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Golden Gala

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Golden Gala
The Stadio Olimpico hosts the event
DateMay – September
LocationRome, Italy Italy
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.GW[1]
Established5 August 1980; 44 years ago (1980-08-05)
Official siteDiamond League Rome
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Golden Gala is an annual track and field event normally held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Following the 2013 death of Italian sprinting legend Pietro Mennea, the organizers added his name to the title of the meet.

The 2021 and 2023 events were temporarily relocated to Florence.[2]

History

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Primo Nebiolo, the Italian president of IAAF since 1981, was the founder of the Golden Gala and had the idea to bring the athletes and the people from the United States and the NATO countries together after their boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 as a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Nebiolo died of a heart attack at age 76 in 1999.

Usain Bolt at the 2011 Golden Gala

At the 2009 edition of the Golden Gala, Kenenisa Bekele, Kerron Stewart, Sanya Richards and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot.[3] In the 100 m, Tyson Gay equalled his American record and Daniel Bailey set an Antiguan record in the men's race.[4] Antonietta Di Martino brought the sole Italian victory in Rome by beating off favourite Blanka Vlašić in the high jump.[4]

Editions

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In 1981 the IAAF World Cup was held in Rome, so no Golden Gala meeting was organized.[5]

World records

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Over the course of its history, ten world records have been set at the Gala. The 1500 metres and Mile records by Hicham El Guerrouj still stand. In 2014 Joanne Pavey's 15:04.87 in the 5000 metres bettered the existing masters world record in the W40 division by almost 16 seconds.

World records set at the Golden Gala
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
1983 Pole vault 5.83 m Thierry Vigneron  France
1984 Pole vault 5.94 m Sergey Bubka  Soviet Union
5.91 m Thierry Vigneron  France
1987 5000 m 12:58.39 Saïd Aouita  Morocco
1995 5000 m 12:55.30 Moses Kiptanui  Kenya
1998 1500 m 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco
1999 Mile 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco
2000 Javelin throw 68.22 m Trine Hattestad  Norway
2008 Pole vault 5.03 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia
2023 1500 m 3:49.11 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya

Meeting records

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Men

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Women

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Events Calendar Diamond League Meetings". World Athletics. 2024.
  2. ^ "Strong Wanda Diamond League 2021 season takes shape in Olympic year". IDL Diamond League. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ Powell, David (2009-07-10). Bekele – ‘I’m dreaming about this jackpot’ – ÅF Golden League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-23.
  4. ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (10 July 2009). "IAAF: Gay powers back with 9.77 in Rome – REPORT – ÅF Golden League| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Golden Gala's Glorious history". 7 July 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "1980 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "1982 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "1983 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "1984 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ "1985 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ "1986 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  12. ^ "1987 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ "1988 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ "1989 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  15. ^ "1990 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  16. ^ "1991 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  17. ^ "1992 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  18. ^ "1993 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  19. ^ "1994 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  20. ^ "1995 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  21. ^ "1996 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  22. ^ "1997 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  23. ^ "1998 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  24. ^ "1999 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  25. ^ "2000 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  26. ^ "2001 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  27. ^ "2002 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ "2003 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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  30. ^ "2005 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  31. ^ "2006 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  32. ^ "2007 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  33. ^ "2008 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  34. ^ "2009 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  35. ^ "2010 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  36. ^ "2011 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  37. ^ "2012 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  38. ^ "2013 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  39. ^ "2014 Results". ita.milesplit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  40. ^ "2015 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  41. ^ "2016 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  42. ^ "2017 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  43. ^ "2018 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  44. ^ "2019 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  45. ^ "2020 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  46. ^ "2021 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  47. ^ "2022 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  48. ^ "2023 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  49. ^ "2024 Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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  53. ^ a b c Jess Whittington (9 June 2022). "Jackson wins sprint showdown, Kimeli reigns in Rome". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  54. ^ Nicole Jeffery (10 June 2021). "Ingebrigtsen beats top 5000m field to show superb form in Florence". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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  57. ^ Phil Minshull (5 June 2014). "Barshim soars not shimmies over the bars in Rome – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  58. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). goldengala.it. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  59. ^ "Golden Gala Pietro Mennea – Men's Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  60. ^ "Results Shot Put Men" (PDF). Diamond League. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  61. ^ David Martin (31 May 2012). "Bolt's blazing 9.76 one of seven world leads on electric night in Rome – Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  62. ^ "100 Metres Results". goldengala.it. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  63. ^ "1500m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  64. ^ "Ratified: world records for Kipyegon, Girma and Perez" (Press release). World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  65. ^ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  66. ^ "Results 100m Hurdles Women" (PDF). Diamond League. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  67. ^ "400m Hurdles Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.[dead link]
  68. ^ "Results 3000m Steeplechase Women" (PDF). Diamond League. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  69. ^ a b "Golden Gala 2004 Result Book" (PDF). goldengala.it. 2 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
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  71. ^ "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.[dead link]
  72. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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