2011 IAAF Diamond League

2011 IAAF Diamond League
Edition 2nd
Dates 6 May–16 September
Meetings 14
Diamond Races 32
Ambassadors 13
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The 2011 IAAF Diamond League (also known as the 2011 Samsung Diamond League for sponsorship purposes) was the second edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 6 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 16 September in Brussels, Belgium.

Meeting calendar

Crystal Palace in London. One of the venues for the series.
The Bislett Games have been held at Bislett Stadion since 1965.
Date Meet Stadium City Country
6 May Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar SC Stadium Doha Qatar
15 May Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Shanghai Stadium Shanghai China
26 May Golden Gala Stadio Olimpico Rome Italy
4 June Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field Eugene United States
9 June Bislett Games Bislett Stadion Oslo Norway
11 June Adidas Grand Prix Icahn Stadium New York City United States
30 June Athletissima Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne Switzerland
8 July Meeting Areva Stade de France Saint-Denis France
10 July Aviva British Grand Prix Alexander Stadium Birmingham United Kingdom
22 July Herculis Stade Louis II Fontvieille Monaco
29 July DN Galan Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm Sweden
5–6 August London Grand Prix Crystal Palace London United Kingdom
8 September Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund Zürich Suitzerland
16 September Memorial van Damme King Baudouin Stadium Brussels Belgium

Ambassadors

A total of fourteen athletes were given Diamond League Ambassador status, with the intention of bringing attention to some of the sport's foremost competitors. There are seven male and seven female athletes, and the division between track and field specialists is also evenly divided.

World record holder Usain Bolt is the most prominent ambassador.
Athlete Country Event(s)
Usain Bolt  Jamaica 100 metres/200 metres
Tyson Gay  United States 100 metres/200 metres
Asafa Powell  Jamaica 100 metres
Shelly-Ann Fraser  Jamaica 100 metres
Allyson Felix  United States 200 metres/400 metres
Sanya Richards  United States 400 metres
Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 5000 metres/10,000 metres
Steven Hooker  Australia Pole vault
Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia Pole vault
Blanka Vlašić  Croatia High jump
Valerie Vili  New Zealand Shot put
Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway Javelin throw
Tero Pitkämäki  Finland Javelin throw
Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic Javelin throw

Diamond Race winners

Results

Diamond Race track events
Men 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m / Mile 5000 m 110 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase
Women 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase
Diamond Race field events
Men Pole vault High jump Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Javelin throw
Women Pole vault High jump Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Javelin throw

Men

Track

# Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 110 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Doha –  Walter Dix (USA)
20.06 WL, =MR 		–  Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
1:44.74 SB 		–  Yenew Alamirew (ETH)
7:27.26 WL, MR 		–  L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
48.11 MR 		–
2 Shanghai  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.95 		–  Calvin Smith Jr. (USA)
45.47 		–  Nixon Chepseba (KEN)
3:31.42 WL, MR 		–  Liu Xiang (CHN)
13.07 WL 		–  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
8:02.28 WL, MR
3 Rome  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.91 		– –  Khadevis Robinson (USA)
1:45.09 SB 		–  Imane Merga (ETH)
12:54.21 WL 		–  L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
47.91 		–
4 Eugene  Steve Mullings (JAM)
9.80 MR 		 Walter Dix (USA)
20.19 		 Angelo Taylor (USA)
45.16 SB 		–  Haron Keitany (KEN)
3:49.09 WL 		–  David Oliver (USA)
12.94 WL 		– Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
8:08.34
5 Oslo –  Usain Bolt (JAM)
19.86 		– –  Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
3:50.86 		–  Aries Merritt (USA)
13.12 SB 		–  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)
8:01.83 WL, MR
6 New York  Steve Mullings (JAM)
10.26 		–  Jeremy Wariner (USA)
45.13 		 Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN)
1:46.57 		–  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
13:05.22 		–  Javier Culson (PUR)
48.50 SB 		–
7 Lausanne  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.78 WL 		– –  David Rudisha (KEN)
1:44.15		 –  Vincent Chepkok (KEN)
12:59.13 MR 		–  Dai Greene (GBR)
48.41		 –
8 Paris –  Usain Bolt (JAM)
20.03 		 Chris Brown (BAH)
44.94 SB 		–  Amine Laâlou (MAR)
3:32.15 		–  Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.09 		–  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
8:02.09 PB
9 Birmingham  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.91 		– –  Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)
1:44.54 		–  Mo Farah (GBR)
13:06.14 		–  Dai Greene (GBR)
48.20 SB 		–
10 Monaco  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.88 		– –  David Rudisha (KEN)
1:42.61 WL 		–  Mo Farah (GBR)
12:53.11 WL, MR, NR 		–  Angelo Taylor (USA)
47.97 		 Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
7:53.64 MR, AR
11 Stockholm –  Usain Bolt (JAM)
20.03 		 Jermaine Gonzales (JAM)
44.69 SB 		–  Silas Kiplagat (KEN)
3:33.94 		–  Jason Richardson (USA)
13.17 		–  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)
8:05.92
12 London –  Walter Dix (USA)
20.16 		 Kirani James (GRN)
44.61 WL 		–  Leonel Manzano (USA)
3:51.24 		–  Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.04 MR 		– –
13 Zürich  Yohan Blake (JAM)
9.82 PB 		–  Kirani James (GRN)
44.36 NR 		–  Nixon Chepseba (KEN)
3:32.74 		–  Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.01 SB 		–  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
8:07.72
14 Brussels  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.76 WL, MR 		 Yohan Blake (JAM)
19.26 WL, MR 		–  David Rudisha (KEN)
1:43.96 		–  Imane Merga (ETH)
12:58.32 		–  Javier Culson (PUR)
48.32 SB 		–
Overall winner  Asafa Powell (JAM)  Walter Dix (USA)  Kirani James (GRN)  David Rudisha (KEN)  Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN)  Imane Merga (ETH)  Dayron Robles (CUB)  Dai Greene (GBR)  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Doha –  Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
17.49 WL, MR 		 Jesse Williams (USA)
2.33 =MR 		 Malte Mohr (GER)
5.81 WL, MR 		 Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.38		  Gerd Kanter (EST)
67.49 WL 		 Petr Frydrych (CZE)
85.32
2 Shanghai  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.44 =WL, MR 		– – – – –  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
85.33 =WL
3 Rome –  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.59 WL 		–  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.82 WL 		 Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.60 		– –
4 Eugene  Greg Rutherford (GBR)
8.32w 		–  Raúl Spank (GER)
2.32 =SB 		– –  Robert Harting (GER)
68.40 		–
5 Oslo  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)
8.08 		–  Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP)
2.28 		– –  Gerd Kanter (EST)
65.14 		 Matthias de Zordo (GER)
83.94
6 New York –  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
16.67 		–  Romain Mesnil (FRA)
5.52 		– – –
7 Lausanne –  Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
17.91 WL, MR 		–  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.83 =SB 		 Christian Cantwell (USA)
21.83 MR 		–  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
88.19 SB
8 Paris  Irving Saladino (PAN)
8.40 SB 		–  Jaroslav Bába (CZE)
2.32 SB
 Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS)
2.32 		 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.73 		–  Robert Harting (GER)
67.32 		–
9 Birmingham –  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.54 		– –  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.55 		–  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
88.30 WL
10 Monaco –  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.36 		–  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.90 WL 		 Reese Hoffa (USA)
21.25 MR 		– –
11 Stockholm  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.54 AR 		–  Ivan Ukhov (RUS)
2.34 =SB 		– –  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
65.05 		 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
88.43 WL
12 London  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.45 MR 		–  Andrey Silnov (RUS)
2.36 SB 		– –  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
66.71 		–
13 Zürich  Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM)
8.00 		–  Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE)
2.32 =PB 		–  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.63 		 Robert Harting (GER)
67.02 		–
14 Brussels –  Benjamin Compaoré (FRA)
17.31 PB 		–  Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE)
5.72 		 Reese Hoffa (USA)
22.09 SB 		–  Matthias de Zordo (GER)
88.36 PB
Overall winner  Mitchell Watt (AUS)  Phillips Idowu (GBR)  Jesse Williams (USA)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)  Matthias de Zordo (GER)

Women

Track

# Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 100 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Doha –  LaShauntea Moore (USA)
22.83 		 Allyson Felix (USA)
50.33 WL 		–  Anna Mishchenko (UKR)
4:03.00 WL 		–  Kellie Wells (USA)
12.58 WL 		–  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)
9:16.44 WL, MR
2 Shanghai  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
10.92 		– –  Jenny Meadows (GBR)
2:00.54 		–  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:31.92 WL 		–  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
54.20 WL 		–
3 Rome –  Bianca Knight (USA)
22.64 SB 		 Allyson Felix (USA)
49.81 WL 		–  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)
4:01.60 WL 		–  Dawn Harper (USA)
12.70 SB 		–  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)
9:12.89 WL
4 Eugene  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
10.70 WL, MR 		– –  Kenia Sinclair (JAM)
1:58.29 WL 		–  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:33.96 MR 		–  Lashinda Demus (USA)
53.31 WL 		–
5 Oslo  Ivet Lalova (BUL)
11.01w 		–  Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.10 SB 		 Halima Hachlaf (MAR)
1:58.27 WL 		–  Meseret Defar (ETH)
14:37.32 		–  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)
54.38 		–
6 New York –  Allyson Felix (USA)
22.92 		– –  Kenia Sinclair (JAM)
4:08.06 		–  Danielle Carruthers (USA)
13.04 		–  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)
9:27.29
7 Lausanne –  Mariya Ryemyen (UKR)
22.85 		 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.23 		–  Morgan Uceny (USA)
4:05.52 		–  Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.47w 		–  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)
9:19.87 MR
8 Paris  Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI)
10.91 SB 		– –  Caster Semenya (RSA)
2:00.18 		–  Meseret Defar (ETH)
14:29.52 WL 		–  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)
53.29 WL, NR 		–
9 Birmingham –  Bianca Knight (USA)
22.59 		 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.20 		–  Morgan Uceny (USA)
4:05.64 		–  Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.48 WL, MR, AR 		–  Sofia Assefa (ETH)
9:25.87 MR
10 Monaco –  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
22.20 PB 		 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
49.71 NR 		–  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)
4:00.59 		–  Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.51 		– –
11 Stockholm  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
11.15 		– –  Kenia Sinclair (JAM)
1:58.21 SB 		–  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:20.87 WL, NR 		–  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
53.74 MR 		–
12 London  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
10.93 		– –  Jenny Meadows (GBR)
1:58.60 SB 		–  Lauren Fleshman (USA)
15:00.57 SB 		–  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
52.79 WL, MR 		 Milcah Cheywa (KEN)
9:22.80
13 Zürich –  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
22.27 		–  Mariya Savinova (RUS)
1:58.27 		–  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:30.10 MR 		–  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
53.36 		–
14 Brussels  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
10.78		 –  Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.16		 –  Morgan Uceny (USA)
4:00.06 WL 		–  Danielle Carruthers (USA)
12.65		 –  Yuliya Zaripova (RUS)
9:15.43 MR
Overall winner  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Amantle Montsho (BOT)  Jenny Meadows (GBR) Morgan Uceny (USA)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Danielle Carruthers (USA) Kaliese Spencer (JAM)  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Doha  Funmi Jimoh (USA)
6.88 WL 		– – – – – –
2 Shanghai –  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.68 		 Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
1.94 =WL 		 Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
4.55 SB 		 Gong Lijiao (CHN)
19.94 SB 		 Li Yanfeng (CHN)
62.73 		–
3 Rome  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.94 SB 		–  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
1.95 SB 		– –  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)
64.18 		 Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
65.40 WL
4 Eugene –  Olha Saladuha (UKR)
14.98 WL, MR 		–  Anna Rogowska (POL)
4.68 		 Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)
20.59 WL, MR 		–  Christina Obergföll (GER)
65.48 SB
5 Oslo –  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.81 		–  Fabiana Murer (BRA)
4.60 		 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.26 MR 		– –
6 New York  Funmi Jimoh (USA)
6.48 		–  Emma Green Tregaro (SWE)
1.94 SB 		– –  Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA)
62.94 		 Christina Obergföll (GER)
64.43 MR
7 Lausanne  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.85		 –  Anna Chicherova (RUS)
1.95 		– –  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)
64.29 SB 		–
8 Paris –  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.99 WL 		– –  Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.78 =MR 		–  Christina Obergföll (GER)
68.01 WL, MR
9 Birmingham  Janay DeLoach (USA)
6.78 		–  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
1.99 		 Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
4.66 		–  Nadine Müller (GER)
65.75 		–
10 Monaco  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.82 		–  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
1.97		 – –  Nadine Müller (GER)
65.90 		 Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
69.45 WL, MR
11 Stockholm –  Olha Saladuha (UKR)
15.06w 		–  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
4.76 SB 		 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.57 		– –
12 London –  Olha Saladuha (UKR)
14.80 		–  Jenn Suhr (USA)
4.79 		 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.07 		–  Christina Obergföll (GER)
66.74 MR
13 Zürich  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.72 		– –  Jenn Suhr (USA)
4.72 		 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.51 		–  Christina Obergföll (GER)
69.57 MR
14 Brussels –  Olha Saladuha (UKR)
14.67		 Anna Chicherova (RUS)
2.05		 – –  Li Yanfeng (CHN)
66.27 		–
Overall winner  Brittney Reese (USA)  Olha Saladuha (UKR) Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER) Valerie Adams (NZL)  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)  Christina Obergföll (GER)

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