2022 Golden Gala

The 2022 Golden Gala was the 42nd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Rome, Italy. Held on 9 June at the Stadio Olimpico, it was the fifth leg of the 2022 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.

2022 Golden Gala
Dates	9 June
Host city	Rome, Italy
Venue	Stadio Olimpico
Level	2022 Diamond League
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The meeting was highlighted by Shericka Jackson upsetting Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the 200 m, and Nicholas Kimeli's 5000 metres win in a rare sub-12:50 time.^[1][2]

Results

Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the Diamond League finals in Zürich. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.^[3]

Diamond Discipline

Men's 100m (−0.2 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Points Fred Kerley  United States 9.92 8 Kyree King  United States 10.14 7 Cravont Charleston  United States 10.17 6 4 Nigel Ellis  Jamaica 10.17 5 5 Emile Erasmus  South Africa 10.22 4 6 Chituru Ali  Italy 10.25 3 7 Mike Rodgers  United States 10.29 2 8 Isiah Young  United States 10.35 1 9 Lucas Ansah-Peprah  Germany 10.39

Men's 400m Place Athlete Country Time Points Kirani James  Grenada 44.54 8 Vernon Norwood  United States 44.81 7 Michael Cherry  United States 45.24 6 4 Lidio Andrés Feliz  Dominican Republic 45.46 5 5 Christopher Taylor  Jamaica 45.47 4 6 Liemarvin Bonevacia  Netherlands 45.79 3 7 Edoardo Scotti  Italy 45.89 2 8 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 45.90 1 9 Ricky Petrucciani  Switzerland 46.16

Men's 5000m Place Athlete Country Time Points Nicholas Kimeli  Kenya 12:46.33 8 Jacob Krop  Kenya 12:46.79 7 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 12:52.10 6 4 Selemon Barega  Ethiopia 12:54.87 5 5 Mohammed Ahmed  Canada 12:55.84 4 6 Telahun Haile Bekele  Ethiopia 12:57.18 3 7 Muktar Edris  Ethiopia 12:58.63 2 8 Thierry Ndikumwenayo  Burundi 12:59.39 1 9 Levy Kibet [es]  Kenya 13:01.32 10 Milkesa Mengesha  Ethiopia 13:02.42 11 Yemaneberhan Crippa  Italy 13:04.95 12 Jonas Raess  Switzerland 13:35.29 13 Pietro Riva  Italy 13:51.94 14 Ossama Meslek  Italy 13:54.57 Jack Rayner  Australia DNF Paul Robinson  Ireland DNF

Men's 3000mSC Place Athlete Country Time Points Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia 7:59.23 8 Abraham Kibiwot  Kenya 8:06.73 7 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia 8:06.74 6 4 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya 8:08.76 5 5 Amos Serem  Kenya 8:09.93 4 6 Ahmed Abdelwahed  Italy 8:10.29 3 7 Osama Zoghlami  Italy 8:11.00 2 8 Hillary Bor  United States 8:12.19 1 9 Leonard Bett  Kenya 8:12.34 10 Daniel Arce  Spain 8:14.31 11 Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui  Tunisia 8:16.38 12 Ala Zoghlami  Italy 8:24.04 13 Yemane Haileselassie  Eritrea 8:26.17 14 Abrham Sime  Ethiopia 8:28.62 15 Louis Gilavert  France 8:34.12 Lawrence Kemboi  Kenya DNF Wilberforce Chemiat Kones [d]  Kenya DNF

Men's High Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Points JuVaughn Harrison  United States 2.27 m 8 Norbert Kobielski  Poland 2.27 m 7 Gianmarco Tamberi  Italy 2.24 m 6 4 Brandon Starc  Australia 2.24 m 5 5 Andriy Protsenko  Ukraine 2.24 m 4 6 Marco Fassinotti  Italy 2.20 m 3 7 Yonathan Kapitolnik  Israel 2.20 m 2 8 Django Lovett  Canada 2.15 m 1 9 Loïc Gasch  Switzerland 2.15 m

Men's Shot Put Place Athlete Country Mark Points Joe Kovacs  United States 21.85 m 8 Filip Mihaljević  Croatia 21.18 m 7 Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 21.18 m 6 4 Darlan Romani  Brazil 21.15 m 5 5 Armin Sinančević  Serbia 20.96 m 4 6 Nick Ponzio  Italy 20.59 m 3 7 Michał Haratyk  Poland 20.23 m 2 8 David Storl  Germany 20.10 m 1 9 Leonardo Fabbri  Italy 19.95 m

Men's Discus Throw Place Athlete Country Mark Points Kristjan Čeh  Slovenia 70.72 m 8 Lukas Weißhaidinger  Austria 68.30 m 7 Daniel Ståhl  Sweden 65.87 m 6 4 Andrius Gudžius  Lithuania 65.82 m 5 5 Lawrence Okoye  Great Britain 64.72 m 4 6 Sam Mattis  United States 63.93 m 3 7 Simon Pettersson  Sweden 63.73 m 2 8 Matthew Denny  Australia 63.53 m 1 9 Giovanni Faloci  Italy 55.80 m

Women's 200m (+1.3 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Points Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 21.91 8 Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica 22.25 7 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 22.27 6 4 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 22.48 5 5 Marie-Josée Ta Lou  Ivory Coast 22.77 4 6 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 22.80 3 7 Allyson Felix  United States 22.97 2 8 Dalia Kaddari  Italy 23.29 1 9 Beth Dobbin  Great Britain 23.36

Women's 800m Place Athlete Country Time Points Athing Mu  United States 1:57.01 8 Rénelle Lamote  France 1:58.48 7 Elena Bellò  Italy 1:58.97 6 4 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1:59.26 5 5 Freweyni Hailu  Ethiopia 1:59.39 4 6 Natoya Goule  Jamaica 1:59.54 3 7 Catriona Bisset  Australia 1:59.73 2 8 Lindsey Butterworth  Canada 1:59.93 1 9 Jemma Reekie  Great Britain 2:00.28 10 Halimah Nakaayi  Uganda 2:01.15 11 Rose Mary Almanza  Cuba 2:02.40 Aneta Lemiesz  Poland DNF

Women's 1500m Place Athlete Country Time Points Hirut Meshesha  Ethiopia 4:03.79 8 Axumawit Embaye  Ethiopia 4:04.53 7 Laura Muir  Great Britain 4:04.93 6 4 Ciara Mageean  Ireland 4:05.44 5 5 Cory McGee  United States 4:05.69 4 6 Gaia Sabbatini  Italy 4:05.82 3 7 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway 4:05.83 2 8 Federica Del Buono  Italy 4:06.16 1 9 Winnie Nanyondo  Uganda 4:06.17 10 Helen Schlachtenhaufen  United States 4:06.94 11 Hanna Klein  Germany 4:07.21 12 Habitam Alemu  Ethiopia 4:07.43 13 Ludovica Cavalli  Italy 4:08.39 14 Marta Pérez  Spain 4:08.72 Ellie Sanford  Australia DNF

Women's 100mH (+0.1 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Points Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  Puerto Rico 12.37 8 Britany Anderson  Jamaica 12.50 7 Nia Ali  United States 12.71 6 4 Pia Skrzyszowska  Poland 12.74 5 5 Danielle Williams  Jamaica 12.90 4 6 Nadine Visser  Netherlands 12.98 3 7 Megan Tapper  Jamaica 13.08 2 8 Luminosa Bogliolo  Italy 13.10 1 9 Elisa Di Lazzaro  Italy 13.10

Women's 400mH Place Athlete Country Time Points Femke Bol  Netherlands 53.02 8 Janieve Russell  Jamaica 54.18 7 Anna Ryzhykova  Ukraine 54.50 6 4 Lina Nielsen  Great Britain 54.73 5 5 Rushell Clayton  Jamaica 54.80 4 6 Ayomide Folorunso  Italy 54.84 3 7 Viktoriya Tkachuk  Ukraine 55.37 2 8 Linda Olivieri  Italy 56.25 1 9 Yasmin Giger  Switzerland 56.52

Women's Pole Vault Place Athlete Country Mark Points Sandi Morris  United States 4.81 m 8 Holly Bradshaw  Great Britain 4.60 m 7 Roberta Bruni  Italy 4.60 m 6 4 Tina Šutej  Slovenia 4.60 m 5 5 Katie Moon  United States 4.60 m 4 6 Katerina Stefanidi  Greece 4.50 m 3 7 Robeilys Peinado  Venezuela 4.40 m 2 8 Elisa Molinarolo  Italy 4.40 m 1 Angelica Moser  Switzerland NM

Women's Long Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Points Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk  Ukraine 6.85 m (+1.6 m/s) 8 Malaika Mihambo  Germany 6.79 m (−0.3 m/s) 7 Quanesha Burks  United States 6.77 m (−0.5 m/s) 6 4 Milica Gardašević  Serbia 6.71 m (±0.0 m/s) 5 5 Christabel Nettey  Canada 6.69 m (+0.1 m/s) 4 6 Khaddi Sagnia  Sweden 6.66 m (−0.3 m/s) 3 7 Jazmin Sawyers  Great Britain 6.61 m (−0.2 m/s) 2 8 Larissa Iapichino  Italy 6.55 m (−0.2 m/s) 1 9 Chantel Malone  British Virgin Islands 6.29 m (−0.6 m/s)

Promotional Events

Men's 200m (−0.1 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Kenny Bednarek  United States 20.01 Luxolo Adams  South Africa 20.33 Filippo Tortu  Italy 20.40 4 Fausto Desalu  Italy 20.59 5 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  Great Britain 20.59 6 Owen Ansah  Germany 20.72 7 Joshua Hartmann  Germany 20.78 8 Lorenzo Patta  Italy 20.91 9 Taymir Burnet  Netherlands 21.26

Men's 3000m Race Walk Place Athlete Country Time Francesco Fortunato  Italy 10:57.77 Gianluca Picchiottino  Italy 10:59.91 Massimo Stano  Italy 11:06.15 4 Diego García  Spain 11:08.01 5 Davide Finocchietti  Italy 11:12.84 6 Michele Antonelli  Italy 11:14.49 7 Andrea Agrusti  Italy 11:29.19 8 Riccardo Orsoni [es; it]  Italy 11:40.57 9 Diego Giampaolo  Italy 11:45.20 10 Jonathan Hilbert  Germany 11:56.51

National Events

Men's 100m (+0.4 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Gaetano Barone  Italy 11.10

Women's 100m (−0.3 m/s) Place Athlete Country Time Serena Caravelli  Italy 12.74 Rosa Iovine  Italy 12.88 Tanya Piergallini  Italy 13.12

See also

• 2022 Diamond League