2011 IAAF Diamond League

2011 IAAF Diamond League
2011 IAAF Diamond League
2011 IAAF Diamond League
Edition 2nd
Dates 6 May–16 September
Meetings 14
Diamond Races 32
Ambassadors 13
← 2010

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

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  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.

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
Track winners
Event Men Women
100 metres  Asafa Powell (JAM)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
200 metres  Walter Dix (USA)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
400 metres  Kirani James (GRN)  Amantle Montsho (BOT)
800 metres  David Rudisha (KEN)  Jenny Meadows (GBR)
1500 metres/
Mile run
 Nixon Chepseba (KEN)  Morgan Uceny (USA)
5000 metres/
3000 metres
 Imane Merga (ETH)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
110 m hurdles/
100 m hurdles
 Dayron Robles (CUB)  Danielle Carruthers (USA)
400 m hurdles  Dai Greene (GBR)  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
3000 m s'chase  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
Field winners
Event Men Women
Long jump  Mitchell Watt (AUS)  Brittney Reese (USA)
Triple jump  Phillips Idowu (GBR)  Olha Saladukha (UKR)
High jump  Jesse Williams (USA)  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
Pole vault  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
Shot put  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)  Valerie Adams (NZL)
Discus throw  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)  Yarelis Barrios (CUB)
Javelin throw  Matthias de Zordo (GER)  Christina Obergföll (GER)

Diamond Races

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 Qatar Doha  Walter Dix (USA)
20.06, WL, =MR
 Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
1:44.74, SB
 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN)
3:31.84
 Yenew Alamirew (ETH)
7:27.26, WL, MR
 Louis Jacob van Zyl (RSA)
48.11, MR
2 China Shanghai  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.95
 Calvin Smith, Jr. (USA)
45.47
 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN)
3:31.42, WL, MR
 Liu Xiang (CHN)
13.07, WL
 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN)
8:02.28, WL, MR
3 Italy Rome  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.91
 Andrew Howe (ITA)
20.31
 Chris Brown (BAH)
45.16, SB
 Khadevis Robinson (USA)
1:45.09, SB
 Imane Merga (ETH)
12:54.21, WL
 Louis Jacob van Zyl (RSA)
47.91
4 United States Eugene  Steve Mullings (JAM)
9.80, WL, MR
 Walter Dix (USA)
20.19
 Angelo Taylor (USA)
45.16, SB
 Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)
1:43.68, WL, MR
 Haron Keitany (KEN)
3:49.09, WL
 David Oliver (USA)
12.94, WL
 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
8:08.34
5 Norway Oslo  Usain Bolt (JAM)
19.86, WL
 Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
3:50.86
 Aries Merritt (USA)
13.12, SB
 Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)
8:01.83, WL
6 United States 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 Switzerland Lausanne  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.78, WL
 Jermaine Gonzales (JAM)
45.27
 David Rudisha (KEN)
1:44.15
 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (KEN)
12:59.13, MR
 Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.12
 Dai Greene (GBR)
48.41
8 France 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 United Kingdom Birmingham  Asafa Powell (JAM)
9.91
 Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)
1:44.54
 Mohammed Farah (GBR)
13:06.14
 Dai Greene (GBR)
48.20, SB
10 Monaco Monaco  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.88, SB
 David Rudisha (KEN)
1:42.61, WL
 Silas Kiplagat (KEN)
3:30.47, WL
 Mohammed Farah (GBR)
12:53.11, WL, MR, NR
 Angelo Taylor (USA)
47.97
 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN)
7:53.64, AR, MR
11 Sweden 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 United Kingdom London  Yohan Blake (JAM)
9.95, =SB
 Walter Dix (USA)
20.16
 Kirani James (GRN)
44.61, WL
 David Rudisha (KEN)
1:42.91, MR
 Leonel Manzano (USA)
3:51.24
 Craig Mottram (AUS)
13:23.97
 Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.04, MR
 Javier Culson (PUR)
48.33, SB
 Willy Rutto Komen (KEN)
8:21.40, SB
13 Switzerland Zürich  Yohan Blake (JAM)
9.82, PB
 Kirani James (GRN)
44.36, NR
 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN)
3:32.74
 Dayron Robles (CUB)
13.01, SB
 Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
8:07.72
14 Belgium Brussels  Usain Bolt (JAM)
9.76, WL, MR
 Yohan Blake (JAM)
19.26, WL, MR
 Jonathan Borlée (BEL)
44.78, SB
 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 were counted to the Diamond League standings for the 1500 metres.
  • In Doha, a 3000 metre race was counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 metres.

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Qatar Doha  Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
17.49
 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 China Shanghai  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.44, =WL, MR
 Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
85.33, =WL
3 Italy Rome  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.59, WL
 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.82, WL
 Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.60
4 United States Eugene  Greg Rutherford (GBR)
8.32
 Raul Spank (GER)
2.32, =SB
 Reese Hoffa (USA)
21.65
 Robert Harting (GER)
68.40
5 Norway Oslo  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)
8.08
 Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP)
2.28
 Gerd Kanter (EST)
65.14
 Matthias de Zordo (GER)
83.94
6 United States New York  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
16.67
 Romain Mesnil (FRA)
5.52
7 Switzerland 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 France 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 United Kingdom Birmingham  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.54
 Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.55
 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
88.30, WL
10 Monaco Monaco  Phillips Idowu (GBR)
17.36
 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
5.90, WL
 Reese Hoffa (USA)
21.25, MR
11 Sweden Stockholm  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.54, AR
 Ivan Ukhov (RUS)
2.34, =SB
 Christian Cantwell (USA)
21.70
 Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
65.05
 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
88.43, WL
12 United Kingdom London  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
8.45, MR
 Christian Taylor (USA)
17.68
 Andrey Silnov (RUS)
2.36, SB
 Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
66.71
13 Switzerland Zürich  Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM)
8.00
 Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE)
2.32, =PB
 Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
21.63
 Robert Harting (GER)
67.02
14 Belgium Brussels  Benjamin Compaoré (FRA)
17.31, PB
 Konstantinos Filippidis (GRE)
5.72
 Reese Hoffa (USA)
22.09
 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 Qatar Doha  LaShauntea Moore (USA)
22.83
 Allyson Felix (USA)
50.33
 Anna Mishchenko (UKR)
4:03.00
 Kellie Wells (USA)
12.58
 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
9:16.44
2 China Shanghai  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
10.92
 Jennifer Meadows (GBR)
2:00.54
 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:31.92, WL
 Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
54.20
3 Italy 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 Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
9:12.89, WL
4 United States Eugene  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
10.70, WL, MR
 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.59
 Gelete Burka (ETH)
4:04.63
 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:33.96, MR
 Lashinda Demus (USA)
53.31, WL
5 Norway Oslo  Ivet Lalova (BUL)
11.01
 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.10, SB
 Halima Hachlaf (MAR)
1:58.27, WL
 Meseret Defar (ETH)
14:37.33
 Christina Vukicevic (NOR)
12.79, SB
 Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)
54.38
6 United States New York  Marshevet Myers (USA)
11.36
 Allyson Felix (USA)
22.92
 Kenia Sinclair (JAM)
4:08.06
 Danielle Carruthers (USA)
13.04
 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
9:27.29
7 Switzerland Lausanne  Mariya Ryemyen (UKR)
22.85
 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.23
 Morgan Uceny (USA)
4:05.52
 Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.47
 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
9:19.87, MR
8 France 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 United Kingdom Birmingham  Bianca Knight (USA)
22.59
 Amantle Montsho (BOT)
50.20
 Jennifer Meadows (GBR)
2:02.06
 Morgan Uceny (USA)
4:05.64
 Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.48, AR, MR, WL
 Sofia Assefa (ETH)
9:25.87, MR
10 Monaco 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 Sweden 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 United Kingdom London  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
10.93
 Bianca Knight (USA)
22.69
 Sanya Richards (USA)
49.66, SB
 Jennifer Meadows (GBR)
1:58.60, SB
 Lisa Dobriskey (GBR)
4:04.97
 Lauren Fleshman (USA)
15:00.57, SB
 Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.58
 Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
52.79, WL, MR
 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
9:22.80
13 Switzerland Zürich  Carmelita Jeter (USA)
22.27
 Mariya Savinova (RUS)
1:58.27
 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
14:30.10, MR
 Sally Pearson (AUS)
12.52
 Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
53.36
14 Belgium 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
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 Chemos Cheywa (KEN)

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Qatar Doha  Funmi Jimoh (USA)
6.88
2 China Shanghai  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.68
 Blanka Vlašic (CRO)
1.94, =WL
 Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
4.55, SB
 Lijiao Gong (CHN)
19.94, SB
 Sandra Perkovic (CRO)
65.58, MR
3 Italy Rome  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.94
 Blanka Vlašic (CRO)
1.95, =WL
 Sandra Perkovic (CRO)
65.56
 Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
65.40, WL
4 United States Eugene  Olha Saladukha (UKR)
14.98, WL, MR
 Anna Rogowska (POL)
4.68
 Nadezhda Ostapchuk (BLR)
20.59, WL, MR
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
65.48, SB
5 Norway Oslo  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.81
 Fabiana Murer (BRA)
4.60
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.26
6 United States New York  Funmi Jimoh (USA)
6.48
 Emma Green (SWE)
1.94, SB
 Lacy Janson (USA)
4.27
 Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA)
62.94
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
64.43, MR
7 Switzerland Lausanne  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.85
 Anna Chicherova (RUS)
1.95
 Yarelis Barrios (CUB)
64.29, SB
8 France Paris  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
14.99, WL
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.78, =MR
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
68.01, WL, MR
9 United Kingdom Birmingham  Janay DeLoach (USA)
6.78
 Blanka Vlašic (CRO)
1.99
 Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
4.66
 Nadine Müller (GER)
65.75
10 Monaco Monaco  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.82
 Blanka Vlašic (CRO)
1.97
 Nadine Müller (GER)
65.90
 Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
66.40
11 Sweden Stockholm  Olha Saladukha (UKR)
15.06
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
4.76, SB
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.57
12 United Kingdom London  Olha Saladukha (UKR)
14.80
 Jennifer Suhr (USA)
4.79
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.07
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
66.74, MR
13 Switzerland Zürich  Brittney Reese (USA)
6.72
 Jennifer Suhr (USA)
4.72
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
20.51
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
69.57, MR
14 Belgium Brussels  Olha Saladukha (UKR)
14.67
 Anna Chicherova (RUS)
2.05
 Li Yanfeng (CHN)
66.27
Overall winner  Brittney Reese (USA)  Olha Saladukha (UKR)  Blanka Vlašic (CRO)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER)  Valerie Adams (NZL)  Yarelis Barrios (CUB)  Christina Obergföll (GER)

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