Josef Odložil Memorial

Josef Odložil Memorial
The host stadium
DateMay
LocationPrague, Czech Republic Czech Republic
Event typeTrack and field
Established1994
Official siteJosef Odložil Memorial

The Josef Odložil Memorial (Czech: Memoriál Josefa Odložila) is an annual track and field meeting which takes place in June at Stadion Juliska (until 2001 at Stadion Evžena Rošického) in Prague, Czech Republic.

The competition was first held in 1994 as a race over 2000 m in memory of Czech middle-distance runner Josef Odložil – a silver medallist over 1500 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics, who died in 1993. The programme expanded to a wider selection of track and field events the following year. The meet grew in stature, attracting a number of top-class international competitors, and by 2004 it had gained IAAF Grand Prix status and was broadcast on television by Eurosport.[1] In 2011, it was selected as an "Outdoor Premium Meeting" by the European Athletics Association.[2]

A memorial race over 1500 m is now held in honour of Odložil and features among the list of events at the meeting.[3]

Meet records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Josef Odložil Memorial
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
100 m 9.92 (+1.7 m/s) Mike Rodgers  United States 4 June 2018 [4]
200 m 20.37 Clement Campbell  Jamaica 13 June 2007
400 m 45.09 Baboloki Thebe  Botswana 3 June 2019 [5]
44.42 Blake Leeper [a]  United States 4 June 2018 [6]
800 m 1:44.46 Robert Chirchir  Kenya 12 June 1996
1500 m 3:32.32 Sadik Mikhou  Bahrain 5 June 2017 [7]
2000 m 4:57.72 Daniel Komen  Kenya 14 June 1999
10,000 m 26:57.27 Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia 27 June 2005
110 m hurdles 13.11 (+1.8 m/s) Antonio Alkana  South Africa 5 June 2017 [8]
400 m hurdles 48.62 David Greene  United Kingdom 8 June 2009
3000 m steeplechase 8:14.32 Collins Kosgei  Kenya 13 June 2007
High jump 2.31 m Jaroslav Bába  Czechoslovakia 13 June 2011 [9]
Pole vault 5.82 m Raphael Holzdeppe  Germany 10 June 2013
Piotr Lisek  Poland 9 June 2014
Thibaut Collet  France 6 June 2022 [10]
Long jump 8.60 m Iván Pedroso  Cuba 10 June 1997
Triple jump 17.21 m Yoandri Betanzos  Cuba 17 June 2002
Shot put 22.31 m Ryan Crouser  United States 4 June 2018 [11]
Discus throw 63.38 m Vaclavas Kidykas  Lithuania 12 June 1996
Hammer throw 84.86 m Koji Murofushi  Japan 29 June 2003
Javelin throw 90.56 m Jan Železný  Czechoslovakia 5 June 2000
4 × 100 m relay 38.99 Czech Team A:
Stromšík
Jan Veleba
Jirka
Záleský 		 Czech Republic 4 June 2018 [12]

Women

Women's meeting records of the Josef Odložil Memorial
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
100 m 11.35 Vida Anim  Ghana 28 June 2004
200 m 22.67 (+1.2 m/s) Christine Mboma  Namibia 7 June 2021 [13]
400 m 50.87 Helena Fuchsová  Czechoslovakia 5 June 2000
800 m 1:58.83 Irina Mistyukevich  Russia 14 June 1999
1500 m 4:05.66 Irina Biryukova  Russia 10 June 1997
3000 m 8:47.42 Berhane Adere  Ethiopia 5 June 2000
5000 m 15:21.32 Bouchra Chaâbi  Morocco 28 June 2004
100 m hurdles 12.69 (+1.0 m/s) Elvira Herman  Belarus 4 June 2018 [14]
400 m hurdles 54.04 Georganne Moline  United States 4 June 2018 [15]
3000 m steeplechase 9:20.33 Dorcus Inzikuru  Uganda 27 June 2005
High jump 2.01 m Yelena Slesarenko  Russia 28 June 2004
Pole vault 4.76 m Silke Spiegelburg  Germany 11 June 2012 [16]
Long jump 6.75 m Tünde Vaszi  Hungary 10 June 1997
Triple jump 14.83 m Yelena Oleynikova  Russia 17 June 2002
Discus throw 66.81 m Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová  Czechoslovakia 27 June 2005
Hammer throw 73.98 m Malwina Kopron  Poland 5 June 2017 [17]
Javelin throw 68.81 m Barbora Špotáková  Czechoslovakia 16 June 2008
5000 m walk 29:18.1 Pavla Choděrová  Czechoslovakia 2 August 1994
4 × 100 m relay 44.04 Popowicz
Korczynska
Jedrusinska
Opon 		 Poland 11 June 2012 [18]

Notes

  1. ^ Leeper is a double amputee paralympic athlete

References

  1. ^ Cantwell, Slesarenko and Murofushi top Prague line-up. IAAF (2004-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ Czech stars out in force in Prague Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-06-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-06-14). Spotakova improves to 65.77m in Prague. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  4. ^ "100m Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "400m Results" (PDF). memorial-odlozil.cz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ "400m Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ "1500m Results". memorial-odlozil.cz. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  8. ^ "110m Hurdles Results". memorial-odlozil.cz. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  9. ^ "High Jump Results". www.memorial-odlozil.cz. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). memorial-odlozil.cz. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. ^ "200m Result" (PDF). memorial-odlozil.cz. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "100m Hurdles Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  15. ^ "400m Hurdles Results" (PDF). ČAS. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Josef Odložil Memorial 2012 Complete Results". EAA. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". memorial-odlozil.cz. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Josef Odložil Memorial 2012 Complete Results". EAA. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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