British Grand Prix (athletics)

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The British Grand Prix, formerly known as the Birmingham Grand Prix or the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, was an annual athletics meeting. From 2010 through 2021 it was a part of the Diamond League series of track and field meets. From 1997 through 2005 the name British Grand Prix was used for meetings that were part of the London Grand Prix series, before reverting to the meetings usually held in Gateshead and Birmingham.

DateMay–August
LocationBirmingham, England
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.GW[1]
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British Grand Prix
The host stadium – Alexander Stadium
DateMay–August
LocationBirmingham, England
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.GW[1]
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In 2020 the event was due to be held at the Gateshead International Stadium but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2] The event returned once more to Gateshead in 2021.[3] There was a 2022 Diamond League meeting (2022 Birmingham Diamond League) held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, though it was officially a continuation of the Anniversary Games (usually held in London) rather than a British Grand Prix event.[4]

Editions

The event has been sponsored by a variety of companies including Bupa, Norwich Union, Aviva and Müller.

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British Grand Prix editions
Ed. Meeting Series Date Sponsor Ref.
1st International Invitation Meeting[a] 9 Aug 1991 Pearl Assurance [5][6]
2nd International Invitation Meeting[b] 17 Jul 1992 Vauxhall Motors [7][8]
3rd International Invitation Meeting[b] 30 Jul 1993 [7][9]
4th 1994 British Grand Prix II[c] 1994 IAAF Grand Prix II 1 Jul 1994 Bupa [7]
5th 1995 British Grand Prix II[d] 1995 IAAF Grand Prix II 2 Jul 1995 [7]
6th 1996 British Grand Prix II[e] 1996 IAAF Grand Prix II 30 Jun 1996 [14]
7th 1997 British Grand Prix II[f] 1997 IAAF Grand Prix II 7 Sep 1997 [17][18]
8th 1998 British Grand Prix II[g] 1998 IAAF Grand Prix II 19 Jul 1998 [20][21]
9th 1999 British Grand Prix II[h] 1999 IAAF Grand Prix II 27 Jun 1999 CGU [23][24]
10th 2000 British Grand Prix II[h] 2000 IAAF Grand Prix II 28 Aug 2000 [25][26]
11th 2001 British Grand Prix II[i] 2001 IAAF Grand Prix II 19 Aug 2001 Norwich Union [27][28]
12th 2002 British Grand Prix II[j] 2002 IAAF Grand Prix II 30 June 2002 [29][30]
13th 2003 British Super Grand Prix[j] 2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix 13 Jul 2003 [31][32]
14th 2004 British Super Grand Prix[k] 2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix 27 Jun 2004 [33][34]
15th 2005 British Super Grand Prix[k] 2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix 21 Aug 2005 [35][36]
16th 2006 British Grand Prix 2006 IAAF Grand Prix 11 Jun 2006 [37][38]
17th 2007 British Grand Prix 2007 IAAF Grand Prix 15 Jul 2007 [39][40]
18th 2008 British Grand Prix 2008 IAAF Grand Prix 31 Aug 2008 Aviva [41][42]
19th 2009 British Grand Prix 2009 IAAF Grand Prix 31 Aug 2009 [43][44]
20th 2010 British Grand Prix 2010 Diamond League 10 Jul 2010 [45]
21st 2011 Birmingham Grand Prix 2011 Diamond League 10 Jul 2011 [46]
22nd 2012 Birmingham Grand Prix 2012 Diamond League 26 Aug 2012 [47]
23rd 2013 Birmingham Grand Prix 2013 Diamond League 30 Jun 2013 Sainsbury's [48]
24th 2014 Birmingham Grand Prix 2014 Diamond League 24 Aug 2014 [49]
25th 2015 Birmingham Grand Prix 2015 Diamond League 7 Jun 2015 [50]
26th 2016 Birmingham Grand Prix 2016 Diamond League 5 Jun 2016 Müller [51]
27th 2017 Birmingham Grand Prix 2017 Diamond League 20 Aug 2017 [52]
28th 2018 Birmingham Grand Prix 2018 Diamond League 18 Aug 2018 [53]
29th 2019 Birmingham Grand Prix 2019 Diamond League 18 Aug 2019 [54]
2020: Meet canceled due to COVID-19[2]
30th 2021 British Grand Prix[l] 2021 Diamond League 23 May 2021 Müller [55]
The 2022 Birmingham meet was part of the London Diamond League series[4]
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Venues

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Venues for the British Grand Prix
Years Venue Region Country
1991–2001, 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2010, 2021 Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead England
2002, 2005, 2007 Don Valley Stadium Sheffield England
2011–2019 Alexander Stadium Birmingham England
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World records

Over the course of its history, the following world records have been set at the British Grand Prix.[56]

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World records set at the British Grand Prix
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
2004 Pole vault 4.87 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia
2006 100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica
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Meeting records

Men

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Men's meeting records of the British Grand Prix
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref.
100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica 11 June 2006 Gateshead [57]
150 m 14.97 (+0.9 m/s) Linford Christie  Great Britain 4 September 1994[m] Sheffield [58]
200 m 19.94 (+1.4 m/s) Michael Johnson  United States 15 September 1991[n] Sheffield [59]
300 m 31.56 Douglas Walker  Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead [60]
400 m 44.23 Kirani James  Grenada 5 June 2016 Birmingham [61]
600 m 1:13.10 DLR David Rudisha  Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham [62]
800 m 1:42.79 Emmanuel Korir  Kenya 18 August 2018 Birmingham [63]
1000 m 2:16.18 Bernard Lagat  United States 31 August 2008 Gateshead [64]
1500 m 3:29.33 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham [65]
Mile 3:51.89 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham [66]
2000 m 4:48.36 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco 19 July 1998 Gateshead [67]
3000 m 7:26.69 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 15 July 2007 Sheffield [68]
Two miles 8:07.85 Mo Farah  Great Britain 24 August 2014 Birmingham [69]
5000 m 13:00.20 Vincent Chepkok  Kenya 10 July 2010 Gateshead [70]
110 m hurdles 12.95 (−0.9 m/s) Aries Merritt  United States 26 August 2012 Birmingham [71]
300 m hurdles 34.48 Chris Rawlinson  Great Britain 30 June 2002 Sheffield [72]
400 m hurdles 47.67 Kevin Young  United States 14 August 1992[o] Sheffield [73]
3000 m steeplechase 8:00.12 Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham [74]
High jump 2.40 m Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 20 August 2017 Birmingham [75]
Pole vault 5.91 m Aleksandr Averbukh  Israel 19 August 2001 Gateshead [76]
Long jump 8.53 m (+1.5 m/s) Luvo Manyonga  South Africa 18 August 2018 Birmingham [77]
Triple jump 17.74 m (+1.9 m/s) Christian Olsson  Sweden 13 July 2003 Gateshead [78]
Shot put 22.45 m Christian Cantwell  United States 11 June 2006 Gateshead [79]
Discus throw 69.83 m Piotr Małachowski  Poland 10 July 2010 Gateshead [70]
Hammer throw 78.51 m Pawel Fajdek  Poland 20 August 2017 Birmingham [80]
Javelin throw 95.66 m Jan Železný  Czech Republic 29 August 1993 Sheffield [81]
4 × 100 m relay 37.95 HSI:
Jon Drummond
Bernard Williams
Curtis Johnson
Maurice Greene		  United States 28 August 2000 Gateshead [82]
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Women

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Women's meeting records of the British Grand Prix
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref.
100 m 10.81 (+0.7 m/s) Carmelita Jeter  United States 26 August 2012 Birmingham [83]
200 m 22.15 (+0.4 m/s) Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 18 August 2018 Birmingham [84]
300 m 35.71 Donna Fraser  Great Britain 28 August 2000 Gateshead [85]
400 m 49.77 Sanya Richards  United States 21 August 2005 Sheffield [86]
800 m 1:56.92 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 5 June 2016 Birmingham [87]
1000 m 2:33.92 Laura Muir  Great Britain 18 August 2018 Birmingham [88]
1500 m 3:58.07 Kelly Holmes  Great Britain 29 June 1997[p] Sheffield [90]
Mile 4:21.11 Konstanze Klosterhalfen  Germany 18 August 2019 Birmingham [91]
2000 m 5:34.49 Angela Chalmers  Canada 4 September 1994[m] Sheffield [92]
3000 m 8:28.90 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 20 August 2017 Birmingham [93]
Two miles 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham [94]
5000 m 14:51.77 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 21 August 2005 Sheffield [95]
10,000 m 30:17.15 Paula Radcliffe  Great Britain 27 June 2004 Gateshead [96]
100 m hurdles 12.46 (−0.3 m/s) Kendra Harrison  United States 5 June 2016 Birmingham [97]
12.46 (−0.2 m/s) Danielle Williams  Jamaica 18 August 2019 Birmingham [98]
400 m hurdles 53.78 Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica 26 August 2012 Birmingham [99]
3000 m steeplechase 9:05.55 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 18 August 2019 Birmingham [91]
High jump 2.03 m Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden 21 August 2005 Sheffield [100]
Pole vault 4.87 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 27 June 2004 Gateshead [101]
Long jump 6.96 m (+1.5 m/s) Malaika Mihambo  Germany 18 August 2018 Birmingham [102]
Triple jump 14.94 m (+0.9 m/s) Ashia Hansen  Great Britain 29 June 1997[p] Sheffield [103]
Shot put 20.52 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 26 August 2012 Birmingham [104]
20.57 m X Nadzeya Astapchuk  Belarus 10 July 2010 Gateshead [70]
Discus throw 69.23 m Sandra Perković  Croatia 7 June 2015 Birmingham [105]
Hammer throw 71.14 m Joanna Fiodorow  Poland 20 August 2017 Birmingham [106]
Javelin throw 66.08 m Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 26 August 2012 Birmingham [107]
4 × 100 m relay 43.80  Jamaica 17 July 1992 Gateshead [108]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also known as Pearl Assurance Invitational
  2. [b]
    Also known as Vauxhall Invitational
  3. [c]
    Also known as Gateshead Games and Bupa Games[10]
  4. [d]
    Also known as Gateshead Games and Bupa Games[11]
  5. [e]
    Also known as Bupa International[12] and Bupa Games[13]
  6. [f]
    Also known as Bupa International[15] and Bupa Games[16]
  7. [g]
    Also known as Bupa Games[19]
  8. [h]
    Officially known as CGU Gateshead Classic[22]
  9. [i]
    Officially known as Norwich Union Classic Grand Prix II
  10. [j]
    Officially known as Norwich Union Classic
  11. [k]
    Officially known as Norwich Union Super Grand Prix
  12. [l]
    Officially known as Müller Grand Prix Gateshead
  13. [m]
    The Diamond League organization includes this date in the Gateshead Grand Prix II series, even though the actual GP2 meeting took place on July 1.
  14. [n]
    The Diamond League organization includes this McVitie's Challenge meeting in the Gateshead series, even though the actual Gateshead meeting took place on August 9.
  15. [o]
    The Diamond League organization includes this Lucozade Games meeting in the Gateshead series, even though the actual Gateshead meeting took place on July 17.
  16. [p]
    The Diamond League organization includes this date in the Gateshead Grand Prix II series, even though it was part of the London Grand Prix I series, which had been relocated to Sheffield only in 1997 and 1998,[89] and the actual GP2 meeting took place on September 7.

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