Herculis | |
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Date | July – August |
Location | Fontvieille, Monaco |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | GW [1] |
Established | 19 September 1987 |
Official site | Diamond League – Monaco |
The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.
Over the course of its history, seven world records have been set at Herculis.
Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
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2008 | Pole vault | 5.04 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
2015 | 1500 m | 3:50.07 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia |
2018 | 3000m steeplechase | 8:44.32 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya |
2019 | Mile | 4:12.33 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands |
2020 | 5000 m | 12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda |
2023 | Mile | 4:07.64 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya |
2024 | 2000 m | 5:19.70 | Jessica Hull | Australia |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref. |
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100 m | 9.78 (-0.3 m/s) | Justin Gatlin | United States | 17 July 2015 | 2015 | [37] |
200 m | 19.46 (+0.8 m/s) | Noah Lyles | United States | 10 August 2022 | 2022 | [38] |
400 m | 43.73 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 21 July 2017 | 2017 | [39] |
800 m | 1:41.46 DLR | Djamel Sedjati | Algeria | 12 July 2024 | 2024 | [40] |
1000 m | 2:13.88 | Jake Wightman | Great Britain | 10 August 2022 | 2022 | [41] |
1500 m | 3:26.69 DLR | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya | 17 July 2015 | 2015 | [42] |
Mile | 3:56.75 | John Ngugi | Kenya | 12 August 1990 | 1990 | |
2000 m | 5:00.97 | Mohamed Choumassi | Morocco | 2 August 1994 | 1994 | |
3000 m | 7:25.02 | Ali Saidi-Sief | Algeria | 18 August 2000 | 2000 | |
5000 m | 12:35.36 WR DLR | Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | 14 August 2020 | 2020 | [43] |
110 m hurdles | 12.93 (±0.0 m/s) | Aries Merritt | United States | 20 July 2012 | 2012 | [44] |
400 m hurdles | 46.51 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 21 July 2023 | 2023 | [45] |
3000 m steeplechase | 7:53.64 | Brimin Kipruto | Kenya | 22 July 2011 | 2011 | [46] |
High jump | 2.40 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine | 18 July 2014 | 2014 | |
Danil Lysenko | ANA | 20 July 2018 | 2018 | [47] | ||
Pole vault | 6.02 m | Piotr Lisek | Poland | 12 July 2019 | 2019 | [48] |
Long jump | 8.58 m (-0.8 m/s) | Ivan Pedroso | Cuba | 25 July 1995 | 1995 | |
Triple jump | 17.82 m (+0.2 m/s) | Christian Taylor | United States | 12 July 2019 | 2019 | [49] |
Shot put | 22.56 m | Joe Kovacs | United States | 17 July 2015 | 2015 | [50] |
Discus throw | 69.08 m | Lars Riedel | Germany | 25 July 1995 | 1995 | |
Javelin throw | 90.20 m | Raymond Hecht | Germany | 10 August 1996 | 1996 | |
4 × 100 metres relay | 37.58 | USA "Red": Charles Silmon Mike Rodgers Mookie Salaam Justin Gatlin | United States | 19 July 2013 | 2013 | [51] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref. |
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100 m | 10.62 (+0.4 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 10 August 2022 | 2022 | [52] |
200 m | 21.77 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 7 August 1993 | 1993 | |
400 m | 48.97 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 20 July 2018 | 2018 | [53] |
800 m | 1:54.60 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 20 July 2018 | 2018 | [54] |
1000 m | 2:29.15 DLR | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 14 August 2020 | 2020 | [55] |
1500 m | 3:50.07 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 17 July 2015 | 2015 | [56] |
Mile | 4:07.64 WR DLR | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 21 July 2023 | 2023 | [57] |
2000 m | 5:19.70 WR DLR | Jessica Hull | Australia | 12 July 2024 | 2024 | [58] |
5000 m | 14:22.12 | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 14 August 2020 | 2020 | [59] |
100 m hurdles | 12.30 (+0.6 m/s) | Nia Ali | United States | 21 July 2023 | 2023 | [60] |
400 m hurdles | 52.63 | Lashinda Demus | United States | 28 July 2009 | 2009 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:44.32 WR DLR | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 20 July 2018 | 2018 | [61] |
High jump | 2.05 m | Mariya Lasitskene | Russia | 21 July 2017 | 2017 | [62] |
Pole vault | 5.04 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 29 July 2008 | 2008 | |
Long jump | 7.33 m | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 11 August 1992 | 1992 | |
Triple jump | 15.31 m (±0.0 m/s) | Caterine Ibargüen | Colombia | 18 July 2014 | 2014 | [63] |
Shot put | 20.60 m | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union | 3 August 1991 | 1991 | |
Discus throw | 69.30 m | Larisa Korotkevich | Russia | 11 August 1992 | 1992 | |
Javelin throw | 69.45 m | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic | 22 July 2011 | 2011 | [64] |
4 × 100 metres relay | 41.75 | USA "Red": English Gardner Octavious Freeman Allyson Felix Carmelita Jeter | United States | 19 July 2013 | 2013 | [65] |
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