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Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.

The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. In 1986, the event was moved to the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.

UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.

History

Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on 6 July 1947 and 13 July 1957. The latter was also known as the "American Meeting", similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich.

Editions

Athletissima editions
Ed.MeetingSeriesDateRef.
1st1977 Athletissima8 Jul 1977
2nd1978 Athletissima13 Jul 1978
3rd1979 Athletissima18 Jul 1979
4th1980 Athletissima15 Aug 1980
5th1981 Athletissima14 Jul 1981
6th1982 Athletissima14 Jul 1982
7th1983 Athletissima30 Jun 1983
8th1984 Athletissima10 Jul 1984
9th1985 Athletissima10 Jul 1985
10th1986 Athletissima2 Sep 1986
11th1987 Athletissima15 Sep 1987
12th1988 Athletissima1988 IAAF Grand Prix24 Jun 1988
13th1989 Athletissima1989 IAAF Grand Prix27 Jun 1989
14th1990 Athletissima1990 IAAF Grand Prix12 Jul 1990
15th1991 Athletissima1991 IAAF Grand Prix10 Jul 1991
16th1992 Athletissima1992 IAAF Grand Prix8 Jul 1992
17th1993 Athletissima1993 IAAF Grand Prix7 Jul 1993
18th1994 Athletissima1994 IAAF Grand Prix6 Jul 1994
19th1995 Athletissima1995 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jul 1995
20th1996 Athletissima1996 IAAF Grand Prix3 Jul 1996
21st1997 Athletissima1997 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 1997
22nd1998 Athletissima1998 IAAF Grand Prix25 Aug 1998
23rd1999 Athletissima1999 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 1999
24th2000 Athletissima2000 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jul 2000
25th2001 Athletissima2001 IAAF Grand Prix4 Jul 2001
26th2002 Athletissima2002 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 2002
27th2003 Athletissima2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix1 Jul 2003
28th2004 Athletissima2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix6 Jul 2004
29th2005 Athletissima2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix5 Jul 2005
30th2006 Athletissima2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix11 Jul 2006
31st2007 Athletissima2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix10 Jul 2007
32nd2008 Athletissima2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix2 Sep 2008
33rd2009 Athletissima2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix7 Jul 2009
34th2010 Athletissima2010 Diamond League8 Jul 2010
35th2011 Athletissima2011 Diamond League30 Jun 2011
36th2012 Athletissima2012 Diamond League23 Aug 2012
37th2013 Athletissima2013 Diamond League4 Jul 2013
38th2014 Athletissima2014 Diamond League3 Jul 2014
39th2015 Athletissima2015 Diamond League9 Jul 2015
40th2016 Athletissima2016 Diamond League25 Aug 2016
41st2017 Athletissima2017 Diamond League6 Jul 2017
42nd2018 Athletissima2018 Diamond League4–5 Jul 2018
43rd2019 Athletissima2019 Diamond League4–5 Jul 2019
44th2020 Athletissima2020 Diamond League2 Sep 2020
45th2021 Athletissima2021 Diamond League25–26 Aug 2021
46th2022 Athletissima2022 Diamond League25–26 Aug 2022
47th2023 Athletissima2023 Diamond League29–30 Jun 2023
48th2024 Athletissima2024 Diamond League21–22 Aug 2024
49th2025 Athletissima2025 Diamond League19–20 Aug 2025

World records

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima.

World records set at Athletissima
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
1994100 m9.85 (+1.2 m/s)Leroy BurrellUnited States
2005Pole vault4.93 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia
2006110 m hurdles12.88 (+1.1 m/s)Liu XiangChina

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of Athletissima
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.
100 m9.69 (−0.1 m/s) DLRYohan BlakeJamaica23 August 20122012
200 m19.50 (−0.1 m/s)Noah LylesUnited States5 July 20192019
400 m43.62Wayde van NiekerkSouth Africa6 July 20172017
800 m1:41.11 DLREmmanuel WanyonyiKenya22 August 20242024
1000 m2:13.49 DLRAyanleh SouleimanDjibouti25 August 20162016
1500 m3:27.83Jakob IngebrigtsenNorway22 August 20242024
Mile3:49.12Noureddine MorceliAlgeria10 July 19911991
2000 m4:52.44Jim SpiveyUSA15 September 19871987
3000 m7:30.62Daniel KomenKenya2 July 19991999
5000 m12:40.45Berihu AregawiEthiopia30 June 20232023
10,000 m27:15.00Haile GebrselassieEthiopia6 July 19941994
110 m hurdles12.88 (+1.1 m/s)Liu XiangChina11 July 20062006
400 m hurdles47.14Edwin MosesUnited States14 July 19811981
3000 m steeplechase8:01.62Brimin Kiprop KiprutoKenya8 July 20102010
High jump2.41 mBohdan BondarenkoUkraine4 July 20132013
Pole vault6.15 mArmand DuplantisSweden21 August 20242024
Long jump8.56 m (+2.0 m/s)Iván PedrosoCuba5 July 19951995
Triple jump18.06 m (+1.1 m/s)Christian TaylorUnited States9 July 20152015
Shot put22.81 mRyan CrouserUnited States26 August 20212021
Discus throw70.53 mVirgilijus AleknaLithuania5 July 20052005
Hammer throw84.48 mIgor NikulinSoviet Union12 July 19901990
Javelin throw90.72 m (old design)Jan ŽeleznýCzechoslovakia10 July 19911991
90.61 m (current design)Anderson PetersGrenada22 August 20242024
4 × 100 m relay38.75Michael Frater Ainsley Waugh Nesta Carter Asafa PowellJamaica10 July 20072007
4 × 400 m relay3:07.26Reto Jelinek Mathias Rusterholz Alain Sierro Daniel KehlSwitzerland8 July 19921992

Women

Women's meeting records of Athletissima
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.
100 m10.60 (+1.7 m/s)Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica26 August 20212021
200 m22.07 (+1.6 m/s)Merlene OtteyJamaica5 July 19951995
400 m49.17Salwa Eid NaserBahrain5 July 20192019
800 m1:55.69Keely HodgkinsonGreat Britain20 August 20252025
1500 m3:57.34Shelby HoulihanUnited States5 July 20182018
Mile4:16.05Genzebe DibabaEthiopia6 July 20172017
3000 m8:21.50Diribe WeltejiEthiopia22 August 20242024
100 m hurdles12.34 (−0.9 m/s)Jasmine Camacho-QuinnPuerto Rico26 August 20222022
400 m hurdles52.25Femke BolNetherlands22 August 20242024
3000 m steeplechase9:05.98Beatrice ChepkoechKenya30 June 20232023
High jump2.06 mMariya LasitskeneRussia6 July 20172017
Pole vault4.93 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia5 July 20052005
Long jump7.48 m (+0.4 m/s)Heike DrechslerGermany8 July 19921992
Triple jump15.52 m (+0.6 m/s) DLRYulimar RojasVenezuela26 August 20212021
Shot put20.95 mValerie AdamsNew Zealand23 August 20122012
Discus throw68.96 mSandra PerkovićCroatia4 July 20132013
Javelin throw69.58 m (old design)Natalya ShikolenkoBulgaria6 July 19941994
68.43 m (current design)Sara KolakCroatia6 July 20172017
4 × 100 m relay42.03Dina Asher-Smith Desiree Henry Bianca Williams Amy HuntGreat Britain22 August 20242024

See also

Notes and references

External links

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