| Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Location | Daegu, South Korea  |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 2005 |
| Last held | 2012 |
| Official site | Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting |
The Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting was an annual track and field competition at the Daegu Stadium in Daegu, South Korea as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. The first edition took place in 2005 under the name Colorful Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting. The event was last organized in 2012.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.86 (+0.1 m/s) | Usain Bolt |  Jamaica | 19 May 2010 | ||
| 200 m | 19.65 (±0.0 m/s) | Wallace Spearmon |  United States | 28 September 2006 | ||
| 400 m | 44.72 | Kirani James |  Grenada | 16 May 2012 | [1] | |
| 800 m | 1:43.51 | Mohammed Aman |  Ethiopia | 16 May 2012 | [2] | |
| 1500 m | 3:53.09 | Philemon Kimutai |  Kenya | 28 September 2006 | ||
| 5000 m | 13:24.92 | Joseph Kitur Kiplimo | Kenya | 25 September 2009 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.11 (−0.2 m/s) | David Oliver | United States | 19 May 2010 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 48.72 | L. J. van Zyl |  South Africa | 2008 | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:12.08 | Hillary Kipsang Yego | Kenya | 12 May 2011 | [3] | |
| High jump | 2.30 m | Stefan Holm |  Sweden | 28 September 2006 | ||
| Pole vault | 5.56 m | Brad Walker | United States | 2005 | ||
| Long jump | 7.99 m (+0.8 m/s) | Ignisious Gaisah |  Ghana | 16 May 2012 | [4] | |
| Triple jump | 17.50 m | Aarik Wilson | United States | 3 October 2007 | ||
| Shot put | 21.14 m | Ryan Whiting | United States | 16 May 2012 | [5] | |
| Javelin throw | 86.95 m | Teemu Wirkkala |  Finland | 25 September 2009 | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.04 | Kei Takase Yuzo Kanemaru Yusuke Ishitsuka Hiroyuki Nakano |  Japan | 16 May 2012 | [6] [7] |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.83 | Carmelita Jeter | United States | 25 September 2009 | ||
| 200 m | 22.38 (+0.4 m/s) | Allyson Felix | United States | 12 May 2011 | [8] | |
| 800 m | 2:00.51 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica | 19 May 2010 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:03.52 | Anna Mishchenko |  Ukraine | 12 May 2011 | [9] | |
| 5000 m | 16:30.57 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2005 | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.60 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica | 25 September 2009 | ||
| 3000m steeplechase | 9:24.51 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau | Kenya | 3 October 2007 | ||
| High jump | 1.94 m | Xingjuan Zheng |  China | 12 May 2011 | [10] | |
| Marina Aitova |  Kazakhstan | |||||
| Pole vault | 4.80 m | Elena Isinbaeva |  Russia | 3 October 2007 | ||
| Long jump | 6.90 m | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 3 October 2007 | ||
| Hammer throw | 77.24 m | Betty Heidler |  Germany | 16 May 2012 | [11] | |
| Javelin throw | 66.37 m | Maria Abakumova | Russia | 25 September 2009 |
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