdan Bondarenko  Ukraine 24 August 2014 [7]
Long jump 8.45 m Miguel Pate  United States 21 August 2005
Triple jump 17.74 m Christian Olsson  Sweden 13 July 2003
Shot put 22.45 m Christian Cantwell  United States 11 June 2006
Discus throw 69.83 m Piotr Małachowski  Poland 10 July 2010
Javelin throw 95.66 m Jan Železný  Czech Republic 29 August 1993

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref Video
100 m 10.81 (+0.7 m/s) Carmelita Jeter  United States 26 August 2012 [8]
200 m 22.25 Sanya Richards  United States 11 June 2006
400 m 49.77 Sanya Richards  United States 21 August 2005
800 m 1:57.22 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 11 June 2006
1500 m 3:58.07 Kelly Holmes  United Kingdom 29 June 1997
3000 m 8:33.00 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 27 August 2000
Two miles 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 24 August 2014 [9]
100 m hurdles 12.48 (+0.7 m/s) Sally Pearson  Australia 10 July 2011 [10]
400 m hurdles 53.78 Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica 26 August 2012 [11]
3000 m steeplechase 9:17.43 Milcah Chemos  Kenya 30 June 2013 [12]
High jump 2.03 m Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden 21 August 2005
Pole vault 4.87 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 27 June 2004
Long jump 6.95 m Tatyana Lebedeva  Russia 11 June 2006
Triple jump 14.94 m Ashia Hansen  Great Britain 29 June 1997
Shot put 20.57 m Nadzeya Astapchuk  Belarus 10 July 2010
Discus throw 69.23 m Sandra Perkovic  Croatia 7 June 2015 [13]
Javelin throw 66.08 m Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 26 August 2012 [14]

References

  1. ↑ Powell equals 100m world record. BBC Sport (2006-06-11). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
  2. ↑ "600m Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mile Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "110m Hurdles – Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 "High Jump Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "100m Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "100m Hurdles Women – Final: Results" (PDF). Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "400m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Matt Brown (30 June 2013). "Farah delivers as other favourites falter in Birmingham – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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