Josef Odložil Memorial
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The Josef Odložil Memorial (Czech: Memoriál Josefa Odložila) is an annual track and field meeting which takes place in June at Stadion Juliska (until 2001 at Stadion Evžena Rošického) in Prague, Czech Republic.
| Josef Odložil Memorial | |
|---|---|
The host stadium | |
| Date | May |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic  |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 1994 |
| Official site | Josef Odložil Memorial |
The competition was first held in 1994 as a race over 2000 m in memory of Czech middle-distance runner Josef Odložil – a silver medallist over 1500 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics, who died in 1993. The programme expanded to a wider selection of track and field events the following year. The meet grew in stature, attracting a number of top-class international competitors, and by 2004 it had gained IAAF Grand Prix status and was broadcast on television by Eurosport.[1] In 2011, it was selected as an "Outdoor Premium Meeting" by the European Athletics Association.[2]
A memorial race over 1500 m is now held in honour of Odložil and features among the list of events at the meeting.[3]
Meet records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.92 (+1.7 m/s) | Mike Rodgers |  United States |
4 June 2018 | [4] |
| 200 m | 20.37 | Clement Campbell |  Jamaica |
13 June 2007 | |
| 400 m | 45.09 | Baboloki Thebe |  Botswana |
3 June 2019 | [5] |
| 44.42 | Blake Leeper [a] | United States |
4 June 2018 | [6] | |
| 800 m | 1:44.46 | Robert Chirchir |  Kenya |
12 June 1996 | |
| 1500 m | 3:32.32 | Sadik Mikhou |  Bahrain |
5 June 2017 | [7] |
| 2000 m | 4:57.72 | Daniel Komen | Kenya |
14 June 1999 | |
| 10,000 m | 26:57.27 | Sileshi Sihine |  Ethiopia |
27 June 2005 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.11 (+1.8 m/s) | Antonio Alkana |  South Africa |
5 June 2017 | [8] |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.62 | David Greene |  United Kingdom |
8 June 2009 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:14.32 | Collins Kosgei | Kenya |
13 June 2007 | |
| High jump | 2.31 m | Jaroslav Bába | Czechoslovakia |
13 June 2011 | [9] |
| Pole vault | 5.82 m | Raphael Holzdeppe |  Germany |
10 June 2013 | |
| Piotr Lisek |  Poland |
9 June 2014 | |||
| Thibaut Collet |  France |
6 June 2022 | [10] | ||
| Long jump | 8.60 m | Iván Pedroso |  Cuba |
10 June 1997 | |
| Triple jump | 17.21 m | Yoandri Betanzos | Cuba |
17 June 2002 | |
| Shot put | 22.31 m | Ryan Crouser | United States |
4 June 2018 | [11] |
| Discus throw | 63.38 m | Vaclavas Kidykas |  Lithuania |
12 June 1996 | |
| Hammer throw | 84.86 m | Koji Murofushi |  Japan |
29 June 2003 | |
| Javelin throw | 90.56 m | Jan Železný | Czechoslovakia |
5 June 2000 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.99 | Czech Team A: Stromšík Jan Veleba Jirka Záleský |
Czech Republic |
4 June 2018 | [12] |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.35 | Vida Anim |  Ghana |
28 June 2004 | |
| 200 m | 22.67 (+1.2 m/s) | Christine Mboma |  Namibia |
7 June 2021 | [13] |
| 400 m | 50.87 | Helena Fuchsová | Czechoslovakia |
5 June 2000 | |
| 800 m | 1:58.83 | Irina Mistyukevich |  Russia |
14 June 1999 | |
| 1500 m | 4:05.66 | Irina Biryukova | Russia |
10 June 1997 | |
| 3000 m | 8:47.42 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
5 June 2000 | |
| 5000 m | 15:21.32 | Bouchra Chaâbi |  Morocco |
28 June 2004 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.69 (+1.0 m/s) | Elvira Herman |  Belarus |
4 June 2018 | [14] |
| 400 m hurdles | 54.04 | Georganne Moline | United States |
4 June 2018 | [15] |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:20.33 | Dorcus Inzikuru |  Uganda |
27 June 2005 | |
| High jump | 2.01 m | Yelena Slesarenko | Russia |
28 June 2004 | |
| Pole vault | 4.76 m | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany |
11 June 2012 | [16] |
| Long jump | 6.75 m | Tünde Vaszi |  Hungary |
10 June 1997 | |
| Triple jump | 14.83 m | Yelena Oleynikova | Russia |
17 June 2002 | |
| Discus throw | 66.81 m | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová | Czechoslovakia |
27 June 2005 | |
| Hammer throw | 73.98 m | Malwina Kopron | Poland |
5 June 2017 | [17] |
| Javelin throw | 68.81 m | Barbora Špotáková | Czechoslovakia |
16 June 2008 | |
| 5000 m walk | 29:18.1 | Pavla Choděrová | Czechoslovakia |
2 August 1994 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.04 | Popowicz Korczynska Jedrusinska Opon |
Poland |
11 June 2012 | [18] |
Notes
- Leeper is a double amputee paralympic athlete
