Memorial Van Damme facts for kids
Memorial van Damme is a yearly athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. It takes place in late August or early September. Before it was one of the IAAF Golden League events. Now it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League.
It was first put together in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo van Damme. Damme was a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed 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. Later on, he ran in 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] | |
| 200 m | 19.26 (+0.7 m/s) | Yohan Blake | Jamaica |
16 September 2011 | [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 |
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| 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 |
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| 4x100 m relay | 38.65 | United States | United States |
19 August 1988 | ||
| 4x800 m relay | 7:02.43 | Kenya | Kenya |
25 August 2006 | ||
| 4x1500 m relay | 14:36.23 | William Biwott Tanui Gideon Gathimba Geoffrey Rono Augustine Choge |
Kenya |
4 September 2009 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| High jump | 2.05 m | Anna Chicherova | Russia |
16 September 2011 | |
| 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 |
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| 4x100 m relay | 42.97 | United States | United States |
19 August 1988 |
+ = en route to a longer distance
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