Memorial Van Damme

Memorial van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League.

It was first organized in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo van Damme, a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed the previous year in a car accident at the age of 22. A former footballer, he turned to athletics and in particular the 1500 m and 3000 m disciplines. Later on, he discovered the 800 m. In 1976, he took part in the Montreal Olympic Games, where he won silver medals in both the 800 m and 1500 m.

World records

2009

• 4 x 1500 m relay men 14:36.23 Kenya (William Biwott Tanui, Gideon Gathimba, Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono, Augustine Kiprono Choge)

2006

• 4 x 800 m relay men 7:02.43 Kenya (Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei)

2005

• 10,000 m 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia

2004

• 10,000 m men Junior 27:04.00 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Uganda
• 3,000 m steeplechase men 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar
• Pole vault women 4.92 m Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia

2001

• 3,000 m men Junior 7:30.67 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia
• 3,000 m steeple men 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami, Morocco

1997

• 5,000 m men 12:39.74 Daniel Komen, Kenya
• 10,000 m men 26:27.85 Paul Tergat, Kenya

1996

• 10,000 m men 26:38.08 Salah Hissou, Morocco
• 1,000 m women 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova, Russia

1995

• 5,000 m men Junior 13:07.38 Daniel Komen, Kenya
• 1,000 m women 2:29.34 Maria de Lurdes Mutola, Mozambique

1981

• 1 mile men 3.47.33 Sebastian Coe, United Kingdom

Meeting Records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref	Video
100 m	9.76 (+1.3 m/s)	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	16 September 2011	[1]	[1]
200 m	19.26 (+0.7 m/s)	Yohan Blake	Jamaica	16 September 2011	[2]	[2]
400 m	44.06	Michael Johnson	United States	28 August 1998
800 m	1:42.20	Wilson Kipketer	Denmark	22 August 1997
1000 m	2:14.95	Sammy Koskei	Kenya	30 August 1985
1500 m	3:26.12	Hicham El Guerrouj	Morocco	24 August 2001
Mile	3:47.30	Noureddine Morceli	Algeria	3 September 1993
3000 m	7:23.09	Hicham El Guerrouj	Morocco	3 September 1999
5000 m	12:39.74	Daniel Komen	Kenya	22 August 1997
10000 m	26:17.53	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	26 August 2005
110 m hurdles	12.92 (+0.2 m/s)	Allen Johnson	United States	23 August 1996
400 m hurdles	47.51	Andre Phillips	United States	5 September 1986
3000 m steeplechase	7:53.63	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	Qatar	3 September 2004
High jump	2.38 m	Hollis Conway	United States	10 August 1990
Pole vault	5.95 m	Sergey Bubka Sergey Bubka Jeff Hartwig Jeff Hartwig	Ukraine  Ukraine  United States  United States	19 August 1994 22 August 1997 28 August 1998 3 September 1999
Long jump	8.65 m	Carl Lewis	United States	24 August 1984
Triple jump	17.60 m	Jonathan Edwards	United Kingdom	30 August 1995
Shot put	22.16 m	Reese Hoffa	United States	27 August 2010
Discus throw	69.94 m	Imrich Bugár	Czechoslovakia	24 August 1984
Hammer throw	82.26 m	Lance Deal	United States	23 August 1996
Javelin throw	93.48 m (old design) 90.50 m (Current design)	Tom Petranoff Jan Železný	United States  Czech Republic	26 August 1983 25 August 1995
4x100 m relay	38.65	United States	United States	19 August 1988
4x800 m relay	7:02.43	Kenya	Kenya	25 August 2006	[3]
4x1500 m relay	14:36.23	William Biwott Gideon Gathimba Geoffrey Rono Augustine Choge	Kenya	4 September 2009	[4]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref
100 m	10.76 (+0.9 m/s)	Marion Jones	United States	22 August 1997
200 m	21.64	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	13 September 1991
400 m	48.83	Sanya Richards	United States	4 September 2009	[5]
800 m	1.55.16	Pamela Jelimo	Kenya	6 September 2008
1000 m	2:28.98	Svetlana Masterkova	Russia	23 August 1996
1500 m	3.55.33	Süreyya Ayhan	Turkey	5 September 2003
Mile	4.17.75	Maryam Yusuf Jamal	Bahrain	14 September 2007
2000 m	5:30.19	Gelete Burka	Ethiopia	4 September 2009	[6]
3000 m	8.24.81+	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	14 September 2007
Two miles	8.58.58	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	14 September 2007
5000 m	14.25.43	Vivian Cheruiyot	Kenya	6 September 2008
100 m hurdles	12.42	Yordanka Donkova	Bulgaria	5 September 1986
400 m hurdles	53.43	Nezha Bidouane	Morocco	28 August 1998
3000 m steeplechase	9:15.43	Yuliya Zaripova	Russia	16 September 2011	[7]
High jump	2.05 m	Anna Chicherova	Russia	16 September 2011	[8]
Pole vault	4.93 m	Yelena Isinbayeva	Russia	26 August 2005
Long jump	7.25 m	Heike Drechsler	Germany	13 September 1991
Triple jump	15.14 m (+0.3 m/s)	Tatyana Lebedeva	Russia	5 September 2003
Shot put	20.57 m	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union	11 September 1987
Discus throw	69.84 m	Tsvetanka Christova	Bulgaria	5 September 1986
Javelin throw	72.18 m (old design) 67.76 m (Current design)	Fatima Whitbread Trine Hattestad	United Kingdom  Norway	5 September 1986 25 August 2000
4x100 m relay	42.97	United States	United States	19 August 1988

+ = en route to a longer distance

References

1. ^ "100m Men: Results" (PDF). Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re4010040.pdf. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
2. ^ "200m Men: Results" (PDF). Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re0020040.pdf. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
3. ^ "4x800 Metres Relay Results". IAAF. 2006-08-25. http://www.iaaf.org/history/GLE/season=2006/results/eventCode=3529/sex=M/discCode=4X8/result.html. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
4. ^ "4x1500 Metres Relay Results". www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/mvd2009live/re0380040.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
5. ^ "400 Metres Results". www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/mvd2009live/re1040040.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
6. ^ "2000 Metres Results". www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/mvd2009live/re1150040.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
7. ^ "High Jump Women: Results" (PDF). Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re1290040.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
8. ^ "High Jump Women: Results" (PDF). Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. http://www.diamondleague.com/Results/Brussels/re1810040.pdf. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 

External links

• Diamond League – Brussels Official Web Site