Diamond Race chances In most of the disciplines the Diamond Race is still wide open. In all but one disciplines it is still possible to collect more points for anyone than the current leaders. There is only one athlete who is one more win away from winning the Diamond Race in 2016: Discipline Athlete Leading margin Races left 3000mSC Men Conseslus KIPRUTO (KEN) 20 3 His win in the next race in Monaco would secure the Diamond Race if second placed Jairus Kipchoge BIRECH does not score any points in Monaco. Athletes winning at Diamond Race events in all 7 years Men Athlete Event(s) Nr. of Wins Renaud LAVILLENIE (FRA) Pole Vault 29 (2016: 2, 2015: 4, 2014: 6, 2013: 4, 2012: 5, 2011: 4, 2010: 4) Asbel KIPROP (KEN) 800m, 1500m, Mile 19 (2016: 3, 2015: 3, 2014: 3, 2013: 1, 2012: 3, 2011: 2, 2010: 4) Winning all Diamond Race events in 2016 Men (1 athlete) Conseslus KIPRUTO KEN 3000mSC 4/4 Women (2 athletes) Faith KIPYEGON KEN 1500m 3/3 Sandra PERKOVIĆ CRO Discus Throw 3/3 Unbeaten in Diamond Race events in 2016 (from a minimum of two participations) Men (8 athletes) Conseslus KIPRUTO KEN 3000mSC 4/4 Asbel KIPROP KEN 1500m (Mile) 3/3 Justin GATLIN USA 100m 2/2 LaShawn MERRITT USA 400m 2/2 Omar MCLEOD JAM 110mH 2/2 Bohdan BONDARENKO UKR High Jump 2/2 Women (7 athletes) Caster SEMENYA RSA 800m 3/3 Faith KIPYEGON KEN 1500m (Mile) 3/3 Almaz AYANA ETH 5000m (3000m) 3/3 Sandra PERKOVIĆ CRO Discus Throw 3/3 Tori BOWIE* USA 100m,200m 2/2 Shaunae MILLER BAH 400m 2/2 Kendra HARRISON USA 100mH 2/2 Janeive RUSSELL JAM 400mH 2/2 * In two separate disciplines New Diamond Race event winners in 2016 Already 24 Athletes won a Diamond Race event for the first time in their careers in 2016 Men (14 athletes) Athlete CNT Discipline(s) Nr. of wins Andre DE GRASSE CAN 100m,200m 2 Omar MCLEOD JAM 110mH 2 Ameer WEBB USA 200m 2 Boris BERIAN USA 800m 1 Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 1
Pierre-Ambroise BOSSE FRA 800m 1 Yasmani COPELLO TUR 400mH 1 Xinglong GAO CHN Long Jump 1 Marquise GOODWIN USA Long Jump 1 Sam KENDRICKS USA Pole Vault 1 Erik KYNARD USA High Jump 1 Elijah Motonei MANANGOI KEN 1500m 1 Kurt ROBERTS USA Shot Put 1 Ferguson Cheruiyot ROTICH KEN 800m 1 Rushwal SAMAAI RSA Long Jump 1 Women (10 athletes) Athlete CNT Discipline(s) Nr. of wins Tia BROOKS USA Shot Put 2 Kendra HARRISON USA 100mH 2 Janeive RUSSELL JAM 400mH 2 Elaine THOMPSON JAM 100m 2 Eilidh DOYLE GBR 400mH 1 English GARDNER USA 100m 1 Ruth JEBET BRN 3000mSC 1 Sandi MORRIS USA Pole Vault 1 Levern SPENCER LCA High Jump 1 Cassandra TATE USA 400mH 1 Top Performances in Diamond Race events All-Time Already 8 All-Time Top 15 performances for women in 2016: Women Top 15 Score Result Wind Athlete/Team Event Race Pl. Meeting Date 1287 3:50.07 Genzebe DIBABA (ETH) 1500m F 1 Monaco 2015-07-17 1272 70.88 Sandra PERKOVIĆ (CRO) Discus Throw F 1 Shanghai 2016-05-14 1266 70.52 Sandra PERKOVIĆ (CRO) Discus Throw F 1 Shanghai 2014-05-18 1257 14:12.59 Almaz AYANA (ETH) 5000m F 1 Roma 2016-06-02 1257 10.74 +0.2 Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE (JAM) 100m F 1 Paris 2015-07-04 1255 12.24 +0.7 Kendra HARRISON (USA) 100mH F 1 Eugene 2016-05-28 1253 14:14.32 Almaz AYANA (ETH) 5000m F 1 Shanghai 2015-05-17 1252 10.72-0.3 Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE (JAM) 100m F 1 Bruxelles 2013-09-06 1252 2.05 Anna CHICHEROVA (RUS) High Jump F 1 Bruxelles 2011-09-16 1251 14:15.41 Genzebe DIBABA (ETH) 5000m F 1 Paris 2015-07-04 1250 7.25 +1.6 Brittney REESE (USA) Long Jump F 1 Doha 2013-05-10 1249 14:16.31 Almaz AYANA (ETH) 5000m F 1 Rabat 2016-05-22 1245 21.93 +0.7 Dafne SCHIPPERS (NED) 200m F 1 Oslo 2016-06-09 1244 9:00.01 Hyvin KIYENG (KEN) 3000mSC F 2 Eugene 2016-05-28 1244 10.80 +0.2 Blessing OKAGBARE-IGHOTEGUONOR (NGR) 100m F 2 Paris 2015-07-04 1244 8:59.97 Ruth JEBET (BRN) 3000mSC F 1 Eugene 2016-05-28 1244 10.80 +0.7 Tori BOWIE (USA) 100m F 1 Doha 2016-05-06 Men Top 10 Score Result Wind Athlete/Team Event Race Pl. Meeting Date 1335 19.26 +0.7 Yohan BLAKE (JAM) 200m F 1 Bruxelles 2011-09-16 1298 9.74 +0.9 Justin GATLIN (USA) 100m F 1 Doha 2015-05-15 1296 2.43 Mutaz Essa BARSHIM (QAT) High Jump F 1 Bruxelles 2014-09-05 1294 9.75 +0.9 Justin GATLIN (USA) 100m F1 1 Roma 2015-06-04 1293 9.72 +2.1 Asafa POWELL (JAM) 100m F 1 Oslo 2010-06-04 1291 19.53 +0.7 Walter DIX (USA) 200m F 2 Bruxelles 2011-09-16 1291 9.76-0.1 Usain BOLT (JAM) 100m F 1 Roma 2012-05-31 1290 12.80 +0.3 Aries MERRITT (USA) 110mH F 1 Bruxelles 2012-09-07 1288 7:53.64 Brimin Kiprop KIPRUTO (KEN) 3000mSC F 1 Monaco 2011-07-22 1287 2.42 Bohdan BONDARENKO (UKR) High Jump F 1 New York 2014-06-14 1287 2.42 Mutaz Essa BARSHIM (QAT) High Jump F 2 New York 2014-06-14 Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 2
Biggest winning margins in Diamond Races since 2010 Men 100m 0.23s 9.75 9.98 1. Justin GATLIN - 2. Jimmy VICAUT Roma 2015-06-04 200m 0.58s 19.76 20.34 1. Usain BOLT - 2. Angelo TAYLOR Shanghai 2010-05-23 400m 0.88s 44.66 45.54 1. Kirani JAMES - 2. Tony MCQUAY Shanghai 2015-05-17 800m 4.08s 1:41.54 1:45.62 1. David RUDISHA - 2. Antonio Manuel REINA Paris 2012-07-06 1500m 3.77s 3:29.33 3:33.10 1. Asbel KIPROP - 2. Abdelaati IGUIDER Birmingham 2016-06-05 Mile 0.78s 3:49.22 3:50.00 1. Asbel KIPROP - 2. Caleb Mwangangi NDIKU Oslo 2012-06-07 3000m 1.65s 7:30.36 7:32.01 1. Hagos GEBRHIWET - 2. Thomas Pkemei LONGOSIWA Doha 2013-05-10 5000m 5.48s 13:10.03 13:15.51 1. Hagos GEBRHIWET - 2. Vincent Kiprop CHEPKOK New York 2013-05-25 110mH 0.40s 12.99 13.39 1. David OLIVER - 2. Dongpeng SHI Shanghai 2010-05-23 400mH 0.87s 48.09 48.96 1. Bershawn JACKSON - 2. Javier CULSON Doha 2015-05-15 3000mSC 10.07s 8:00.12 8:10.19 1. Conseslus KIPRUTO - 2. Paul Kipsiele KOECH Birmingham 2016-06-05 High Jump 7cm 2.41 2.34 1. Mutaz Essa BARSHIM - 2. Bohdan BONDARENKO Roma 2014-06-05 Pole Vault 30cm 5.92 5.62 1. Renaud LAVILLENIE - 2. Konstantinos FILIPPIDIS Shanghai 2014-05-18 Long Jump 29cm 8.42 8.13 1. Dwight PHILLIPS - 2. Irving SALADINO Roma 2010-06-10 Triple Jump 81cm 17.96 17.15 1. Pedro Pablo PICHARDO - 2. Alexis COPELLO Roma 2015-06-04 Shot Put 1.32m 22.56 21.24 1. Joe KOVACS - 2. Christian CANTWELL Monaco 2015-07-17 Discus Throw 4.20m 67.34 63.14 1. Piotr MAŁACHOWSKI - 2. Gerd KANTER Shanghai 2013-05-18 Javelin Throw 6.52m 89.88 83.36 1. Andreas THORKILDSEN - 2. Tero PITKÄMÄKI Bruxelles 2010-08-27 Women 100m 0.29s 11.09 11.38 1. Carmelita JETER - 2. Chandra STURRUP Shanghai 2010-05-23 200m 0.71s 21.93 22.64 1. Dafne SCHIPPERS - 2. Elaine THOMPSON Oslo 2016-06-09 400m 1.20s 49.92 51.12 1. Shaunae MILLER - 2. Sanya RICHARDS-ROSS Lausanne 2015-07-09 800m 1.70s 1:57.48 1:59.18 1. Fantu MAGISO - 2. Molly LUDLOW New York 2012-06-09 1500m 5.98s 3:50.07 3:56.05 1. Genzebe DIBABA - 2. Sifan HASSAN Monaco 2015-07-17 Mile 1.49s 4:16.71 4:18.20 1. Faith KIPYEGON - 2. Sifan HASSAN Bruxelles 2015-09-11 3000m 4.20s 8:22.34 8:26.54 1. Almaz AYANA - 2. Sylvia Jebiwot KIBET Zürich 2015-09-03 2 Miles* 1.10s 9:11.49 9:12.59 1. Mercy CHERONO - 2. Viola Chelagat KIBIWOTT Birmingham 2014-08-24 5000m 26.00s 14:14.32 14:40.32 1. Almaz AYANA - 2. Viola Chelagat KIBIWOTT Shanghai 2015-05-17 100mH 0.30s 12.66 12.96 1. Queen HARRISON - 2. Nia ALI Stockholm 2014-08-21 400mH 1.49s 53.34 54.83 1. Lashinda DEMUS - 2. Natalya ANTYUKH Shanghai 2010-05-23 3000mSC 8.96s 9:09.57 9:18.53 1. Hyvin KIYENG - 2. Sofia ASSEFA Oslo 2016-06-09 High Jump 10cm 2.01 1.91 1. Blanka VLAŠIĆ - 2. Ruth BEITIA London 2010-08-13 Pole Vault 20cm 4.82 4.62 1. Silke SPIEGELBURG - 2. Yarisley SILVA Monaco 2012-07-20 Long Jump 26cm 6.94 6.68 1. Ivana SPANOVIĆ - 2. Christabel NETTEY Oslo 2016-06-09 Triple Jump 92cm 14.98 14.06 1. Olha SALADUKHA - 2. Blessing UFODIAMA Eugene 2011-06-04 Shot Put 1.93m 20.10 18.17 1. Christina SCHWANITZ - 2. Nadine KLEINERT Oslo 2013-06-13 Discus Throw 6.62m 68.48 61.86 1. Sandra PERKOVIĆ - 2. Gia LEWIS-SMALLWOOD New York 2013-05-25 Javelin Throw 5.62m 68.66 63.04 1. Barbora ŠPOTÁKOVÁ - 2. Sunette VILJOEN Roma 2010-06-10 * Held only once Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 3
Smallest winning margins in Diamond Races since 2010 Men 100m 0.00s 10.26 10.26 1. Steve MULLINGS - 2. Tyson GAY New York 2011-06-11 0.00s 9.97 9.97 1. Nickel ASHMEADE - 2. Michael RODGERS Glasgow 2014-07-11 0.00s 9.98 9.98 1. Justin GATLIN - 2. Femi OGUNODE Bruxelles 2015-09-11 200m 0.00s 19.94 19.94 1. Churandy MARTINA - 2. Nickel ASHMEADE New York 2012-06-09 400m 0.01s 44.73 44.74 1. Jeremy WARINER - 2. Angelo TAYLOR Roma 2010-06-10 800m 0.03s 1:43.71 1:43.74 1. Abubaker KAKI - 2. Mohammed AMAN Eugene 2012-06-02 1500m 0.02s 3:32.20 3:32.22 1. Augustine Kiprono CHOGE - 2. Asbel KIPROP Shanghai 2010-05-23 0.02s 3:31.78 3:31.80 1. Taoufik MAKHLOUFI - 2. Silas KIPLAGAT Bruxelles 2014-09-05 Mile 0.05s 3:49.48 3:49.53 1. Silas KIPLAGAT - 2. Asbel KIPROP Eugene 2013-06-01 3000m 0.14s 7:38.08 7:38.22 1. Hagos GEBRHIWET - 2. Mo FARAH Doha 2015-05-15 5000m 0.00s 13:00.12 13:00.12 1. Imane MERGA - 2. Sammy Alex MUTAHI Roma 2010-06-10 110mH 0.00s 13.09 13.09 1. Dayron ROBLES - 2. David OLIVER Paris 2011-07-08 400mH 0.02s 48.20 48.22 1. David GREENE - 2. Bershawn JACKSON Birmingham 2011-07-10 0.02s 48.20 48.22 1. Johnny DUTCH - 2. Bershawn JACKSON Eugene 2015-05-30 3000mSC 0.02s 8:16.54 8:16.56 1. Hicham SIGUENI - 2. Brahim TALEB Stockholm 2015-07-30 High Jump Equal on height 14 times Pole Vault Equal on height 8 times, incl. one in 2016 Long Jump 0cm 8.32 8.32 1. Greg RUTHERFORD - 2. Marquis DENDY Zürich 2015-09-03 0cm 8.14 8.14 1. Xinglong GAO - 2. Ruswal SAMAAI Shanghai 2016-05-14 Triple Jump 1cm 17.12 17.11 1. Benjamin COMPAORÉ - 2. Christian TAYLOR Paris 2014-07-05 Shot Put 2cm 21.25 21.23 1. Reese HOFFA - 2. Christian CANTWELL Monaco 2011-07-22 2cm 22.09 22.07 1. Reese HOFFA - 2. Christian CANTWELL Bruxelles 2011-09-16 2cm 21.39 21.37 1. Tom WALSH 2. O'Dayne RICHARDS Bruxelles 2015-09-11 Discus Throw 6cm 67.32 67.26 1. Robert HARTING - 2. Piotr MAŁACHOWSKI Paris 2011-07-08 Javelin Throw 1cm 84.18 84.17 1. Tero PITKÄMÄKI - 2. Julius YEGO Oslo 2014-06-11 Women 100m Equal on time 5 times 200m 0.00s 22.59 22.59 1. Bianca KNIGHT - 2. Marshevet HOOKER Birmingham 2011-07-10 0.00s 22.29 22.29 1. Jeneba TARMOH - 2. Allyson FELIX Birmingham 2015-06-07 400m 0.01s 50.63 50.64 1. Christine OHURUOGU - 2. Amantle MONTSHO Birmingham 2013-06-30 0.01s 50.36 50.37 1. Francena MCCORORY - 2. Amantle MONTSHO Lausanne 2013-07-04 800m 0.05s 1:57.82 1:57.87 1. Eunice Jepkoech SUM - 2. Ajee WILSON Eugene 2015-05-30 1500m 0.01s 3:59.92 3:59.93 1. Jenny SIMPSON - 2. Shannon ROWBURY Zürich 2014-08-28 Mile 0.52s 4:18.60 4:19.12 1. Faith KIPYEGON - 2. Laura MUIR Oslo 2016-06-09 3000m 0.01s 8:41.21 8:41.22 1. Mercy CHERONO - 2. Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT Birmingham 2012-08-26 5000m 0.03s 14:35.62 14:35.65 1. Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT - 2. Meseret DEFAR Roma 2012-05-31 100mH 0.00s 12.84 12.84 1. Jasmin STOWERS - 2. Brianna ROLLINS Oslo 2015-06-11 400mH 0.00s 54.57 54.57 1. Cassandra TATE - 2. Eilidh DOYLE Birmingham 2016-06-05 3000mSC 0.03s 9:17.66 9:17.69 1. Hiwot AYALEW - 2. Sofia ASSEFA Lausanne 2013-07-04 0.03s 9:21.51 9:21.54 1. Virginia NYAMBURA - 2. Hiwot AYALEW Doha 2015-05-15 High Jump Equal on height 13 times incl. one in 2016 Pole Vault Equal on height 9 times incl. one in 2016 Long Jump 0cm 6.65 6.65 1. Darya KLISHINA - 2. Lyudmila KOLCHANOVA London 2010-08-13 0cm 6.88 6.88 1. Ivana SPANOVIĆ - 2. Darya KLISHINA Eugene 2014-05-30 Triple Jump 0cm 14.74 14.74 1. Yargelis SAVIGNE - 2. Olga RYPAKOVA Roma 2010-06-10 Shot Put 3cm 20.23 20.20 1. Nadezhda OSTAPCHUK - 2. Valerie ADAMS Monaco 2010-07-22 3cm 20.15 20.12 1. Valerie ADAMS - 2. Lijiao GONG Eugene 2013-05-31 Discus Throw 7cm 67.13 67.06 1. Sandra PERKOVIĆ - 2. Yaimí PÉREZ Lausanne 2015-07-09 Javelin Throw 1cm 65.01 65.00 1. Madara PALAMEIKA - 2. Barbora ŠPOTÁKOVÁ London 2015-07-25 Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 4
Records set in 2016 Area records broken in 2016 Men (2 AR) Area Event Result Athlete CNT Meeting Date Africa 600m 1:13.10 David RUDISHA KEN Birmingham 2016-06-05 Europe 600m 1:13.21 Pierre-Ambroise BOSSE FRA Birmingham 2016-06-05 Women (5 AR) Area Event Result Athlete CNT Meeting Date Africa 3000mSC 9:00.01 Hyvin KIYENG KEN Eugene 2016-05-28 Asia 3000mSC 9:15.98 Ruth JEBET BRN Shanghai 2016-05-14 Asia 3000mSC 8:59.97 Ruth JEBET BRN Eugene 2016-05-28 NACAC 100mH 12.24 +0.7 Kendra HARRISON USA Eugene 2016-05-28 NACAC 3000mSC 9:10.76 Emma COBURN USA Eugene 2016-05-28 Diamond League records broken in 2016 Men (2 DLR) Event Result Athlete CNT Meeting Date 600m 1:13.10 David RUDISHA KEN Birmingham 2016-06-05 Hammer Throw 80.28 Paweł FAJDEK POL Eugene 2016-05-27 Women (7 DLR) Event Result Athlete CNT Meeting Date 200m 21.93 +0.7 Dafne SCHIPPERS NED Oslo 2016-06-09 5000m 14:12.59 Almaz AYANA ETH Roma 2016-06-02 100mH 12.24 +0.7 Kendra HARRISON USA Eugene 2016-05-28 3000mSC 8:59.97 Ruth JEBET BRN Eugene 2016-05-28 Pole Vault 4.84 Yarisley SILVA CUB Birmingham 2016-06-05 Pole Vault 4.83 EQ Sandi MORRIS USA Doha 2016-05-06 Discus Throw 70.88 Sandra PERKOVIĆ CRO Shanghai 2016-05-14 Meeting Records broken in 2016 Doha (4 new MR) Event Result WindAthlete CNT 200m 19.85 +1.9 Ameer WEBB USA 100m 10.80 +0.7 Tori BOWIE USA Pole Vault 4.83 Sandi MORRIS USA Triple Jump 15.04 +1.5 Caterine IBARGUEN COL Shanghai (7 new MR) 5000m 12:59.96 Muktar EDRIS ETH 4x100m 38.71 China 1 CHN 1500m 3:56.82 Faith KIPYEGON KEN 3000mSC 9:07.42 Hyvin KIYENG KEN Long Jump 6.95 +0.7 Ivana SPANOVIĆ SRB Discus Throw 70.88 Sandra PERKOVIĆ CRO Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 5
4x100m 43.04 China 1 CHN Rabat (9 new MR and 1 equalled MR) 400m 44.66 Lashawn MERRITT USA 3000mSC 8:02.77 Conseslus KIPRUTO KEN 110mH 13.12 +1.4 David OLIVER USA Long Jump (EQ) 8.38 +0.8 Rushwal SAMAAI RSA Discus Throw 67.45 Piotr MAŁACHOWSKI POL 100m 11.02-1.3 Elaine THOMPSON JAM 800m 1:56.64 Caster SEMENYA RSA 5000m 14:16.31 Almaz AYANA ETH Pole Vault 4.75 Katerina STEFANIDI GRE Javelin Throw 64.76 Madara PALAMEIKA LAT Eugene (5 new MR) Triple Jump 17.76 Christian TAYLOR USA Javelin Throw 87.37 Ihab ABDELRAHMAN EGY 1500m 3:56.41 Faith KIPYEGON KEN 100mH 12.24 +0.7 Kendra HARRISON USA 3000mSC 8:59.97 Ruth JEBET BRN Roma (1 new MR) 5000m 14:12.59 Faith KIPYEGON KEN Birmingham (6 new MR) 400m 44.23 Kirani JAMES GRN 600m 1:13.10 David RUDISHA KEN 1500m 3:29.33 Asbel KIPROP KEN 3000mSC 8:00.12 Conseslus KIPRUTO KEN 800m 1:56.92 Francine NIYONSABA KEN 100mH 12.46-0.3 Kendra HARRISON USA Oslo (1 new MR) 200m 21.93 +0.7 Dafne SCHIPPERS NED Provided by All-Athletics.com Page 6