2011 IAAF Diamond League

2011 IAAF Diamond League
Edition	2nd
Dates	6 May–16 September
Meetings	14
Diamond Races	32
Ambassadors	13
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 IAAF Diamond League (also known as the 2011 Samsung Diamond League for sponsorship purposes) was the second edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 6 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 16 September in Brussels, Belgium.

Meeting calendar

Crystal Palace in London. One of the venues for the series.

The Bislett Games have been held at Bislett Stadion since 1965.

Date	Meet	Stadium	City	Country
6 May	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Qatar SC Stadium	Doha	Qatar
15 May	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix	Shanghai Stadium	Shanghai	China
26 May	Golden Gala	Stadio Olimpico	Rome	Italy
4 June	Prefontaine Classic	Hayward Field	Eugene	United States
9 June	Bislett Games	Bislett Stadion	Oslo	Norway
11 June	Adidas Grand Prix	Icahn Stadium	New York City	United States
30 June	Athletissima	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise	Lausanne	Switzerland
8 July	Meeting Areva	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	France
10 July	Aviva British Grand Prix	Alexander Stadium	Birmingham	United Kingdom
22 July	Herculis	Stade Louis II	Fontvieille	Monaco
29 July	DN Galan	Stockholm Olympic Stadium	Stockholm	Sweden
5–6 August	London Grand Prix	Crystal Palace	London	United Kingdom
8 September	Weltklasse Zürich	Letzigrund	Zürich	Suitzerland
16 September	Memorial van Damme	King Baudouin Stadium	Brussels	Belgium

Ambassadors

A total of fourteen athletes were given Diamond League Ambassador status, with the intention of bringing attention to some of the sport's foremost competitors. There are seven male and seven female athletes, and the division between track and field specialists is also evenly divided.

World record holder Usain Bolt is the most prominent ambassador.

Athlete	Country	Event(s)
Usain Bolt	Jamaica	100 metres/200 metres
Tyson Gay	United States	100 metres/200 metres
Asafa Powell	Jamaica	100 metres
Shelly-Ann Fraser	Jamaica	100 metres
Allyson Felix	United States	200 metres/400 metres
Sanya Richards	United States	400 metres
Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	5000 metres/10,000 metres
Steven Hooker	Australia	Pole vault
Yelena Isinbayeva	Russia	Pole vault
Blanka Vlašić	Croatia	High jump
Valerie Vili	New Zealand	Shot put
Andreas Thorkildsen	Norway	Javelin throw
Tero Pitkämäki	Finland	Javelin throw
Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	Javelin throw

Diamond Race winners

Winners in blue defended their 2010 Diamond Race title

Track winners
Event	Men	Women
100 metres	Asafa Powell (JAM)	Carmelita Jeter (USA)
200 metres	Walter Dix (USA)	Carmelita Jeter (USA)
400 metres	Kirani James (GRN)	Amantle Montsho (BOT)
800 metres	David Rudisha (KEN)	Jenny Meadows (GBR)
1500 metres/ Mile run	Nixon Chepseba (KEN)	Morgan Uceny (USA)
5000 metres/ 3000 metres	Imane Merga (ETH)	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
110 m hurdles/ 100 m hurdles	Dayron Robles (CUB)	Danielle Carruthers (USA)
400 m hurdles	Dai Greene (GBR)	Kaliese Spencer (JAM)
3000 m s'chase	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)	Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)

Field winners
Event	Men	Women
Long jump	Mitchell Watt (AUS)	Brittney Reese (USA)
Triple jump	Phillips Idowu (GBR)	Olha Saladukha (UKR)
High jump	Jesse Williams (USA)	Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
Pole vault	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Silke Spiegelburg (GER)
Shot put	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)	Valerie Adams (NZL)
Discus throw	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)	Yarelis Barrios (CUB)
Javelin throw	Matthias de Zordo (GER)	Christina Obergföll (GER)

Results

Diamond Race track events
Men	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m / Mile	5000 m	110 m hurdles	400 m hurdles	3000 m steeplechase
Women	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	100 m hurdles	400 m hurdles	3000 m steeplechase

Diamond Race field events
Men	Pole vault	High jump	Long jump	Triple jump	Shot put	Discus throw	Javelin throw
Women	Pole vault	High jump	Long jump	Triple jump	Shot put	Discus throw	Javelin throw

Men

Track

#	Meeting	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	110 m h	400 m h	3000 m st
1	Doha	–	Walter Dix (USA) 20.06 WL, =MR	–	Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 1:44.74 SB	–	Yenew Alamirew (ETH) 7:27.26 WL, MR	–	L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 48.11 MR	–
2	Shanghai	Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.95	–	Calvin Smith Jr. (USA) 45.47	–	Nixon Chepseba (KEN) 3:31.42 WL, MR	–	Liu Xiang (CHN) 13.07 WL	–	Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 8:02.28 WL, MR
3	Rome	Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.91	–	–	Khadevis Robinson (USA) 1:45.09 SB	–	Imane Merga (ETH) 12:54.21 WL	–	L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 47.91	–
4	Eugene	Steve Mullings (JAM) 9.80 MR	Walter Dix (USA) 20.19	Angelo Taylor (USA) 45.16 SB	–	Haron Keitany (KEN) 3:49.09 WL	–	David Oliver (USA) 12.94 WL	–	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:08.34
5	Oslo	–	Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.86	–	–	Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:50.86	–	Aries Merritt (USA) 13.12 SB	–	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:01.83 WL, MR
6	New York	Steve Mullings (JAM) 10.26	–	Jeremy Wariner (USA) 45.13	Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:46.57	–	Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 13:05.22	–	Javier Culson (PUR) 48.50 SB	–
7	Lausanne	Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.78 WL	–	–	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:44.15	–	Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 12:59.13 MR	–	Dai Greene (GBR) 48.41	–
8	Paris	–	Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03	Chris Brown (BAH) 44.94 SB	–	Amine Laâlou (MAR) 3:32.15	–	Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.09	–	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:02.09 PB
9	Birmingham	Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.91	–	–	Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:44.54	–	Mo Farah (GBR) 13:06.14	–	Dai Greene (GBR) 48.20 SB	–
10	Monaco	Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.88	–	–	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:42.61 WL	–	Mo Farah (GBR) 12:53.11 WL, MR, NR	–	Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.97	Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64 MR, AR
11	Stockholm	–	Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03	Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.69 SB	–	Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:33.94	–	Jason Richardson (USA) 13.17	–	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.92
12	London	–	Walter Dix (USA) 20.16	Kirani James (GRN) 44.61 WL	–	Leonel Manzano (USA) 3:51.24	–	Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.04 MR	–	–
13	Zürich	Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.82 PB	–	Kirani James (GRN) 44.36 NR	–	Nixon Chepseba (KEN) 3:32.74	–	Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.01 SB	–	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:07.72
14	Brussels	Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.76 WL, MR	Yohan Blake (JAM) 19.26 WL, MR	–	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.96	–	Imane Merga (ETH) 12:58.32	–	Javier Culson (PUR) 48.32 SB	–

Overall winner		Asafa Powell (JAM)	Walter Dix (USA)	Kirani James (GRN)	David Rudisha (KEN)	Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (KEN)	Imane Merga (ETH)	Dayron Robles (CUB)	Dai Greene (GBR)	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)

In Eugene, Oslo and London, mile races are counted to the Diamond League standings for the 1500 m.
In Doha, 3000 metre race is counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 m.

Field

#	Meeting	Long jump	Triple jump	High jump	Pole vault	Shot put	Discus	Javelin
1	Doha	–	Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.49 WL, MR	Jesse Williams (USA) 2.33 =MR	Malte Mohr (GER) 5.81 WL, MR	Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.38	Gerd Kanter (EST) 67.49 WL	Petr Frydrych (CZE) 85.32
2	Shanghai	Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.44 =WL, MR	–	–	–	–	–	Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 85.33 =WL
3	Rome	–	Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.59 WL	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.82 WL	Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.60	–	–
4	Eugene	Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.32w	–	Raúl Spank (GER) 2.32 =SB	–	–	Robert Harting (GER) 68.40	–
5	Oslo	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.08	–	Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP) 2.28	–	–	Gerd Kanter (EST) 65.14	Matthias de Zordo (GER) 83.94
6	New York	–	Phillips Idowu (GBR) 16.67	–	Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.52	–	–	–
7	Lausanne	–	Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.91 WL, MR	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.83 =SB	Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.83 MR	–	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.19 SB
8	Paris	Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.40 SB	–	Jaroslav Bába (CZE) 2.32 SB Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS) 2.32	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.73	–	Robert Harting (GER) 67.32	–
9	Birmingham	–	Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.54	–	–	Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.55	–	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.30 WL
10	Monaco	–	Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.36	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.90 WL	Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.25 MR	–	–
11	Stockholm	Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54 AR	–	Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.34 =SB	–	–	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.05	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.43 WL
12	London	Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.45 MR	–	Andrey Silnov (RUS) 2.36 SB	–	–	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 66.71	–
13	Zürich	Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM) 8.00	–	Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE) 2.32 =PB	–	Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.63	Robert Harting (GER) 67.02	–
14	Brussels	–	Benjamin Compaoré (FRA) 17.31 PB	–	Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) 5.72	Reese Hoffa (USA) 22.09 SB	–	Matthias de Zordo (GER) 88.36 PB

Overall winner		Mitchell Watt (AUS)	Phillips Idowu (GBR)	Jesse Williams (USA)	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)	Matthias de Zordo (GER)

Women

Track

#	Meeting	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	100 m h	400 m h	3000 m st
1	Doha	–	LaShauntea Moore (USA) 22.83	Allyson Felix (USA) 50.33 WL	–	Anna Mishchenko (UKR) 4:03.00 WL	–	Kellie Wells (USA) 12.58 WL	–	Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:16.44 WL, MR
2	Shanghai	Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 10.92	–	–	Jenny Meadows (GBR) 2:00.54	–	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:31.92 WL	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.20 WL	–
3	Rome	–	Bianca Knight (USA) 22.64 SB	Allyson Felix (USA) 49.81 WL	–	Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:01.60 WL	–	Dawn Harper (USA) 12.70 SB	–	Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:12.89 WL
4	Eugene	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.70 WL, MR	–	–	Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.29 WL	–	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:33.96 MR	–	Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.31 WL	–
5	Oslo	Ivet Lalova (BUL) 11.01w	–	Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.10 SB	Halima Hachlaf (MAR) 1:58.27 WL	–	Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:37.32	–	Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 54.38	–
6	New York	–	Allyson Felix (USA) 22.92	–	–	Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 4:08.06	–	Danielle Carruthers (USA) 13.04	–	Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:27.29
7	Lausanne	–	Mariya Ryemyen (UKR) 22.85	Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.23	–	Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.52	–	Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.47w	–	Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:19.87 MR
8	Paris	Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) 10.91 SB	–	–	Caster Semenya (RSA) 2:00.18	–	Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:29.52 WL	–	Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.29 WL, NR	–
9	Birmingham	–	Bianca Knight (USA) 22.59	Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.20	–	Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.64	–	Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.48 WL, MR, AR	–	Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:25.87 MR
10	Monaco	–	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.20 PB	Amantle Montsho (BOT) 49.71 NR	–	Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:00.59	–	Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.51	–	–
11	Stockholm	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 11.15	–	–	Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.21 SB	–	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87 WL, NR	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.74 MR	–
12	London	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.93	–	–	Jenny Meadows (GBR) 1:58.60 SB	–	Lauren Fleshman (USA) 15:00.57 SB	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 52.79 WL, MR	Milcah Cheywa (KEN) 9:22.80
13	Zürich	–	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.27	–	Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:58.27	–	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:30.10 MR	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.36	–
14	Brussels	Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.78	–	Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.16	–	Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:00.06 WL	–	Danielle Carruthers (USA) 12.65	–	Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) 9:15.43 MR

Overall winner		Carmelita Jeter (USA)	Carmelita Jeter (USA)	Amantle Montsho (BOT)	Jenny Meadows (GBR)	Morgan Uceny (USA)	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Danielle Carruthers (USA)	Kaliese Spencer (JAM)	Milcah Cheywa (KEN)

Field

#	Meeting	Long jump	Triple jump	High jump	Pole vault	Shot put	Discus	Javelin
1	Doha	Funmi Jimoh (USA) 6.88 WL	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Shanghai	–	Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.68	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.94 =WL	Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 4.55 SB	Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.94 SB	Li Yanfeng (CHN) 62.73	–
3	Rome	Brittney Reese (USA) 6.94 SB	–	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.95 SB	–	–	Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 64.18	Mariya Abakumova (RUS) 65.40 WL
4	Eugene	–	Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.98 WL, MR	–	Anna Rogowska (POL) 4.68	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) 20.59 WL, MR	–	Christina Obergföll (GER) 65.48 SB
5	Oslo	–	Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.81	–	Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.60	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.26 MR	–	–
6	New York	Funmi Jimoh (USA) 6.48	–	Emma Green Tregaro (SWE) 1.94 SB	–	–	Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA) 62.94	Christina Obergföll (GER) 64.43 MR
7	Lausanne	Brittney Reese (USA) 6.85	–	Anna Chicherova (RUS) 1.95	–	–	Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 64.29 SB	–
8	Paris	–	Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.99 WL	–	–	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.78 =MR	–	Christina Obergföll (GER) 68.01 WL, MR
9	Birmingham	Janay DeLoach (USA) 6.78	–	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.99	Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 4.66	–	Nadine Müller (GER) 65.75	–
10	Monaco	Brittney Reese (USA) 6.82	–	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.97	–	–	Nadine Müller (GER) 65.90	Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 69.45 WL, MR
11	Stockholm	–	Olha Saladuha (UKR) 15.06w	–	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.76 SB	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.57	–	–
12	London	–	Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.80	–	Jenn Suhr (USA) 4.79	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.07	–	Christina Obergföll (GER) 66.74 MR
13	Zürich	Brittney Reese (USA) 6.72	–	–	Jenn Suhr (USA) 4.72	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.51	–	Christina Obergföll (GER) 69.57 MR
14	Brussels	–	Olha Saladuha (UKR) 14.67	Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.05	–	–	Li Yanfeng (CHN) 66.27	–

Overall winner		Brittney Reese (USA)	Olha Saladuha (UKR)	Blanka Vlašić (CRO)	Silke Spiegelburg (GER)	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Yarelys Barrios (CUB)	Christina Obergföll (GER)

References

Results

Results Archive. IAAF Diamond League (archived). Retrieved on 2015-05-17.

Reviews

Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-04). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
Rowbottom, Mike (2011-01-05). 2011 Samsung Diamond League REVIEW – Part 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.

External links

Official website

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