1997 IAAF Grand Prix
The 1997 IAAF Grand Prix was the thirteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series consisted of three levels: IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix II, and finally IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seventeen Grand Prix meetings and eleven Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series from 20 February to 7 September.[1][2] An additional 15 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.[3]
| 1997 IAAF Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 13th |
| Dates | 20 February – 16 September |
| Meetings | 28 (+1 final) |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 13 September in Fukuoka, Japan.[4] Danish-Kenyan runner Wilson Kipketer was the winner of the overall men's title with 114 points, while Germany's Astrid Kumbernuss topped the women's rankings with 99 points in the discus throw.[5]
Meetings
Key: Non-Grand Prix, scoring meeting
| # | Date | Meeting name | City | Country | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February | Melbourne Track Classic | Melbourne | Australia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 2 | 17 March | All Africa Invitational | Johannesburg | South Africa | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| – | 8 April | Engen Grand Prix Final | Cape Town | South Africa | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| – | 1 May | Memorial Marie Perrine | Fort-de-France | Martinique | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| – | 3 May | Bob Hasan Invitational | Jakarta | Indonesia | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 3 | 4 May | Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 4 | 10 May | Japan Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 5 | 18 May | USA Track & Field Grand Prix | Charlotte | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 6 | 25 May | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 7 | 30 May | Gran Premio Diputacion | Seville | Spain | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 8 | 31 May | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Hengelo | Netherlands | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 9 | 31 May | Bruce Jenner Classic | San Jose | United States | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| – | 1 June | Harry Jerome Track Classic | Vancouver | Canada | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 10 | 2 June | St Denis - l'Humanité | Saint-Denis | France | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 11 | 3 June | Slovnaft Meeting | Bratislava | Slovakia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 12 | 5 June | Golden Gala | Rome | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 13 | 8 June | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Moscow | Russia | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| – | 13 June | Live Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Germany | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 14 | 15 June | BUPA Games Grand Prix II | Gateshead | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 15 | 18 June | World Games Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| – | 24 June | Meeting di Atletica Leggera Torino | Turin | Italy | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 16 | 25 June | Meeting Gaz de France | Paris | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 27 June | Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| – | 29 June | Meeting Lille-Métropole | Lille | France | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 17 | 29 June | British Grand Prix | London | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 18 | 2 July | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 19 | 4 July | Bislett Games | Oslo | Norway | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 20 | 7 July | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 8 July | Goodwill Meeting | Saint Petersburg | Russia | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 21 | 9 July | Zipfer Gugl Grand Prix | Linz | Austria | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| — | 12 July | Notturna di Milano | Milan | Italy | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 22 | 16 July | Nikaia | Nice | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| – | 19 July | Meeting Internazionale del Sestriere | Sestriere | Italy | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| – | 20 July | International Meeting Budapest | Budapest | Hungary | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 23 | 13 August | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich | Switzerland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 24 | 16 August | Herculis | Monte Carlo | Monaco | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 25 | 22 August | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | Belgium | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 26 | 24 August | Weltklasse in Köln | Cologne | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 27 | 26 August | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 27 | 26 August | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| – | 31 August | McDonald's Games | Sheffield | United Kingdom | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 28 | 3 September | Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| – | 19 September | Toto International Super Meeting | Tokyo | Japan | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| F | 13 September | 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka | Japan | IAAF Grand Prix Final |
| — | 16 September | ITC International Meeting | New Delhi | India | IAAF Permit Meeting |
Points standings
Overall men
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References
- Grand Prix II 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- Grand Prix 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- Outdoor Permit Meetings 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- IAAF Grand Prix Final. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- IAAF Grand Prix. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- Points standings
- 1997 Grand Prix Standings Overall - Men. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- 1997 Grand Prix Standings Overall - Women. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-01.