1997 IAAF Grand Prix

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1997 IAAF Grand Prix
Edition13th
Dates20 February – 16 September
Meetings28 (+1 final)
1996
1998

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]

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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

#DateMeeting nameCityCountryLevel
120 February Melbourne Track Classic Melbourne AustraliaIAAF Grand Prix II
217 March All Africa Invitational Johannesburg South AfricaIAAF Grand Prix II
-8 April Engen Grand Prix Final Cape Town South AfricaIAAF Permit Meeting
-1 May Memorial Marie Perrine Fort-de-France MartiniqueIAAF Permit Meeting
-3 May Bob Hasan Invitational Jakarta IndonesiaIAAF Permit Meeting
34 May Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo Rio de Janeiro BrazilIAAF Grand Prix I
410 May Japan Grand Prix Osaka JapanIAAF Grand Prix I
518 May USA Track & Field Grand Prix Charlotte United StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
625 May Prefontaine Classic Eugene United StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
730 May Gran Premio Diputacion Seville SpainIAAF Grand Prix II
831 May Adriaan Paulen Memorial Hengelo NetherlandsIAAF Grand Prix II
931 May Bruce Jenner Classic San Jose United StatesIAAF Grand Prix II
-1 June Harry Jerome Track Classic Vancouver CanadaIAAF Permit Meeting
102 June St Denis – l'Humanité Saint-Denis FranceIAAF Grand Prix II
113 June Slovnaft Meeting Bratislava SlovakiaIAAF Grand Prix II
125 June Golden Gala RomeItalyIAAF Grand Prix I
138 June Brothers Znamensky Memorial MoscowRussiaIAAF Grand Prix I
-13 June Live Nuremberg Nuremberg GermanyIAAF Permit Meeting
1415 June BUPA Games Grand Prix II Gateshead United KingdomIAAF Grand Prix II
1518 June World Games Helsinki Helsinki FinlandIAAF Grand Prix II
-24 June Meeting di Atletica Leggera Torino Turin ItalyIAAF Permit Meeting
1625 June Meeting Gaz de France ParisFranceIAAF Grand Prix I
27 June Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid SpainIAAF Permit Meeting
-29 June Meeting Lille-Métropole Lille FranceIAAF Permit Meeting
1729 June British Grand Prix LondonUnited KingdomIAAF Grand Prix I
182 July Athletissima Lausanne SwitzerlandIAAF Grand Prix I
194 July Bislett Games Oslo NorwayIAAF Grand Prix I
207 July DN Galan Stockholm SwedenIAAF Grand Prix I
8 July Goodwill Meeting Saint Petersburg RussiaIAAF Permit Meeting
219 July Zipfer Gugl Grand Prix Linz AustriaIAAF Grand Prix II
12 July Notturna di Milano Milan ItalyIAAF Permit Meeting
2216 July Nikaia Nice FranceIAAF Grand Prix I
-19 July Meeting Internazionale del Sestriere Sestriere ItalyIAAF Permit Meeting
-20 July International Meeting Budapest Budapest HungaryIAAF Permit Meeting
2313 August Weltklasse Zürich Zürich SwitzerlandIAAF Grand Prix I
2416 August Herculis Monte Carlo MonacoIAAF Grand Prix I
2522 August Memorial Van Damme Brussels BelgiumIAAF Grand Prix I
2624 August Weltklasse in Köln Cologne GermanyIAAF Grand Prix I
2726 August ISTAF Berlin BerlinGermanyIAAF Grand Prix I
-31 August McDonald's Games Sheffield United KingdomIAAF Permit Meeting
283 September Rieti Meeting Rieti ItalyIAAF Grand Prix II
-19 September Toto International Super Meeting TokyoJapanIAAF Permit Meeting
F13 September 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka JapanIAAF Grand Prix Final
16 September ITC International Meeting New Delhi IndiaIAAF Permit Meeting

Points standings

Overall men

RankAthleteNationMeetsPoints
1 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)114.0
2 Lars Riedel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)899.0
3 Mark Crear Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)895.0
4 Hicham El Guerrouj Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)893.0
5 Moses Kiptanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)888.0
6 Daniel Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)886.0
7 Jan Železný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)885.0
8 James Beckford Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)885.0
9 Boris Henry Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)882.0
10 Maksim Tarasov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)879.0
11 Bernard Barmasai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)876.0
12 Tony Jarrett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)869.0
13 Frankie Fredericks Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)568.0
13 Allen Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)868.0
15 Tom Nyariki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)866.0
16 William Tanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)865.0
16 Virgilijus Alekna Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LIT)765.0
18 Sergey Makarov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)864.0
19 Adam Setliff Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)763.0
20 Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)862.0
20 Vénuste Niyongabo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)762.0
22 Igor Kováč Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)861.0
22 Iván Pedroso Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)461.0
24 Jürgen Schult Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)860.0
24 Patrick Ndururi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)760.0
24 Pat Manson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)860.0
24 Khalid Boulami Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)560.0
28 Jon Drummond Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)559.0
29 Rich Kenah Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)858.0
30 Sergei Bubka Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)457.5
31 Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)557.0
31 Eliud Barngetuny Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)857.0
33 Tom Pukstys Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)856.0
34 Laban Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)655.0
34 Patrik Bodén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)755.0
36 Florian Schwarthoff Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)854.5
37 Kirill Sosunov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)654.0
38 Paul Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)652.0
39 Ato Boldon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)550.0
39 Wilson Boit Kipketer Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)650.0
41 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)549.0
41 Jack Pierce Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)849.0
43 Mick Hill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)748.0
43 Marko Koers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)848.0
45 Tim Lobinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)847.8
46 Scott Huffman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)847.3
47 Geir Moen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)747.0
48 John Godina Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)546.0
48 Paul Bitok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)746.0
48 Kevin Little Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)846.0
51 Andreas Seelig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)845.0
51 Terry Reese Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)845.0
51 Patrick Sang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)845.0
54 Dmitri Markov Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)844.5
54 Lawrence Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)744.5
56 Patrick Stevens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)844.0
56 Erick Walder Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)444.0
58 David Kiptoo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)743.0
58 Hezekiél Sepeng Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)843.0
60 Robert Kiplagat Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)541.0
61 Rohsaan Griffin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)740.0
62 Ismaïl Sghyr Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)639.0
62 Vincent Malakwen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)739.0
64 John Kibowen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)638.0
65 Anier García Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)637.0
65 Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)837.0
67 Sean Robbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)736.0
67 Mohammed Mourhit Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)636.0
69 Joseph Keter Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)435.0
69 Roland McGhee Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)435.0
71 Riaan Botha Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)634.8
72 Patrick Konchellah Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)634.0
73 Juha Laukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)632.0
74 Steve Holman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)831.0
74 Roger Kingdom Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)731.0
74 Vebjørn Rodal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)631.0
77 Anthony Whiteman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)428.0
78 Okkert Brits Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)527.3
79 Raymond Hecht Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)627.0
79 Aki Parviainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)627.0
81 Assefa Mezgebu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)426.0
82 Cheikh Touré Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)325.0
82 Salah Hissou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)425.0
82 Vasiliy Kaptyukh Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)425.0
85 Jean Galfione Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)424.5
86 Bob Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)524.0
86 Elijah Maru Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)524.0
88 Michael Möllenbeck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)623.0
88 Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)323.0
88 Mark Everett Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)323.0
91 Igor Potapovich Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)622.0
91 Aleksandr Glavatskiy Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)422.0
93 Courtney Hawkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)421.0
93 Dieter Baumann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)521.0
93 Frederick Onyancha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)621.0
96 John Mayock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)520.0
97 Troy Douglas Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda  (BER)418.0
97 Fermín Cacho Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)418.0
97 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)218.0
97 Viktor Chistiakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)618.0

Overall women

RankAthleteNationMeetsPoints
1 Astrid Kumbernuss Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)899.0
2 Deon Hemmings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)893.0
3 Kim Batten Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)891.0
4 Inha Babakova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)890.0
5 Šárka Kašpárková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)887.0
6 Ashia Hansen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)879.0
7 Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)779.0
8 Maria Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)673.0
9 Yelena Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)872.0
10 Tatyana Tereshchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)870.0
11 Lydia Cheromei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)665.0
12 Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)863.5
13 Marion Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)463.0
14 Monica Iagăr Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)862.5
15 Amy Acuff Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)861.0
16 Carla Sacramento Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)760.0
17 Yuliya Lyakhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)857.5
18 Rodica Mateescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)557.0
19 Sally Barsosio Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)556.0
19 Olena Hovorova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)856.0
21 Debbie-Ann Parris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)853.0
21 Vita Pavlysh Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)453.0
21 Stephanie Storp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)853.0
24 Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)552.0
24 Suzy Favor Hamilton Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)552.0
26 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)650.0
26 Jearl Miles Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)650.0
26 Inger Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)550.0
29 Nezha Bidouane Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)749.0
29 Ludmila Formanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)849.0
31 Juliet Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)848.0
32 Irina Korzhanenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)547.0
32 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)447.0
34 Alina Astafei Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)746.5
35 Olga Kaliturina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)845.5
36 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)745.0
36 Paula Radcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)545.0
36 Gabriela Szabo Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)545.0
39 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)644.0
40 Connie Price-Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)543.0
41 Tonja Buford-Bailey Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)642.0
42 Huang Zhihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)441.0
43 Jackline Maranga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)539.0
44 Valentina Fedyushina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)738.0
44 Roberta Brunet Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)638.0
46 Tatyana Motkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)737.5
47 Guðrún Arnardóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)736.0
47 Joetta Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)736.0
49 Galina Chistyakova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)735.0
49 Anna Knoroz Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)835.0
51 Berhane Adere Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)434.0
52 Viktoriya Fyodorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)732.5
53 Judy Oakes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)532.0
54 Julie Henner Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)430.0
54 Irina Samorokova-Biryukova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)530.0
56 Zahra Ouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)529.0
57 Lyudmila Borisova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)428.0
58 Cynthea Rhodes Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)727.0
58 Gete Wami Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)527.0
58 Merima Denboba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)627.0
61 Theresia Kiesl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)626.0
61 Susan Smith Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)826.0
61 Natalya Dukhnova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)626.0
64 Fernanda Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)325.0
65 Merlene Frazer Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)424.0
66 Sonia O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)423.0
67 Yelena Donkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)322.0
67 Rebecca Russell-Buchanan Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)622.0
67 Lidia Chojecka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)322.0
70 Anita Weyermann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)421.0
71 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)420.0
71 Sally Gunnell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)420.0
71 Svetlana Krivelyova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)620.0
71 Tereza Marinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)420.0
75 Kelly Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)218.0
76 Leah Pells Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)317.0
77 Toni Hodgkinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)416.0
78 Valeyta Althouse Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)315.0
78 Hassiba Boulmerka Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)415.0
78 Inessa Kravets Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)315.0
78 Svetlana Masterkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)215.0
82 Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)214.5
83 Zhanna Pintusevich Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)314.0
83 Regina Jacobs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)314.0
83 Leah Malot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)314.0
83 Trevaia Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)314.0
83 Nadine Kleinert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)414.0
83 Michelle DiMuro Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)414.0
83 Andrea Blackett Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)414.0
90 Amy Wickus Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)413.5
91 Amy Rudolph Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)213.0
91 Irina Khudoroshkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)513.0
91 Chryste Gaines Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)313.0
94 Marina Bastos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)312.0
94 Linda Kisabaka Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)412.0
94 Silvia Rieger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)312.0
94 Sui Xinmei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)312.0
94 Luciana Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)212.0
99 Yekaterina Podkopayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)311.0
99 Kathy Butler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)311.0
99 Donalda Duprey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)311.0
99 Inez Turner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)211.0
99 Harumi Hiroyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)211.0
99 Masako Chiba Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)111.0

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The 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the fourth and final edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 25 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2009 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and fourteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 29 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 12–13 September.

The 2007 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the second edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 24 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2007 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and thirteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 27 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 22–23 September.

The IAAF World Outdoor Meetings were an annual, global circuit of one-day outdoor track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was created in 2003 building upon the IAAF Grand Prix series held since 1985. The series incorporated four categories of competitions: the IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix I and IAAF Grand Prix II. The reorganisation came with the introduction of the IAAF World Rankings system. Athletes scored points based on their performances at the series meetings and the highest scoring athletes in each event were invited to compete at the IAAF World Athletics Final. The series lasted only three years before being reorganised into the IAAF World Athletics Tour.

The 2004 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the second edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2004 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 9 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 11 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.

The 2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the third and final edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2005 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 10 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 10 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.

References

  1. Grand Prix II 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. Grand Prix 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. Outdoor Permit Meetings 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. IAAF Grand Prix Final. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  5. IAAF Grand Prix. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
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