Notturna di Milano
| Notturna di Milano | |
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 The facade of the Arena Civica, the host stadium | |
| Date | September |
| Location | Milan, Italy  |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 1998 |
| Official site | Notturna di Milano |
Notturna di Milano (English: Night in Milan) is an annual
IAAF permit meeting status the following year.[1] In its earlier years, men's sprinting was one of the primary attractions of the meeting, with former world record holders Donovan Bailey and Tim Montgomery among those competing.[2]
The third edition of the meeting attracted many prominent athletes including Olympic champion
national record of 17.60 m in the triple jump (an improvement of Paolo Camossi's mark by almost a third of a metre).[3] That same year, the meeting also had a failed drugs test – Mihaela Melinte, the world record holder in the women's hammer throw and favourite for the Olympic title that year, was banned for two years for taking nandrolone.[4] The 2002 meeting attracted numerous Olympic and World medallists.[5]
The event was cancelled in 2006 and the Milan venue was the setting for the
Gazzetta dello Sport) who had played an integral part in the inception of the meeting. The meeting organisers also allocated the profits of the ticket sales towards those affected by the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.[8]
Emerging French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre was one of the prime attractions of the 2010 (given his North Italian heritage) and reigning World Champion Caster Semenya improved the 800 metres meeting record. In addition to the competitive action, Stefano Baldini – the 2004 Olympic marathon champion – was presented with the Candido Cannavò Award for his athletics achievements.[9]
World records
Over the course of its history, two world records have been set at the Notturna di Milano.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
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| 1973, 27 June | 800 m | 1:43.7 (ht) | Marcello Fiasconaro | Italy
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| 1939, July | 800 m | 1:46.6 (ht) | Rudolf Harbig |  German Reich
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Meeting records
Men
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref | Video |
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| 100 m | 11.12 | Roqaya Al-Gassra
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 Bahrain
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| 200 m | 22.63 | Debbie Ferguson
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 Bahamas
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| 400 m | 50.44 | Katharine Merry |  Great Britain
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| 800 m | 1:58.16 | Caster Semenya |  South Africa
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9 September 2010 | [10] | [4] |
| 1500 m | 4:04.01 | Nancy Langat |  Kenya
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| 5000 m | 14:36.92 | Berhane Adere |  Ethiopia
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| 100 m hurdles | 12.79 | Nevin Yanıt |  Turkey
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| 400 m hurdles | 54.51 | Nezha Bidouane |  Morocco
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| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:04.46 | Dorcus Inzikuru |  Uganda
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| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:22.29 | Justyna Bąk |  Poland
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| High jump | 2.01 m | Monica Iagăr |  Romania
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| Pole vault | 4.61 m | Svetlana Feofanova |  Russia
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| Long jump | 7.07 m | Fiona May | Italy
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| Triple jump | 14.34 m | Fiona May | Italy
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| Shot put | 20.02 m | Vita Pavlysh |  Ukraine
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| Discus throw | 65.94 m | Natalya Sadova | Russia
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| Hammer throw | 72.54 m | Mihaela Melinte | Romania
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| 2000 m walk (track) | 7:56.58 | Panforova | Russia
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| 3000 m walk (track) | 11:57.80 | Erica Alfridi | Italy
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| 4 × 100 m relay | ? | Francesca Cola Daniela Graglia Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato |
Italy
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See also
References
- IAAF(1998-10-29). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF(2003-05-28). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF(2000-06-07). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF(2001-07-17). Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-10.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ IAAF. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "800 Metres Results" (PDF). www.dbresults.net. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "3000 Metres Results" (PDF). www.dbresults.net. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
