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2015 in athletics
2015 in athletics
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2015 in the sport of athletics

Overview of the events of 2015 in the sport of athletics

In 2015, the foremost athletics event was the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. The two other major global level competitions in 2015 are the World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Relays.

Quick Facts Major world events, New competitions ...

The 2015 season marked the introduction of athletics at the European Games. However, this will not be a major continental event for athletics in the style of the Asian Games, as only the lower tier of the European Team Championships will be contested at the games. Major outdoor continental events will be held for the Americas (Pan American Games), Africa (All-Africa Games), Asia (2015 Asian Athletics Championships) and Oceania (Oceania Athletics Championships).^[1]

The Asian Youth Athletics Championships will be inaugurated this year.

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Athletics competitions in 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.

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Panamerican Cross Country Cup 2015 Page

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2015 NACAC Cross Country Championships Senior Women's Team Results Page

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Prague 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Website

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2015 Youth African Championships in Athletics Official Website

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2015 Oceania Half Marathon Championships Results Page

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European Athletics' 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships Page

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2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Website

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Más de 2000 corredores en la Maratón Internacional de Asunción Page (Spanish)

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2015 European Cross Country Championships Website

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2015 IAAF Label Road Races Calendar

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Dibaba successfully defends her Xiamen title as both course records fall

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Berhanu surprises while Mergia makes magnificent comeback in Dubai

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Ndungu wins 2015 Lake Biwa Marathon by more than two minutes

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Chemosin clocks world-leading 59:37 to win Roma-Ostia Half Marathon

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Kitwara wins fifth World's Best 10K title in San Juan

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Records for Kirwa and Konovalova at the Nagoya Marathon

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Loyanae wins 2015 Seoul International Marathon

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Negewo and Kitata make it an Ethiopian double at the Rome Marathon

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Farah wins at Lisbon Half Marathon with European record of 59:32

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Degefa dominates while Wanjiru wins in Prague

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Kuma gets maiden marathon win in windy Rotterdam

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Korir gets biggest win of his career with Paris victory in 2:05:49

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Lemma and Neuenschwander take the honours in Vienna

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Geremew sets Chinese all-comers’ record in Yangzhou

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Melese wins third marathon in a row while Kandie surprises in Prague

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Sambu sets world-leading 10km mark in Manchester

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Cherono breaks Ottawa 10km course record

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Keitany smashes Olomouc course record while Kiptis surprises the favourites

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Mungara breaks Gold Coast Marathon course record with world masters best

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Biwott wins by more than a minute at the Bogota International Half Marathon

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Jepchirchir runs world-leading 10km, 30:55 in Prague

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Jepchirchir shatters course record at Usti nad Labem Half Marathon

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Farah and Keitany successfully defend Great North Run titles

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Oljira successfully defends Carrera de la Mujer title in Bogota

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Kitajima and Wangari bide their time to win in Sydney

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Kipchumba and Moges win in Beijing

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Kipsiro and Kiplagat on top of the podium at the Great Scottish Run

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Rionoripo’s marathon course record one of three Kenyan victories in Lisbon

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Kipyego and Chepkirui battle the cold to win in Amsterdam

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Demise and Chemtan win competitive races at Toronto Waterfront Marathon

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Lemma fulfills his role as favourite and wins the Frankfurt Marathon

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Cheruiyot and Kipsiro take the honours at the Great South Run

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Lonyangata sets course record at Shanghai Marathon

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Gobena successfully defends Istanbul Marathon crown but falls short of course record

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Makau defends title at the Fukuoka Marathon

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Maisei adds to his tally of Asian victories with Singapore Marathon win

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Record-setting Gamera-Shmyrko wins in Osaka for third straight year

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Kim Hye Gyong surprises with Hong Kong Marathon win

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Course record for Kuira at Marugame Half Marathon

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Eritrea's Estifanos wins the Beppu-Oita Marathon with another personal best

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Birhanu and Melkamu make it an Ethiopian double in Daegu

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Steel denies Britton home victory; Korir retains title in Great Ireland Run

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Ait Salem successfully defends in Hannover

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Matebor delivers while Stefanowicz surprises in Lodz

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Ngeno and Kirop triumph at Yellow River Estuary Marathon in sweltering conditions

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Lemi Berhanu continues unbeaten marathon streak in Warsaw

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Kiptoo Chebii defends Madrid Marathon title

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Kirwa breaks course record at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon

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Seboka and Tirop break course records at Karlovy Vary Half Marathon

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Ethiopians Mekuria and Birhanu claim Ottawa Marathon victories

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Emily Chebet captures third Albany 5km title

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Favourites Cheroben and Chelimo triumph at the Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon

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Ochichi breaks course record at Cape Town Marathon

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Kiptoo and Chepkirui set world-leading marks at Dam tot Damloop

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World lead for Cheroben and course record for Gudeta in Valencia

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Victorious return for Thompson in Birmingham

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Kipyego and Jepchirchir triumph at challenging Marseille-Cassis 20km

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Chepkwony and Bizuayehu win 30th edition of the Venice Marathon

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Limo beats course record at Beirut Marathon

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Baysa wins the inaugural Saitama International Marathon

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Mwangangi sets Spanish all-comers' best at Valencia Marathon

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Kangogo regains Corrida Pedestre International de Houilles title

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Melese and Gidefa win in Houston as Ethiopians sweep again

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Cherono and Costa triumph at the Seville Marathon

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Barngetuny improves New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon course record by more than four minutes

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Evergreen Mungara triumphs at the Milano Marathon

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Kenyan double celebrations as Maiyo and Wanjiru win in Brighton

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Lobuwan and Melchor win at the Santiago de Chile Marathon

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Chirchir and Toroitich land Kenyan double in Nagano

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Oloitiptip and Tanui achieve Kenyan double in Okpekpe

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Tolossa smashes Riga Marathon course record

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Wanjiru and Kigen take Edinburgh Marathon titles in windy conditions

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Kenyan double for Cheprot and Yator at Corrida de Langueux

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Karoki runs world-leading 59:14 in Copenhagen

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Mayorova and Moiben win in freezing conditions in Omsk

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Kiprono and Kigen take the honours at the Bournemouth Marathon

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Ogari and Kimaiyo triumph at Paris 20km

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Kiptum and Jepchumba victorious at Marathon des Alpes Maritimes

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Semi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt cancelled due to terrorist outrage

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Marathon du Gabon Results Page

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2015 IAAF Diamond League Schedule

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2015 IAAF Cross Country Permit Schedule

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Merga and Oljira secure Ethiopian double in Atapuerca - IAAF Cross Country Permit

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Kenyans Kibet and Chepngetich dominate in Brussels

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Ritzenhein returns as Kisa leads Kenyan sweep at Campaccio

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Derrick, Heath and Gorecka triumph at Great Edinburgh XCountry

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Medhin maintains momentum while Chebet breezes in Seville

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Medhin extends winning streak while Belete surprises Chebet in Elgoibar

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Ndirangu and Buckman win at the Chiba Cross Country

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Karoki and Kipyegon successfully defend Kenyan cross-country titles

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Edris wins second Cinque Mulini title

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European runners turn the clock back at the Almond Blossom Cross Country

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Ayeko and Fente Alemu win in Antrim

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2015 IAAF Indoor Permit Schedule

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IAAF's 2015 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Results Page

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IAAF's 2015 Russian Winter Meeting Results Page

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IAAF's 2015 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Results Page

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IAAF's 2015 XL Galan Results Page

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IAAF's Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Results Page

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2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Schedule

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Tallent has all options open after Adelaide win – IAAF Race Walking Challenge

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Mexican race-walking sweep in Chihuahua

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Suzuki breaks 20km race walk world record

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Toth records third-fastest 50km race walk in history in Dudince

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Liu and Arevalo triumph in Rio Maior

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Chen and Duan continue China’s race walking dominance in Taicang

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Liu breaks 20km race walk world record in La Coruna

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2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge Schedule

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Newdick and Wood take opening IAAF Combined Events Challenge victories

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Third time lucky for Wiesiolek in Florence as Yfantidou regains title

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Kazmirek and Theisen Eaton triumph in Gotzis

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Kasyanova regains Kladno title as Lukas takes surprise decathlon victory

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Garcia successfully defends and Rodriguez regains title at NACAC Capital Cup

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Schrader and Vetter take the honours in Ratingen

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2015 European Combined Events Cup Super League Results Page

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2015 European Combined Events Cup First League Results Page

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2015 European Combined Events Cup Second League Results Page

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Van der Plaetsen retains World University Games decathlon title

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Maiwald takes World University Games heptathlon title

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Coertzen and Zsivoczky-Farkas turn the tables to win in Talence

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2015 IAAF World Challenge Schedule

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IAAF's 2015 Melbourne Track Classic Results Page

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IAAF's 2015 Jamaica International Invitational Results Page

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IAAF's 2015 Golden Grand Prix Results Page

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IAAF's World Challenge Beijing Results Page

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IAAF's Meeting Grand Prix de Dakar Results Page

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IAAF's Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Results Page

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IAAF's Golden Spike Ostrava Results Page

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IAAF's Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Results Page

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IAAF's Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Results Page

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IAAF's ISTAF Berlin Results Page

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IAAF's Hanžeković Memorial Results Page

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IAAF's Rieti Meeting Results Page

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2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar Page

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Melbourne 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Results Page

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Kawasaki 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Results Page

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Beijing 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Results Page

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Dakar 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Results Page

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Ostrava 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Men's Results Page

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Ostrava 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Women's Results Page

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Rabat 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Results Page

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Fajdek triumphs in Turku – IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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Fajdek throws world-leading 83.12m in Szekesfehervar

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Nazarov and Bespalova triumph at Znamensky Memorial

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Nazarov takes last-round hammer win in Karlstad

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Fajdek throws 83.93m in Szczecin

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Beijing 2015 Men's Hammer Throw Final Results

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Beijing 2015 Women's Hammer Throw Final Results

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IAAF's ISTAF Berlin Hammer Throw Result Page

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Fajdek clinches IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge title in Rieti

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2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Page

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Tunis 2015 Medal Standings Page

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Desert Challenge Games Website

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2015 Berlin Open Website

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2015 IPC Grand Prix Final London Page

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The 2 mile run is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

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The shuttle hurdle relay is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

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The 2000 m steeplechase is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

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Event	Athlete	Nation	Result	Location	Date
Men's Two mile run	Mohamed Farah	Great Britain	8:03.40^{[Note 1]}	Birmingham, United Kingdom	21 February
Women's 5000 metres	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	14:18.86	Stockholm, Sweden	19 February
Women's discus throw	Shanice Craft	Germany	62.07 m^{[Note 2]}	Berlin, Germany	14 February

Event	Athlete	Nation	Result	Location	Date
Men's decathlon	Ashton Eaton	United States	9045 pts	Beijing, China	29 August
Men's 20 km walk	Yusuke Suzuki	Japan	1:16:36	Nomi, Japan	15 March
Men's 4 × 110 m hurdles relay	Jason Richardson Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver	United States	52.94^{[Note 3]}	Des Moines, United States	25 April
Men's Distance medley relay	Kyle Merber Brycen Spratling Brandon Johnson Ben Blankenship	United States	9:15.50	Nassau, Bahamas	3 May
Women's 1500 metres	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	3:50.07	Fontvieille, Monaco	17 July
Women's 15K run	Florence Jebet Kiplagat	Kenya	46:14+	Barcelona, Spain	15 February
Women's 20K run	Florence Jebet Kiplagat	Kenya	1:01:54+	Barcelona, Spain	15 February
Women's half marathon	Florence Jebet Kiplagat	Kenya	1:05:09	Barcelona, Spain	15 February
Women's 2000 m steeplechase	Virginia Nyambura	Kenya	6:02.16^{[Note 4]}	Berlin, Germany	6 September
Women's Distance medley relay	Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajeé Wilson Shannon Rowbury	United States	10:36.50	Nassau, Bahamas	2 May
Women's hammer throw	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	81.08 m	Władysławowo, Poland	1 August
Women's 20 km walk	Liu Hong	China	1:24:38	A Coruña, Spain	6 June

Event	Men			Women
Event	Athlete	Mark	Notes	Athlete	Mark	Notes
60 metres	Kim Collins (SKN)	6.47		Murielle Ahouré (CIV) Dafne Schippers (NED)	7.05
100 metres	Justin Gatlin (USA)	9.74		Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)	10.74
200 metres	Usain Bolt (JAM)	19.55		Dafne Schippers (NED)	21.63
400 metres	Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)	43.48		Allyson Felix (USA)	49.26
800 metres	Amel Tuka (BIH)	1:42.51		Eunice Sum (KEN)	1:56.99
1500 metres	Asbel Kiprop (KEN)	3:26.69		Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	3:50.07	WR
3000 metres	Mohamed Farah (GBR)	7:34.66		Almaz Ayana (ETH)	8:22.22
5000 metres	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	12:53.98		Almaz Ayana (ETH)	14:14.32
10,000 metres	Mohamed Farah (GBR)	26:50.97		Gelete Burka (ETH)	30:49.68
60 metres hurdles	Orlando Ortega (CUB) Omar McLeod (JAM)	7.45		Sharika Nelvis (USA)	7.78
100/110 metres hurdles	Orlando Ortega (CUB)	12.94		Sharika Nelvis (USA)	12.34
400 metres hurdles	Nicholas Bett (KEN)	47.79		Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)	53.50
3000 metres steeplechase	Jairus Kipchoge (KEN)	7:58.83		Habiba Ghribi (TUN)	9:05.36
10K run	Stephen Sambu (KEN)	27:30		Gladys Chesire (KEN)	30:41
Half marathon	Abraham Cheroben (KEN)	59:10		Florence Jebet Kiplagat (KEN)	65:09	WR
Marathon	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	2:04:00		Gladys Cherono (KEN)	2:19:25
20 kilometres race walk	Yusuke Suzuki (JPN)	1:16:36	WR	Liu Hong (CHN)	1:24:38	WR
50 kilometres race walk	Matej Tóth (SVK)	3:34:38		—
Pole vault	Renaud LavillenieFRA (25x17px)	6.05 m		Yarisley Silva (CUB)	4.91 m
High jump	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)	2.41 m		Anna Chicherova (RUS)	2.03 m
Long jump	Jeff Henderson (USA)	852 m		Tianna Bartoletta (USA)	7.14 m
Triple jump	Christian Taylor (USA)	18.21 m		Ekaterina Koneva (RUS)	15.04 m
Shot put	Joe Kovacs (USA)	22.56 m		Christina Schwanitz (GER)	20.77 m
Discus throw	Piotr Małachowski (POL)	68.29 m		Denia Caballero (CUB)	70.65 m
Javelin throw	Julius Yego (KEN)	92.72 m		Katharina Molitor (GER)	67.69 m
Hammer throw	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	83.93 m		Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	81.08 m	WR
Pentathlon	—			Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)	5000 pts
Heptathlon	Ilya Shkurenyov (RUS)	6353 pts		Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN)	6808 pts
Decathlon	Ashton Eaton (USA)	9045 pts	WR	—
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica (JAM) Nesta Carter Asafa Powell Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt	37.36		Jamaica (JAM) Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	3:19.13
4 × 400 metres relay	United States (USA) David Verburg Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum LaShawn Merritt	2:57.82		Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Shericka Jackson Stephenie Ann McPherson Novlene Williams-Mills	3:19.13	41.07

Award	Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	Ashton Eaton (USA)^[2]
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year	Ashton Eaton (USA)^[3]
European Athlete of the Year	Greg Rutherford (GBR)^[4]
European Athletics Rising Star	Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)^[4]

Award	Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)^[2]
Track & Field Athlete of the Year	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)^[3]
European Athlete of the Year	Dafne Schippers (NED)^[4]
European Athletics Rising Star	Noemi Zbären (SUI)^[4]

2015_in_athletics_(track_and_field)

2015 in the sport of athletics

World records

Indoor

Outdoor

Season's bests

Awards

Men

Women

Major events

World athletics championships

Regional athletics championships

Seasonal results

World Marathon Majors

IAAF Road Race Label Events

Gold Label

Silver Label

Bronze Label

IAAF Diamond League

IAAF Cross Country Permit

IAAF Indoor Permit

IAAF Race Walking Challenge

IAAF Combined Events Challenge

IAAF World Challenge

IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

IPC Athletics Grand Prix

References

Notes

External links

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