# 2021 Memorial Van Damme

The 2021 Memorial Van Damme was the 45th edition of the annual track and field meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Held on 3 September at the King Baudouin Stadium, it was the thirteenth and penultimate leg of the 2021 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. The discus throw events were held on 1 September, two days before the rest of the meeting. Although Memorial Van Damme and Weltklasse Zürich co-hosted the finals during the last full season in 2019, in 2021 the series moved to a single final in Zürich.
The meeting was highlighted by Sifan Hassan nearly breaking the mile run world record with a 4:14.74 winning time. Additionally, the meeting attracted attention as two women's events (5000 metres and 200 metres) were won by women with XY disorders of sex development, affected by World Athletics' regulations on testosterone levels.

## Results

Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the Diamond League finals in Zürich. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.

### Diamond Discipline

Men's Discus Throw :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden | 69.31 m | 8 |
| | Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia | 65.68 m | 7 |
| | Fedrick Dacres | Jamaica | 65.17 m | 6 |
| 4 | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania | 64.14 m | 5 |
| 5 | Daniel Jasinski | Germany | 63.84 m | 4 |
| 6 | Simon Pettersson | Sweden | 63.57 m | 3 |
| 7 | Philip Milanov | Belgium | 63.01 m | 2 |
| 8 | Mauricio Ortega | Colombia | 62.76 m | 1 |
| 9 | Chad Wright | Jamaica | 59.64 m | |
Women's Discus Throw :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| | Yaime Pérez | Cuba | 66.47 m | 8 |
| | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 65.14 m | 7 |
| | Valarie Allman | United States | 64.25 m | 6 |
| 4 | Denia Caballero | Cuba | 62.28 m | 5 |
| 5 | Marija Tolj | Croatia | 61.80 m | 4 |
| 6 | Liliana Cá | Portugal | 61.66 m | 3 |
| 7 | Kristin Pudenz | Germany | 61.37 m | 2 |
| 8 | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 58.62 m | 1 |
| 9 | Claudine Vita | Germany | 57.09 m | |
| | Shadae Lawrence | Jamaica | NM | |
Men's 100m (+0.1 m/s) :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Fred Kerley | United States | 9.94 | 8 |
| | Trayvon Bromell | United States | 9.97 | 7 |
| | Michael Norman | United States | 9.98 | 6 |
| 4 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya | 10.02 | 5 |
| 5 | Rohan Browning | Australia | 10.14 | 4 |
| 6 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.18 | 3 |
| 7 | Mouhamadou Fall | France | 10.19 | 2 |
| 8 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.34 | 1 |
Men's 400m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Michael Cherry | United States | 44.03 | 8 |
| | Kirani James | Grenada | 44.51 | 7 |
| | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 44.83 | 6 |
| 4 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Netherlands | 45.00 | 5 |
| 5 | Deon Lendore | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.06 | 4 |
| 6 | Alexander Doom | Belgium | 45.84 | 3 |
| 7 | Christopher Taylor | Jamaica | 45.88 | 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan Sacoor | Belgium | 46.66 | 1 |
Men's 1500m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Stewart McSweyn | Australia | 3:33.20 | 8 |
| | Ollie Hoare | Australia | 3:33.79 | 7 |
| | Michał Rozmys | Poland | 3:33.96 | 6 |
| 4 | Abel Kipsang | Kenya | 3:34.08 | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Simotwo | Kenya | 3:34.37 | 4 |
| 6 | Simon Denissel | France | 3:34.43 | 3 |
| 7 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 3:34.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Charles Grethen | Luxembourg | 3:34.59 | 1 |
| 9 | Adel Mechaal | Spain | 3:35.37 | |
| 10 | Samuel Tefera | Ethiopia | 3:36.20 | |
| 11 | Ismael Debjani | Belgium | 3:43.08 | |
| 12 | Jochem Vermeulen | Belgium | 3:53.36 | |
| | Boaz Kiprugut [de] | Kenya | DNF | |
| | Erik Sowinski | United States | DNF | |
Men's 400mH :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Alison dos Santos | Brazil | 48.23 | 8 |
| | Kyron McMaster | British Virgin Islands | 48.31 | 7 |
| | Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 48.45 | 6 |
| 4 | Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 48.91 | 5 |
| 5 | Rasmus Mägi | Estonia | 49.13 | 4 |
| 6 | Ramsey Angela | Netherlands | 49.53 | 3 |
| 7 | Chris McAlister | Great Britain | 50.09 | 2 |
| 8 | Constantin Preis | Germany | 50.12 | 1 |
Men's Pole Vault :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 6.05 m | 8 |
| | Chris Nilsen | United States | 5.85 m | 7 |
| | KC Lightfoot | United States | 5.85 m | 6 |
| 4 | Ben Broeders | Belgium | 5.75 m | 5 |
| 5 | Timur Morgunov | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 5.75 m | 4 |
| 6 | Rutger Koppelaar | Netherlands | 5.65 m | 3 |
| 7 | Piotr Lisek | Poland | 5.65 m | 2 |
| 8 | Menno Vloon | Netherlands | 5.65 m | 1 |
| 9 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Germany | 5.65 m | |
| 10 | EJ Obiena | Philippines | 5.65 m | |
| 11 | Valentin Lavillenie | France | 5.50 m | |
| 12 | Harry Coppell | Great Britain | 5.50 m | |
Men's Long Jump :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| | Steffin McCarter | United States | 7.99 m | 8 |
| | Ruswahl Samaai | South Africa | 7.95 m | 7 |
| | Filippo Randazzo | Italy | 7.89 m | 6 |
| 4 | Benjamin Gföhler | Switzerland | 7.77 m | 5 |
| 5 | Artem Primak | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 7.71 m | 4 |
| 6 | Erwan Konaté | France | 7.68 m | 3 |
| 7 | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain | 7.55 m | 2 |
| 8 | Fabian Heinle | Germany | 7.42 m | 1 |
| 9 | Jente Hauttekeete | Belgium | 7.18 m | |
Women's 200m (+0.4 m/s) :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 21.84 | 8 |
| | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 21.95 | 7 |
| | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain | 22.04 | 6 |
| 4 | Sha'Carri Richardson | United States | 22.45 | 5 |
| 5 | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 22.50 | 4 |
| 6 | Imke Vervaet | Belgium | 23.28 | 3 |
| 7 | Lilly Kaden | Germany | 23.40 | 2 |
| 8 | Rani Rosius | Belgium | 23.79 | 1 |
Women's 800m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 1:58.09 | 8 |
| | Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | 1:58.16 | 7 |
| | Jemma Reekie | Great Britain | 1:58.77 | 6 |
| 4 | Habitam Alemu | Ethiopia | 1:59.01 | 5 |
| 5 | Kate Grace | United States | 1:59.22 | 4 |
| 6 | Lovisa Lindh | Sweden | 1:59.49 | 3 |
| 7 | Halimah Nakaayi | Uganda | 1:59.55 | 2 |
| 8 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 1:59.79 | 1 |
| | Noélie Yarigo | Benin | DNF | |
Women's Mile :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 4:14.74 | 8 |
| | Axumawit Embaye | Ethiopia | 4:21.08 | 7 |
| | Linden Hall | Australia | 4:21.38 | 6 |
| 4 | Marta Pérez | Spain | 4:21.58 | 5 |
| 5 | Elise Cranny | United States | 4:21.90 | 4 |
| 6 | Josette Andrews | United States | 4:22.71 | 3 |
| 7 | Esther Guerrero | Spain | 4:22.81 | 2 |
| 8 | Winnie Nanyondo | Uganda | 4:23.09 | 1 |
| 9 | Kristiina Mäki | Czech Republic | 4:23.38 | |
| 10 | Edinah Jebitok | Kenya | 4:25.11 | |
| 11 | Mebriht Mekonen | Ethiopia | 4:28.39 | |
| 12 | Elise Vanderelst | Belgium | 4:32.44 | |
| | Aneta Lemiesz | Poland | DNF | |
| | Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya [de] | Kenya | DNF | |
Women's 5000m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 14:25.34 | 8 |
| | Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 14:25.63 | 7 |
| | Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 14:26.23 | 6 |
| 4 | Margaret Kipkemboi | Kenya | 14:27.12 | 5 |
| 5 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | Kenya | 14:30.32 | 4 |
| 6 | Eva Cherono | Kenya | 14:30.77 | 3 |
| 7 | Eilish McColgan | Great Britain | 14:31.26 | 2 |
| 8 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 14:35.88 | 1 |
| 9 | Alicia Monson | United States | 14:42.56 | |
| 10 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | 14:43.26 | |
| 11 | Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 14:47.31 | |
| 12 | Abersh Minsewo | Ethiopia | 14:50.88 | |
| 13 | Bosena Mulatie [de] | Ethiopia | 14:55.18 | |
| 14 | Daisy Cherotich | Kenya | 14:56.46 | |
| 15 | Dominique Scott-Efurd | South Africa | 15:01.66 | |
| | Kate Van Buskirk | Canada | DNF | |
| | Michelle Finn | Ireland | DNF | |
Women's 100mH (+0.7 m/s) :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 12.69 | 8 |
| | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria | 12.69 | 7 |
| | Megan Tapper | Jamaica | 12.77 | 6 |
| 4 | Cindy Sember | Great Britain | 12.79 | 5 |
| 5 | Gabbi Cunningham | United States | 12.89 | 4 |
| 6 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 12.96 | 3 |
| 7 | Noor Vidts | Belgium | 13.55 | 2 |
| | Danielle Williams | Jamaica | DQ | |
Women's High Jump :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | 2.02 m | 8 |
| | Mariya Lasitskene | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 2.00 m | 7 |
| | Nicola Olyslagers | Australia | 2.00 m | 6 |
| 4 | Iryna Herashchenko | Ukraine | 1.92 m | 5 |
| 5 | Karyna Demidik | Belarus | 1.92 m | 4 |
| 6 | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 1.92 m | 3 |
| 7 | Eleanor Patterson | Australia | 1.92 m | 2 |
| 8 | Yuliya Levchenko | Ukraine | 1.88 m | 1 |
| 9 | Alessia Trost | Italy | 1.80 m | |

### National Events

Men's 800m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Ferguson Rotich | Kenya | 1:43.81 |
| | Eliott Crestan | Belgium | 1:45.24 |
| | Cornelius Tuwei | Kenya | 1:45.29 |
| 4 | Aurèle Vandeputte [de; nl] | Belgium | 1:45.49 |
| 5 | Mouad Zahafi | Morocco | 1:45.70 |
| 6 | Collins Kipruto | Kenya | 1:46.56 |
| 7 | Tibo De Smet | Belgium | 1:47.68 |
| 8 | Ruben Verheyden | Belgium | 1:47.81 |
| 9 | Pieter Sisk | Belgium | 1:48.39 |
| | Patryk Sieradzki | Poland | DNF |
Women's 400m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Camille Laus | Belgium | 52.34 |
| | Eveline Saalberg | Netherlands | 52.38 |
| | Andrea Bouma | Netherlands | 53.39 |
| 4 | Paulien Couckuyt | Belgium | 53.68 |
| 5 | Laura de Witte | Netherlands | 54.84 |
| 6 | Manon Depuydt | Belgium | 55.37 |
| 7 | Ilana Hanssens | Belgium | 56.27 |
| | Maureen Ellsworth | Netherlands | DQ |

### U18 Events

Men's 100m (+0.6 m/s) :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Luca Laurent | Belgium | 10.73 |
| | Marnix de Pauw | Belgium | 10.80 |
| | Dieter Bergs | Belgium | 10.83 |
| 4 | Cédric Verschueren | Belgium | 10.84 |
| 5 | Cédric Motieh | Belgium | 10.94 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Camara | Belgium | 11.07 |
| 7 | Stijn van der Vreken | Belgium | 11.12 |
| 8 | Senne de Vos | Belgium | 11.14 |
Men's 1000m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Régis Thibert | Belgium | 2:28.35 |
| | Mathis Lievens | Belgium | 2:31.03 |
| | Simon Jeukenne | Belgium | 2:32.90 |
| 4 | Balder van Eenoo | Belgium | 2:33.29 |
| 5 | Ugo Desclin | Belgium | 2:33.77 |
| 6 | Viktor Leenaert | Belgium | 2:33.87 |
| 7 | Kobe Wachtelaer | Belgium | 2:34.17 |
| 8 | Matteo Scieur | Belgium | 2:35.50 |
| 9 | Arthur Engelen | Belgium | 2:35.97 |
| 10 | Yeabsera van den Bulck | Belgium | 2:36.54 |
| 11 | Nicolas Mearegu | Belgium | 2:36.56 |
| 12 | Piotr Zagorski | Poland | 2:36.67 |
| 13 | Wout Logier | Belgium | 2:36.89 |
| 14 | Niels Oosterlinck | Belgium | 2:36.92 |
| 15 | Noah Coetsier | Belgium | 2:37.27 |
| 16 | Tristan Gevaert | Belgium | 2:37.48 |
Men's Long Jump :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| | Yanni Sampson | Belgium | 6.97 m |
| | Sasha Sijbers | Belgium | 6.78 m |
| | Clément Bouchard | Belgium | 6.70 m |
| 4 | Bert Hermens | Belgium | 6.64 m |
| 5 | Gatien Vandooren | Belgium | 6.56 m |
| 6 | Dai Keïta | Belgium | 6.52 m |
| 7 | Noe Mohring | Belgium | 6.13 m |
| 8 | Maxim Verniers | Belgium | 6.11 m |
Women's 100m (-0.5 m/s) :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Tinne Vertongen | Belgium | 12.03 |
| | Zoë Laureys | Belgium | 12.18 |
| | Noor Vermeiren | Belgium | 12.54 |
| 4 | Hanne Bastiaansen | Belgium | 12.62 |
| 5 | Calista Museur | Belgium | 12.72 |
| 6 | Alexandra Mortant | Belgium | 12.72 |
| 7 | Noor Koekelkoren | Belgium | 13.03 |
| 8 | Sennah Vanhoeijen | Belgium | 13.54 |
Women's 1000m :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Fien Peusens | Belgium | 2:50.56 |
| | Elena Kluskens | Belgium | 2:51.38 |
| | Jana Kluskens | Belgium | 2:51.91 |
| 4 | Nina van Pelt | Belgium | 2:52.11 |
| 5 | Hannah Enkels | Belgium | 2:52.48 |
| 6 | Femke D'Hauwers | Belgium | 2:53.10 |
| 7 | Maaike Vander Cruyssen | Belgium | 2:54.13 |
| 8 | Charlotte Penneman | Belgium | 2:55.14 |
| 9 | Nel Vanopstal | Belgium | 2:55.27 |
| 10 | Léa Scutnaire | Belgium | 2:55.42 |
| 11 | Adeline Temmerman | Belgium | 2:55.43 |
| 12 | Emma Vanhoeck | Belgium | 2:58.24 |
| 13 | Elke de Dobbelaere | Belgium | 3:02.10 |
| 14 | Noor Quintelier | Belgium | 3:02.14 |
| 15 | Marthe Nagels | Belgium | 3:02.79 |
Women's High Jump :
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| | Anne-Laure Hervers | Belgium | 1.75 m |
| | Svenia de Coninck | Belgium | 1.60 m |
| | Lola de Rijck | Belgium | 1.60 m |
| 4 | Charlot Swanckaert | Belgium | 1.60 m |
| 5 | Flora Collette | Belgium | 1.55 m |