Weltklasse Zürich | |
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![]() The host stadium – Letzigrund | |
Date | August – September |
Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | GW/DF[1] |
Established | 12 August 1928 |
Official site | Diamond League Zürich |
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Weltklasse Zürich (English: World Class Zurich) is an annual, invitation-only, world-class track and field meeting at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland, generally held at the end of August or beginning of September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it now serves as a final of the Wanda Diamond League, alongside Memorial Van Damme between 2010 and 2019. In 2021 and 2022, Weltklasse Zürich served as the sole final of the Diamond League,[2] and this is also planned for 2025 and 2027.[3]
One of the first large-scale international athletics events (outside the Summer Olympics), it is sometimes referred to as the one-day Olympics. Weltklasse Zürich first took place on 12 August 1928. In the beginning, the meeting was nicknamed by the public the "Nurmi meeting" after the most admired and celebrated participant at the time, Paavo Nurmi. On 21 June 1960, on the Letzigrund track, Armin Hary became the first human to run the 100 m dash in 10.0 seconds.
UBS has supported Weltklasse Zürich as its main sponsor since 1981.[4] Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Migros, Le Gruyère Switzerland, Medica, Omega, Swiss, Lexus, Erdgas and Puma.[5]
History
[edit]The meeting was conceived in 1924 by the athletic section of the FC Zürich which became the Leichtathletik Club Zürich in 1934, and was first held at the Letzigrund on a dirt track on 12 August 1928 as the Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich.[6][7] In the 1930s it also became known as the "Americans Meeting",[8][9] similar to the Bislett Games. The name "Weltklasse Zürich" was adopted in 1959.[10] The meet would not be held regularly on an annual basis until 1973, and the Weltklasse introduced electronic timing the following year.[6]
Track surface
[edit]The first surface was made of dirt in 1928, and the first synthetic track surface in Europe was installed in 1968. The number of lanes was increased to eight in the early 1970s which forced the Weltklasse to be put on hold for a few years for the construction to take place.[6]
The current surface at the Letzigrund Stadium was developed in 2014 by the Swiss company CONICA.[11][12][13] The new surface was installed in June 2014 at a cost of 800,000 CHF and was paid for by the city of Zurich, which owns Letzigrund Stadium.[14]
World records
[edit]Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Weltklasse Zürich.[15]
Meeting records
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
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100 m | 9.76 (+1.4 m/s) | Yohan Blake | ![]() |
30 August 2012 | [16][17] |
200 m | 19.52 (−0.6 m/s) | Noah Lyles | ![]() |
8 September 2022 | [18] |
400 m | 43.29 | Harry ("Butch") Reynolds | ![]() |
17 August 1988 | |
800 m | 1:41.24 | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
13 August 1997 | |
1500 m | 3:26.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
12 August 1998 | |
Mile | 3:45.19 | Noureddine Morceli | ![]() |
16 August 1995 | |
3000 m | 7:32.54 | Said Aouita | ![]() |
13 August 1986 | |
5000 m | 12:41.86 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
13 August 1997 | |
110 m hurdles | 12.92 (−0.1 m/s) | Roger Kingdom | ![]() |
16 August 1989 | |
400 m hurdles | 46.92 | Karsten Warholm | ![]() |
29 August 2019 | [19] |
3000 m steeplechase | 7:56.54 | Saif Saeed Shaheen | ![]() |
18 August 2006 | |
7:53.17 X | Brahim Boulami | ![]() |
16 August 2002 | ||
High jump | 2.40 m | Charles Austin | ![]() |
7 August 1991 | |
Pole vault | 6.07 m | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
8 September 2022 | [20] |
Long jump | 8.65 m (-0.5 m/s) DLR | Juan Miguel Echevarría | ![]() |
29 August 2019 | [21] |
Triple jump | 17.80 m (+0.1 m/s) | Christian Taylor | ![]() |
1 September 2016 | [22] |
Shot put | 23.23 m DLR | Joe Kovacs | ![]() |
7 September 2022 | [23] |
Discus throw | 71.12 m | Virgilijus Alekna | ![]() |
11 August 2000 | |
Hammer throw | 83.24 m | Andrey Abduvaliyev | ![]() |
17 August 1994 | |
Javelin throw | 92.28 m | Raymond Hecht | ![]() |
14 August 1996 | |
4×100 m relay | 37.45 DLR | Trell Kimmons Wallace Spearmon Tyson Gay Michael Rodgers |
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19 August 2010 |
Women
[edit]Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. | Video |
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100 m | 10.65 (+0.6 m/s) | Elaine Thompson-Herah | ![]() |
9 September 2021 | [24] | |
10.65 (−0.8 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() |
8 September 2022 | [25] | ||
200 m | 21.66 (−1.0 m/s) | Merlene Ottey | ![]() |
15 August 1990 | ||
400 m | 48.86 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
18 August 1982 | ||
800 m | 1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
29 August 2008 | [1] | |
1000 m | 2:32.70 | Jolanta Januchta | ![]() |
19 August 1981 | ||
1500 m | 3:52.47 | Tatyana Kazankina | ![]() |
13 August 1980 | ||
Mile | 4:12.56 | Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
14 August 1996 | ||
3000 m | 8:22.34 | Almaz Ayana | ![]() |
3 September 2015 | [26] | |
5000 m | 14:30.10 | Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() |
8 September 2011 | [27] | |
100 m hurdles | 12.29 (−0.3 m/s) | Tobi Amusan | ![]() |
8 September 2022 | [28] | |
400 m hurdles | 52.80 | Femke Bol | ![]() |
9 September 2021 | [29] | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:55.29 | Ruth Jebet | ![]() |
24 August 2017 | [30] | |
High jump | 2.05 m | Mariya Lasitskene | ![]() |
8 September 2021 | [31] | |
Pole vault | 5.06 m (outdoor) | Yelena Isinbayeva | ![]() |
28 August 2009 | ||
4.91 m (indoor) | Nina Kennedy | ![]() |
30 August 2023 | [32] | ||
Long jump | 7.39 m (+0.3 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | ![]() |
21 August 1985 | ||
Triple jump | 15.48 m (0.3 m/s) | Yulimar Rojas | ![]() |
9 September 2021 | [33] | |
Shot put | 20.98 m [34] | Valerie Adams | ![]() |
28 August 2013 | [35] | |
Discus throw | 70.20 m | Faina Melnik | ![]() |
20 August 1975 | ||
Javelin throw | 69.57 m DLR | Christina Obergföll | ![]() |
8 September 2011 | [36] | |
4×100 m relay | 41.60 | Sherone Simpson Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
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3 September 2015 | [37] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Events Calendar Diamond League Meetings". World Athletics. 2024.
- ^ "Weltklasse Zürich to host Wanda Diamond League Finals in 2021 and 2022 instead of September 2020". Diamond League. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Weltklasse Zürich to host Wanda Diamond League Finals again in 2025 and 2027". Diamond League. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Weltklasse Zürich". global. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "Sponsors - Diamond League - Zurich". zurich.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Weltklasse: 1928-2003". Swissinfo. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ wh. (13 August 1928). "Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich auf dem Sportplatz Letzigrung" [International track and field meeting in Zürich at the sports ground Letzigrund]. Neue Zürcher Nachrichten (in Swiss High German). Vol. 24, no. 219. Zürich. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Zürichs Amerikaner-Meeting" [Zürich's Americans Meeting]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). No. 1354. Zürich. 5 August 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Weltklasse: 1928-2003". Swissinfo. 2003-08-14. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
In the thirties it was dubbed «American Meeting» as many American athletes crossed the Atlantic by boat, and some of them also started in Switzerland.
- ^ "History - Weltklasse Zürich". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
The meeting is held for the first time on 7 July 1959 under the name "Weltklasse Zürich".
- ^ "CONICA Track Systems - CONIPUR M". conica.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "Head to Head: Mondo versus Mongo". runnersworld.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "Bolt to Compete on Zurich's New Track - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "High Hopes for Low Times for Bolt on New Zurich Surface As he Announces He Will Run Weltklasse". insidethegames.biz. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "Weltklasse Zürich World Records" (PDF). www.diamondleague-zurich.com. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Men's 100m – Results". IAAF. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Men's 100m – Results". Diamond League – Zurich. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Jess Whittington; Jon Mulkeen (8 September 2022). "Amusan and Lyles break meeting records en route to Diamond League wins in Zurich". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (29 August 2019). "Warholm sizzles 46.92 in Zurich - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Jess Whittington; Jon Mulkeen (8 September 2022). "Duplantis and Rojas retain Diamond League titles with dominant performances in Zurich". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (29 August 2019). "Echevarria leaps world-leading 8.65m in Zurich - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Jess Whittington (7 September 2022). "Kovacs throws 23.23m in superb shot put showdown on Sechselautenplatz". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "100m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Jess Whittington; Jon Mulkeen (8 September 2022). "Amusan and Lyles break meeting records en route to Diamond League wins in Zurich". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "5000m Women: Results" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Jess Whittington; Jon Mulkeen (8 September 2022). "Amusan and Lyles break meeting records en route to Diamond League wins in Zurich". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "400m Hurdles Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "High Jump Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Triple Jump Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ competition held at Zurich's main train station
- ^ Phil Minshull (28 August 2013). "Valerie Adams produces 2013 best to win the Diamond Race - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Javelin Women: Results" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
External links
[edit]Media related to Weltklasse Zürich at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Diamond League – Zürich Official Web Site