The 2015 Diamond League was the sixth season of the annual series of outdoor

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meetings, organised by the

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(IAAF). It consisted of fourteen one-day meetings, starting on 15 May in

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, Qatar, and ending on 11 September in

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, Belgium. Other events were held in

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, Eugene,

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, Stockholm, and

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. All previous venues remained on the tour, with the exception that London returned to host the second meeting in the United Kingdom, having been replaced by

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during the

2014 IAAF Diamond League The 2014 IAAF Diamond League was the fifth edition of the annual Diamond League. It consisted of fourteen one-day track and field meetings, starting on May 9, 2014 in Doha, Qatar and ending on September 5, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Other events w ...

Schedule

The following fourteen meetings were included in the 2015 season:

Events

There are 16 men's and 16 women's disciplines in the Diamond League and seven events per discipline in the season. The total prize money for each competition is US$30,000, with a winner's share of $10,000. The season winner of each discipline wins US$40,000.

Results

Events not included in the Diamond League are marked in grey background.

Men

Track

Field

Women

Track

Field

Meeting highlights

Doha

Three Diamond League records were set in

during the opening competition of the series. Allyson Felix of the United States won the women's

200 metres 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 ...

with a run of 21.98 seconds to equal

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.

's time which was set during the inaugural 2010 IAAF Diamond League season. Jasmin Stowers, making her debut on the circuit, broke the women's

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

record with a time of 12.35 seconds – this raised her to seventh on the all-time rankings for the discipline. The third record of the evening came in the men's

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 ...

: Cuba's Pedro Pablo Pichardo became the first person to go beyond eighteen metres in series history, setting a national record and Diamond League best of . This placed him third on the all-time lists for the sport behind Jonathan Edwards and Kenny Harrison. The reigning Olympic champion, Christian Taylor, was runner-up and moved himself up to fourth on the all-time lists with a mark of , making the contest the first in history to feature two men going beyond eighteen metres. Among the other results,

Justin Gatlin Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the ...

of the United States became the fifth fastest man in the history of the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

with his winning time of 9.74 seconds (bettering the world record of 9.77 seconds he set in 2006, which was annulled due to a failed doping test).

Shanghai

Almaz Ayana Almaz Ayana Eba ( om, Almaaz Ayyanaa Eebbaa; am, አልማዝ አያና ኤባ, born 21 November 1991) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2016 Rio Oly ...

of Ethiopia gave the stand-out performance at the Shanghai Diamond League by running the third fastest women's 5000 metres of all-time, finishing in 14:14.32 minutes for a Diamond League record.

Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim ( ar, معتز عيسى برشم, Muʿtazz ʿĪsā Baršim; born 24 June 1991) is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and is the current Olympic Champion (2020). He is also the current World Champion ...

defeated Bohdan Bondarenko in the men's high jump with a meeting record and world-leading mark of . In addition to these two performances, there were four other world-leading marks set during the competition:

Silas Kiplagat Silas Kiplagat (born 20 August 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:27.64 minutes, which makes him the fifth fastest of all-time over the distance. Born in Siboh Village, Mar ...

(men's 1500 m),

Jairus Kipchoge Birech Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 14 December 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He holds a personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranks him among the top ten of all time. He was the gold medallist at the 2 ...

(men's steeplechase), Gong Lijiao (women's shot put) and

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Nikoleta 'Nikol' Kyriakopoulou ( el, Νικολέτα "Νικολ" Κυριακοπούλου, born 21 March 1986) is a Greek pole vaulter. Nikoleta was 8th at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. She also won the bronze medal at the World Champions ...

(women's pole vault). Kyriakopoulou's vault of was also a Greek record. Aside from Gong, Lü Huihui was China's only other home nation victor, and her winning mark of from the women's

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

was also a meeting record.

Eugene

Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie ( or ; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter. Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three Wor ...

continued the streak of Diamond League records by winning the men's

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

with a mark of , raising him to joint second on the all-time outdoor lists. Wind and temperature conditions suited the sprinting events.

won the men's

in a world lead 19.68 seconds, while

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 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 ...

won the women's

in another world lead of 10.81 seconds, sharing that time with

Murielle Ahouré Murielle Ahouré (born 23 August 1987) is an Ivorian sprinter who competes in the 60 meters, 100 m and 200 m. She was a double silver medalist at the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She came second in both the 100 and 200 meters at this ...

. Six women ran under 10.9 seconds that day, and China's Su Bingtian became the first man of Asian descent to break the

10-second barrier The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male sprinter. Its significance has become less i ...

in the 100 m.

continued his high jump streak with a meet record and world lead of , while

Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena ODB (born 12 February 1984) is a retired Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump. Her notable achievements include a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medal in the 2012 Summer ...

extended her undefeated run to 24

competitions.

Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba Keneni ( Oromo: ''Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii''; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold med ...

attempted to top Almaz Ayana's 5000 metres run from Shanghai: although she came up short, her winning time of 14:19.76 was the fifth fastest ever run for the distance. A total of thirteen world-leading marks and six meet records were set at the two-day competition.

Rome

A total of five world leading marks were set at the

Golden Gala Golden Gala is an annual track and field event normally held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Following the 2013 death of Italian sprinting legend Piet ...

. Ethiopian male distance runners provided two of these, with Mohamed Aman winning the 800 m in 1:43.56 minutes and 17-year-old

Yomif Kejelcha Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won a silver medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. On 3 March 2019, Kejelcha broke the indoor mile world record ...

taking his first Diamond race victory in the 5000 m with the first sub-13-minute run of the season. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, also in her first Diamond race win, took the women's steeplechase in 9:15.08 minutes (a personal best by more than six seconds).Minshull, Phil (2015-06-04)
Pichardo still perfect in 2015 after Rome win – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-13. The more experienced Ruth Beitia topped the women's high jump with a clearance of – the 36-year-old Spaniard became the oldest woman to jump over that height.Minshull, Phil (2015-06-04)
Vesely finds form in Rome in time to defend world title – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-13. American

Jennifer Simpson Jennifer Simpson (née Barringer; born August 23, 1986) is an American middle distance runner and steeplechaser. She represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. She is a former American ...

became the first woman under four minutes for the 1500 m that year. Two meeting records were bettered in Rome.

knocked one hundredth off

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. An eight-ti ...

's 2012 time with 9.75 seconds in the men's 100 m. Pedro Pablo Pichardo took down two much longer-standing marks in the men's triple jump with his jump of : Jonathan Edwards 1998 meet record and also

Khristo Markov Khristo Ganchev Markov ( bg, Христо Ганчев Мaрков; born 27 January 1965, in Dimitrovgrad) is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for becoming Olympic champion in 1988. He also won the European and world championships ...

's 1987 stadium record, which was the winning mark of the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 ...

. Other marks of note were Thiago Braz da Silva's South American record of in the men's pole vault and men's javelin throw national records from Kenya's

Julius Yego Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record and Com ...

and Olympic champion

Keshorn Walcott Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 2012. He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of A ...

of Trinidad and Tobago. A strong women's 100 m hurdles field was notable for high-profile failures: Olympic champion

Sally Pearson Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t ...

fell heavily and was injured, world champion Brianna Rollins clashed a hurdle and fell, and world leader Jasmin Stowers also hit a hurdle heavily and walked to the finish.

Birmingham

The best performance at the Birmingham Grand Prix came in the men's javelin with Kenya's

greatly improving to to break the Diamond League record and the African record. This mark was the best recorded in the discipline since 2006. There was some discussion over the validity of the throw: officials initially judged the throw to be outside the allowable sector, despite the throw going beyond the area that officials had marked out, and only was the meeting had finished did they accept Yego's effort.Mulkeen, Jon (2015-06-07)
Yego wins dramatic javelin contest in Birmingham – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-13. Another world lead and African record came in the non-standard 300 m sprint as

Wayde van Niekerk Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: , ; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 200 metres, 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world record, world and ...

won in 31.63 seconds.

Sandra Perković Sandra Perković (born 21 June 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower. She is a two-time Olympic (2012, 2016) and World (2013, 2017) champion and record six-time European champion ( 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) which no other female athlete ...

was the only athlete to set a meeting record, doing so in the women's discus with a mark of , improving on former Olympic champion

Ellina Zvereva Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva ( be, Эліна Зверава; born 16 November 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and a ...

's 13-year-old record. Perković win made her the only athlete of the meeting to have won all Diamond races in a discipline after just five meetings, as

Marvin Bracy Marvin Bracy-Williams (born December 15, 1993) is an American sprinter, and a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, and quit just prior to their 2013 national championship season t ...

's 100 m win erased Justin Gatlin's streak. Home athlete

Adam Gemili Adam Ahmed Gemili (born 6 October 1993) is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, and 4 x 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the 2017 World Championships in the same event. He ...

broke the

for the first time in that race, becoming the sixth Briton to achieve the feat.

Oslo

In poor weather conditions, there were few record performances in Oslo.

fell short in her 5000 m world record attempt, although her winning time of 14:21.29 minutes was still the seventh fastest ever recorded at that point. The sole world-leading performance of the evening was

Kaliese Spencer Kaliese Spencer Carter (born 6 May 1987) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the event at the 2012 London Olympics. Spencer was the Commonwealth Games champion in 2014 an ...

's 400 m hurdles win in 54.15 seconds. This brought the Jamaican to twelve points in the Diamond race.

also reached twelve points, extending her three-year unbeaten run. No men were left unbeaten in their Diamond race due to two unexpected victories. A men's high jump billed as a contest between

, Bohdan Bondarenko and

Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov (russian: Иван Сергеевич Ухов; born 29 March 1986) is a Russian high jumper. He won a gold medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and is a two-time European Indoor champion (2009 and 2011). ...

saw all finish outside the top two, as China's Zhang Guowei had his first Diamond League victory and Marco Fassinotti equalled the Italian record of . Robert Urbanek ousted his fellow Pole

Piotr Małachowski Piotr Małachowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 7 June 1983) is a Polish retired discus thrower, two-time silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw is 71.84 metres, ranks him fifth in all-ti ...

to prevent him from taking three straight wins in the men's discus. In the absence of Diamond race leader

Kirani James Kirani James (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres James also won the sil ...

Steven Gardiner Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the current Olympic and world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Champio ...

broke the men's 400 m streak and took his first Diamond League win. The greatest upset of the night came through

Laura Muir Laura Muir (born 9 May 1993) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Muir won the bronze meda ...

in the women's 1500 m. The Briton built up a 40-metre lead to have her first major circuit win ahead of the more favoured

Abeba Aregawi Abeba Aregawi Gebretsadik (Amharic: አበባ አረጋዊ ;born 5 July 1990) is an Ethiopian-Swedish retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a gol ...

Marharyta Dorozhon Marharyta Serhiïvna Dorozhon ( ua, Маргарита Сергіївна Дорожон, he, מרגריטה סרגייבנה דורוז'ון; born 4 September 1987) is an Israeli javelin thrower. Born and raised in Ukraine, she competed for t ...

was another first time winner, achieving the feat in the women's javelin in an Israeli record of . The only other national record of the meet was a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

one of 3:51.84 minutes in the 1500 m by Pieter-Jan Hannes.

Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. He was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for ...

had his fourth career win at the Bislett Dream Mile, which was in its 50th anniversary.

New York

As in Oslo, poor weather meant only one world-leading mark was recorded in New York: Francena McCorory improved the women's 400 m time to 49.86 seconds – also a meeting record. The women's field events provided two more meeting records: Christabel Nettey's clearance of brought her her first long jump win on the circuit, while Ruth Beitia and Blanka Vlasic were both clear at for a women's high jump record. Ajee' Wilson brought an end to Eunice Jepkoech Sum's run in the women's 800 m and

became the first athlete of the series to gather four straight wins. In a non-Diamond race,

extended his unbeaten record in the 200 m, although his winning margin was narrow and his time over a second off his best.

took the men's 400 m in a South African record time.

of Greece also set a national record, but her pole vault clearance of left her second to Fabiana Murer on count-back.

Paris

Six world leading marks were established in Paris.

's 100 m in 10.74 was also a meeting record, as was

's steeplechase victory in 7:58.83.

's women's pole vault world lead also equalled the Diamond League record of and improved her Greek record. Eunice Sum (800 m),

Orlando Ortega Orlando Ortega Alejo (born 29 July 1991) is a Cuban-born Spanish track and field athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 12.94 seconds and he was the silver medallist at the 2016 Olympics. Career Orte ...

(110 m hurdles) and

(1500 m) were the others to set world leads.Brown, Matthew (2015-07-04)
Adams loses her gamble, and her winning streak in Paris – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-05.Brown, Matthew (2015-07-04)
Near miss for Dibaba in Paris, but Lavillenie loses on home soil – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-05.Brown, Matthew (2015-07-04)
Wayde van Niekerk makes history in Paris – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-05.

and

were both short again in a women's 5000 m world record attempt, although Genzebe's winning time of 14:15.21 was a new meet record. Three continental records were set at the meet:

of South Africa ran an African record of 43.96 for the men's 400 m, France's

Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut (born 27 February 1992 in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best of 9.86 in the 100 m is the joint second fastest time of any European athlete. Biography Vicaut ...

was runner-up to Asafa Powell in the men's 100 m but equalled the European record at 9.86, while

Evan Jager Evan Reese Jager (born March 8, 1989) is an American distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Jager is the current NACAC area ...

of the United States set a men's steeplechase record for the NACAC region.IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE Paris (FRA) 4 July 2015
Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-07-05. Jager did so despite a fall to the track at the last hurdle – a mistake that cost him the win over Birech and a certain sub-8 performance. A number of

national records in athletics National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete or athletes in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body. A national record may also be the respectiv ...

were also broken that day:

Sergey Shubenkov Sergey Vladimirovich Shubenkov (russian: Серге́й Владимирович Шубенков; born 4 October 1990) is a Russian athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2015 World Champion, two-time European Champion (20 ...

improved the Russian record in the 110 m hurdles, Konstadinos Filippidis broke his nation's men's pole vault (a double for Greece in the event),

Konstadinos Douvalidis Konstantinos "Kostas" Douvalidis ( el, Κώστας Δουβαλίδης; born 10 March 1987) is a Greek hurdler. He was born in Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, e ...

equalled his Greek record in the 110 m hurdles,

Selina Büchel Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, refe ...

improved the women's 800 m Swiss record to 1:57.95, and in the women's 400 m hurdles Sara Petersen and Kemi Adekoya broke their respective

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and Bahraini records. Two long-standing streaks were brought to an end at the competition.

Valerie Adams Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams (formerly Vili; born 6 October 1984) is a retired New Zealand shot putter. She is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and twice IAAF ...

, returning from surgery, lost to

Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz (; born 24 December 1985) is a retired German shot putter. Her personal best is 20.77 metres, achieved on 20 May 2015 at World Challenge meeting in Beijing. She has 20.05 m on the indoor track, achieved on 2 February 2014 ...

in the women's shot put after having had 56 consecutive wins.

was the favourite for the men's pole vault, but finished in fifth place and recorded his first loss in seven years at the meeting on home soil. Zuzana Hejnová won the 400 m hurdles to prevent

(who was absent) from taking a fourth straight win. One streak that did continue was that of Colombia's

, who joined

as the only unbeaten athletes on the Diamond League that year.

Lausanne

The Athletissima meeting saw one world leading performance: by

Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova (russian: Анна Владимировна Чичерова; born 22 July 1982) is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and origin ...

in the women's high jump. Four meet records were improved. Christian Taylor defeated Pedro Pablo Pichardo with a triple jump of – the joint fourth best jump ever at that point. David Storl's shot put of was another meet record and the best by a European since 1988.Rowbottom, Mike (2015-07-09)
Taylor topples Pichardo in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-10. The women's steeplechase record was bettered by

Virginia Nyambura Virginia Nyambura Nganga (born 20 July 1993) is a Kenyan running, runner who specialises in the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase. She was the gold medallist in the steeplechase at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and won her first senior medal ...

,Rowbottom, Mike (2015-07-09)
Amos gets one up on Rudisha again in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-10. while

set a Trinidad and Tobago national record and meet record of in the men's javelin. Yaime Pérez had her first ever Diamond League win and in doing so brought an end to

's unbeaten streak in the women's discus throw.

Zharnel Hughes Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995, The Valley, Anguilla) is an Anguillan-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for ...

(men's 200 m) and

Shaunae Miller Shaunae Miller-Uibo (born 15 April 1994) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She is a two-time Olympic champion after winning the women's 400 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo ...

(women's 400 m) also had their first ever wins on the Diamond League circuit.Rowbottom, Mike (2015-07-09)
Chicherova is back on top in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-10.

Monaco

At the Herculis meet

provided the highlight with her 1500 metres world record of 3:50.07 minutes, breaking Qu Yunxia's time from the 1993 Chinese Games. The veracity of the previous record had been subject to doubt and Genzebe's time—almost two and a half seconds faster than any time set outside the Chinese Games—attracted questions in addition to plaudits. In response, she said "I want to live my own history. I`m not interested in others or the conditions". Nearly six seconds behind her,

Sifan Hassan Sifan Hassan ( om, Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, ...

set a Dutch record and

Shannon Rowbury Shannon Rowbury (born September 19, 1984) is an American middle-distance runner from San Francisco, California. After competing collegiately for Duke University, she turned professional in 2007. Rowbury has represented the United States at the ...

ran a North American record. One other Diamond League record was improved that evening, by

Joe Kovacs Joseph Mathias Kovacs (born June 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World ...

in the men's shot put whose throw of moved him to eighth on the all-time lists and was the best throw recorded in over a decade.Mulkeen, Jon (2015-07-17)
Kovacs produces world's best shot put mark since 2003 in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League"
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-19. Though not a Diamond race, the men's 1500 m saw

move up to third on the all-time lists with a run of 3:26.69 minutes. A total of six meeting records were broken –

Habiba Ghribi Habiba Ghribi () (born 9 April 1984) is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, giving her country its first Olympic medal by a woman. Sh ...

's 9:11.28 in the women's steeplechase, Christian Taylor's men's triple jump, and

's 9.78 in the men's 100 m, were the other three marks addition to the above-mentioned performances. A total of eight world-leading performances were recorded.

Amel Tuka Amel Tuka (born 9 January 1991) is a Bosnian middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. His achievements include a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships. Tuka holds na ...

(men's 800 m) and Candyce McGrone (women's 200 m) both won their first Diamond League races in personal bests, with Tuka improving over a second and a half in three races in July, breaking his own Bosnia and Herzegovina record and becoming the 11th fastest performer of all time. Following defeat at the previous leg,

returned for a fifth win in the women's discus.Mulkeen, Jon (2015-07-17)
Lavillenie and Perkovic return to winning ways in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-19.

References

;Results
Lists & Results 2015
Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-06-13. ;Specific

External links

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