International athletics championship event
2011 IAAF Diamond League | |
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Edition | 2nd |
Dates | 6 May–16 September |
Events | 32 |
Meetings | 14 |
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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.
Meeting calendar
Date | Meet | Stadium | City | Country |
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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 | Switzerland |
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.
Diamond Race winners
- Winners in blue defended their 2010 Diamond Race title
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Winners
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Women
Track
Field
Results
- ^ Disqualified after competition due to antidoping rule violation
References
- Results
- Results Archive. IAAF Diamond League (archived). Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- Reviews
- Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-04). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 1. IAAF. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-05). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 2. IAAF. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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