Prefontaine Classic

Prefontaine Classic
The Hayward Field in Eugene is the venue for the Prefontaine Classic.
date	June
venue	Hayward Field Eugene , Oregon , USA
Type	Athletics meeting
Main sponsor	Nike
history
Organized since	1973
Established world records	1975 - 200 meter run - 19.92 s - Donald Quarrie 1982 - 5000 meter run - 15:08:26 min - Mary Decker Slaney 2011 - 25 km run - 1:12 : 25.4 h - Moses Mosop 2011 - 30 km run - 1: 26: 47.4 h - Moses Mosop
Official dates
Website	Diamond League Eugene
league	IAAF Diamond League

The Prefontaine Classic (short: PreClassic ) is an athletics meeting that is held annually in the Hayward Field Stadium of the University of Oregon in Eugene . It is one of the most important athletics events in the United States and has been part of the international competition series of the IAAF Diamond League since 2010 . Before the Diamond League was founded, it was part of the IAAF Grand Prix competitions.

history

In 1973 the meeting was founded as the “Hayward Field Restoration Meet” . The competition was intended to help raise money for a renovation of the stadium's west stand. In 1975 the competition was named the Bowerman Classic in honor of the university's athletics coach, Bill Bowerman, and was rescheduled for June 7th of that year. After the unexpected death of University of Oregon alumni middle and long distance runner Steve Prefontaine in a car accident on May 30th of that year, the name was changed to today's Pre Classic on June 1st, 6 days before the event . The Pre Classic has been sponsored by Nike since 1978 .

In 2019, the Prefontaine Classic took place at Stanford University's Cobb Track and Angell Field Stadium in Stanford , as Hayward Field in Eugene was already under renovation for the 2020 US Olympic Trials and the 2021 World Athletics Championships .

Records

World records

To date, 4 world records have been set in the Prefontaine Classic :

year	Art	record	athlete	origin	proof
2011	30,000 m	1: 26: 47.4	Moses Mosop	Kenya
2011	25,000 m	1: 12: 25.4+	Moses Mosop	Kenya
1982	5000 m	15: 08.26	Mary Decker Slaney	United States
1975	200 m	19.92	Donald Quarrie	Jamaica

Other records

Alan Webb

In 2001, Alan Webb ran a mile in 3: 53.43 minutes in the competition . In doing so, he broke the high school record held by Jim Ryun for 36 years , which he has held ever since.

Maria Mutola

Maria de Lurdes Mutola won all 16 800-meter runs for women in 1993-2008 without a break .

Competitive best

Men

Art	record	athlete	origin	date	proof	Video
100 m	9.80 (+1.3 m / s)	Steve Mullings	Jamaica	June 4, 2011		[1]
200 m	19.72 (+1.8 m / s)	Walter Dix	United States	July 3, 2010
400 m	43.92	Michael Johnson	United States	June 24, 2000
800 m	1: 43.63	Nijel Amos	Botswana	May 31, 2014		[2]
1000 m	2: 13.62	Abubaker persimmon	Sudan	July 3, 2010
1500 m	3: 32.81 *	Daniel Kipchirchir Komen	Kenya	June 10, 2007
1 mile run	3: 47.32	Ayanleh Souleiman	Djibouti	May 31, 2014		[3]
3000 m	7: 35.44 **	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	June 4, 2005
2 mile run	8: 03.50	Craig Mottram	Australia	June 20, 2007
5000 m	12: 56.98	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	June 2, 2012		[4]
10,000 m	26: 25.97	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	June 8, 2008
25,000 m	1: 12: 25.4+	Moses Mosop	Kenya	June 3, 2011		[5]
30,000 m	1: 26: 47.4	Moses Mosop	Kenya	June 3, 2011		[6]
110 m hurdles	12.90 (+1.6 m / s)	David Oliver	United States	July 3, 2010
400 m hurdles	47.16	Rai Benjamin	United States	June 30, 2019
3000 m obstacle	8: 03.59	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya	1st June 2013		[7]
high jump	2.40 m	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Qatar	1st June 2013
Pole vault	6.04 m	Brad Walker	United States	June 8, 2008		[8th]
Long jump	8.74 m (−1.2 m / s)	Dwight Phillips	United States	June 7, 2009
Triple jump	17.66 m (+0.8 m / s)	Will Claye	United States	May 31, 2014		[9]
Shot put	22.61 m	Darlan Romani	Brazil	June 30, 2019
Discus throw	71.32 m	Ben Plucknett	United States	June 4th 1983
Hammer throw	82.65 m	Koji Murofushi	Japan	June 19, 2004
Javelin throw	89.88 m	Thomas Röhler	Germany	May 26, 2018

* As an interim result of the 1-mile run ** As an interim result of the 2-mile run

Women

Art	record	athlete	origin	date	proof	Video
100 m	10.70 (+2.0 m / s)	Carmelita Jeter	United States	June 4, 2011		[10]
200 m	21.81 (+1.6 m / s)	Marion Jones	United States	May 30, 1999
400 m	49.34	Ana Guevara	Mexico	May 24, 2003
800 m	1: 55.70	Caster Semenya	South Africa	June 30, 2019
1000 m	2: 32.33	Maria de Lurdes Mutola	Mozambique	1995
1500 m	3: 57.05	Bright Obiri	Kenya	May 31, 2014		[11]
1 mile run	4: 21.25	Mary Slaney	United States	1988
2000 m	5: 31.52	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	Kenya	June 7, 2009
3000 m	8: 18.49	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	June 30, 2019
2 mile run	9: 13.27	Mercy Cherono	Kenya	May 31, 2014
5000 m	14: 33.96	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	Kenya	June 3, 2011		[12]
10,000 m	30: 24.39	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	June 1, 2012		[13]
100 m hurdles	12.45 (+1.4 m / s)	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	Jamaica	May 24, 2003
400 m hurdles	53.03	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	July 3, 2010
3000 m obstacle	8: 55.58	Beatrice Chepkoech	Kenya	June 30, 2019
high jump	2.04 m	Marija Lassizkene	Russia	June 30, 2019
Pole vault	4.85 m	Eliza McCartney	New Zealand	May 26, 2018
		Sandi Morris	United States
Long jump	7.31 m	Marion Jones	United States	May 31, 1998
Triple jump	14.98 m (+0.6 m / s)	Olha Saladukha	Ukraine	June 4, 2011		[14]
Shot put	20.59 m	Nadsey Astaptchuk	Belarus	June 4, 2011		[15]
Discus throw	69.32 m	Sandra Perković	Croatia	May 30, 2014		[16]
Hammer throw	75.98 m	Tatiana Viktorovna Lysenko	Russia	July 3, 2010
Javelin throw	67.70 m	Christina Obergföll	Germany	May 31, 2013

Annual results

2015 men

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Justin Gatlin	United States	19.68
2	Anaso Jobodwana	RSA	20.04
3	Nickel Ashmeade	JAM	20.18
4th	Isiah Young	United States	20.24
5	Julian Forte	JAM	20.41
6th	Curtis Mitchell	United States	20.44
7th	Alonso Edward	PAN	20.63
8th	Gil Roberts	United States	20.88

Date: May 30th
Wind speed: +0.9 m / s

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Kirani James	GRN	43.95
2	LaShawn Merritt	United States	44.51
3	Christopher Brown	CAN	44.54
4th	Youssef Ahmed Masrahi	KSA	44.75
5	Abdalleleh Haroun	QAT	44.80
6th	Tony McQuay	United States	44.81
7th	Isaac Makwala	BOT	45.33
8th	Pavel Maslák	CZE	45.66

Date: May 30th,

110 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.06
2	Aries Merritt	United States	13.12
3	David Oliver	United States	13.14
4th	Orlando Ortega	CUB	13.14
5	Sergei Schubenkow	RUS	13.28
6th	Andrew Riley	JAM	13.28
7th	Aleec Harris	United States	13.39
8th	Wenjun Xie	CHN	13.39

Date: May 30th
Wind speed: +1.5 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Johnny Dutch	United States	48.20 SB
2	Bershawn Jackson	United States	48.22
3	Michael Tinsley	United States	48.79 SB
4th	Kariem Hussein	SUI	49.24 SB
5	Rasmus Mägi	EST	50.08
6th	Javier Culson	PURE	50.10
7th	Jaheel Hyde	JAM	50.80
	Jehue Gordon	TTO	DNF

Date: May 30th

3000 m obstacle

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ezekiel Kemboi	KEN	8: 01.71
2	Jairus Kipchoge Birech	KEN	8: 01.83
3	Conseslus Kipruto	KEN	8: 05.20
4th	Evan Jager	United States	8: 05.28
5	Paul Kipsiele Koech	KEN	8: 13.95
6th	Jonathan Muia Ndiku	KEN	8: 18.38
7th	Hillary Kipsang Yego	KEN	8: 18.99
8th	Donald Cabral	United States	8: 19.24
9	Roberto Alaiz	ESP	8: 19.85
10	Matthew Hughes	CAN	8: 20.34
11	Barnabas Kipyego	KEN	8: 21.93
12	Abel Kiprop Mutai	KEN	8: 25.64
13	Daniel Huling	United States	8: 25.75
14th	Bernard Nganga	KEN	8: 33.98
	Brahim Taleb	MAR	DNF
16	Haron Lagat	KEN	DNF

Date: May 30th

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Mutaz Essa Barshim	QAT	2.41
2	Zhang Guowei	CHN	2.38
3	Erik Kynard	United States	2.35
4th	Ivan Uchow	RUS	2.32
5	Daniil Zyplakov	RUS	2.28
6th	Andrij Prozenko	UKR	2.28
7th	Derek Drouin	CAN	2.24
	Jesse Williams	United States	2.24
	Donald Thomas	BAH	2.24

Date: May 30th

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	(m)
1	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	6.05 WL DLR
2	Sam Kendricks	United States	5.80
3	Raphael Holzdeppe	DEU	5.80 SB
4th	Valentin Lavillenie	FRA	5.70 PB
5	Piotr Lisek	POLE	5.70 SB
6th	Konstandinos Filippidis	GRE	5.40
	Augusto Dutra	BRA	NM
	Changrui Xue	CHN	DNS

Date: May 30th

Shot put

space	athlete	country	(m)
1	Joe Kovacs	United States	22.12
2	David Storl	GER	21.92
3	Ryan Whiting	United States	21.37
4th	Tomas Walsh	NZL	20.81
5	Tomasz Majewski	POLE	20.23
6th	Reese Hoffa	United States	20.21
7th	O'Danye Richards	JAM	20.06
8th	Kurt Roberts	United States	19.79

Date: May 30th

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Piotr Małachowski	POLE	65.59
2	Robert Urbanek	POLE	65.42
3	Vikas Gowda	IND	64.41
4th	Martin Kupper	EST	63.35
5	Gerd Kanter	EST	62.99
6th	Ehsan Hadadi	IRI	61.67
7th	Jared Schuurmans	United States	59.62
8th	Martin Wierig	GER	59.60

Date: May 30th

2015 women

100 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	JAM	10.81
2	Murielle Ahouré	CIV	10.81
3	Tori Bowie	United States	10.82
4th	B. Kagbare-Ighoteguonor	NGA	10.87
5	Carmelita Jeter	United States	11.02
6th	Kelly-Ann Baptiste	TTO	11.08
7th	Tianna Bartoletta	United States	11.09
8th	Michelle-Lee Ahye	TTO	11.90

Date: May 30th Wind speed: +1.7 m / s

800 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Eunice Jepkoech Sum	KEN	1: 57.82
2	Ajee Wilson	United States	1: 57.87
3	Brenda Martinez	United States	1: 59.06
4th	Ababa Aregawi	SWE	1: 59.98
5	Janeth Jepkosgei	KEN	2: 00.02
6th	Chanelle Price	United States	2: 00.19
7th	Lynsey Sharp	GBR	2: 00.61
8th	Maryna Arsamassawa	BLR	2: 02.49
9	Alysia Montaño	United States	2: 03.72
	Kimarra McDonald	JAM	DNF
	Yekaterina Poistogova	RUS	DQ

Date: May 30th

5000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Genzebe Dibaba	ETH	14: 19.76
2	Faith Kipyegon	KEN	14: 31.95
3	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	14: 46.49
4th	Sally Kipyego	KEN	14: 47.75
5	Alemitu Haroye	ETH	14: 48.52
6th	Irine Chebet Cheptai	KEN	14: 53.32
7th	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot	KEN	15: 00.69
8th	Yelena Korobkina	RUS	15: 18.80
9	Marielle Hall	United States	15: 23.33
10	Meraf Bahta	SWE	15: 46.97
	Lauren Johnson	United States	DNF
	Katarzyna Broniatowska	POLE	DNF
	Gabriele Grunewald	United States	DNF
	Betsy Saina	KEN	DNF
	Alexi Pappas	United States	DNF

Date: May 30th

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Tianna Bartoletta	United States	7.11
2	Christabel Nettey	CAN	6.99
3	Lorraine Ugen	GBR	6.89
4th	Shara Proctor	GBR	6.70
5	Brittney Reese	United States	6.69
6th	Sosthene Moguenara	DEU	6.66
7th	Funmi Jimoh	United States	6.57
8th	Darja Klischina	RUS	6.50

Date: May 30th

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	(m)
1	Caterine Ibargüen	COL	15.18
2	Yekaterina Koneva	RUS	15.04
3	Olha Saladukha	UKR	14.48
4th	Keila Costa	BRA	14.21
5	Yosiris Urrutia	COL	14.03
6th	Li Yanmei	CHN	13.61
7th	Amanda Smock	United States	13.59

Date: May 30th

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	(m)
1	Christina Obergföll	DEU	63.07
2	Kara Winger	United States	62.85
3	Madara Palameika	LAT	62.85
4th	Elizabeth Gleadle	CAN	61.46
5	Barbora Špotáková	CZE	59.84
6th	Linda Stahl	DEU	58.64
7th	Mariya Abakumova	RUS	57.24
8th	Martina Ratej	SLO	55.15

Date: May 30th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Conrad: Wottle (3: 53.3) still king of the milers . In: Eugene-Register Guard , June 21, 1973, p. 1B. 
2. ^ Blaine Newnham: Still short of the goal . In: Eugene-Register Guard , August 10, 1973, p. 1D. 
3. ↑ Bud Withers: Wohlhuter keeps his word: 1: 44.1 (English) . In: Eugene-Register Guard , June 9, 1974, p. 1C. 
4. ↑ Ron Bellamy: Silver Pre . In: Eugene-Register Guard , May 25, 1999, p. 1B. 
5. ↑ Dave Kayfes: Ins and outs . In: Eugene-Register Guard , May 29, 1978, p. 1B. 
6. ^ Blaine Newnham: A great season . In: Eugene-Register Guard , April 25, 1975, p. 1D. 
7. ↑ Moore: I knew he was happy . In: Eugene-Register Guard , June 4, 1975, p. 1D. 
8. ^ Blaine Newnham: The Pre Classic . In: Eugene-Register Guard , June 4, 1975, p. 1D. 
9. ↑ Kenny Moore: Pre's peers pay tribute . In: Eugene Register-Guard , June 8, 1975, p. 2B. 
10. ↑ Stanford selected as site of 2019 Prefontaine Classic - IAAF Diamond League | News | iaaf.org. Retrieved July 5, 2019 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (English) ( Memento from August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} 30,000 meters results, with 25,000 meters intermediate results ( Memento from March 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ ^{a b} 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009 ( Memento from October 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Svati Narula Kirsten: The Unsung Glory of the Mile Run (Engl.). The Atlantic , February 19, 2014, accessed November 15, 2014 . 
15. ↑ Kirby Lee: American record 6.04m for Walker - Mutola, Bekele other highlights - Prefontaine Classic REPORT. IAAF , June 9, 2008, accessed November 15, 2014 . 
16. ↑ 100 Meters Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
17. ↑ Dave Martin: Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
18. ↑ 800m Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. 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. Retrieved June 1, 2014. 
19. ↑ Bowerman Mile Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 1, 2014. 
20. ↑ 5000 Meters Results . IAAF . June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
21. ↑ 3000 Meters Steeplechase Results . In: Samsung Diamond League . Omega timing . May 31, 2013. Accessed on June 2, 2013.  ( 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.  
22. ↑ High Jump Results . In: Samsung Diamond League . Omega timing . May 31, 2013. Accessed on June 2, 2013.  ( 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.  
23. ↑ Triple Jump Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. 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. Retrieved June 1, 2014. 
24. ↑ Ben Plucknett . IAAF.
25. ↑ 100 Meters Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
26. ↑ Dave Martin: Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
27. ↑ 1500m Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. 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. Retrieved June 1, 2014. 
28. ^ Two Miles Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. 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. Retrieved June 1, 2014. 
29. ↑ 5000 Meters Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2011. 
30. ↑ Dave Martin: Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. 
31. ^ Paul Gains: Dibaba 30: 24.39 and Kiprop 27: 01.98 on stunning but wet first night in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. 
32. ↑ Triple Jump Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2011. 
33. ↑ Dave Martin: Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
34. ↑ Shot Put Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2011. 
35. ↑ Dave Martin: Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League (Engl.) , IAAF . June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
36. ↑ Discus Throw Results . www.diamondleague-eugene.com. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2014. 
37. ↑ Javelin Throw Results . In: Samsung Diamond League . Omega timing . May 31, 2013. Accessed on June 2, 2013.  ( 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.  
38. ↑ CAS confirms lifelong suspension for Alexei Melnikov , doping; on: Leichtathletik.de, April 8, 2017, accessed April 10, 2017