Rieti Meeting Explained

The Rieti Meeting is an annual athletics event at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi in Rieti, Italy that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF World Challenge.

It was first organized in 1971 based on an idea by Sandro Giovannelli, today's member of the IAAF Competition Commission.

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the Rieti Grand Prix.

Year	Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality
2010, 29 August	800 m	1:41.01	David Rudisha
2007, 9 September	100 m	9.74 (+1.7 m/s)	Asafa Powell
1999	1000 m	2:11.96	Noah Ngeny
1996	3000 m	7:20.67	Daniel Komen
1993	Mile	3:44.39	Noureddine Morceli
1992	1500 m	3:28.86	Noureddine Morceli
1983	1500 m	3:30.77	Steve Ovett
1982	Mile	4:17.44	Maricica Puică

Meeting records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref
100 m	9.74 (+1.7 m/s)	Asafa Powell		9 September 2007
200 m	19.85 (+0.6 m/s)	Wallace Spearmon		29 August 2010	^[1]
300 m	31.93	Karol Zalewski		7 September 2014	^[2]
400 m	44.21	Michael Johnson		9 September 1990
800 m	1:41.01	David Rudisha		29 August 2010	^[3]
1000 m	2:11.96	Noah Ngeny		5 September 1999
1500 m	3:26.97	Hicham El Guerrouj		8 September 2002
Mile	3:44.39	Noureddine Morceli		1993
2000 m	4:49.00	Vénuste Niyongabo		1997
Two miles	8:13.40	Moses Kiptanui		1995
3000 m	7:20.67	Daniel Komen		1 September 1996
5000 m	13:04.43	Daniel Komen		3 September 2000
110 m hurdles	13.01 (+0.8 m/s)	David Oliver		29 August 2010	^[4]
400 m hurdles	47.91	Samuel Matete		1992
3000 m steeplechase	8:00.54	Moses Kiptanui		1997
High jump	2.38 m	Igor Paklin		7 September 1986
Pole vault	5.96 m	Brad Walker		2005
Long jump	8.45 m	Larry Myricks		9 September 1981
Triple jump	17.54 m	Khristo Markov		1987
Shot put	21.00 m	Paolo Dal Soglio		1 September 1996
Discus throw	68.38 m	Luis Delís		2 September 1984
Hammer throw	82.62 m	Koji Murofushi		9 September 2007
Javelin throw	84.26 m	Lars Hamann		13 September 2015	^[5]
4 × 100 m relay	39.76	Gianfranco Lazzer Mauro Zuliani Luciano Caravani Massimo Clementoni		1979
4 × 400 m relay	3:03.55	Walter McCoy Mike Franks Darrell Robinson Mark Rowe		1988

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref
100 m	10.81	Irina Privalova		1992
200 m	21.88	Irina Privalova		1993
400 m	49.02	Jarmila Kratochvílová		2 September 1984
800 m	1:56.29	Janeth Jepkosgei		9 September 2007
1500 m	3:56.18	Maryam Jamal		27 August 2006
Mile	4:17.44	Maricica Puică		1982
2000 m	5:30.39	Maricica Puică		1985
3000 m	8:30.25	Vivian Cheruiyot		9 September 2007
100 m hurdles	12.64 (+0.5 m/s)	Sally Pearson		8 September 2013	^[6]
400 m hurdles	53.34	Sandra Glover		7 September 2003
3000 m steeplechase	9:13.92	Ruth Bisibori Nyangau		6 September 2009	^[7]
High jump	2.06 m	Stefka Kostadinova		1987
Pole vault	4.74 m	Fabiana Murer		29 August 2010	^[8]
Long jump	7.19 m	Heike Drechsler		1991
Triple jump	14.94 m	Tatyana Lebedeva		2008
Shot put	20.77 m	Valerie Adams		9 September 2012	^[9]
Discus throw	66.12 m	Sandra Perković		8 September 2013	^[10]
Hammer throw	76.57 m	Anita Włodarczyk		8 September 2013	^[11]
Javelin throw	66.64 m	Natalya Khoroneko		7 September 1986
4 × 100 m relay	44.97	International team Andrea Lynch Liliana Cragno Leleith Hodges Jacqueline Pusey		1975

See also

• Golden Gala
• Notturna di Milano

Notes and References

1. Web site: 200 Metres Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 2010-08-29. 2010-08-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715185256/http://www.rietimeeting.com/info/results/re0020040.pdf. 2011-07-15.
2. Web site: 300m Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 7 September 2014. 9 September 2014.
3. Web site: 800 Metres Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 2010-08-29. 2010-08-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715185244/http://www.rietimeeting.com/info/results/re0110041.pdf. 2011-07-15.
4. Web site: 110 Metres Hurdles Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 2010-08-29. 2010-08-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715185249/http://www.rietimeeting.com/info/results/re0260040.pdf. 2011-07-15.
5. Web site: Javelin Throw Results. livecache.sportresult.com. 13 September 2015. 14 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129054325/http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD_2/Rieti2015_PDF_RE0880040.PDF?h=fMumvjfY7e8E2aUIv7Rh6xHe6ds=. 29 January 2016. dead.
6. News: Fast middle-distance races and four meeting records in Rieti – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Diego Sampaolo. 8 September 2013. 10 September 2013.
7. Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 2009-09-06. 2009-09-06.
8. Web site: Pole Vault Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 2010-08-29. 2010-08-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715185129/http://www.rietimeeting.com/info/results/re1820040.pdf. 2011-07-15.
9. Web site: Shot Put Results. www.rietimeeting.com. 9 September 2012. 12 September 2012.
10. News: Fast middle-distance races and four meeting records in Rieti – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Diego Sampaolo. 8 September 2013. 10 September 2013.
11. News: Fast middle-distance races and four meeting records in Rieti – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Diego Sampaolo. 8 September 2013. 10 September 2013.