World Records
Over the course of its history, eight world records have been set at the Gala. The 1500 metres and Mile records by Hicham El Guerrouj still stand.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pole vault | 5.03 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
| 2000 | Javelin throw | 68.22 m | Trine Hattestad | Norway |
| 1999 | Mile | 3:43.13 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
| 1998 | 1500 m | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
| 1995 | 5000 m | 12:55.30 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
| 1987 | 5000 m | 12:58.39 | Saïd Aouita | Morocco |
| 1984 | Pole vault | 5.94 m 5.91 m |
Sergey Bubka Thierry Vigneron |
Soviet Union France |
| 1983 | Pole vault | 5.83 m | Thierry Vigneron | France |
Read more about this topic: Golden Gala
Famous quotes containing the words world and/or records:
“Your mouth, dear child, is envied of the bees.”
—Unknown. The Thousand and One Nights.
AWP. Anthology of World Poetry, An. Mark Van Doren, ed. (Rev. and enl. Ed., 1936)
“What a wonderful faculty is memory!—the most mysterious and inexplicable in the great riddle of life; that plastic tablet on which the Almighty registers with unerring fidelity the records of being, making it the depository of all our words, thoughts and deeds—this faithful witness against us for good or evil.”
—Susanna Moodie (1803–1885)
Related Phrases
Related Words