# Athletissima

Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.
The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. In 1986 the event was moved to the Stade olympique de la Pontaise.
The UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.

## History

Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on July 6, 1947, and July 13, 1957. The latter was also known as "American Meeting", similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich.

## Editions

Athletissima editions :
| Ed. | Meeting | Series | Date |
| 1st | 1977 Athletissima | | 8 Jul 1977 |
| 2nd | 1978 Athletissima | | 13 Jul 1978 |
| 3rd | 1979 Athletissima | | 18 Jul 1979 |
| 4th | 1980 Athletissima | | 15 Aug 1980 |
| 5th | 1981 Athletissima | | 14 Jul 1981 |
| 6th | 1982 Athletissima | | 14 Jul 1982 |
| 7th | 1983 Athletissima | | 30 Jun 1983 |
| 8th | 1984 Athletissima | | 10 Jul 1984 |
| 9th | 1985 Athletissima | | 10 Jul 1985 |
| 10th | 1986 Athletissima | | 2 Sep 1986 |
| 11th | 1987 Athletissima | | 15 Sep 1987 |
| 12th | 1988 Athletissima | 1988 IAAF Grand Prix | 24 Jun 1988 |
| 13th | 1989 Athletissima | 1989 IAAF Grand Prix | 27 Jun 1989 |
| 14th | 1990 Athletissima | 1990 IAAF Grand Prix | 12 Jul 1990 |
| 15th | 1991 Athletissima | 1991 IAAF Grand Prix | 10 Jul 1991 |
| 16th | 1992 Athletissima | 1992 IAAF Grand Prix | 8 Jul 1992 |
| 17th | 1993 Athletissima | 1993 IAAF Grand Prix | 7 Jul 1993 |
| 18th | 1994 Athletissima | 1994 IAAF Grand Prix | 6 Jul 1994 |
| 19th | 1995 Athletissima | 1995 IAAF Grand Prix | 5 Jul 1995 |
| 20th | 1996 Athletissima | 1996 IAAF Grand Prix | 3 Jul 1996 |
| 21st | 1997 Athletissima | 1997 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 1997 |
| 22nd | 1998 Athletissima | 1998 IAAF Grand Prix | 25 Aug 1998 |
| 23rd | 1999 Athletissima | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 1999 |
| 24th | 2000 Athletissima | 2000 IAAF Grand Prix | 5 Jul 2000 |
| 25th | 2001 Athletissima | 2001 IAAF Grand Prix | 4 Jul 2001 |
| 26th | 2002 Athletissima | 2002 IAAF Grand Prix | 2 Jul 2002 |
| 27th | 2003 Athletissima | 2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 1 Jul 2003 |
| 28th | 2004 Athletissima | 2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 6 Jul 2004 |
| 29th | 2005 Athletissima | 2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 5 Jul 2005 |
| 30th | 2006 Athletissima | 2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 11 Jul 2006 |
| 31st | 2007 Athletissima | 2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 10 Jul 2007 |
| 32nd | 2008 Athletissima | 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 2 Sep 2008 |
| 33rd | 2009 Athletissima | 2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix | 7 Jul 2009 |
| 34th | 2010 Athletissima | 2010 Diamond League | 8 Jul 2010 |
| 35th | 2011 Athletissima | 2011 Diamond League | 30 Jun 2011 |
| 36th | 2012 Athletissima | 2012 Diamond League | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 37th | 2013 Athletissima | 2013 Diamond League | 4 Jul 2013 |
| 38th | 2014 Athletissima | 2014 Diamond League | 3 Jul 2014 |
| 39th | 2015 Athletissima | 2015 Diamond League | 9 Jul 2015 |
| 40th | 2016 Athletissima | 2016 Diamond League | 25 Aug 2016 |
| 41st | 2017 Athletissima | 2017 Diamond League | 6 Jul 2017 |
| 42nd | 2018 Athletissima | 2018 Diamond League | 4–5 Jul 2018 |
| 43rd | 2019 Athletissima | 2019 Diamond League | 4–5 Jul 2019 |
| 44th | 2020 Athletissima | 2020 Diamond League | 2 Sep 2020 |
| 45th | 2021 Athletissima | 2021 Diamond League | 25–26 Aug 2021 |
| 46th | 2022 Athletissima | 2022 Diamond League | 25–26 Aug 2022 |
| 47th | 2023 Athletissima | 2023 Diamond League | 29–30 Jun 2023 |
| 48th | 2024 Athletissima | 2024 Diamond League | 21–22 Aug 2024 |

## World records

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima.
World records set at Athletissima :
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| 1994 | 100 m | 9.85 (+1.2 m/s) | Leroy Burrell | United States |
| 2005 | Pole vault | 4.93 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
| 2006 | 110 m hurdles | 12.88 (+1.1 m/s) | Liu Xiang | China |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of Athletissima :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 9.69 (−0.1 m/s) DLR | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 23 August 2012 | 2012 |
| 200 m | 19.50 (−0.1 m/s) | Noah Lyles | United States | 5 July 2019 | 2019 |
| 400 m | 43.62 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 6 July 2017 | 2017 |
| 800 m | 1:41.11 DLR | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 1000 m | 2:13.49 DLR | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 25 August 2016 | 2016 |
| 1500 m | 3:27.83 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 3000 m | 7:30.62 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 2 July 1999 | 1999 |
| 5000 m | 12:40.45 | Berihu Aregawi | Ethiopia | 30 June 2023 | 2023 |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.88 (+1.1 m/s) | Liu Xiang | China | 11 July 2006 | 2006 |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.14 | Edwin Moses | United States | 14 July 1981 | 1981 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:01.62 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Kenya | 8 July 2010 | 2010 |
| High jump | 2.41 m | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine | 4 July 2013 | 2013 |
| Pole vault | 6.15 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 21 August 2024 | 2024 |
| Long jump | 8.56 m | Iván Pedroso | Cuba | 5 July 1995 | 1995 |
| Triple jump | 18.06 m | Christian Taylor | United States | 9 July 2015 | 2015 |
| Shot put | 22.81 m | Ryan Crouser | United States | 26 August 2021 | 2021 |
| Discus throw | 70.53 m | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 5 July 2005 | 2005 |
| Javelin throw | 90.72 m (old design) | Jan Železný | Czechoslovakia | 10 July 1991 | 1991 |
| Javelin throw | 90.61 m (current design) | Anderson Peters | Grenada | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |

### Women

Women's meeting records of Athletissima :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 10.60 (+1.7 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 26 August 2021 | 2021 |
| 200 m | 22.07 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 5 July 1995 | 1995 |
| 400 m | 49.17 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 5 July 2019 | 2019 |
| 800 m | 1:56.25 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 2 July 2002 | 2002 |
| 1500 m | 3:57.34 | Shelby Houlihan | United States | 5 July 2018 | 2018 |
| Mile | 4:16.05 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 |
| 3000 m | 8:21.50 | Diribe Welteji | Ethiopia | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.34 (−0.9 m/s) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico | 26 August 2022 | 2022 |
| 400 m hurdles | 52.25 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:05.98 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 30 June 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 2.06 m | Mariya Lasitskene | Russia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 |
| Pole vault | 4.93 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 5 July 2005 | 2005 |
| Long jump | 7.48 m (+0.4 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 8 July 1992 | 1992 |
| Triple jump | 15.52 m (+0.6 m/s) DLR | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | 26 August 2021 | 2021 |
| Shot put | 20.95 m | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 23 August 2012 | 2012 |
| Discus throw | 68.96 m | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 4 July 2013 | 2013 |
| Javelin throw | 68.43 m | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 6 July 2017 | 2017 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.03 | Dina Asher-Smith Desiree Henry Bianca Williams Amy Hunt | Great Britain | 22 August 2024 | 2024 |