2011 IAAF Diamond League
| 2011 IAAF Diamond League | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 2nd |
| Dates | 6 May–16 September |
| Meetings | 14 |
| Diamond Races | 32 |
| Ambassadors | 13 |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 IAAF Diamond League (also known as the 2011 Samsung Diamond League for sponsorship purposes) was the second edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 6 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 16 September in Brussels, Belgium.
Contents
1 Meeting calendar
2 Ambassadors
3 Diamond Race winners
4 Results
4.1 Men
4.1.1 Track
4.1.2 Field
4.2 Women
4.2.1 Track
4.2.2 Field
5 References
6 External links
Meeting calendar
Crystal Palace in London. One of the venues for the series.
The Bislett Games have been held at Bislett Stadion since 1965.
| Date | Meet | Stadium | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 May | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Qatar SC Stadium | Doha | Qatar |
15 May | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | Shanghai Stadium | Shanghai | China |
26 May | Golden Gala | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Italy |
4 June | Prefontaine Classic | Hayward Field | Eugene | United States |
9 June | Bislett Games | Bislett Stadion | Oslo | Norway |
11 June | Adidas Grand Prix | Icahn Stadium | New York City | United States |
30 June | Athletissima | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | Lausanne | Switzerland |
8 July | Meeting Areva | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | France |
10 July | Aviva British Grand Prix | Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | United Kingdom |
22 July | Herculis | Stade Louis II | Fontvieille | Monaco |
29 July | DN Galan | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | Stockholm | Sweden |
5–6 August | London Grand Prix | Crystal Palace | London | United Kingdom |
8 September | Weltklasse Zürich | Letzigrund | Zürich | Suitzerland |
16 September | Memorial van Damme | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium |
Ambassadors
A total of fourteen athletes were given Diamond League Ambassador status, with the intention of bringing attention to some of the sport's foremost competitors. There are seven male and seven female athletes, and the division between track and field specialists is also evenly divided.
World record holder Usain Bolt is the most prominent ambassador.
| Athlete | Country | Event(s) |
|---|---|---|
Usain Bolt |  Jamaica | 100 metres/200 metres |
Tyson Gay |  United States | 100 metres/200 metres |
Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 100 metres |
Shelly-Ann Fraser | Jamaica | 100 metres |
Allyson Felix | United States | 200 metres/400 metres |
Sanya Richards | United States | 400 metres |
Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia | 5000 metres/10,000 metres |
Steven Hooker |  Australia | Pole vault |
Yelena Isinbayeva |  Russia | Pole vault |
Blanka Vlašić |  Croatia | High jump |
Valerie Vili |  New Zealand | Shot put |
Andreas Thorkildsen |  Norway | Javelin throw |
Tero Pitkämäki |  Finland | Javelin throw |
Barbora Špotáková |  Czech Republic | Javelin throw |
Diamond Race winners
Winners in blue defended their 2010 Diamond Race title
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Results
Diamond Race track events | |||||||||
Men | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m / Mile | 5000 m | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 3000 m steeplechase |
Women | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 100 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 3000 m steeplechase |
Diamond Race field events | |||||||
Men | Pole vault | High jump | Long jump | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus throw | Javelin throw |
Women | Pole vault | High jump | Long jump | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus throw | Javelin throw |
Men
Track
| # | Meeting | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 110 m h | 400 m h | 3000 m st |
| 1 | Doha | – | Walter Dix (USA) 20.06 WL, =MR | – |  Asbel Kiprop (KEN)1:44.74 SB | – | Yenew Alamirew (ETH) 7:27.26 WL, MR | – |  L. J. van Zyl (RSA)48.11 MR | – |
| 2 | Shanghai | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.95 | – | Calvin Smith Jr. (USA) 45.47 | – | Nixon Chepseba (KEN) 3:31.42 WL, MR | – |  Liu Xiang (CHN) 13.07 WL | – | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 8:02.28 WL, MR |
| 3 | Rome | Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.91 | – | – | Khadevis Robinson (USA) 1:45.09 SB | – | Imane Merga (ETH) 12:54.21 WL | – | L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 47.91 | – |
| 4 | Eugene | Steve Mullings (JAM) 9.80 MR | Walter Dix (USA) 20.19 | Angelo Taylor (USA) 45.16 SB | – | Haron Keitany (KEN) 3:49.09 WL | – | David Oliver (USA) 12.94 WL | – | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:08.34 |
| 5 | Oslo | – | Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.86 | – | – | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:50.86 | – | Aries Merritt (USA) 13.12 SB | – | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:01.83 WL, MR |
| 6 | New York | Steve Mullings (JAM) 10.26 | – | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 45.13 | Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:46.57 | – | Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 13:05.22 | – |  Javier Culson (PUR) 48.50 SB | – |
| 7 | Lausanne | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.78 WL | – | – | David Rudisha (KEN) 1:44.15 | – | Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 12:59.13 MR | – |  Dai Greene (GBR) 48.41 | – |
| 8 | Paris | – | Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03 |  Chris Brown (BAH) 44.94 SB | – |  Amine Laâlou (MAR)3:32.15 | – |  Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.09 | – |  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:02.09 PB |
| 9 | Birmingham | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.91 | – | – |  Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:44.54 | – | Mo Farah (GBR) 13:06.14 | – | Dai Greene (GBR) 48.20 SB | – |
| 10 | Monaco | Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.88 | – | – | David Rudisha (KEN) 1:42.61 WL | – | Mo Farah (GBR) 12:53.11 WL, MR, NR | – | Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.97 | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 MR, AR |
| 11 | Stockholm | – | Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03 | Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.69 SB | – | Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:33.94 | – | Jason Richardson (USA) 13.17 | – | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.92 |
| 12 | London | – | Walter Dix (USA) 20.16 |  Kirani James (GRN) 44.61 WL | – | Leonel Manzano (USA) 3:51.24 | – | Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.04 MR | – | – |
| 13 | Zürich | Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.82 PB | – | Kirani James (GRN) 44.36 NR | – | Nixon Chepseba (KEN) 3:32.74 | – | Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.01 SB | – | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:07.72 |
| 14 | Brussels | Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.76 WL, MR | Yohan Blake (JAM) 19.26 WL, MR | – | David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.96 | – | Imane Merga (ETH) 12:58.32 | – | Javier Culson (PUR) 48.32 SB | – |
| Overall winner | Asafa Powell (JAM) | Walter Dix (USA) | Kirani James (GRN) | David Rudisha (KEN) | Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN) | Imane Merga (ETH) | Dayron Robles (CUB) | Dai Greene (GBR) | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | |
- In Eugene, Oslo and London, mile races are counted to the Diamond League standings for the 1500 m.
- In Doha, 3000 metre race is counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 m.
Field
| # | Meeting | Long jump | Triple jump | High jump | Pole vault | Shot put | Discus | Javelin |
| 1 | Doha | – | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.49 WL, MR | Jesse Williams (USA) 2.33 =MR |  Malte Mohr (GER)5.81 WL, MR |  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)21.38 |  Gerd Kanter (EST)67.49 WL | Petr Frydrych (CZE) 85.32 |
| 2 | Shanghai | Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.44 =WL, MR | – | – | – | – | – | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 85.33 =WL |
| 3 | Rome | – | Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.59 WL | – | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.82 WL | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.60 | – | – |
| 4 | Eugene | Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.32w | – | Raúl Spank (GER) 2.32 =SB | – | – | Robert Harting (GER) 68.40 | – |
| 5 | Oslo | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.08 | – |  Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP) 2.28 | – | – | Gerd Kanter (EST) 65.14 | Matthias de Zordo (GER) 83.94 |
| 6 | New York | – | Phillips Idowu (GBR) 16.67 | – | Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.52 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Lausanne | – | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.91 WL, MR | – | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.83 =SB | Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.83 MR | – | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.19 SB |
| 8 | Paris |  Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.40 SB | – | Jaroslav Bába (CZE) 2.32 SB Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS) 2.32 | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.73 | – | Robert Harting (GER) 67.32 | – |
| 9 | Birmingham | – | Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.54 | – | – | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.55 | – | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.30 WL |
| 10 | Monaco | – | Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.36 | – | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.90 WL | Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.25 MR | – | – |
| 11 | Stockholm | Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54 AR | – | Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.34 =SB | – | – |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)65.05 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.43 WL |
| 12 | London | Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.45 MR | – | Andrey Silnov (RUS) 2.36 SB | – | – | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 66.71 | – |
| 13 | Zürich |  Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM)8.00 | – |  Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE)2.32 =PB | – | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.63 | Robert Harting (GER) 67.02 | – |
| 14 | Brussels | – | Benjamin Compaoré (FRA) 17.31 PB | – | Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) 5.72 | Reese Hoffa (USA) 22.09 SB | – | Matthias de Zordo (GER) 88.36 PB |
| Overall winner | Mitchell Watt (AUS) | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Jesse Williams (USA) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | Matthias de Zordo (GER) | |
Women
Track
| # | Meeting | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 100 m h | 400 m h | 3000 m st |
| 1 | Doha | – | LaShauntea Moore (USA) 22.83 | Allyson Felix (USA) 50.33 WL | – |  Anna Mishchenko (UKR) 4:03.00 WL | – | Kellie Wells (USA) 12.58 WL | – | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:16.44 WL, MR |
| 2 | Shanghai | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 10.92 | – | – | Jenny Meadows (GBR) 2:00.54 | – | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:31.92 WL | – | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.20 WL | – |
| 3 | Rome | – | Bianca Knight (USA) 22.64 SB | Allyson Felix (USA) 49.81 WL | – |  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:01.60 WL | – | Dawn Harper (USA) 12.70 SB | – | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:12.89 WL |
| 4 | Eugene | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.70 WL, MR | – | – | Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.29 WL | – | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:33.96 MR | – | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.31 WL | – |
| 5 | Oslo |  Ivet Lalova (BUL) 11.01w | – |  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.10 SB | Halima Hachlaf (MAR) 1:58.27 WL | – | Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:37.32 | – | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 54.38 | – |
| 6 | New York | – | Allyson Felix (USA) 22.92 | – | – | Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 4:08.06 | – | Danielle Carruthers (USA) 13.04 | – | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:27.29 |
| 7 | Lausanne | – | Mariya Ryemyen (UKR) 22.85 | Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.23 | – | Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.52 | – | Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.47w | – | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:19.87 MR |
| 8 | Paris |  Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) 10.91 SB | – | – | Caster Semenya (RSA) 2:00.18 | – | Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:29.52 WL | – | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.29 WL, NR | – |
| 9 | Birmingham | – | Bianca Knight (USA) 22.59 | Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.20 | – | Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.64 | – | Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.48 WL, MR, AR | – | Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:25.87 MR |
| 10 | Monaco | – | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.20 PB | Amantle Montsho (BOT) 49.71 NR | – | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:00.59 | – | Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.51 | – | – |
| 11 | Stockholm | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 11.15 | – | – | Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.21 SB | – | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87 WL, NR | – | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.74 MR | – |
| 12 | London | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.93 | – | – | Jenny Meadows (GBR) 1:58.60 SB | – | Lauren Fleshman (USA) 15:00.57 SB | – | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 52.79 WL, MR | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:22.80 |
| 13 | Zürich | – | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.27 | – | Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:58.27 | – | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:30.10 MR | – | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.36 | – |
| 14 | Brussels | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.78 | – | Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.16 | – | Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:00.06 WL | – | Danielle Carruthers (USA) 12.65 | – | Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) 9:15.43 MR |
| Overall winner | Carmelita Jeter (USA) | Carmelita Jeter (USA) | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Jenny Meadows (GBR) | Morgan Uceny (USA) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Danielle Carruthers (USA) | Kaliese Spencer (JAM) | Milcah Cheywa (KEN) | |
Field
| # | Meeting | Long jump | Triple jump | High jump | Pole vault | Shot put | Discus | Javelin |
| 1 | Doha | Funmi Jimoh (USA) 6.88 WL | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Shanghai | – | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.68 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.94 =WL | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 4.55 SB | Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.94 SB | Li Yanfeng (CHN) 62.73 | – |
| 3 | Rome | Brittney Reese (USA) 6.94 SB | – | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.95 SB | – | – | Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 64.18 | Mariya Abakumova (RUS) 65.40 WL |
| 4 | Eugene | – | Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.98 WL, MR | – |  Anna Rogowska (POL) 4.68 |  Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) 20.59 WL, MR | – | Christina Obergföll (GER) 65.48 SB |
| 5 | Oslo | – | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.81 | – |  Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.60 | Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.26 MR | – | – |
| 6 | New York | Funmi Jimoh (USA) 6.48 | – |  Emma Green Tregaro (SWE) 1.94 SB | – | – | Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA) 62.94 | Christina Obergföll (GER) 64.43 MR |
| 7 | Lausanne | Brittney Reese (USA) 6.85 | – | Anna Chicherova (RUS) 1.95 | – | – | Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 64.29 SB | – |
| 8 | Paris | – | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.99 WL | – | – | Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.78 =MR | – | Christina Obergföll (GER) 68.01 WL, MR |
| 9 | Birmingham | Janay DeLoach (USA) 6.78 | – | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.99 | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 4.66 | – | Nadine Müller (GER) 65.75 | – |
| 10 | Monaco | Brittney Reese (USA) 6.82 | – | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.97 | – | – | Nadine Müller (GER) 65.90 | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 69.45 WL, MR |
| 11 | Stockholm | – | Olha Saladuha (UKR) 15.06w | – | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.76 SB | Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.57 | – | – |
| 12 | London | – | Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.80 | – | Jenn Suhr (USA) 4.79 | Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.07 | – | Christina Obergföll (GER) 66.74 MR |
| 13 | Zürich | Brittney Reese (USA) 6.72 | – | – | Jenn Suhr (USA) 4.72 | Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.51 | – | Christina Obergföll (GER) 69.57 MR |
| 14 | Brussels | – | Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.67 | Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.05 | – | – | Li Yanfeng (CHN) 66.27 | – |
| Overall winner | Brittney Reese (USA) | Olha Saladuha (UKR) | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) | Valerie Adams (NZL) | Yarelys Barrios (CUB) | Christina Obergföll (GER) | |
References
- Results
Results Archive. IAAF Diamond League (archived). Retrieved on 2015-05-17.
- Reviews
- Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-04). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-05). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
External links
- Official website
