Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar

Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar
Date May
Location Dakar, Senegal
Event type Track and field
Established 2003
Official site meeting-dakar.com

The Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar is a track and field competition at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2003 as Meeting International d'Athletisme de la Ville de Dakar. From 2006 to 2009 the IAAF classified the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar among IAAF Grand Prix meetings. From the 2008 edition on it has its current name.

Meet records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.98 Aziz Zakari  Ghana 2003
200 m 20.56 Uchenna Emedolu  Nigeria 2003
400 m 45.29 Young Talkmore Nyongani  Zimbabwe 2004
800 m 1:45.40 Ferguson Rotich  Kenya 12 June 2013 [1]
1500 m 3:35.15 Daniel Kipchirch Komen  Kenya 12 June 2013 [2]
3000 m 7:43.99 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 28 May 2011 [3]
110 m hurdles 13.60 David Oliver  United States 2006
400 m hurdles 48.68 Angelo Taylor  United States 28 April 2007 [4]
High jump 2.30 m Aleksey Dmitrik  Russia 28 May 2011 [5]
Pole vault 5.55 m Denis Yurchenko  Ukraine 17 May 2008 [6]
Jurij Rovan  Slovenia
Long jump 8.27 m Ndiss Kaba Badji  Senegal 24 April 2010
Triple jump 17.08 m Randy Lewis  Grenada 2008
Shot put 21.53 m Christian Cantwell  United States 2009
Discus throw 64.93 m Gábor Máté  Hungary 2008
Javelin throw 81.10 m Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 2007

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.10 (+1.7 m/s) Oludamola Osayomi  Nigeria 17 May 2008 [7]
200 m 23.20 Sheri-Ann Brooks  Jamaica
Aida Diop  Senegal 2002
400 m 50.94 Amy Mbacké Thiam  Senegal
Amantle Montsho  Botswana 2010
800 m 2:00.61 Caster Semenya  South Africa 28 May 2011 [8]
3000 m 8:44.30 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 12 June 2013 [9]
100 m hurdles 12.94 Tacko Diouf  Senegal 2000
400 m hurdles 55.84 Surita Febraio  South Africa 2005
Long jump 6.74 m (+1.8 m/s) Keila Costa  Brazil 28 April 2007 [10]
Triple jump 14.16 m Adelina Gavrilia  Romania 2006
Shot put 19.51 m Nadine Kleinert  Germany 17 May 2008 [11]
Discus throw 59.38 m Sabine Rumpf  Germany 12 June 2013 [12]
Hammer throw 75.33 m Betty Heidler  Germany 28 May 2011 [13][14]

References

  1. Phil Minshull (12 June 2013). "Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. Phil Minshull (12 June 2013). "Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. "3000 Metres Results". www.dbresults.net. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. "400 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  5. "High Jump Results". www.dbresults.net. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  6. "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  7. "100 Metres Results". IAAF. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  8. "800 Metres Results". www.dbresults.net. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  9. Phil Minshull (12 June 2013). "Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. "Long Jump Results". IAAF. 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  11. "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  12. Phil Minshull (12 June 2013). "Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  13. "Hammer Throw Results". www.dbresults.net. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  14. Mirko Jalava (2011-05-28). "Heidler's 75.33 m the standout result in Dakar - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

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