London Grand Prix

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London Grand Prix
date July August
venue Olympic Stadium

London , England (2014 in Hampden Park Glasgow , Scotland )

Type Athletics meeting
Main sponsor Sainsburys
history
Organized since 1953
Official dates
Website Diamondleague London
league IAAF Diamond League

The Sainsbury's Anniversary Games (formerly the Norwich Union London Grand Prix and Aviva London Grand Prix ) is an annual athletics meeting . In 2014 it was held in Hampden Park in Glasgow , Scotland , in preparation for the Commonwealth Games taking place in Scotland this year . In 2013, it was held in the London Olympic Stadium in favor of his milestone birthday . The years before it took place in the Crystal Palace , but the venue for 2015 has not yet been determined, but it is expected to return to the Olympic Stadium. [obsolete] The meeting was sponsored by UK life insurance company Aviva until January , but is now sponsored by UK company Sainsburys . It is the most important British athletics meeting and is now one of the IAAF - Diamond League meetings. Before the Diamond League was founded, it was part of the IAAF Super Grand Prix competitions. The competition also includes the prestigious Emsley Carr Mile race, which has been held over a mile since 1953 .

history

The Emsley Carr Mile race, still one of the most important competitions of the London Grand Prix, was first held in 1953 at the White City Stadium . Emsley Carr , a track and field enthusiast and the editor of News of the World magazine , created the race in hopes that the first under-4-minute mile would pass on British soil. Gordon Pirie won the race in 1953, but did not achieve the intended goal, while Roger Bannister achieved the hoped-for time in Oxford in a parallel race. Since then, every winner of the race has been allowed to write their name in a book whose red leather cover is identical to that of the Bible used at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . The first under 4-minute mile in the Emsley-Carr race was achieved by Derek Ibbotsen in 1956, and many of the best middle-distance runners have since won the race, including Sebastian Coe , Steve Ovett and Hicham El Guerrouj .

On January 24, 2013 it was announced that the 2013 competition would be held on the occasion of the milestone birthday at the Olympic Stadium in London instead of the Crystal Palace . The London Legacy Development Corporation wanted to hold another athletics event at the stadium in the summer after the 2012 Summer Olympics . After the 2013 competition, a return to the Crystal Palace was ruled out as the administration believed it would have meant a step backwards. Hampden Park , which would host the Commonwealth Games , was chosen as the venue before the 2015 meeting was to return to London after a break during the construction of the Olympic Stadium. Sainsburys was announced as the new main sponsor for 4 years in January 2014 . In February 2014, the competition for the year in Glasgow was announced as the Glasgow Grand Prix . Another non- IAAF Diamond League track and field meeting was announced at the same time as the 2014 Sainsbury's Anniversary Games as a street athletics meeting in London.

Competitive best

Men

Art record athlete origin date proof
100 m 9.78 (−0.4 m / s) Tyson Gay United StatesUnited States United States August 13, 2010
200 m 19.76 (−0.4 m / s) Usain Bolt JamaicaJamaica Jamaica July 26, 2008
400 m 43.98 Michael Johnson United StatesUnited States United States July 10, 1992
800 m 1: 42.05 Emmanuel Korir KenyaKenya Kenya July 22, 2018
1 mile run 3: 45.96 Hicham El Guerrouj MoroccoMorocco Morocco August 5, 2000
3000 m 7: 29.70 Haile Gebrselassie EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia August 7, 1999
110 m hurdles 12.93 (+0.6 m / s) Aries Merritt United StatesUnited States United States July 13, 2012
400 m hurdles 47.12 Karsten Warholm NorwayNorway Norway 20th July 2019
3000 m obstacle 8: 06.86 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto KenyaKenya Kenya July 27, 2013
high jump 2.41 m Javier Sotomayor CubaCuba Cuba July 15, 1994
Pole vault 6.03 m Renaud Lavillenie FranceFrance France July 25, 2015
Long jump 8.58 m (+0.2 m / s) Luvo Manyonga South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa July 22, 2018
Triple jump 17.78 m (+0.6 m / s) Christian Taylor United StatesUnited States United States July 22, 2016
Shot put 22.43 m Reese Hoffa United StatesUnited States United States August 3, 2007
Discus throw 68.56 m Daniel Ståhl SwedenSweden Sweden July 21, 2019
Javelin throw 90.81 m Steve Backley United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom July 22, 2001
4 × 100 m relay race 37.60 Chinjidu Ujah
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 		United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom July 21, 2019

Women

Art record Athlete origin date proof
100 m 10.77 (+0.7 m / s) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JamaicaJamaica Jamaica July 27, 2013
200 m 22.10 (−0.3 m / s) Elaine Thompson JamaicaJamaica Jamaica July 25, 2015
400 m 49.05 Sanya Richards-Ross United StatesUnited States United States July 28, 2006
800 m 1: 58.19 Brenda Martinez United StatesUnited States United States July 26, 2013
1500 m 3: 57.49 Laura Muir United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom July 22, 2016
3000 m 8: 21.64 Sonia O'Sullivan IrelandIreland Ireland July 15, 1994
5000 m 14: 20.36 Bright Obiri KenyaKenya Kenya July 21, 2019
100 m hurdles 12.20 (+0.3 m / s) Kendra Harrison United StatesUnited States United States July 22, 2016
400 m hurdles 52.79 Kaliese Spencer JamaicaJamaica Jamaica August 5, 2011
3000 m obstacle 9: 10.64 Hiwot Ayalew EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia July 12, 2014
high jump 2.05 m Kajsa Bergqvist SwedenSweden Sweden July 28, 2006
Pole vault 5.00 m Yelena Isinbayeva RussiaRussia Russia July 22, 2005
Long jump 7.02 m (−0.5 m / s) Malaika Mihambo GermanyGermany Germany July 21, 2019
Triple jump 15.27 m (+1.2 m / s) Yamilé Aldama SudanSudan Sudan August 8, 2003
Shot put 20.90 m Valerie Adams New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand July 27, 2013
Discus throw 69.94 m Sandra Perković CroatiaCroatia Croatia 23rd July 2016
Javelin throw 66.74 m Christina Obergföll GermanyGermany Germany August 5, 2011
4 × 100 m relay race 42.39 USA Team 1
Lauryn Williams
Allyson Felix
Marshevet Myers
Carmelita Jeter 		United StatesUnited States United States July 24, 2009

Web links

Commons : London Grand Prix  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Simon Hart: Athletics could return to the Olympic Stadium in 2015 due to a gap in its rebuilding schedule. The Telegraph, July 28, 2013, accessed November 16, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b Sainsbury's extend partnership. (No longer available online.) British Athletics , January 1, 2014, formerly original ; accessed on November 16, 2014 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.britishathletics.org.uk  
  3. ↑ a b Simon Hart: Sainsbury's announced as sponsor of Anniversary Games at Olympic Stadium after agreeing deal with UK Athletics. The Telegraph, May 15, 2013, accessed November 16, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Powell, David (Aug. 7, 2003). Emsley Carr Mile stands test of time . The Times . Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  5. ↑ Olympic Stadium to host Diamond League meeting . BBC News. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Hampden to host the London Diamond League meeting. BBC , February 5, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Anniversary Games set for central London as Olympic Stadium has refit. The Guardian , May 5, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
  8. ↑ IAAF: 110 Meters Hurdles Results (Engl.) ( Memento from 15 August 2012 at the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 3000 m steeplechase Men: Results ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: Pole vault Men: Results ( Memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: Triple Jump Men: Results ( Memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 100 m Women Heat 1 Results (Eng.) ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 200 m Women Results ( Memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  14. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 800 m Women: Results ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 1500 m Women: Results ( Memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ↑ sportresult.com. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 22, 2016 ; accessed on July 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / livecache.sportresult.com
  17. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: 400m Hurdles Women: Results ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  18. ^ Matthew Brown: Rudisha delivers in Glasgow, Ayalew leads the world over the barriers - IAAF Diamond Leaguee (Engl.) , IAAF . July 12, 2014. Accessed July 13, 2014. 
  19. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: Shot put Women: Results ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  20. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: Discus Throw Women: Results ( Memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  21. ↑ Samsung Diamond League: Javelin Women: Results ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  22. ↑ Youtube video of the competition. July 24, 2009, accessed November 16, 2014 .