# Brothers Znamensky Memorial

The Brothers Znamensky Memorial (Мемориал братьев Знаменских) is an annual track and field competition which is held at the Meteor Stadium in Zhukovsky, Russia.
The event is held in memory of Seraphim and Georgy Znamensky, the 1930s Soviet champions in long-distance running who died in 1942 and 1946, respectively. It was established in 1949, and received an international status in 1958, as only Soviet (Russian) athletes competed in 1949–1950 and 1998, and there was a break in the event between 1950 and 1958.
Each edition features memorial races over distances from 1500 metres to 10,000 metres. The event has attracted many high-profile runners throughout the decades, from Gaston Roelants and Pyotr Bolotnikov to Kip Keino and Evgeni Ignatov, through to Noureddine Morceli and Daniel Komen. The memorial is a highly international competition: athletes from over 50 countries have reached the podium at the Brothers Znamensky meet. The meeting typically features ten events for national level competitors and sixteen events with international fields.
The meeting has held an IAAF status from 2000 onwards. Initially it was part of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit, then became part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour and the IAAF World Challenge Meetings until 2011 when it was replaced by the Moscow Challenge. Currently it is one of the European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meetings. The competition was previously held at various locations in Russia, but following the completion of the Meteor Stadium the event became an annual fixture in Zhukovsky. The current meeting director is Mikhail Butov.

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Brothers Znamensky Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 10.03 | Viktor Bryzhin | Soviet Union | 1986 |
| 100 m | 10.03 | Olapade Adeniken | Nigeria | 1996 |
| 200 m | 20.20 | Robson Caetano da Silva | Brazil | 1987 |
| 400 m | 45.04 | Donald Sanford | Israel | 19 July 2015 |
| 800 m | 1:43.76 | Amine Laalou | Morocco | 2010 |
| 1500 m | 3:33.22 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 1996 |
| 3000 m | 7:37.67 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 1997 |
| 5000 m | 13:17.48 | Leonard Patrick Komon | Kenya | 2008 |
| 10,000 m | 27:58.35 | Wodajo Bulti | Ethiopia | 1988 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.20 | Aleksandr Markin | Soviet Union | 1988 |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.08 | Derrick Adkins | United States | 1995 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:10.59 | Roba Gary | Ethiopia | 2010 |
| High jump | 2.33 m | Andrey Silnov | Russia | 2010 |
| Pole vault | 5.91 m | Yevgeniy Lukyanenko | Russia | 2008 |
| Long jump | 8.40 m | Jaime Jefferson | Cuba | 1987 |
| Long jump | 8.40 m | Robert Emmiyan | Soviet Union | 1987 |
| Triple jump | 17.78 m | Nikolay Musiyenko | Soviet Union | 1986 |
| Shot put | 21.79 m | Sergey Smirnov | Soviet Union | 1986 |
| Discus throw | 68.06 m | Lars Riedel | Germany | 1995 |
| Hammer throw | 84.58 m | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | 1986 |
| Javelin throw | 88.90 m | Alexandr Ivanov | Russia | 2003 |

### Women

Women's meeting records of the Brothers Znamensky Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 10.92 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 1987 |
| 100 m | 10.92 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 1996 |
| 200 m | 22.45 | Natalya Bochina | Soviet Union | 1980 |
| 400 m | 49.79 | Aelita Yurchenko | Soviet Union | 1988 |
| 800 m | 1:55.10 | Olga Mineyeva | Soviet Union | 1980 |
| 1500 m | 3:55.00 | Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 1980 |
| 3000 m | 8:34.35 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | Soviet Union | 1984 |
| 5000 m | 15:12.62 | Irina Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 1982 |
| 10,000 m | 31:56.66 | Svetlana Guskova | Soviet Union | 1986 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.48 | Nataliya Grygoryeva | Soviet Union | 1988 |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.10 | Yuliya Pechenkina | Russia | 2002 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:14.37 | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova | Russia | 2007 |
| High jump | 2.03 m | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 2008 |
| Pole vault | 4.50 m | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 2002 |
| Pole vault | 4.50 m | Tatyana Polnova | Russia | 2003 |
| Pole vault | 4.50 m | Anastasiya Savchenko | Russia | 30 June 2013 |
| Long jump | 7.52 m | Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 1988 |
| Triple jump | 14.95 m | Inessa Kravets | Soviet Union | 1991 |
| Shot put | 22.63 m | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union | 1987 |
| Discus throw | 71.58 m | Ellina Zvereva | Soviet Union | 1988 |
| Hammer throw | 77.41 m | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia | 2006 |
| Javelin throw | 64.49 m | Valeria Zabruskova | Russia | 2003 |