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Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.
Athletissima | |
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Date | June – September |
Location | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | GW[1] |
Established | 8 July 1977 |
Official site | Diamond League – Lausanne |
The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin.[2] In 1986 the event was moved to the Stade olympique de la Pontaise.[2]
The UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982.[3] Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.[4]
Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on July 6, 1947,[5] and July 13, 1957.[6] The latter was also known as "American Meeting",[7] similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich.
Ed. | Meeting | Series | Date | Ref. |
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1st | 1977 Athletissima | 8 Jul 1977 | [2] | |
2nd | 1978 Athletissima | 13 Jul 1978 | [8] | |
3rd | 1979 Athletissima | 18 Jul 1979 | [9] | |
4th | 1980 Athletissima | 15 Aug 1980 | [10] | |
5th | 1981 Athletissima | 14 Jul 1981 | [11] | |
6th | 1982 Athletissima | 14 Jul 1982 | [12] | |
7th | 1983 Athletissima | 30 Jun 1983 | [13] | |
8th | 1984 Athletissima | 10 Jul 1984 | [14] | |
9th | 1985 Athletissima | 10 Jul 1985 | [15] | |
10th | 1986 Athletissima | 2 Sep 1986 | [16] | |
11th | 1987 Athletissima | 15 Sep 1987 | [17] | |
12th | 1988 Athletissima | 1988 IAAF Grand Prix[2] | 24 Jun 1988 | [18] |
13th | 1989 Athletissima | 1989 IAAF Grand Prix | 27 Jun 1989 | [19] |
14th | 1990 Athletissima | 1990 IAAF Grand Prix | 12 Jul 1990 | [20] |
15th | 1991 Athletissima | 1991 IAAF Grand Prix | 10 Jul 1991 | [21] |
16th | 1992 Athletissima | 1992 IAAF Grand Prix | 8 Jul 1992 | [22] |
17th | 1993 Athletissima | 1993 IAAF Grand Prix | 7 Jul 1993 | [2] |
18th | 1994 Athletissima | 1994 IAAF Grand Prix | 6 Jul 1994 | [23] |
19th | 1995 Athletissima | 1995 IAAF Grand Prix | 5 Jul 1995 | [2] |
20th | 1996 Athletissima | 1996 IAAF Grand Prix | 3 Jul 1996 | [24] |
21st | 1997 Athletissima | 1997 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 1997 | [25] |
22nd | 1998 Athletissima | 1998 IAAF Grand Prix | 25 Aug 1998 | [26] |
23rd | 1999 Athletissima | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 1999 | [27] |
24th | 2000 Athletissima | 2000 IAAF Grand Prix | 5 Jul 2000 | [28] |
25th | 2001 Athletissima | 2001 IAAF Grand Prix | 4 Jul 2001 | [29] |
26th | 2002 Athletissima | 2002 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 2002 | [30] |
27th | 2003 Athletissima | 2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 1 Jul 2003 | [31] |
28th | 2004 Athletissima | 2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 6 Jul 2004 | [32] |
29th | 2005 Athletissima | 2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 5 Jul 2005 | [33] |
30th | 2006 Athletissima | 2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 11 Jul 2006 | [34] |
31st | 2007 Athletissima | 2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 10 Jul 2007 | [35] |
32nd | 2008 Athletissima | 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 2 Sep 2008 | [36] |
33rd | 2009 Athletissima | 2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 7 Jul 2009 | [37] |
34th | 2010 Athletissima | 2010 Diamond League | 8 Jul 2010 | [38] |
35th | 2011 Athletissima | 2011 Diamond League | 30 Jun 2011 | [39] |
36th | 2012 Athletissima | 2012 Diamond League | 23 Aug 2012 | [40] |
37th | 2013 Athletissima | 2013 Diamond League | 4 Jul 2013 | [41] |
38th | 2014 Athletissima | 2014 Diamond League | 3 Jul 2014 | [42] |
39th | 2015 Athletissima | 2015 Diamond League | 9 Jul 2015 | [43] |
40th | 2016 Athletissima | 2016 Diamond League | 25 Aug 2016 | [44] |
41st | 2017 Athletissima | 2017 Diamond League | 6 Jul 2017 | [45] |
42nd | 2018 Athletissima | 2018 Diamond League | 4–5 Jul 2018 | [46][47] |
43rd | 2019 Athletissima | 2019 Diamond League | 4–5 Jul 2019 | [48] |
44th | 2020 Athletissima | 2020 Diamond League | 2 Sep 2020 | [49] |
45th | 2021 Athletissima | 2021 Diamond League | 25–26 Aug 2021 | [50] |
46th | 2022 Athletissima | 2022 Diamond League | 25–26 Aug 2022 | [51] |
47th | 2023 Athletissima | 2023 Diamond League | 29–30 Jun 2023 | [52] |
48th | 2024 Athletissima | 2024 Diamond League | 21–22 Aug 2024 | [53] |
Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima.
Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
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1994 | 100 m | 9.85 (+1.2 m/s) | Leroy Burrell | United States |
2005 | Pole vault | 4.93 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
2006 | 110 m hurdles | 12.88 (+1.1 m/s) | Liu Xiang | China |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 9.69 (−0.1 m/s) DLR | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 23 August 2012 | 2012 | [54] |
200 m | 19.50 (−0.1 m/s) | Noah Lyles | United States | 5 July 2019 | 2019 | [55] |
400 m | 43.62 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 6 July 2017 | 2017 | [56] |
800 m | 1:41.11 DLR | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [57] |
1000 m | 2:13.49 DLR | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 25 August 2016 | 2016 | [58] |
1500 m | 3:27.83 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [59] |
3000 m | 7:30.62 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 2 July 1999 | 1999 | |
5000 m | 12:40.45 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 30 June 2023 | 2023 | [60] |
110 m hurdles | 12.88 (+1.1 m/s) | Liu Xiang | China | 11 July 2006 | 2006 | |
400 m hurdles | 47.14 | Edwin Moses | United States | 14 July 1981 | 1981 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:01.62 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Kenya | 8 July 2010 | 2010 | |
High jump | 2.41 m | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine | 4 July 2013 | 2013 | [61] |
Pole vault | 6.15 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 21 August 2024 | 2024 | [62] |
Long jump | 8.56 m | Iván Pedroso | Cuba | 5 July 1995 | 1995 | |
Triple jump | 18.06 m | Christian Taylor | United States | 9 July 2015 | 2015 | [63] |
Shot put | 22.81 m | Ryan Crouser | United States | 26 August 2021 | 2021 | [64] |
Discus throw | 70.53 m | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 5 July 2005 | 2005 | |
Javelin throw | 90.72 m (old design) | Jan Železný | Czechoslovakia | 10 July 1991 | 1991 | |
90.61 m (current design) | Anderson Peters | Grenada | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [65] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref. |
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100 m | 10.60 (+1.7 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 26 August 2021 | 2021 | [66] |
200 m | 22.07 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 5 July 1995 | 1995 | |
400 m | 49.17 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 5 July 2019 | 2019 | [67] |
800 m | 1:56.25 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2 July 2002 | 2002 | |
1500 m | 3:57.34 | Shelby Houlihan | United States | 5 July 2018 | 2018 | [68] |
Mile | 4:16.05 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 | [69] |
3000 m | 8:21.50 | Diribe Welteji | Ethiopia | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [70] |
100 m hurdles | 12.34 (−0.9 m/s) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico | 26 August 2022 | 2022 | [71] |
400 m hurdles | 52.25 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [72] |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:05.98 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 30 June 2023 | 2023 | [73] |
High jump | 2.06 m | Mariya Lasitskene | Russia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 | [74] |
Pole vault | 4.93 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 5 July 2005 | 2005 | |
Long jump | 7.48 m (+0.4 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 8 July 1992 | 1992 | |
Triple jump | 15.52 m (+0.6 m/s) DLR | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | 26 August 2021 | 2021 | [75] |
Shot put | 20.95 m | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 23 August 2012 | 2012 | [76] |
Discus throw | 68.96 m | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 4 July 2013 | 2013 | [77] |
Javelin throw | 68.43 m | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 | [78] |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.03 | Dina Asher-Smith Desiree Henry Bianca Williams Amy Hunt |
Great Britain | 22 August 2024 | 2024 | [79] |
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