2019 in the sport of athletics

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2019 in athletics
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In 2019, the main athletic events were the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, the 2019 IAAF World Relays, and the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Major championships

World

Regional

World and continental athletics events

World records

Indoor

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's 1500 metres Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 3:31.04 Birmingham 16 February 2019
Men's Mile Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 3:47.01 Boston 3 March 2019

Outdoor

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Women's Mile Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 4:12.33 Monaco 12 July 2019
Men's 5 km (road) Julien Wanders   Switzerland 13:29 Monaco 17 February 2019
Women's 5 km (road) Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 14:44 Monaco 17 February 2019
Women's 50 km walk (road) Liu Hong  China 3:59:15 Huangshan 9 March 2019
Women's 400 meters hurdles Dalilah Muhammad  United States 52.20 Des Moines 28 July 2019
Women's 400 meters hurdles Dalilah Muhammad  United States 52.16 Doha 4 October 2019
Women's 2000 metres steeplechase Gesa-Felicitas Krause  Germany 5:52.80[Note 1] Berlin 1 September 2019
Men's half marathon (road) Geoffrey Kamworor  Kenya 58:01 Copenhagen 15 September 2019
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Tyrell Richard
Jessica Beard
Jasmine Blocker
Obi Igbokwe
 United States 3:12.42 Doha 28 September 2019
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Wil London
Allyson Felix
Courtney Okolo
Michael Cherry
 United States 3:09.34 Doha 29 September 2019

Competition winners

2019 World Marathon Majors

2019 IAAF Diamond League

  • June 13: Bislett Games in Norway Oslo (Note: Three events does not count for points & prize money here.)
  • July 12: Herculis in Monaco Fontvieille (Note: Two events does not count for points & prize money here.)
  • August 24: Meeting de Paris in  France (Note: Two events does not count for points & prize money here.)
  • August 29: Weltklasse Zürich in   Switzerland (Note: Three events does not count for points & prize money here.)

2019 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

  • May 21: 2019 Nanjing World Challenge in  China
  • September 3: IWC Zagreb 2019 in  Croatia (World Challenge only & final)

2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour

  • February 8: Madrid Indoor Meeting in  Spain

2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

2019 IAAF Cross Country Permit

2019 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

2019 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

2019 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

2019 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

  • January 13: 10k Valencia Ibercaja in  Spain
    • Winners: Ethiopia Chala Ketema Regasa (m) / Ethiopia Tsehay Gemechu (f)
  • February 2: Lagos City Marathon in  Nigeria
    • Winners: Ethiopia Sintayehu Legese (m) / Ethiopia Dinke Meseret (f)
  • March 10: Barcelona Marathon in  Spain
  • March 17: Gdynia Half Marathon in  Poland
  • March 24: Beverly Wuxi Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Ethiopia Asnake Dubre Negawo (m) / Ethiopia Tsehay Gebre Getiso (f)
  • April 7: Kyiv Half Marathon in  Ukraine
    • Winners: Kenya Bernard Sang (m) / Kenya Daisy Kimeli (f)
  • April 7: Madrid Half Marathon in  Spain
    • Winners: Kenya Kipkemoi Kiprono (m) / Ethiopia Tigist Teshome (f)
  • April 7: Pyongyang Marathon in  North Korea
    • Winners: North Korea RI Kang-bom (m) / North Korea RI Kwang-ok (f)
  • April 7: Maratona de São Paulo in  Brazil
    • Winners: Kenya Pharis Kimani (m) / Ethiopia Sifan Melaku (f)
  • April 14: Dongfeng Renault Wuhan Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Kenya Andrew Ben Kimutai (m) / Ethiopia Fantu Jimma (f)
  • April 21: Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon in  Japan
  • April 28: Cracovia Marathon in  Poland
  • May 12: Geneva Marathon in   Switzerland
    • Winners: Kenya Bernard Too (m) / Kenya Josephine Chepkoech (f)
  • May 19: Copenhagen Marathon in  Denmark
    • Winners: Kenya Jackson Limo (m) / Ethiopia Etalemahu Habtewold (f)
  • May 19: Cape Town Marathon in  South Africa
    • Winners: Kenya Morris Gachanga (m) / Kenya Brillian Kipkoech (f)
  • May 19: Happy 10K Guangzhou in  China
    • Winners: Bahrain Dawit Fikadu Admasu (m) / Kenya Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei (f)
  • June 8: 15K Nocturna Valencia Banco Mediolanum in  Spain
    • Winners: Kenya Abel Kipchumba (m) / Ethiopia Zeineba Yimer (f)
  • June 15: Corrida de Langueux in  France
    • Winners: Kenya Emmanuel Bor (m) / Ethiopia Tesfaye Nigsti Haftu (f)
  • June 22: Vidovdanska Trka 10 km in  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • June 29: Le 10 km de Port-Gentil in  Gabon
    • Winners: Uganda Abdallah Mande (m) / Kenya Sheila Chelangat (f)
  • July 28: Liupanshui Summer International Marathon in  China
  • August 4: Sunshine Coast Half Marathon in  Australia
  • September 22: Porto Half Marathon in  Portugal
    • Men's winners (tie): Uganda Maxwell Kortek Rotich & Ethiopia Enyew Mekonnen Alem
    • Women's winner: Kenya Antonina Kwambai
  • September 22: Buenos Aires Marathon in  Argentina
  • September 29: 20 km International de Marrakesh in  Morocco
    • Winners: Morocco Hamza Lemqartesse (m) / Morocco Fatiha Asmid (f)
  • October 6: Amgen Singelloop Breda in the  Netherlands
    • Winners: Eritrea Berhane Tesfay (m) / Kenya Naom Jebet (f)
  • October 13: Bucharest Marathon in  Romania
    • Winners: Romania Hosea Kipkemboi (m) / Kenya Sophia Chesir (f)
  • October 13: Wizz Air Sofia Marathon in  Bulgaria
    • Winners: Kenya Hosea Tuei (m) / Ethiopia Hayelom Shegae (f)
  • October 13: Changzhou West Taihu Lake Half Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Ethiopia Taye Girma (m) / Ethiopia Fantu Jimma (f)
  • October 13: FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN in  South Africa
  • October 20: PKO Poznań Marathon in  Poland
    • Winners: Kenya Cosmas Kyeva (m) / Poland Monica Stefanowicz (f)
  • October 27: Changsha International Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Ethiopia Abdi Kebede (m) / Ethiopia Tigist Teshome (f)
  • October 27: Venice Marathon in  Italy
    • Winners: Ethiopia Tesfaye Lencho Anbesa (m) / Kenya Judith Korir (f)
  • November 1: La Corsa dei Santi 10 km in  Italy
    • Winners: Kenya James Mburugu (m) / Ukraine Sofia Yaremchuk (f)
  • November 3: Porto Marathon in  Portugal
    • Winners: Ethiopia Deso Gelmisa (m) / Ethiopia Bontu Bekele Gada (f)
  • November 3: Maratón Internacional Megacable Guadalajara in  Mexico
    • Winners: Kenya Kiprotich Kirui (m) / Ethiopia Mamitu Daska Molisa (f)
  • November 9: Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland International Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Ethiopia Shume Tafa (m) / Ethiopia Aberash Demisse Korsa (f)
  • November 10: Nanjing Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Kenya Stephen Kiplimo (m) / Ethiopia Melkam Gizaw Tola (f)
  • November 10: Nanchang International Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Kenya Moses Kiptoo Kurgat (m) / Mongolia Bayartsogt Munkhzaya (f)
  • November 17: Kobe Marathon in  Japan
    • Winners: Uganda Geofret Kusuro (m) / Japan Haruka Yamaguchi (f)
  • November 17: Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in  France
    • Winners: Kenya Felix Kipkoec (m) / Kenya Nancy Jelagat Meto (f)
  • November 24: Florence Marathon in  Italy
    • Winners: Ethiopia Nigussie Bekele Sahlesilassie (m) / United Kingdom Jess Piasecki (f)
  • December 1: Marathon COMAR de la ville de Tunis in  Tunisia
    • Winners: Kenya Bernard Sang (m) / Kenya Pauline Wangui (f)
  • December 1: SCO Kunming International Marathon in  China
    • Winners: Ethiopia Dereje Debele Tulu (m) / Ethiopia Mulu Seboka Seyfu (f)
  • December 1: GSEZ Marathon du Gabon in Gabon Libreville
    • Winners: Kenya Alex Bartilol (m) / Kenya Leah Jerotich (f)
  • December 15: Taipei Marathon in  Chinese Taipei
    • Winners: Kenya Kenneth Mburu Mungara (m) / Kenya Antonina Kwambai (f)
  • December 15: Zurich Maratón Málaga in  Spain
    • Winners: Kenya Martin Cheruiyot (m) / Ethiopia Selamawit Getnet Tsegaw (f)
  • December 31: Saint Silvester Road Race in Brazil São Paulo
  • December 31: BOclassic in Italy Bolzano

EA Major Competitions

ABAF competitions

2018–2019 EA Cross Country Permit Races

EA Indoor Permit Meetings

EA Race Walking Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Classic Meetings

EA Area Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

EA Premium Meetings

CAA Major Events

OAA

Permit Meetings
Major Events

AAA Major Events and Asian Permit Meetings

Asian Permit Meetings

NACAC Permit Meetings

NACAC Major Events

CONSUDATLE

CONSUDATLE Permit Meetings
CONSUDATLE Major Events

References

  1. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Cross Country Championships Page
  2. ^ "2019 Asian Athletics Championships Website". Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  3. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Relays Page
  4. ^ Tokyo Marathon Website
  5. ^ Legese and Aga secure Ethiopian double at Tokyo Marathon
  6. ^ Boston Marathon Website
  7. ^ Degefa dominates, Cherono outsprints Desisa in Boston
  8. ^ "London Marathon Website". Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  9. ^ Kipchoge cracks course record in London with second-fastest time in history
  10. ^ Berlin Marathon Website
  11. ^ Bekele clocks 2:01:41 in Berlin, second fastest marathon ever
  12. ^ Chicago Marathon Website
  13. ^ Kosgei smashes marathon world record in Chicago
  14. ^ New York City Marathon Website
  15. ^ Debutante Jepkosgei and Kamworor victorious at New York City Marathon
  16. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Doha #1 Page
  17. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Doha #1 Results Page
  18. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Shanghai #2 Page
  19. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Shanghai #2 Results Page
  20. ^ "IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Stockholm #3 Page". Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  21. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Stockholm #3 Results Page
  22. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Rome #4 Page
  23. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Rome #4 Results Page
  24. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Oslo #5 Page
  25. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Oslo #5 Results Page
  26. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Rabat #6 Page
  27. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Rabat #6 Results Page
  28. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Stanford #7 Page
  29. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Stanford #7 Results Page
  30. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Lausanne #8 Page
  31. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Lausanne #8 Results Page
  32. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Monaco #9 Page
  33. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Monaco #9 Results Page
  34. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 London #10 Page
  35. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 London #10 Results Page
  36. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Birmingham #11 Page
  37. ^ IAAF's Diamond League's 2019 Birmingham #11 Results Page
  38. ^ "IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Paris #12 Page". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  39. ^ IAAF's Diamond League's 2019 Paris #12 Results Page
  40. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Zürich #13 Page
  41. ^ IAAF's Diamond League's 2019 Zürich #13 Results Page
  42. ^ IAAF Diamond League's 2019 Brussels #14 Page
  43. ^ IAAF's Diamond League's 2019 Brussels #14 Results Page
  44. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #1 Results Page
  45. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #2 Results Page
  46. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #3 Results Page
  47. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #4 Results Page
  48. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #5 Results Page
  49. ^ Nowicki topples Fajdek with world lead in Bydgoszcz
  50. ^ Fajdek gains revenge on Nowicki in Chorzow
  51. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #6 Results Page
  52. ^ Taylor, Coleman and Miller-Uibo shine in Szekesfehervar
  53. ^ Halász and Price Triumph in Szombathely
  54. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #7 Results Page
  55. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Challenge #8 Results Page
  56. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #1 Results Page
  57. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #2 Results Page
  58. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #3 Results Page
  59. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #4 Results Page
  60. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #5 Results Page
  61. ^ IAAF's 2019 World Indoor Tour #6 Results Page
  62. ^ Dolezal and Kunz victorious in Lana
  63. ^ Johnson-Thompson climbs world all-time list while Warner sets the standard for 2019 in Götzis
  64. ^ Preiner and Roe confirm supremacy in Arona
  65. ^ Thiam battles injury to score world lead while LePage breaks through in Talence
  66. ^ Olympic standard for Kazmirek and Austrian record for Preiner in Ratingen
  67. ^ a b Zhuk and Sloboda win in Lutsk, Sykora leads Czech domination in Ribeira Brava
  68. ^ "EA's European Combined Events Team Championships First & Second Leagues Website". Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  69. ^ Kiplimo and Teferi reign at Atapuerca as IAAF Cross Country Permit kicks off in Burgos
  70. ^ Kiplimo and Kite confirm supremacy in Soria
  71. ^ Kiplimo's momentum continues in Alcobendas
  72. ^ Gebrhiwet gets better of Barega at Campaccio – cross-country round-up
  73. ^ Kipruto and Obiri dominate in Elgoibar
  74. ^ Balew and Mamo prevail in Dundonald
  75. ^ Kiplimo and Chepkoech overwhelming winners in Seville
  76. ^ Beating the snow and cold, Birech and Yavi take Cinque Mulini victories
  77. ^ Cross-country round-up: Kiplimo and Cherono take top honours in Albufeira, Houlihan and Kipchirchir win US titles
  78. ^ Karlstrom and Arenas take 20km titles in Adelaide
  79. ^ Yamanishi and Ma prevail at Asian 20km Race Walking Championships
  80. ^ Qieyang and Arevalo prevail in Rio Maior
  81. ^ Qieyang and Wang take top honours in Taicang
  82. ^ Diniz returns and Vaiciukeviciute surprises at European Race Walking Cup in Alytus
  83. ^ Debutante Morejon sets world U20 best in La Coruña
  84. ^ Australian race walkers strike gold while Kaputin surprises in long jump at Oceanian Championships
  85. ^ Karlstrom and De Sena claim individual titles in Suzhou
  86. ^ Debela retains Xiamen Marathon title
  87. ^ a b c Road round-up: Kosgei sets North American all-comers’ record at Houston Half, Alemu and Lagat triumph in Mumbai
  88. ^ Debutant Molla and Chepngetich smash course records in Dubai
  89. ^ Sado triumphs at Osaka Women's Marathon
  90. ^ Dereje and Kiptanui take the spoils in Barcelona half
  91. ^ a b Course records fall at Seville and Hong Kong marathons - weekend road racing round-up
  92. ^ Godfay breaks Mexican all-comers record at Guadalajara Half Marathon, Ngeno and Matango triumph in Safi - Road race round-up
  93. ^ a b c d Road round-up: Johannes victorious in Nagoya, Bounasr wins Lake Biwa Marathon, records fall in Barcelona, Salpeter wins Roma-Ostia Half
  94. ^ a b c Road round-up: Cheruyiot smashes course record at Lisbon half, Kiplagat and Mokonin take convincing victories at Seoul Marathon
  95. ^ a b Road round-up: Mekuria and Shambel notch Ethiopian double at Chongqing Marathon, Masai and Kipkoech claim Kenyan double at Warsaw Half
  96. ^ Road round-up: Kimeli wins second straight title at Prague Half Marathon, Kipkirui dominates women's race
  97. ^ a b c d e f Weekend marathon round-up: Course records tumble in Rotterdam, Daegu, Vienna and Rome while Italian all-comers’ records fall in Milan
  98. ^ a b c Road round-up: Milaw and Burka prevail in Paris, Course record for Jerotich in Warsaw, Kimutai breaks course record in Wuhan
  99. ^ a b c Weekend road round-up: Nengampi wins in Yangzhou, course records broken in Dongying, Kiprop takes top honours in Nagano
  100. ^ a b c Weekend road round-up: Chepngetich sets Japanese all-comers’ record in Gifu, race records fall in Madrid and Krakow
  101. ^ Salpeter smashes Prague Marathon course record with 2:19:46
  102. ^ a b c d Weekend road round-up: Belihu wins in Bengaluru, records fall in Cape Town and Copenhagen
  103. ^ a b Weekend road round-up: Kimeli on top in Ottawa, Fikadu and Chelangat triumph in Okpekpe
  104. ^ Edesa breaks course record at Lanzhou Marathon
  105. ^ Shitara smashes Australian all-comers’ marathon record on Gold Coast
  106. ^ a b Weekend road round-up: Pan-Am marathon double for hosts Peru, course records fall in Liupanshui
  107. ^ Kiplagat breaks race record at Mexico City Marathon
  108. ^ a b Weekend road round-up: Chepkirui and Kimeli break 30 minutes at Prague 10k, Kosgei dominates Great North Run
  109. ^ a b c Weekend road round-up: race records fall in Sydney, Cape Town and Minsk
  110. ^ Kamworor breaks world half marathon record in Copenhagen with 58:01
  111. ^ a b c Weekend road round-up: Chirchir wins Dam tot Damloop, Lema breaks course record in Hengshui
  112. ^ a b c d e Weekend road round-up: course records broken in Amsterdam, Delhi, Toronto and Lisbon
  113. ^ a b c d e Weekend road round-up: Aiyabei sets Frankfurt Marathon record, Teferi breaks Ethiopian record in Valencia
  114. ^ Saina retains Marugame Half Marathon title
  115. ^ Weekend road round-up: Seboka retains Dalian title
  116. ^ a b Weekend road round-up: Records tumble in Cardiff and Kosice
  117. ^ a b c Weekend road round-up: Chepkirui breaks African all-comers’ record in Durban, Kenyan double in Paris
  118. ^ Gemechu smashes Ethiopian 10km record in Valencia
  119. ^ Moen and Gashie dominate Gdynia Half Marathon
  120. ^ Road round-up: Jeptoo makes winning return in Milan, course records fall in Wuxi
  121. ^ Course records for Kipchumba and Yimer over 15k in Valencia
  122. ^ Bor and Haftu triumph at Langueux 10km
  123. ^ Nadolska and Berhane victorious in Brcko
  124. ^ Chelangat breaks African 10km all-comers record in Port Gentil
  125. ^ Weightman breaks Australian all-comers’ half-marathon record on Sunshine Coast
  126. ^ Riksmästerskapen i Vinterkast 2019-03-02/03
  127. ^ 14th SEA Youth Athletics Championships Results

Notes

  1. ^ The 2,000 metres steeplechase is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

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