Josef Odložil Memorial

Josef Odložil Memorial

The host stadium
Date May
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Event type Track and field
Established 1994
Official site Josef Odložil Memorial

The Josef Odložil Memorial (Czech: Memoriál Josefa Odložila) is an annual track and field meeting which takes place in June at the Stadion Juliska (until 2001 at the Stadion Evžena Rošického) in Prague, Czech Republic.

The competition was first held in 1994 as a race over 2000 m in memory of the late Czech middle-distance runner Josef Odložil – a silver medallist over 1500 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics, who died in 1993. The programme expanded to a wider selection of track and field events the following year. The meet grew in stature, attracting a number of top-class international competitors, and by 2004 it had gained IAAF Grand Prix status and was broadcast on television by Eurosport.[1] In 2011, it was selected as a "Outdoor Premium Meeting" by the European Athletics Association.[2]

An memorial race over 1500 m is now held in honour of Odložil features among the list of events at the meeting.[3]

Contents

Meet records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.10 Jon Drummond  United States 29 June 2003
200 m 20.37 Clement Campbell  Jamaica 13 June 2007
400 m 45.26 Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi  Saudi Arabia 18 June 2001
800 m 1:44.46 Robert Chirchir  Kenya 12 June 1996
1500 m 3:34.77 Paul Korir  Kenya 29 June 2003
2000 m 4:57.72 Daniel Komen  Kenya 14 June 1999
10000 m 26:57.27 Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia 27 June 2005
110 m hurdles 13.21 Dexter Faulk  United States 8 June 2009
400 m hurdles 48.62 David Greene  United Kingdom 8 June 2009
3000 m steeplechase 8:14.32 Collins Kosgei  Kenya 13 June 2007
High jump 2.31 m Jaroslav Bába  Czech Republic 13 June 2011 [4]
Pole vault 5.76 m Adam Ptáček  Czech Republic 17 June 2002
Long jump 8.60 m Iván Pedroso  Cuba 10 June 1997
Triple jump 17.21 m Yoandri Betanzos  Cuba 17 June 2002
Shot put 21.26 m Manuel Martínez  Spain 17 June 2002
Discus throw 63.38 m Vaclavas Kidykas  Lithuania 12 June 1996
Hammer throw 84.86 m Koji Murofushi  Japan 29 June 2003
Javelin throw 90.56 m Jan Železný  Czech Republic 5 June 2000
4x100m relay 39.27 Czech Team A
Jan Veleba
Jiří Vojtík
Vojtěch Šulc
Lukáš Milo		  Czech Republic 13 June 2011 [5]

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.35 Vida Anim  Ghana 28 June 2004
200 m 22.74 Stephanie Durst  United States 13 June 2007
400 m 50.87 Helena Fuchsová  Czech Republic 5 June 2000
800 m 1:58.83 Irina Mistyukevich  Russia 14 June 1999
1500 m 4:05.66 Irina Biryukova  Russia 10 June 1997
3000 m 8:47.42 Berhane Adere  Ethiopia 5 June 2000
5000 m 15:21.32 Bouchra Chaâbi  Morocco 28 June 2004
100 m hurdles 12.81 Aurelia Trywiańska  Poland 16 June 2008
400 m hurdles 54.44 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 13 June 2011 [6]
3000 m steeplechase 9:20.33 Dorcus Inzikuru  Uganda 27 June 2005
High jump 2.01 m Yelena Slesarenko  Russia 28 June 2004
Pole vault 4.65 m Anastasiya Shvedova  Russia 13 June 2007
Long jump 6.75 m Tünde Vaszi  Hungary 10 June 1997
Triple jump 14.83 m Yelena Oleynikova  Russia 17 June 2002
Discus throw 66.81 m Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová  Czech Republic 27 June 2005
Hammer throw 67.24 m Lucie Vrbenská  Czech Republic 29 June 2003
Javelin throw 68.81 m Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 16 June 2008
5000 m race walk 29:18.1 Pavla Choděrová  Czech Republic 2 August 1994
4 x 100 m relay 44.46 Czech Team A
Iveta Mazáčová
Pavlina Humpolíková
Monika Táborská
Kateřina Čechová		  Czech Republic 13 June 2011 [7]

References

  1. ^ Cantwell, Slesarenko and Murofushi top Prague line-up. IAAF (2004-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ Czech stars out in force in Prague. European Athletics (2011-06-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-06-14). Spotakova improves to 65.77m in Prague. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  4. ^ "High Jump Results". www.memorial-odlozil.cz. 13 June 2011. http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/results/vys_13969.html. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "4x100m Relay Results". www.memorial-odlozil.cz. 13 June 2011. http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/results/vys_13980.html. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Results". www.memorial-odlozil.cz. 13 June 2011. http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/results/vys_13976.html. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "4x100m Relay Results". www.memorial-odlozil.cz. 13 June 2011. http://www.memorial-odlozil.cz/results/vys_13981.html. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 

External links

European Athletics Premium Meetings