Indoor Flanders Meeting

The Indoor Flanders meeting was an annual indoor track and field meeting which took place at the Flanders Sports Arena in Ghent, Belgium. It was one of foremost meetings on the indoor European circuit and one of nine events which hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting status.[1]

Indoor Flanders
The meeting was previously held at the Flanders Expo arena
DateMid-February
LocationBelgium Ghent, Belgium
Event typeIndoor track and field
Established1990
Official siteIndoor Flanders

First held in 1990, the competition was originally held at the Flanders Expo arena and moved to the Flanders Sports Arena in 2000.[2] Over its history the meeting has been sponsored by Energizer, KBC Bank, and Toyota (its current sponsor). The 23rd edition in 2012 was annulled because of loss sponsorship.[3] After taking a year off, the Flanders Indoor Meeting returns in 2013 and 2014 but was cancelled from 2015 onwards.

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world record have been set at the Indoor Flanders Meeting.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2002 Pole vault 4.73 m Svetlana Feofanova  Russia
1997 Mile run 3:48.45 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco
1995 3000 m 7:35.15 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya

Meeting records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 6.45 Andre Cason  United States 1992
200 m 20.37 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 1996
300 m 32.15 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 9 February 2014 [4]
400 m 45.45 Jamie Baulch  United Kingdom 1997
600 m 1:15.65 Kevin Borlée  Belgium 13 February 2011 [5][6]
800 m 1:45.72 Tony Morrell  United Kingdom 1988
1000 m 2:16.15 Abubaker Kaki Khamis  Sudan 28 February 2008
1500 m 3:33.01 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 1997
Mile 3:48.45 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 1997
2000 m 5:02.53 John Mayock  United Kingdom 2000
3000 m 7:35.15 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya 1995
Two miles 8:09.89 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 2001
5000 m 13:11.39 Alberto García  Spain 2003
60 m hurdles 7.38 Colin Jackson  United Kingdom 1994
2000 m steeplechase 5:13.77 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 13 February 2011 [7][8]
Pole vault 5.90 m Maksim Tarasov  Russia 1998
High jump 2:30 m Vyacheslav Voronin  Russia 2000
Long jump 8.40 m Iván Pedroso  Cuba 1997
Triple jump 17.42 m Marian Oprea  Romania 26 February 2006

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 6.97 Irina Privalova  Russia 1995
200 m 22.47 Irina Privalova  Russia 1992
400m 51.50 Charity Opara  Nigeria 1998
800 m 1:56.85 Stephanie Graf  Austria 2002
1500 m 4:04.80 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 14 February 2010 [9]
3000 m 8:41.67 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli  Morocco 26 February 2006
5000 m 15:07.39 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 1998
60 m hurdles 7.82 Brigita Bukovec  Slovenia 1999
High jump 2.00 m Blanka Vlašić  Croatia 26 February 2006
Pole vault 4.76 m Anna Rogowska  Poland 9 February 2014 [10]
Long jump 6.61 m Olga Rublyova  Russia 2000
Triple jump 14.47 m Ashia Hansen  United Kingdom 1998

References
  1. IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings 2010 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
  2. Gordon, Ed (1999-02-19). Leading Marks for Devers and Pedroso in Ghent Archived 2004-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
  3. "Organisatoren annuleren 23e editie Flanders Indoor" (in Dutch). www.hln.be. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. "300m Results". www.timetronics.be. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "600 Metres Results". www.timetronics.be. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  6. Ivo Hendrix (2011-02-14). "Kombich clocks world leading 3:34.13 in Gent, junior Koech continues to impress". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  7. "2000 Metres Steeplechase Results". www.timetronics.be. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  8. Ivo Hendrix (2011-02-14). "Kombich clocks world leading 3:34.13 in Gent, junior Koech continues to impress". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  9. "1500 Metres Results". www.sport.be. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  10. "Pole Vault Results". www.timetronics.be. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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