2010 Prefontaine Classic
| 2010 Prefontaine Classic | |
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| Dates | July 3, 2010 |
| Host city | 2010 IAAF Diamond League |
| Events | 19 |
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The 2010 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Previously the Prefontaine Classic had been a part of the now defunct IAAF World Athletics Tour, but not in the IAAF Golden League which consisted of the top-tier meets in the tour.[2][3]
The meet's debut in the Diamond League resulted in 12 new meeting records being set out of 19 contested events, with yearly world leading marks being set on top of five of the meeting record performances. In the men's events the
1000 m, Sudanese athlete Abubaker Kaki Khamis
set a world leading time, national record, and meeting record in 2:13.62.
In the women's competition,
800 m with a personal best time in 1:57.56. Though she did not win the triple jump, Canadian Tabia Charles
set a national record with a mark of 13.99 m.
Diamond League results
Top three placers in each scoring event earned four points, two points, and one point for first place, second place, and third place respectively.[7]
Men
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| Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
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| 1 |  Piotr Małachowski (POL) |
67.66 m | 9 (+4) |
| 2 |  Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) |
67.55 m | 7 (+2) |
| 3 |  Jason Young (USA) |
66.95 m | 1 (+1) |
| 4 | Casey Malone (USA) |
66.03 m | 0 |
| 5 |  Gerd Kanter (EST) |
65.75 m | 2 |
| 6 |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
63.55 m | 0 |
| 7 | Jarred Rome (USA) |
62.46 m | 0 |
| 8 | Ian Waltz (USA) |
60.70 m | 0 |
Women
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Non-Diamond League results
Men
| Event | First | Second | Third | |||
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1000 m
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 Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) |
2:13.62 WL NR MR |  Boaz Lalang (KEN) |
2:14.83 | Nick Symmonds (USA) |
2:16.35 |
| Mile |  Ryan Gregson (AUS) |
3:53.19 | Andrew J. Acosta (USA) |
3:53.76 |  Juan van Deventer (RSA) |
3:54.12 |
Women
| Event | First | Second | Third | |||
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5000 m
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 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
14:34.07 MR | Shalane Flanagan (USA) |
14:49.08 | Sally Kipyego (KEN) |
14:54.50 |
| Hammer throw |  Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) |
75.98 m MR |  Betty Heidler (GER) |
74.87 m |  Sultana Frizell (CAN) |
70.76 m |
References
- ^ Shannon, Red (2010-03-04). Oregon's Prefontaine Classic To Feature Four Global Superstars. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Pre Classic part of new ‘Diamond League’. Daily Emerald (2009-03-01). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- IAAF(2009-03-02). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Cherry, Gene (2010-10-09). Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters. Reuters. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b Peterson, Anne (2010-07-03). Dix edges Gay in 200 at Prefontaine Classic. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Oliver ties American record in 110 hurdles . Associated Press (2010-07-03). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ 2010 Prefontaine Classic Results. LetsRun.com 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Press Association(2010-10-06). Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ World champion steeplechaser Marta Dominguez banned for doping. Sports Illustrated (2015-11-19). Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- Results
- SAMSUNG DIAMOND LEAGUE 2010. Diamond League. Retrieved 2020-01-15.