Memorial Van Damme facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Memorial Van Damme |
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![]() King Baudouin Stadium during the 2012 edition
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Date | Late August - early September |
Location | ![]() |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | DF |
Official site | Memorial Van Damme |
The 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 the final event of the Diamond League, along with Weltklasse Zürich.
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.
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World records
Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Memorial Van Damme.
Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
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2023 | 2000 m | 4:43.13 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
2020 | One hour | 21,330 m | Mo Farah | ![]() |
18,930 m | Sifan Hassan | ![]() |
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T51 100 m | 19.71 (+0.4 m/s) | Peter Genyn | ![]() |
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2012 | 110 m hurdles | 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) | Aries Merritt | ![]() |
2009 | 4 × 1500 m relay | 14:36.23 | William Biwott Tanui Gideon Gathimba Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono Augustine Kiprono Choge |
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2006 | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:02.43 | Joseph Mutua William Yiampoy Ismael Kombich Wilfred Bungei |
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2005 | 10000 m | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
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 steeplechase 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 |
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100 m | 9.76 (+1.3 m/s) | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
16 September 2011 | [1] | |
200 m | 19.26 (+0.7 m/s) DLR | Yohan Blake | ![]() |
16 September 2011 | [2] | |
400 m | 44.03 | Michael Cherry | ![]() |
3 September 2021 | ||
800 m | 1:42.20 | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
22 August 1997 | ||
1000 m | 2:14.95 | Sammy Koskei | ![]() |
30 August 1985 | ||
1500 m | 3:26.12 | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
24 August 2001 | ||
Mile | 3:47.30 | Noureddine Morceli | ![]() |
3 September 1993 | ||
2000 m | 4:43.13 WR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
8 September 2023 | ||
3000 m | 7:23.09 | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
3 September 1999 | ||
5000 m | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen | ![]() |
22 August 1997 | ||
10000 m | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
26 August 2005 | ||
One hour | 21,330 m DLR | Mo Farah | ![]() |
4 September 2020 | ||
110 m hurdles | 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) WR | Aries Merritt | ![]() |
7 September 2012 | ||
400 m hurdles | 47.51 | Andre Phillips | ![]() |
5 September 1986 | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 7:53.63 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | ![]() |
3 September 2004 | ||
High jump | 2.43 m DLR | Mutaz Essa Barshim | ![]() |
5 September 2014 | ||
Pole vault | 6.10 m | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
8 September 2023 | ||
Long jump | 8.65 m (+0.2 m/s) | Carl Lewis | ![]() |
24 August 1984 | ||
Triple jump | 17.60 m (+0.3 m/s) | Jonathan Edwards | ![]() |
25 August 1995 | ||
Shot put | 22.61 m | Joe Kovacs | ![]() |
1 September 2022 | ||
Discus throw | 69.94 m | Imrich Bugár | ![]() |
24 August 1984 | ||
Hammer throw | 82.26 m | Lance Deal | ![]() |
23 August 1996 | ||
Javelin throw | 93.48 m (old design) 90.50 m (Current design) |
Tom Petranoff Jan Železný |
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26 August 1983 25 August 1995 |
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4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 | Xavi Mo-Ajok Taymir Burnet Hensley Paulina Raphael Bouju |
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8 September 2023 | ||
4 × 800 m relay | 7:02.43 | Joseph Mwengi Mutua William Yiampoy Ismael Kipngetich Kombich Wilfred Bungei |
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25 August 2006 | ||
4 × 1500 m relay | 14:36.23 | William Biwott Tanui Gideon Gathimba Geoffrey Rono Augustine Choge |
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4 September 2009 |
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 10.72 (-0.3 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() |
6 September 2013 | |
10.72 (+0.6 m/s) | Elaine Thompson | ![]() |
9 September 2016 | ||
200 m | 21.48 (+0.2 m/s) DLR | Shericka Jackson | ![]() |
8 September 2023 | |
400 m | 48.83 | Sanya Richards | ![]() |
4 September 2009 | |
800 m | 1:55.16 | Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
6 September 2008 | |
1000 m | 2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova | ![]() |
23 August 1996 | |
1500 m | 3:55.33 | Süreyya Ayhan | ![]() |
5 September 2003 | |
Mile | 4:14.74 | Sifan Hassan | ![]() |
3 September 2021 | |
2000 m | 5:30.19 | Gelete Burka | ![]() |
4 September 2009 | |
3000 m | 8:24.81+ | Meseret Defar | ![]() |
14 September 2007 | |
Two miles | 8:58.58 WB | Meseret Defar | ![]() |
14 September 2007 | |
5000 m | 14:18.89 | Almaz Ayana | ![]() |
9 September 2016 | |
One hour | 18,930 m DLR | Sifan Hassan | ![]() |
4 September 2020 | |
100 m hurdles | 12.27 (+0.1 m/s) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | ![]() |
2 September 2022 | |
400 m hurdles | 52.11 | Femke Bol | ![]() |
8 September 2023 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:55.10 | Beatrice Chepkoech | ![]() |
31 August 2018 | |
High jump | 2.05 m | Anna Chicherova | ![]() |
16 September 2011 | |
Yaroslava Mahuchikh | ![]() |
2 September 2022 | |||
Pole vault | 5.00 m DLR | Sandi Morris | ![]() |
9 September 2016 | |
Long jump | 7.25 m (+1.7 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | ![]() |
13 September 1991 | |
Triple jump | 15.14 m (+0.3 m/s) | Tatyana Lebedeva | ![]() |
5 September 2003 | |
Shot put | 20.59 m | Valerie Adams | ![]() |
5 September 2014 | |
Discus throw | 69.84 m | Tsvetanka Christova | ![]() |
5 September 1986 | |
Javelin throw | 72.18 m (old design) | Fatima Whitbread | ![]() |
5 September 1986 | |
68.11 m (Current design) | Kara Winger | ![]() |
2 September 2022 | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 42.97 | ![]() |
19 August 1988 |
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