The 2010

Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic, an Oregon Track Club event, is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States, held in Eugene, Oregon. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at Hayward Field on the campus of the University o ...

was the 36th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in

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, United States. Held on Saturday July 3, 2010 at

Hayward Field Hayward Field is a track and field stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. It has been the home of the university's track and field teams since 1921, and was the on-campus ho ...

, it was the sixth leg of the inaugural

IAAF Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...

– the highest level international track and field circuit. Previously the Prefontaine Classic had been a part of the now defunct

IAAF World Athletics Tour The IAAF World Athletics Tour was an annual global circuit of one day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Formed in 2006, it comprised two separate levels of athletics meetings: t ...

, but not in the

IAAF Golden League The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize, ...

which consisted of the top-tier meets in the tour. The meet's debut in the Diamond League resulted in 12 new meeting records being set out of 19 contested events, with yearly world leading marks being set on top of five of the meeting record performances. In the men's events the

200 meters The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

had been most anticipated, which

Walter Dix Walter Dix (born January 31, 1986) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the sixth-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 ...

won with a meeting record in 19.72 seconds, defeating second fastest man in history

Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ...

who had recently returned to competition from groin surgery.Peterson, Anne (2010-07-03)
Dix edges Gay in 200 at Prefontaine Classic

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. Retrieved 2020-01-22. Ethiopian

Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele (Amharic: ታሪኩ በቀለ; born 28 February 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and has moved up to 10000 metres as well. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele. He ...

ran a

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meeting record in 12:58.93, also the best time ever run on American soil. David Oliver matched the American record in the

110 m hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

with a world leading time and meeting record in 12.90 s, just 0.03 s slower than the world record. The

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

saw

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win by more than a meter, with a world leading mark and meeting record of 22.41 m. In the non-scoring 1000 m, Sudanese athlete

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set a world leading time, national record, and meeting record in 2:13.62. In the women's competition,

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

defeated reigning Olympic and world champion

Shelly-Ann Fraser Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. On ...

over

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in 10.78 s, a world leading personal best time and a meeting record.

Mariya Savinova Mariya Sergeyevna Savinova (russian: Мария Сергеевна Савинова; born 13 August 1985) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 800-metres event. In 2017, she was found guilty of doping and was subsequently suspen ...

set a world leading time and meeting record in the

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with a personal best time in 1:57.56. Though she did not win the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

, Canadian

Tabia Charles Tabia Charles (born 6 April 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian long jumper. She finished tenth in the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games. Her personal best is 6.82 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. This is the current C ...

set a national record with a mark of 13.99 m.

Diamond League results

Top three placers in each scoring event earned four points, two points, and one point for first place, second place, and third place respectively.2010 Prefontaine Classic Results
LetsRun.com 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

Men

Women

Non-Diamond League results

Men

Women

References

;Results
SAMSUNG DIAMOND LEAGUE 2010
Diamond League. Retrieved 2020-01-15.

External links

Official Diamond League Prefontaine Classic website
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