TNT – Fortuna Meeting explained

The TNT – Fortuna Meeting is an annual track and field combined events meeting which takes place at Sletiště Stadium in Kladno, Czech Republic in mid-June. The event, which features a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon, attracted an audience of 5000 in its inaugural edition in 2007 and saw world record holder Roman Šebrle win the men's competition with a total of 8697 points – the best decathlon performance that year.[1] [2] In 2010 the meeting was given IAAF World Combined Events Challenge status by the International Association of Athletics Federations.[3]

The meeting director is Zdeněk Lubenský, a former Czech pole vaulter.[4] A junior decathlon competition was introduced in 2010 and it was won by Czech athlete Adam Sebastian Helcelet.[5]

Editions

EditionYearDatesAthletesAttendance
1st200719–20 June
2nd200818–19 June
3rd200923–24 June
4th201015–16 June
5th201115–16 June
6th20129–10 June26 Men / 28 Women
7th20138–9 June16 Men / 14 Women
8th2014
9th201512–13 June16 Men / 21 Women
10th201610–11 June15 Men / 20 Women
11th201717–18 June17 Men / 20 Women

Records

EventAthleteRecordDateRef
Men's decathlon8697 points2007
100 m10.6418 June 2008[6]
Long jump7.79 m2010
Shot put17.78 m18 June 2008[7]
High jump2.16 m18 June 2008[8]
400 m46.9812 June 2015[9]
110 m hurdles13.8719 June 2008[10]
Discus throw53.02 m2010
Pole vault5.10 m2011
2010
Javelin throw69.17 m9 June 2013[11]
1500 m4:14.4911 June 2016[12]
Women's heptathlon6773 points2011
100 m hurdles13.16 (-0.4 m/s)10 June 2016[13]
High jump1.91 m10 June 2016[14]
Shot put14.89 m14 June 2014[15]
200 m23.322011
Long jump6.65 m2011
Javelin throw53.46 m9 June 2013[16]
800 m2:08.332011

Past medallists

Key:

Men

2007869785538298
2008843480767787
2009815780588029
2010838182468239
2011823181208094
2012817380978073
2013838079787753
2014808379897987
2015789278427825
2016792579037814
2017[17] 812078047741

Women

2007635461995875
2008642162156104
2009624959165878
2010626861826142
2011677365166252
2012628362486103
2013641663606190
2014646058915769
2015627761486048
2016632860766075
2017[18] 633762856230

External links

Notes and References

  1. Lubenský, Zdenek (2007-06-21). Sebrle is back on top of the world with an 8697pts score. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2007/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=DEC/detail.html Decathlon 2007
  3. Ramsak, Bob (2010-05-04). IAAF Combined Events Challenge - a brief look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  4. Juck, Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-18). Clay confirmed for Kladno - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  5. Gordon, Ed (2010-06-16). Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  6. News: Overnight leaders win in Kladno. IAAF. Alfons Juck. 20 June 2008. 15 June 2012.
  7. News: Overnight leaders win in Kladno. IAAF. Alfons Juck. 20 June 2008. 15 June 2012.
  8. News: Overnight leaders win in Kladno. IAAF. Alfons Juck. 20 June 2008. 15 June 2012.
  9. Web site: 400m Heat 3 Results. ČAS. 12 June 2015. 14 June 2015.
  10. News: Overnight leaders win in Kladno. IAAF. Alfons Juck. 20 June 2008. 15 June 2012.
  11. News: Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Michal Osoba. 9 June 2013. 15 June 2013.
  12. Web site: TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 1500m Results. IAAF. 11 June 2016. 12 June 2016.
  13. Web site: TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 100m Hurdles Results. IAAF. 10 June 2016. 10 June 2016.
  14. Web site: TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – High Jump Results. IAAF. 10 June 2016. 10 June 2016.
  15. Web site: TNT Fortuna Meeting 2014 Results. ČAS. 14 June 2014. 14 June 2014.
  16. News: Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Michal Osoba. 9 June 2013. 15 June 2013.
  17. News: Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno. IAAF. Michal Osoba. 18 June 2017. 18 June 2017.
  18. News: Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno. IAAF. Michal Osoba. 18 June 2017. 18 June 2017.