# Hanžeković Memorial

Hanžeković Memorial (Croatian: Hanžekovićev memorijal), known also as Zagreb Meeting and Hanžek (hypocorism of the surname Hanžeković), is an annual three-day athletics event held first weekend of September at three different locations in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1951. Long jump and pole vault competition Zagreb CIty Challenge is held at the Ban Jelačić Square, shot put Ivan Ivančić Memorial in front of the National and University Library and all other competitions at the Sports Park Mladost athletic stadium.
Hanžek (which is the popular name of meeting) was first held in 1951 as a local level meeting. Seven years later, in 1958, it became an international competition. From 1999 to 2009 the IAAF classified the Hanžeković Memorial among IAAF Grand Prix meetings and it gained IAAF World Challenge meeting status upon the inauguration of that series in 2010.
The meeting got its name in memory of renowned Zagreb runner Boris Hanžeković. He was the junior state champion in 100 and 200 meter races multiple times, in the 110 m hurdles and in both 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay. He ran for HŠK Concordia. During World War II in Yugoslavia, Hanžeković refused to run for the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). Charged with associating with the Partisans, he was imprisoned in the Jasenovac concentration camp where he was killed in an inmate breakout on 22 April 1945. In his honour, 110 metres hurdles race is hold and is known as "Boris Hanžeković memorial race" (Memorijalna utrka Borisa Hanžekovića).
Sandra Perković won the Memorial a record 11 times.

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Hanžeković Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 9.85 (+0.1 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 13 September 2011 |
| 200 m | 19.88 (−0.4 m/s) | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 8 September 2015 |
| 400 m | 44.46 | Kirani James | Grenada | 14 September 2021 |
| 800 m | 1:44.03 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 4 September 2018 |
| 1000 m | 2:13.13 | Marco Arop | Canada | 8 September 2024 |
| 1500 m | 3:30.94 | Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba | Kenya | 13 September 2011 |
| Mile | 3:50.68 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 7 Juli 1998 |
| 2000 m | 4:54.29 | Isaac Kimeli | Belgium | 8 September 2024 |
| 3000 m | 7:33.95 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | South Sudan | 10 September 2023 |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.98 | Mark Crear | United States | 5 July 1999 |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.24 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica | 7 July 2003 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:14.06 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco | 11 September 2022 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:06.33 | Leonard Kipkemoi Bett | Kenya | 8 September 2024 |
| High jump | 2.34 m | Kwaku Boateng | Canada | 3 July 2000 |
| Pole vault | 5.88 m | Emmanouil Karalis | Greece | 8 September 2024 |
| Long jump | 8.46 m (−0.3 m/s) | Luvo Manyonga | South Africa | 4 September 2018 |
| Triple jump | 17.16 m | Onochie Achike | Great Britain | 3 July 2000 |
| Shot put | 22.93 m | Ryan Crouser | United States | 7 September 2024 |
| Discus throw | 68.87 m | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden | 15 September 2020 |
| Hammer throw | 81.77 m | Primož Kozmus | Slovenia | 31 August 2009 |
| Javelin throw | 86.36 m | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 3 September 2013 |

### Women

Men's meeting records of the Hanžeković Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 10.91 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 12 June 1991 |
| 200 m | 22.04 (+0.3 m/s) | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 14 September 2021 |
| 400 m | 50.00 | Stacey-Ann Williams | Jamaica | 8 September 2024 |
| 800 m | 1:57.00 | Nelly Chepchirchir | Kenya | 8 September 2024 |
| 1000 m | 2:36.33 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia | 11 July 2005 |
| 1500 m | 3:58.33 | Sintayehu Vissa | Italy | 8 September 2024 |
| Mile | 4:21.10 | Linden Hall | Australia | 11 September 2022 |
| 2000 m | 5:21.56 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 14 September 2021 |
| 3000 m | 8:33.37 | Lilian Rengeruk | Kenya | 4 September 2018 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.47 (−0.7 m/s) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico | 10 September 2023 |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.89 | Rushell Clayton | Jamaica | 11 September 2022 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.42 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 10 September 2023 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:04.56 | Norah Jeruto | Kenya | 29 August 2017 |
| High jump | 2.08 m | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 31 August 2009 |
| Pole vault | 4.61 m | Tina Sutej | Slovenia | 9 September 2022 |
| Long jump | 6.96 m (+1.1 m/s) | Ivana Španović | Serbia | 6 September 2016 |
| Triple jump | 14.77 m (+0.2 m/s) | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica | 14 September 2021 |
| Shot put | 20.33 m | Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany | 22 June 1995 |
| Discus throw | 70.83 m | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 29 August 2017 |
| Hammer throw | 76.62 m | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba | 9 September 2008 |
| Javelin throw | 66.42 m | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 3 September 2019 |