| KBC Night of Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Date | July |
| Location | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium  |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Official site | KBC Night of Athletics |
The KBC Night of Athletics (Dutch : Nacht van de Atletiek) is an annual athletics event at the Stadium De Veen in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. It is officially presented and sponsored by the KBC Bank. [1]
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.12 | Shawn Crawford |  United States | 2001 | |
| 200 m | 20.25 | Shawn Crawford | United States | 2001 | |
| 300 m | 32.69 | Patrick Feeney | United States | 18 July 2015 | [2] |
| 400 m | 44.91 | Gary Kikaya |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2005 | |
| Jonathan Borlée | Belgium | 7 July 2012 | [3] [4] | ||
| 800 m | 1:41.51 | David Rudisha |  Kenya | 10 July 2010 | [5] [6] |
| 1500 m | 3:29.18 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco | 2004 | |
| Mile | 3:53.93 | Han Kulker |  Netherlands | 1985 | |
| 2000 m | 4:48.74 | John Kibowen | Kenya | 1998 | |
| 3000 m | 7:41.17 | Philip Mosima | Kenya | 1998 | |
| Two miles | 7:58.61 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1997 | |
| 5000 m | 12:58.58 | Moukhled Al-Outaibi |  Saudi Arabia | 2005 | |
| 10,000 m | 27:35.01 | Paul Biwott | Kenya | 20 July 2002 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.26 | Shaun Bownes |  South Africa | 2001 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.76 | Torrance Zellner | United States | 1996 | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:22.24 | William Van Dijck | Belgium | 1987 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:05.75 | Mustafa Mohamed |  Sweden | 2007 | |
| High jump | 2.30 m | Eddy Annys | Belgium | 1986 | |
| Pole vault | 5.80 m | Timothy Mack | United States | 2004 | |
| Long jump | 8.25 m | Erik Nijs | Belgium | 1996 | |
| Triple jump | 17.06 m | Timothy Rusan | United States | 2003 | |
| Shot put | 21.29 m | Kevin Toth | United States | 1994 | |
| Discus throw | 65.83 m | Anthony Washington | United States | 2000 | |
| Hammer throw | 70.94 m | Philip Servey |  Australia | 1986 | |
| Javelin throw | 84.23 m | Roman Avramenko |  Ukraine | 13 July 2013 | [7] |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.81 | Nils Duerinck Jonathan Borlée Antoine Gillet Kevin Borlée | Belgium | 16 July 2011 | [8] [9] |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.83 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine | 20 July 2002 | |
| 200 m | 22.42 | Marie-José Pérec |  France | 1996 | |
| 400 m | 51.17 | Aminatou Seyni |  Niger | 21 July 2018 | [10] |
| 300 m | 36.54 | Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo | Belgium | 6 September 2020 | [11] |
| 800 m | 1:55.19 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia | 20 July 2002 | |
| 1000 m | 2:37.49 | Nouria Mérah-Benida |  Ethiopia | 2003 | |
| 1500 m | 4:03.28 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 18 July 2015 | [12] |
| Mile | 4:24.40 | Natalya Yevdokimova |  Russia | 2003 | |
| 2000 m | 5:42.14 | Susan Muthoni | Kenya | 2001 | |
| 3000 m | 8:46.99 | Lyubov Kremlyova | Russia | 1992 | |
| 5000 m | 14:30.88 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 2000 | |
| 10,000 m | 30:51.30 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2000 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.56 | Lolo Jones | United States | 2006 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.40 | Sandra GloLong | United States | 2004 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:22.12 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco | 2009 | |
| High jump | 2.04 m | Inga Babakova | Ukraine | 1995 | |
| Pole vault | 4.76 m | Anzhelika Sidorova | Russia | 18 July 2015 | [13] |
| Long jump | 6.58 m | Nicole Boegman | Australia | 1999 | |
| Triple jump | 14.46 m | Svetlana Bolshakova | Belgium | 2009 | |
| Shot put | 20.00 m | Zhihong Huang |  China | 1994 | |
| Discus throw | 66.26 m | Mette Bergmann |  Norway | 1994 | |
| Javelin throw | 65.44 m | Joanna Stone | Australia | 1997 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.10 | Belgium | 21 July 2018 | [14] |
David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91. He is also a two-time World champion and two-time Diamond League champion in the 800 m. Rudisha is the first and only person to ever run 800 m under 1:41, and he holds the three fastest times ever run in this event, each being a world record when set.
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