In 2015, the foremost athletics event was the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. The two other major global level competitions in 2015 are the World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Relays.
Quick Facts Major world events, New competitions ...
Close
The 2015 season marked the introduction of athletics at the European Games. However, this will not be a major continental event for athletics in the style of the Asian Games, as only the lower tier of the European Team Championships will be contested at the games. Major outdoor continental events will be held for the Americas (Pan American Games), Africa (All-Africa Games), Asia (2015 Asian Athletics Championships) and Oceania (Oceania Athletics Championships).[1]
The Asian Youth Athletics Championships will be inaugurated this year.
Indoor
More information Event, Athlete ...
Close
Outdoor
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event |
Athlete |
Nation |
Result |
Location |
Date |
Men's decathlon |
Ashton Eaton |
United States |
9045 pts |
Beijing, China |
29 August |
Men's 20 km walk |
Yusuke Suzuki |
Japan |
1:16:36 |
Nomi, Japan |
15 March |
Men's 4 × 110 m hurdles relay |
Jason Richardson Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver |
United States |
52.94[Note 3] |
Des Moines, United States |
25 April |
Men's Distance medley relay |
Kyle Merber Brycen Spratling Brandon Johnson Ben Blankenship |
United States |
9:15.50 |
Nassau, Bahamas |
3 May |
Women's 1500 metres |
Genzebe Dibaba |
Ethiopia |
3:50.07 |
Fontvieille, Monaco |
17 July |
Women's 15K run |
Florence Jebet Kiplagat |
Kenya |
46:14+ |
Barcelona, Spain |
15 February |
Women's 20K run |
Florence Jebet Kiplagat |
Kenya |
1:01:54+ |
Barcelona, Spain |
15 February |
Women's half marathon |
Florence Jebet Kiplagat |
Kenya |
1:05:09 |
Barcelona, Spain |
15 February |
Women's 2000 m steeplechase |
Virginia Nyambura |
Kenya |
6:02.16[Note 4] |
Berlin, Germany |
6 September |
Women's Distance medley relay |
Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajeé Wilson Shannon Rowbury |
United States |
10:36.50 |
Nassau, Bahamas |
2 May |
Women's hammer throw |
Anita Włodarczyk |
Poland |
81.08 m |
Władysławowo, Poland |
1 August |
Women's 20 km walk |
Liu Hong |
China |
1:24:38 |
A Coruña, Spain |
6 June |
Close
More information Event, Men ...
Close
Men
More information Award, Winner ...
Close
Women
More information Award, Winner ...
Close
World athletics championships
- March 28: 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang
- Ethiopia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 2 & 3: 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau
- Men's 4 × 100 m Relay winners: United States (Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey)
- Men's 4 × 200 m Relay winners: Jamaica (Nickel Ashmeade, Rasheed Dwyer, Jason Livermore, Warren Weir)
- Men's 4 × 400 m Relay winners: United States (David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt)
- Men's 4 × 800 m Relay winners: United States (Duane Solomon, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom, Robby Andrews)
- Men's Distance Medley Relay winners: United States (Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, Brandon Johnson, Ben Blankenship) (World Record)
- Women's 4 × 100 m Relay winners: Jamaica (Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell-Brown)
- Women's 4 × 200 m Relay winners: Nigeria (Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan, Christy Udoh)
- Women's 4 × 400 m Relay winners: United States (Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory)
- Women's 4 × 800 m Relay winners: United States (Chanelle Price, Maggie Vessey, Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Alysia Montaño)
- Women's Distance Medley Relay winners: United States (Treniere Moser, Sanya Richards-Ross, Ajee' Wilson, Shannon Rowbury) (World Record)
- July 15–19: 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Cali[5]
- The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 6–18: 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lyon
- August 22–30: 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
- October 22–31: 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha[6]
- Note: The 2015 IPC marathon events was hosted in London, in conjunction with the 2015 London Marathon, on April 26.
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Regional athletics championships
- January 3 – December 31: 2015 IAAF Label Road Races Calendar[21]
IAAF Cross Country Permit
- November 16, 2014 – March 14, 2015: 2015 IAAF Cross Country Permit Schedule[103]
IAAF Race Walking Challenge
- February 22 – August 30: 2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Schedule[121]
- May 8 – September 20: 2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge Schedule[129]
- May 8 – 10: Oceania Combined Events Championships in Cairns[130]
- Men's Decathlon winner: Brent Newdick (7,140 points)
- Women's Heptathlon winner: Sarah Wood (5,052 points)
- May 15 & 16: Multistars – Trofeo Zerneri Acciai in Florence[131]
- Men's Decathlon winner: Pawel Wiesiolek (7,863 points)
- Women's Heptathlon winner: Sofia Yfantidou (5,900 points)
- May 30 & 31: Hypo-Meeting in Götzis[132]
- June 12 & 13: TNT – Fortuna Meeting in Kladno[133]
- Men's Decathlon winner: Marek Lukas (7,892 points)
- Women's Heptathlon winner: Hanna Kasyanova (6,277 points)
- June 19 & 20: Combined Events Capital Cup in Ottawa[134]
- June 25–28: 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon
- Men's Decathlon winner: Trey Hardee (8,725 points)
- Women's Heptathlon winner: Barbara Nwaba (6,500 points)
- June 27 & 28: Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen in Germany[135]
- Men's Decathlon winner: Michael Schrader (8,419 points)
- Women's Heptathlon winner: Anouk Vetter (6,387 points)
- July 4 & 5: European Combined Events Cup Super League in Aubagne[136]
- July 4 & 5: European Combined Events Cup First League and Second League in Inowrocław[137][138]
- First League Men's Decathlon winner: Martin Roe (7,875 points)
- First League Women's Heptathlon winner: Karolina Tymińska (6,174 points)
- Second League Men's Decathlon winner: Joli Koivu (7,462 points)
- Second League Women's Heptathlon winner: Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (6,470 points)
- July 8–12: Part of the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju
- July 18–26: Part of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto
- August 22–30: Part of the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
- September 19 & 20: Décastar in Talence (final)[141]
IAAF World Challenge
- March 21 – September 13: 2015 IAAF World Challenge Schedule[142]
- March 21: Melbourne Track Classic in Australia[143]
- Host nation, Australia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 9: Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston[144]
- The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 10: Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki[145]
- Host nation, Japan, the United States, and Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- May 20: IAAF World Challenge Beijing in China[146]
- Host nation, China, and the United States won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- May 23: Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar in Senegal[147]
- Cuba, Nigeria and the United States won 2 gold medals each. Nigeria, the United States, South Africa, and Ukraine won 4 overall medals each.
- May 24: Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo[148]
- Host nation, the Netherlands, and Poland won 3 gold medals each. Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
- May 26: Golden Spike Ostrava in the Czech Republic[149]
- Poland won the gold medal tally. Host nation, the Czech Republic, and Poland won 7 overall medals each.
- June 14: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Morocco[150]
- France won the gold medal tally. Kenya won the overall medal tally.
- July 11: Meeting de Atletismo Madrid in Spain[151]
- Ethiopia and the United States won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- September 6: ISTAF Berlin in Germany[152]
- Germany, Kenya, Poland, and the United States won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- September 8: Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb[153]
- The United States won the gold medal tally. The United States, Germany, and Jamaica won 5 overall medals each.
- September 13: Rieti Meeting in Italy (final)[154]
- Jamaica won the gold medal tally. Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
- March 21 – September 13: 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar[155]
- March 21: Part of the Melbourne Track Classic in Australia[156]
- Winner: Matthew Denny
- May 10: Part of the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki[157]
- May 20: Part of the IAAF World Challenge Beijing in China[158]
- May 23: Part of the IAAF World Challenge Dakar in Senegal[159]
- Winner: Gwen Berry
- May 26: Part of the Golden Spike Ostrava in the Czech Republic
- June 14: Part of the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Morocco
- Winner: Paweł Fajdek[162]
- June 25: Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku
- Winner: Paweł Fajdek[163]
- July 7: István Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár
- Winner: Paweł Fajdek[164]
- July 18: Brothers Znamensky Memorial in Moscow[165]
- July 22: Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden[166]
- Winner: Dilshod Nazarov
- August 9: Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin[167]
- Men's winner: Paweł Fajdek
- Women's winner: Anita Włodarczyk
- August 22–30: Part of the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
- Men's winner: Paweł Fajdek[168]
- Women's winner: Anita Włodarczyk[169]
- September 6: Part of the ISTAF Berlin in Germany[170]
- September 13: Part of the Rieti Meeting in Italy (final)[171]
- Winner: Paweł Fajdek
IPC Athletics Grand Prix
- February 22 – July 26: 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix[172]
- February 22 – 25: 7th Fazaa International Athletics Competition in Dubai
- For results, click here. After that, go to Meeting Dubai section and click the results day 1 to results day 4.
- March 6–8: 2015 Queensland State Championships in Brisbane
- March 23–25: 9th Tunis International Meeting in Tunis
- For Day 1 results, click here.
- For Day 2 results, click here.
- For Day 3 results, click here.
- Host nation, Tunisia, and Algeria won 28 gold medals each. Algeria won the overall medal tally.[173]
- April 18 – 20: 3rd China Open Athletics Championships in Beijing
- May 13 – 17: 2015 Desert Challenge Games in Mesa, Arizona[174]
- May 29 – 31: 2015 ParAthletics in Nottwil
- June 12–14: 2015 Italian Open Championships in Grosseto
- June 19–21: 2015 Berlin Open in Germany[175]
- For complete results, click here.
- For day to day results, click here.
- July 26: 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final in London[176]
Notes
The 2 mile run is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance
The indoor discus throw is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance
The shuttle hurdle relay is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance
The 2000 m steeplechase is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance