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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]

Golden Gala editions
Ed. Meeting Series Date Ref.
1st 1980 Golden Gala 5 Aug 1980 [6]
2nd 1982 Golden Gala 14 Sep 1982 [7]
4th 1983 Golden Gala 1 Sep 1983 [8]
4th 1984 Golden Gala 31 Aug 1984 [9]
5th 1985 Golden Gala 1985 IAAF Grand Prix 9 Jul 1985 [10]
6th 1986 Golden Gala 1986 IAAF Grand Prix 10 Sep 1986 [11]
7th 1987 Golden Gala 1987 IAAF Grand Prix 22 Jul 1987 [12]
8th 1988 Golden Gala 1988 IAAF Grand Prix 27 Jul 1988 [13]
9th 1989 Golden Gala 1989 IAAF Grand Prix 19 Jul 1989 [14]
10th 1990 Golden Gala 1990 IAAF Grand Prix 18 Jul 1990 [15]
11th 1991 Golden Gala 1991 IAAF Grand Prix 17 Jul 1991 [16]
12th 1992 Golden Gala 1992 IAAF Grand Prix 9 Jun 1992 [17]
13th 1993 Golden Gala 1993 IAAF Grand Prix 9 Jun 1993 [18]
14th 1994 Golden Gala 1994 IAAF Grand Prix 8 Jun 1994 [19]
15th 1995 Golden Gala 1995 IAAF Grand Prix 8 Jun 1995 [20]
16th 1996 Golden Gala 1996 IAAF Grand Prix 5 Jun 1996 [21]
17th 1997 Golden Gala 1997 IAAF Grand Prix 5 Jun 1997 [22]
18th 1998 Golden Gala 1998 IAAF Golden League 14 Jul 1998 [23]
19th 1999 Golden Gala 1999 IAAF Golden League 7 Jul 1999 [24]
20th 2000 Golden Gala 2000 IAAF Golden League 30 Jun 2000 [25]
21st 2001 Golden Gala 2001 IAAF Golden League 29 Jun 2001 [26]
22nd 2002 Golden Gala 2002 IAAF Golden League 12 Jul 2002 [27]
23rd 2003 Golden Gala 2003 IAAF Golden League 11 Jul 2003 [28]
24th 2004 Golden Gala 2004 IAAF Golden League 2 Jul 2004 [29]
25th 2005 Golden Gala 2005 IAAF Golden League 8 Jul 2005 [30]
26th 2006 Golden Gala 2006 IAAF Golden League 14 Jul 2006 [31]
27th 2007 Golden Gala 2007 IAAF Golden League 13 Jul 2007 [32]
28th 2008 Golden Gala 2008 IAAF Golden League 11 Jul 2008 [33]
29th 2009 Golden Gala 2009 IAAF Golden League 10 Jul 2009 [34]
30th 2010 Golden Gala 2010 Diamond League 10 Jun 2010 [35]
31st 2011 Golden Gala 2011 Diamond League 26 May 2011 [36]
32nd 2012 Golden Gala 2012 Diamond League 31 May 2012 [37]
33rd 2013 Golden Gala 2013 Diamond League 6 Jun 2013 [38]
34th 2014 Golden Gala 2014 Diamond League 5 Jun 2014 [39]
35th 2015 Golden Gala 2015 Diamond League 4 Jun 2015 [40]
36th 2016 Golden Gala 2016 Diamond League 2 Jun 2016 [41]
37th 2017 Golden Gala 2017 Diamond League 8 Jun 2017 [42]
38th 2018 Golden Gala 2018 Diamond League 31 May 2018 [43]
39th 2019 Golden Gala 2019 Diamond League 6 Jun 2019 [44]
40th 2020 Golden Gala 2020 Diamond League 17 Sep 2020 [45]
41st 2021 Golden Gala 2021 Diamond League 10 Jun 2021 [46]
42nd 2022 Golden Gala 2022 Diamond League 9 Jun 2022 [47]
43rd 2023 Golden Gala 2023 Diamond League 2 Jun 2023 [48]
44th 2024 Golden Gala 2024 Diamond League 30 Aug 2024 [49]

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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Men's meeting records of the Golden Gala
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Ref.
100 m 9.75 (+0.9 m/s) Justin Gatlin  United States 4 June 2015 2015 [50]
200 m 19.70 (+0.7 m/s) Michael Norman  United States 6 June 2019 2019 [51]
400 m 43.62 Jeremy Wariner  United States 14 July 2006 2006
800 m 1:42.79 Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 7 July 1999 1999
1500 m 3:26.00 WR Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 14 July 1998 1998
Mile 3:43.13 WR Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 7 July 1999 1999
2000 m 4:54.02 Vénuste Niyongabo  Burundi 8 June 1995 1995
3000 m 7:26.64 Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda 17 September 2020 2020 [52]
5000 m 12:46.33 Nicholas Kimeli  Kenya 9 June 2022 2022 [53]
110 m hurdles 13.01 (+0.8 m/s) Allen Johnson  United States 7 July 1999 1999
13.01 (−0.1 m/s) Omar McLeod  Jamaica 10 June 2021 2021 [54]
400 m hurdles 47.07 Karsten Warholm  Norway 17 September 2020 2020 [55]
3000 m steeplechase 7:54.31 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 31 May 2012 2012 [56]
High jump 2.41 m Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 5 June 2014 2014 [57]
Pole vault 6.15 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 17 September 2020 2020 [52]
Long jump 8.61 m (±0.0 m/s) Dwight Phillips  United States 10 July 2009 2009 [58]
Triple jump 17.96 m (−0.4 m/s) Pedro Pichardo  Cuba 4 June 2015 2015 [59]
Shot put 22.49 m Ryan Crouser  United States 30 August 2024 2024 [60]
Discus throw 70.72 m Kristjan Ceh  Slovenia 9 June 2022 2022 [53]
Hammer throw 84.88 m Sergey Litvinov  Soviet Union 10 September 1986 1986
Javelin throw 90.34 m Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 14 July 2006 2006
4 × 100 m relay 38.31 Santa Monica Track Club
Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Floyd Heard
Carl Lewis 		 United States 8 June 1994 1994
4 × 400 m relay 3:01.76 DLR Nigel Levine
Conrad Williams
Chris Clarke
Jack Green 		 Great Britain 31 May 2012 2012 [61]

Women

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Women's meeting records of the Golden Gala
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Ref.
100 m 10.75 (+0.6 m/s) Marion Jones  United States 14 July 1998 1998
10.75 (+0.4 m/s) Kerron Stewart  Jamaica 10 July 2009 2009 [62]
200 m 21.91 (+1.3 m/s) Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 9 June 2022 2022 [53]
400 m 49.17 Marita Koch  East Germany 10 September 1986 1986
800 m 1:55.69 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 11 July 2008 2008
1500 m 3:49.11 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 2 June 2023 2023 [63][64]
Mile 4:21.38 Paula Ivan  Romania 19 July 1989 1989
3000 m 8:23.96 Olga Yegorova  Russia 29 June 2001 2001
5000 m 14:12.59 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 2 June 2016 2016 [65]
100 m hurdles 12.24 (−0.4 m/s) Ackera Nugent  Jamaica 30 August 2024 2024 [66]
400 m hurdles 52.43 Femke Bol  Netherlands 2 June 2023 2023 [67]
3000 m steeplechase 8:44.39 Winfred Yavi  Bahrain 30 August 2024 2024 [68]
High jump 2.03 m Yelena Slesarenko  Russia 2 July 2004 2004 [69]
Hestrie Cloete  South Africa 2 July 2004 2004 [69]
Blanka Vlašić  Croatia 10 June 2010 2010
Chaunté Howard-Lowe  United States 10 June 2010 2010
Pole vault 5.03 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 13 July 2007 2007
Long jump 7.23 m (−0.3 m/s) Marion Jones  United States 14 July 1998 1998
Triple jump 15.29 m (+0.3 m/s) Yamilé Aldama  Cuba 11 July 2003 2003
Shot put 21.03 m DLR Valerie Adams  New Zealand 31 May 2012 2012 [70]
Discus throw 68.93 m Sandra Perković  Croatia 31 May 2018 2018 [71]
Javelin throw 68.66 m Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 10 June 2010 2010
4 × 100 m relay 43.64 Nataliya Strohova
Yelizaveta Bryzgina
Olesya Povh
Natalia Pohrebniak 		 Ukraine 2 June 2016 2016 [72]

See also

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