The Rieti Meeting is an annual athletics event at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi in Rieti, Italy that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF World Challenge.
It was first organized in 1971 based on an idea by Sandro Giovannelli, today's member of the IAAF Competition Commission.
Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the Rieti Grand Prix.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Mile | 4:17.44 | Maricica Puică |  Romania |
| 1983 | 1500 m | 3:30.77 | Steve Ovett |  United Kingdom |
| 1992 | 1500 m | 3:28.86 | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria |
| 1993 | Mile | 3:44.39 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria |
| 1996 | 3000 m | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen |  Kenya |
| 1999 | 1000 m | 2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya |
| 2007 | 100 m | 9.74 (+1.7 m/s) | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica |
| 2010 | 800 m | 1:41.01 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.74 (+1.7 m/s) | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 9 September 2007 | |
| 200 m | 19.85 (+0.6 m/s) | Wallace Spearmon |  United States | 29 August 2010 | [1] |
| 300 m | 31.93 | Karol Zalewski |  Poland | 7 September 2014 | [2] |
| 400 m | 44.21 | Michael Johnson | United States | 9 September 1990 | |
| 800 m | 1:41.01 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 29 August 2010 | [3] |
| 1000 m | 2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | 5 September 1999 | |
| 1500 m | 3:26.97 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco | 8 September 2002 | |
| Mile | 3:44.39 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 1993 | |
| 2000 m | 4:49.00 | Vénuste Niyongabo |  Burundi | 1997 | |
| Two miles | 8:13.40 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 1995 | |
| 3000 m | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1 September 1996 | |
| 5000 m | 13:04.43 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 3 September 2000 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.01 (+0.8 m/s) | David Oliver | United States | 29 August 2010 | [4] |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.91 | Samuel Matete |  Zambia | 1992 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:00.54 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 1997 | |
| High jump | 2.38 m | Igor Paklin |  Soviet Union | 7 September 1986 | |
| Pole vault | 5.96 m | Brad Walker | United States | 2005 | |
| Long jump | 8.45 m | Larry Myricks | United States | 9 September 1981 | |
| Triple jump | 17.54 m | Khristo Markov |  Bulgaria | 1987 | |
| Shot put | 21.00 m | Paolo Dal Soglio |  Italy | 1 September 1996 | |
| Discus throw | 68.38 m | Luis Delís |  Cuba | 2 September 1984 | |
| Hammer throw | 82.62 m | Koji Murofushi |  Japan | 9 September 2007 | |
| Javelin throw | 84.26 m | Lars Hamann |  Germany | 13 September 2015 | [5] |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.76 | Gianfranco Lazzer Mauro Zuliani Luciano Caravani Massimo Clementoni | Italy | 1979 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.55 | Walter McCoy Mike Franks Darrell Robinson Mark Rowe | United States | 1988 |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.81 | Irina Privalova |  Russia | 1992 | |
| 200 m | 21.88 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 1993 | |
| 400 m | 49.02 | Jarmila Kratochvílová |  Czech Republic | 2 September 1984 | |
| 800 m | 1:56.29 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 9 September 2007 | |
| 1500 m | 3:56.18 | Maryam Jamal |  Bahrain | 27 August 2006 | |
| Mile | 4:17.44 | Maricica Puică | Romania | 1982 | |
| 2000 m | 5:30.39 | Maricica Puică | Romania | 1985 | |
| 3000 m | 8:30.25 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 9 September 2007 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.64 (+0.5 m/s) | Sally Pearson |  Australia | 8 September 2013 | [6] |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.34 | Sandra Glover | United States | 7 September 2003 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:13.92 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau | Kenya | 6 September 2009 | [7] |
| High jump | 2.06 m | Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria | 1987 | |
| Pole vault | 4.74 m | Fabiana Murer |  Brazil | 29 August 2010 | [8] |
| Long jump | 7.19 m | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 1991 | |
| Triple jump | 14.94 m | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 2008 | |
| Shot put | 20.77 m | Valerie Adams |  New Zealand | 9 September 2012 | [9] |
| Discus throw | 66.12 m | Sandra Perković |  Croatia | 8 September 2013 | [10] |
| Hammer throw | 76.57 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 8 September 2013 | [11] |
| Javelin throw | 66.64 m | Natalya Khoroneko |  Belarus | 7 September 1986 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.97 | International team: Andrea Lynch Liliana Cragno Leleith Hodges Jacqueline Pusey | 1975 |
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