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Overview of the events of 2014 in the sport of athletics
In 2014 there was no primary outdoor global
athletics championship, as neither the
Summer Olympics nor the
World Championships in Athletics occurred in the year. The
2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships , and the
2014 IAAF Continental Cup were the foremost global events to be held in 2014. The
2014 IAAF World Relays marked the debut of the new international competition exclusively for
relay races .
The
Diamond League entered its fifth year as the foremost seasonal
track and field series. The
2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the
2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup were the highest level competitions for those disciplines. Major regional events which took place in 2014 include the
European Championships ,
African Championships , and
Commonwealth Games .
Major events
World
Regional
National
Marathons
World records
Indoor
Outdoor
Results
November 10, 2013 – February 15, 2014: 2014 IAAF Cross Country Permit
[1]
November 10, 2013, at
Soria
[2]
Men's winner:
Dickson Huru
Women's winner:
Marta Tigabea Mekonen
November 17, 2013, at
Burgos
[3]
December 22, 2013, at
Brussels
[4]
Men's winner:
Alex Kibet
Women's winner:
Sifan Hassan
January 4, 2014, at
Antrim
[5]
January 6, 2014, at
San Giorgio su Legnano
[6]
Men's winner:
Albert Rop
Women's winner:
Hiwot Ayalew
January 11, 2014, at
Edinburgh
[7]
January 19, 2014, at
Seville
[8]
Men's winner:
Paul Tanui
Women's winner:
Hiwot Ayalew
January 26, 2014, at
San Vittore Olona
[9]
February 2, 2014, at
Albufeira
[10]
February 9, 2014, at
Chiba
Event cancelled, due to snow storms
February 9, 2014, at
Diekirch
[11]
February 15, 2014, at
Nairobi
[12]
January 2 – December 31: 2014
IAAF Road Race Label Events
[13]
NB: An event in bold text depicts it as part of the
World Marathon Majors series
Gold Level
Silver Level
Bronze Level
February 1 – 15: 2014 IAAF Indoor Permit
[92]
February 1:
Weltklasse in Karlsruhe in
Karlsruhe
[93]
Host nation, Germany, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[94]
February 2:
Russian Winter Meeting in
Moscow
[95]
Host nation, Russia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[96]
February 6:
XL Galan in
Stockholm
[97]
Seven different national teams won one gold medal each. However, host nation, Sweden, won the overall medal tally.
February 8:
Boston Indoor Games in
Roxbury, Boston
[98]
Host nation, United States, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
February 9:
Indoor Flanders Meeting in
Ghent
[99]
Poland won the gold medal tally.
Kenya won the overall medal tally.
February 15: British Athletics Grand Prix in
Birmingham
[100]
Host nation, Great Britain, and
Ethiopia share the gold medal tally, with 3 golds each. Also, Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
February 2 – August 17: 2014 IAAF Race Walking Challenge
[101]
March 7–9:
2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships at
Sopot
[113]
The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
March 22 – September 7: 2014
IAAF World Challenge
[114]
March 22: IAAF World Challenge in
Melbourne
[115]
Host nation, Australia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 3:
Jamaica International Invitational in
Kingston
[116]
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 11: Seiko
Golden Grand Prix Tokyo in Japan
[117]
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 17:
Ponce Grand Prix in
Puerto Rico
[118]
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 21:
IAAF World Challenge in
Beijing
[119]
Host nation, China, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 8:
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in
Morocco
[120]
Ethiopia won the gold medal tally. Host nation,
Morocco , won the overall medal tally.
June 8: IWC Meeting –
Hengelo in the Netherlands
[121]
The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 17:
53rd Golden Spike Ostrava in the
Czech Republic
[122]
Kenya and the United States won 3 gold medals each.
Ethiopia and the United States won 6 overall medals each.
July 19:
32nd Meeting Madrid 2014 in Spain
[123]
Jamaica and the United States won 2 gold medals each. However, the United States won the overall medal tally.
August 10:
Grande Premio Brasil Caixa Governo do Pará in
Belém
[124]
Host nation, Brazil, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
August 31:
ISTAF Berlin in Germany
[125]
Ethiopia and host nation, Germany, won 3 gold medals each. However, the United States won the overall medal tally.
September 2:
IAAF World Challenge Zagreb in
Croatia
[126]
Host nation,
Croatia ,
Kenya , and the United States won 2 gold medals each. Kenya and the United States won 5 overall medals each.
September 7:
Rieti Meeting in Italy (final)
[127]
Poland won the gold medal tally. Host nation, Italy, won the overall medal tally.
March 29: 2014
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships at
Copenhagen
[128]
May 3 & 4:
2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup at
Taicang
[133]
Host nation, China, and Russia won 4 gold medals each. However, China won the overall medal tally.
May 9 – September 5: 2014
IAAF Diamond League
[134]
May 11 – September 7: 2014
IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
[149]
May 11: Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo in Japan (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
May 17: Ponce Grand Prix in
Puerto Rico (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
May 21: Part of the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing
June 7: 60th
Janusz Kusociński Memorial in
Szczecin
[150]
Winner:
Krisztián Pars
June 8: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
June 12:
Moscow Challenge in Russia
[151]
June 17: 53rd Golden Spike Ostrava (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
[152]
Winners:
Krisztián Pars (m) /
Betty Heidler (f)
June 25: Paavo Nurmi Games in
Turku
[153]
Winner:
Krisztián Pars
July 1: 19th International Athletic Meeting in Honor of Miner's Day in
Velenje
[154]
Winner:
Paweł Fajdek
Note: Not sure, if this event was part of this year's Hammer Throw Challenge or not.
July 8: István Gyulai Memorial in
Székesfehérvár
[155]
July 16: Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden
[156]
July 19: 32nd Meeting Madrid 2014 (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
Winner:
Dilshod Nazarov
August 31: ISTAF Berlin (with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
September 7: Rieti Meeting (final and with the IAAF World Challenge at the same time)
[158]
Winner:
Paweł Fajdek
Overall winners:
Krisztián Pars (m) /
Anita Włodarczyk (f)
[159]
April 3 – October 3: 2014
IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
[160]
April 3 & 4:
Oceania Combined Events Championships in
Melbourne
[161]
Decathlon winner:
Jake Stein (7,564 points) (in dispute)
Heptathlon winner:
Sophie Stanwell (5,624 points)
May 2 & 3: 27th Multistars – Trofeo Zerneri Acciai in
Florence
[162]
May 31 & June 1: 40th
Hypo-Meeting in
Götzis
[163]
June 14 & 15: 8th TNT Express Meeting in
Kladno
[164]
June 26–29: US Championships in
Sacramento, California
[165]
June 28 & 29:
18th Erdgas Mehrkampf-Meeting in
Ratingen
[166]
July 5 & 6:
European Cup Combined Events Super League in
Toruń
[167]
July 5 & 6: European Cup Combined Events First and Second League in
Ribeira Brava
[167]
First League decathlon winner:
Adam Helcelet (7,955 points)
First League heptathlon winner:
Eliška Klučinová (6,191 points)
Second League decathlon winner:
Niels Pittomvils (8,000 points)
Second League heptathlon winner:
Sofia Yfantidou (5,806 points)
Promotion to Super League:
Czech Republic (40,384 points)
Relegated to First League: Poland (36,879 points)
Note: Ribeira Brava replaced
Donetsk in hosting the First and Second Leagues, due to the
2014 Crimean crisis .
July 17 & 18:
Pan American Combined Events Cup in
Ottawa
[168]
Decathlon winner:
Yordanis Garcia (8,179 points)
Heptathlon winner:
Natasha Jackson (5,928 points)
July 27 – August 2: Part of the
2014 Commonwealth Games
August 10–14: Part of the
2014 African Championships in Athletics
August 12–17: Part of the
2014 European Athletics Championships
September 20 & 21:
Décastar in
Talence
[169]
September 26 – October 3: Part of the
2014 Asian Games in
Incheon (final)
Overall winners:
Rico Freimuth (m) /
Nadine Broersen (f)
[170]
May 24 & 25:
2014 IAAF World Relays at
Nassau
[171] (debut event)
Men's 4 × 100 m team winner:
Jamaica
[172]
Men's 4 × 200 m team winner:
Jamaica (World Record )
[173]
Men's 4 × 400 m team winner: United States
[174]
Men's 4 × 800 m team winner:
Kenya
[175]
Men's 4x1,500m team winner:
Kenya (World Record )
[176]
Women's 4 × 100 m team winner: United States
[177]
Women's 4 × 200 m team winner: United States
[178]
Women's 4 × 400 m team winner: United States
[179]
Women's 4 × 800 m team winner: United States
[180]
Women's 4x1,500m team winner:
Kenya
[181]
July 22–27:
2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics at
Eugene
[182]
The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
August 10–14:
2014 African Championships in Athletics in
Marrakesh
[183]
South Africa won the gold medal tally.
Kenya won the overall medal tally.
[184]
August 12–17:
2014 European Athletics Championships at
Zürich
[185]
Great Britain won the gold medal tally. France and Great Britain won 23 overall medals each.
August 20–26:
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
[186]
September 13 & 14:
2014 IAAF Continental Cup at
Marrakesh
[187]
Men: Team Europe won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Women: Team Americas won the gold medal tally. Team Europe won the overall medal tally.
Season's bests
nb1 Two faster women's marathon times were set at the
2014 Boston Marathon : 2:18:57 by
Rita Jeptoo and 2:19:59 by
Buzunesh Deba . The Boston Marathon course, however, is ineligible for record purposes. Jeptoo also failed a doping test prior to setting the time, making it an invalid one.
[188]
References
Calendar . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
Season's bests
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Championships Games Cross country Other Age group
Seasonal
National