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The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis in Vorarlberg ( Austria) held in the spring (late May, early June). In its history, a total of three world records have been set: 1980 and 1982 by Daley Thompson (8648 and 8730 points), and 2001 by Roman Šebrle (9026 points).
Organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it is one of the athletics meetings that make up the IAAF Combined Events Challenge. Male and female athletes compete in the
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
or heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
, respectively, and points scored at the Hypo-Meeting count towards a yearly total for the parent competition.
History
In 1972, the Montfort community for athletics (''Leichtathletikgemeinschaft Montfort'') was founded in Götzis, Vorarlberg. A year later, the community offered to hold the Austrian Multi-Discipline Championship which they ultimately did in 1975, superseding the traditional multi-discipline event in Schielleiten. The first Hypo-Meeting began as a men's only contest in 1975 and a women's competition was added in 1981. The meeting has been sponsored by the Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG for over 30 years now, hence its name.
Competition format
Following the setup of virtually all major combined events competitions, the events programme is split over two days.Records
Winners
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hypo-Meeting Decathlon Annual track and field meetings Recurring sporting events established in 1975 International athletics competitions hosted by Austria World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events 1975 establishments in Austria