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British Grand Prix (athletics)

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British Grand Prix
The host stadium – Alexander Stadium
DateMay–August
LocationBirmingham, England
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.GW[1]

The British Grand Prix, formerly known as the Birmingham Grand Prix or the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, is an annual athletics meeting. Since 2010 it has been a part of the Diamond League series of track and field meets.

In 2020 the event was due to be held at the Gateshead International Stadium but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2] The event returned to Gateshead in 2021.[3] There was a 2022 Diamond League meeting (2022 Birmingham Diamond League) held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, though it was officially a continuation of the Anniversary Games (usually held in London) rather than a British Grand Prix event.[4]

Venues

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Venues for British Grand Prix meetings
Year Date Stadium City
1992 14 August
1998 2 August Don Valley Stadium Sheffield
1999 7 August Crystal Palace London
2000 5 August Crystal Palace London
2001 22 July Crystal Palace London
2002 23 August Crystal Palace London
2003 8 August Crystal Palace London
2004 24 June International Stadium Gateshead
2005 22 July Crystal Palace London
2006 11 June International Stadium Gateshead
2007 15 July Don Valley Stadium Sheffield
2008 31 August International Stadium Gateshead
2009 31 August International Stadium Gateshead
2010 5 June International Stadium Gateshead
2011 10 July Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2012 26 August Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2013 30 June Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2014 24 August Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2015 7 June Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2016 5 June Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2017 20 August Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2018 18 August Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2019 18 August Alexander Stadium Birmingham
2020 Not held[2]
2021 23 May International Stadium Gateshead
2022[a] 21 May Alexander Stadium Birmingham

World records

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Over the course of its history, the following world records have been set at the British Grand Prix.[5]

World records set at the British Grand Prix
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2004 Pole vault 4.87 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia
2006 100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica

Meeting records

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Men

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Women

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Notes

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  1. ^ Officially a continuation of the Anniversary Games, not a British Grand Prix event[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Ranking Calendar". IAAF. 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gateshead Grand Prix, set for September, cancelled". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Strong Wanda Diamond League 2021 season takes shape in Olympic year". IDL Diamond League. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Calendar – Diamond League". Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ Powell equals 100m world record. BBC Sport (2006-06-11). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
  6. ^ "400m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ^ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  9. ^ "1500m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Mile Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  12. ^ "110m Hurdles – Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  13. ^ "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  14. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d e Jess Whittington (21 May 2022). "Ceh and Mihambo fabulous in the field in Birmingham". World Athetlics. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ "100m Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  18. ^ "200m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. ^ "800m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  20. ^ a b Jon Mulkeen (18 August 2019). "Chepkoech and Klosterhalfen smash meeting records in Birmingham – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  21. ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.[dead link]
  22. ^ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  23. ^ "100m Hurdles Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  24. ^ "400m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  25. ^ "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  26. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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