Memorial Van Damme Explained

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Date:Late August – early September
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Type:Track and field
Iaaf Category:GW/DF[1]
Homepage:Memorial Van Damme

The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it now serves as a final event of the Diamond League, along with Weltklasse Zürich between 2010 and 2019. In 2024 and 2026, Memorial Van Damme will serve as the sole final of the Diamond League.[2]

It was first organized in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo Van Damme, a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed the previous year in a car accident at the age of 22.[3]

Editions

Memorial Van Damme editions
MeetingSeriesDate
16 Aug 1977 [4] [5]
18 Aug 1978 [6]
4 Sep 1979
22 Aug 1980
28 Aug 1981
27 Aug 1982
26 Aug 1983
24 Aug 1984
30 Aug 1985
5 Sep 1986
11 Sep 1987
19 Aug 1988
25 Aug 1989
10 Aug 1990
13 Sep 1991
28 Aug 1992
3 Sep 1993
19 Aug 1994
25 Aug 1995
23 Aug 1996 [7]
22 Aug 1997 [8]
28 Aug 1998 [9]
3 Sep 1999 [10]
28 Aug 2000 [11]
24 Aug 2001 [12]
30 Aug 2002 [13]
5 Sep 2003 [14]
2 - 3 Sep 2004 [15]
26 Aug 2005 [16]
25 Aug 2006 [17]
14 Sep 2007 [18]
5 Sep 2008 [19]
4 Sep 2009 [20]
27 Aug 2010 [21]
16 Sep 2011 [22]
7 Sep 2012 [23]
6 Sep 2013 [24]
5 Sep 2014 [25]
11 Sep 2015 [26]
8 - 9 Sep 2016 [27]
31 Aug, 1 Sep 2017 [28]
30 - 31 Aug 2018 [29]
5 - 6 Sep 2019 [30]
4 Sep 2020 [31]
1 Sep, 3 Sep 2021 [32]
1 - 2 Sep 2022 [33]
7 - 8 Sep 2023 [34]
13 - 14 Sep 2024

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Memorial Van Damme.

World records set at the Memorial Van Damme
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
19813:47.33
199513:07.38
2:29.34
199626:38.08
2:28.98
199712:39.74
26:27.85
20017:30.67
7:55.28
200427:04.00
7:53.63
Pole vault4.92 m
200526:17.53
20067:02.43
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kombich
Wilfred Bungei
200914:36.23
Gideon Gathimba
Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono
Augustine Kiprono Choge
201212.80 (+0.3 m/s)
202021,330 m
18,930 m
19.71 (+0.4 m/s)
20234:43.13

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Memorial Van Damme
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateVideo
100 m9.76 (+1.3 m/s)Usain Bolt16 September 2011[35] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b198eaN6y0
200 m19.26 (+0.7 m/s) DLRYohan Blake16 September 2011[36] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJr9Prvus8
400 m44.03Michael Cherry3 September 2021[37]
800 m1:42.20Wilson Kipketer22 August 1997
1000 m2:14.95Sammy Koskei30 August 1985
1500 m3:26.12Hicham El Guerrouj24 August 2001
Mile3:47.30Noureddine Morceli3 September 1993
2000 m4:43.13 Jakob Ingebrigtsen8 September 2023[38]
3000 m7:23.09Hicham El Guerrouj3 September 1999
5000 m12:39.74Daniel Komen22 August 1997
10,000 m26:17.53Kenenisa Bekele26 August 2005
20,000 m56:20.02 DLRBashir Abdi4 September 2020[39]
One hour21,330 m DLRMo Farah4 September 2020[40]
110 m hurdles12.80 (+0.3 m/s) Aries Merritt7 September 2012[41]
400 m hurdles47.51Andre Phillips5 September 1986
3000 m steeplechase7:53.63Saif Saaeed Shaheen3 September 2004
High jump2.43 m DLRMutaz Essa Barshim5 September 2014[42]
Pole vault6.10 mArmand Duplantis8 September 2023[43]
Long jump8.65 m (+0.2 m/s)Carl Lewis24 August 1984
Triple jump17.60 m (+0.3 m/s)Jonathan Edwards25 August 1995
Shot put22.61 mJoe Kovacs1 September 2022[44]
Discus throw69.94 mImrich Bugár24 August 1984
Hammer throw82.26 mLance Deal23 August 1996
Javelin throw93.48 m (old design)Tom Petranoff26 August 1983
90.50 m (Current design)Jan Železný25 August 1995
4 × 100 m relay38.49Xavi Mo-Ajok
Taymir Burnet
Hensley Paulina
Raphael Bouju		8 September 2023[45]
4 × 800 m relay7:02.43Joseph Mwengi Mutua
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kipngetich Kombich
Wilfred Bungei		25 August 2006[46]
4 × 1500 m relay14:36.23William Biwott Tanui
Gideon Gathimba
Geoffrey Rono
Augustine Choge		4 September 2009[47]

Women

Women's meeting records of the Memorial Van Damme
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
100 m10.72 (-0.3 m/s)Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce6 September 2013[48]
10.72 (+0.6 m/s)Elaine Thompson9 September 2016[49]
200 m21.48 (+0.2 m/s) DLRShericka Jackson8 September 2023[50]
400 m48.83Sanya Richards4 September 2009[51]
800 m1:55.16Pamela Jelimo6 September 2008
1000 m2:28.98Svetlana Masterkova23 August 1996
1500 m3:55.33Süreyya Ayhan5 September 2003
Mile4:14.74Sifan Hassan3 September 2021[52]
2000 m5:30.19Gelete Burka4 September 2009[53]
3000 m8:24.81Meseret Defar14 September 2007
Two miles8:58.58 Meseret Defar14 September 2007
5000 m14:18.89Almaz Ayana9 September 2016[54]
One hour18,930 m DLRSifan Hassan4 September 2020[55]
100 m hurdles12.27 (+0.1 m/s)Jasmine Camacho-Quinn2 September 2022[56]
400 m hurdles52.11Femke Bol8 September 2023[57]
3000 m steeplechase8:55.10Beatrice Chepkoech31 August 2018[58]
High jump2.05 mAnna Chicherova16 September 2011[59]
Yaroslava Mahuchikh2 September 2022[60]
Pole vault5.00 mSandi Morris9 September 2016[61]
Long jump7.25 m (+1.7 m/s)Heike Drechsler13 September 1991
Triple jump15.14 m (+0.3 m/s)Tatyana Lebedeva5 September 2003
Shot put20.59 mValerie Adams5 September 2014[62]
Discus throw69.84 mTsvetanka Christova5 September 1986
Javelin throw72.18 m (old design)Fatima Whitbread5 September 1986
68.11 m (Current design)Kara Winger2 September 2022[63]
4 × 100 m relay42.97Gwen Torrence
Sheila Echols
Dannette Young
Evelyn Ashford		19 August 1988

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Events Calendar Diamond League Meetings. World Athletics. 2024.
  2. Web site: Allianz Memorial Van Damme in 2024 and 2026 Diamond League final . 2022-05-09 . 2024-08-05 . Diamond League.
  3. Web site: About Us - Memorial Van Damme. 2024-07-29 . brussels.diamondleague.com.
  4. Web site: Memorial Van Damme - a rich athletics legacy - IAAF Golden League . 2006-08-23 . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  5. Web site: Race series: Ivo VanDamme Memorial . 2024-08-04 . .
  6. Web site: Alberto Juantorena Danger . 2024-08-04 . The Great Distance Runners .
  7. Web site: 1996 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  8. Web site: 1997 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  9. Web site: 1998 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  10. Web site: 1999 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  11. Web site: 2000 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  12. Web site: 2001 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  13. Web site: 2002 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  14. Web site: 2003 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  15. Web site: 2004 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  16. Web site: 2005 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  17. Web site: 2006 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  18. Web site: 2007 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  19. Web site: 2008 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  20. Web site: 2009 Results . 2024-08-04 . dl.all-athletics.com.
  21. Web site: 2010 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  22. Web site: 2011 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  23. Web site: 2012 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  24. Web site: 2013 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  25. Web site: 2014 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  26. Web site: 2015 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  27. Web site: 2016 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  28. Web site: 2017 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  29. Web site: 2018 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  30. Web site: 2019 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  31. Web site: 2020 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  32. Web site: 2021 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  33. Web site: 2022 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  34. Web site: 2023 Results . 2024-08-04 . worldathletics.org.
  35. Web site: 100m Men: Results. 16 September 2011. 16 September 2011. Diamond League. Omega Timing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330112714/http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re4010040.pdf. 30 March 2012.
  36. Web site: 200m Men: Results . 16 September 2011 . 16 September 2011 . . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330112726/http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re0020040.pdf . 30 March 2012 .
  37. Web site: 400m Result. sportresult.com. 3 September 2021. 14 September 2021.
  38. Web site: 2000m Result. sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  39. News: Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels. World Athletics. Mike Rowbottom. 4 September 2020. 5 September 2020. 5 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200905092222/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/brussels-diamond-league-farah-hassan-one-hour. live.
  40. News: Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels. World Athletics. Mike Rowbottom. 4 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  41. News: 12.80!! Merritt stuns with World record in 110m Hurdles in Brussels - Samsung Diamond League - FINAL, Part 2. IAAF. Bob Ramsak. 7 September 2012. 11 September 2012.
  42. Web site: High Jump Results. IAAF. 5 September 2014. 6 September 2014.
  43. Web site: Pole Vault Result. sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  44. News: Kovacs crushes meeting record in Brussels. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 1 September 2022. 14 September 2022.
  45. Web site: 4×100m Relay Result. sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  46. Web site: 4x800 Metres Relay Results . . 2006-08-25 . 2010-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023000512/http://www.iaaf.org/history/GLE/season%3D2006/results/eventCode%3D3529/sex%3DM/discCode%3D4X8/result.html . 2012-10-23 .
  47. Web site: 4x1500 Metres Relay Results. www.sport.be . 2009-09-04 . 2009-09-05.
  48. Web site: 100m Result. Diamond League. Omega Timing. 6 September 2013. 6 September 2013.
  49. News: 100m Results. sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. 12 September 2016.
  50. Web site: 200m Result. sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  51. Web site: 400 Metres Results. www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. 2009-09-05.
  52. Web site: Mile Run Result. sportresult.com. 3 September 2021. 14 September 2021.
  53. Web site: 2000 Metres Results. www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. 2009-09-05.
  54. Web site: 5000m Results. sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. 12 September 2016.
  55. News: Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels. World Athletics. Mike Rowbottom. 4 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  56. News: Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 2 September 2022. 14 September 2022.
  57. Web site: 400m Hurdles Result. sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
  58. Web site: 3000m Steeplechase Results. sportresult.com. 31 August 2018. 7 September 2018.
  59. Web site: High Jump Women: Results. 16 September 2011. 16 September 2011. Diamond League. Omega Timing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330112655/http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re1810040.pdf. 30 March 2012.
  60. News: Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 2 September 2022. 14 September 2022.
  61. News: Pole Vault Results. sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. 12 September 2016.
  62. Web site: Shot Put Results. IAAF. 5 September 2014. 6 September 2014.
  63. News: Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 2 September 2022. 14 September 2022.

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