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2010 Memorial Van Damme

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2010 Memorial Van Damme
Dates27 August
Host cityBrussels, Belgium
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium
Level2010 IAAF Diamond League
Events30 (16 Diamond League)
2009
2011

The 2010 Memorial Van Damme was the 34th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Held on 27 August at the King Baudouin Stadium, it was the fourteenth leg of the inaugural IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the second half of the final for 2010 (the first half being held during the Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland on 18–19 August).[1][2]

Diamond League champions

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Men Women
Athlete Event Athlete Event
 Tyson Gay (USA) 100 m  Allyson Felix (USA) 200 m
 David Rudisha (KEN) 800 m  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 800 m
 Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 1500 m  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 5000 m
 Bershawn Jackson (USA) 400 m hurdles  Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 100 m hurdles
 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) Pole vault  Milcah Chemos Cheiywa (KEN) 3000 m steeplechase
 Teddy Tamgho (FRA) Triple jump  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) High jump
 Christian Cantwell (USA) Shot put  Yargelis Savigne (CUB) Triple jump
 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) Javelin throw  Yarelis Barrios (CUB) Discus throw

Records

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The following records were set at the meet.

Type Athlete Event Mark
Meeting  Reese Hoffa (USA) Men's shot put 22.16 m
North American  Molly Huddle (USA) Women's 5000 m 14:44.76
World junior  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Women's 3000 m steeplechase 9:22.51
Croatian  Sandra Perković (CRO) Women's discus throw 66.93 m

Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot also ran a world leading 14.34.13 in the women's 5000 m, the fastest time in 2010.

Diamond League results

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Men

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Women

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Non-Diamond League results

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Men

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Women

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tyson Gay wraps up Diamond League title in Brussels. BBC Sport (27 August 2010). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ 2010 Brussels Recap: American Record For Molly Huddle, Manzano Impresses Again, Rudisha Over Kaki, Semenya Gets Beaten. LetsRun.com (27 August 2010). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ Grohmann, Karolos (10 February 2017). Savinova stripped of London Games 800m gold for doping. Reuters. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ Kissane, Sinead (13 November 2015). Mary Cullen fighting to survive in slipstream of dopers in the dirty world of cheats. Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Results
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