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.

Memorial Van Damme
King Baudouin Stadium during the 2012 edition
DateLate August - early September
LocationBelgium Brussels, Belgium
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.DF[1]
Official siteMemorial Van Damme

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.

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Memorial Van Damme.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2023 2000 m 4:43.13 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway
2020 One hour 21,330 m Mo Farah  Great Britain
18,930 m Sifan Hassan  Netherlands
T51 100 m 19.71 (+0.4 m/s) Peter Genyn  Belgium
2012 110 m hurdles 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) Aries Merritt  United States
2009 4 × 1500 m relay 14:36.23 William Biwott Tanui
Gideon Gathimba
Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono
Augustine Kiprono Choge		  Kenya
2006 4 × 800 m relay 7:02.43 Joseph Mutua
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kombich
Wilfred Bungei		  Kenya
2005 10000 m 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia

2004

2001

1997

1996

1995

1981

Meeting Records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref Video
100 m 9.76 (+1.3 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 16 September 2011 [2]
200 m 19.26 (+0.7 m/s) DLR Yohan Blake  Jamaica 16 September 2011 [3]
400 m 44.03 Michael Cherry  United States 3 September 2021 [4]
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
2000 m 4:43.13 WR Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway 8 September 2023 [5]
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
One hour 21,330 m DLR Mo Farah  Great Britain 4 September 2020 [6]
110 m hurdles 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) WR Aries Merritt  United States 7 September 2012 [7]
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 2.43 m DLR Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 5 September 2014 [8]
Pole vault 6.10 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 8 September 2023 [9]
Long jump 8.65 m (+0.2 m/s) Carl Lewis  United States 24 August 1984
Triple jump 17.60 m (+0.3 m/s) Jonathan Edwards  United Kingdom 25 August 1995
Shot put 22.61 m Joe Kovacs  United States 1 September 2022 [10]
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
4 × 100 m relay 38.49 Xavi Mo-Ajok
Taymir Burnet
Hensley Paulina
Raphael Bouju		  Netherlands 8 September 2023 [11]
4 × 800 m relay 7:02.43 Joseph Mwengi Mutua
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kipngetich Kombich
Wilfred Bungei		  Kenya 25 August 2006 [12]
4 × 1500 m relay 14:36.23 William Biwott Tanui
Gideon Gathimba
Geoffrey Rono
Augustine Choge		  Kenya 4 September 2009 [13]

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.72 (-0.3 m/s) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica 6 September 2013 [14]
10.72 (+0.6 m/s) Elaine Thompson  Jamaica 9 September 2016 [15]
200 m 21.48 (+0.2 m/s) DLR Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 8 September 2023 [16]
400 m 48.83 Sanya Richards  United States 4 September 2009 [17]
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 4:14.74 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 3 September 2021 [18]
2000 m 5:30.19 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 4 September 2009 [19]
3000 m 8:24.81+ Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 14 September 2007
Two miles 8:58.58 WB Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 14 September 2007
5000 m 14:18.89 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 9 September 2016 [20]
One hour 18,930 m DLR Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4 September 2020 [21]
100 m hurdles 12.27 (+0.1 m/s) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  Puerto Rico 2 September 2022 [22]
400 m hurdles 52.11 Femke Bol  Netherlands 8 September 2023 [23]
3000 m steeplechase 8:55.10 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 31 August 2018 [24]
High jump 2.05 m Anna Chicherova  Russia 16 September 2011 [25]
Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 2 September 2022 [26]
Pole vault 5.00 m DLR Sandi Morris  United States 9 September 2016 [27]
Long jump 7.25 m (+1.7 m/s) Heike Drechsler  Germany 13 September 1991
Triple jump 15.14 m (+0.3 m/s) Tatyana Lebedeva  Russia 5 September 2003
Shot put 20.59 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 5 September 2014 [28]
Discus throw 69.84 m Tsvetanka Christova  Bulgaria 5 September 1986
Javelin throw 72.18 m (old design) Fatima Whitbread  United Kingdom 5 September 1986
68.11 m (Current design) Kara Winger  United States 2 September 2022 [29]
4 × 100 m relay 42.97  United States 19 August 1988

References
  1. "IAAF World Ranking Calendar". IAAF. 2019.
  2. "100m Men: Results" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. "200m Men: Results" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. "400m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. Mike Rowbottom (4 September 2020). "Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. Bob Ramsak (7 September 2012). "12.80!! Merritt stuns with World record in 110m Hurdles in Brussels - Samsung Diamond League - FINAL, Part 2". IAAF. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  8. "High Jump Results". IAAF. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  9. "Pole Vault Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  10. Jon Mulkeen (1 September 2022). "Kovacs crushes meeting record in Brussels". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. "4×100m Relay Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  12. "4x800 Metres Relay Results". IAAF. 2006-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  13. "4x1500 Metres Relay Results" (PDF). www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  14. "100m Result" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  15. "100m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  16. "200m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  17. "400 Metres Results" (PDF). www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  18. "Mile Run Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  19. "2000 Metres Results" (PDF). www.sport.be. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  20. "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  21. Mike Rowbottom (4 September 2020). "Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. Jon Mulkeen (2 September 2022). "Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  23. "400m Hurdles Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  24. "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  25. "High Jump Women: Results" (PDF). Diamond League. Omega Timing. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  26. Jon Mulkeen (2 September 2022). "Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  27. "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  28. "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  29. Jon Mulkeen (2 September 2022). "Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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