Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria
| Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | |
|---|---|
| Date | June–July |
| Location | Athens, Greece  |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 1963 |
| Official site | Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria |
The Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria is an annual athletics event at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1963, held at the Panathinaiko Stadium. Its name honours Kostas Tsiklitiras, who won four olympic medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games in long jump and high jump, both from standing position.
History
[edit | edit source]From 2003 to 2009 IAAF classified the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria among IAAF Grand Prix meetings.
World records
[edit | edit source]Over the course of its history, two world records has been set at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria, for the same event and furthermore, the first (of 1999 edition) being surpassed by the latter (2005) on a technicality.[1][2] The technicality is Tim Montgomery's intervening 2002 world record (9.78) was later disallowed due to Montgomery's suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 m | 9.79 (+0.1 m/s) | Maurice Greene |  United States
|
| 2005 | 100 m | 9.77 (+1.6 m/s) | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica
|
Meeting records
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.77 (+1.6 m/s) | Asafa Powell | Jamaica
|
14 June 2005 | [3] |
| 200 m | 19.67 (−0.5 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica
|
13 July 2008 | [4] |
| 400 m | 44.54 | LaShawn Merritt | United States
|
13 July 2009 | [5] |
| 800 m | 1:43.42 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy |  Russia
|
2006 | |
| 1000 m | 2:15.53 | Noah Ngeny |  Kenya
|
2000 | |
| 1500 m | 3:30.27 | Daniel Komen Kipchirchir | Kenya
|
2006 | |
| 3000 m | 7:31.96 | Daniel Komen Kipchirchir | Kenya
|
2000 | |
| 5000 m | 12:59.34 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya
|
2001 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.04 | Dayron Robles | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 13 July 2008 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.00 | Bershawn Jackson | United States
|
2006 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 7:56.32 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 2006 | |
| High jump | 2.37 m | Stefan Holm | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 13 July 2008 | [6] |
| Pole vault | 6.05 m | Maksim Tarasov | Russia
|
1999 | |
| Long jump | 8.44 m | Dwight Phillips | United States
|
2003 | |
| 8.44 m (+0.2 m/s) | Louis Tsatoumas | Greece
|
13 July 2008 | ||
| Triple jump | 17.52 m (+0.9 m/s) | Marian Oprea | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 14 June 2005 | |
| Shot put | 21.27 m | Al Feuerbach | United States
|
1974 | |
| Discus throw | 70.43 m | Virgilijus Alekna | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 2 July 2007 | |
| Hammer throw | 81.71 m | Andriy Skvaruk | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2002 | |
| Javelin throw | 89.93 m | Sergey Makarov | Russia
|
1999 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.17 | Team Greece | Greece
|
14 June 2005 |
Women
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References
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- ^ Maurice Greene (9.79WR) - Grand Prix Tsiklitiria (100m) - Athens, Greece (1999) Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, trackie.com
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