# Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria

The Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria is an annual athletics event at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1963, held at the Panathinaiko Stadium. Its name honours Kostas Tsiklitiras, who won four olympic medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games in long jump and high jump, both from standing position.

## History

From 2003 to 2009 IAAF classified the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria among IAAF Grand Prix meetings.

## World records

Over the course of its history, two world records has been set at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria, for the same event and furthermore, the first (of 1999 edition) being surpassed by the latter (2005) on a technicality. The technicality is Tim Montgomery's intervening 2002 world record (9.78) was later disallowed due to Montgomery's suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
World records set at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria :
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| 1999 | 100 m | 9.79 (+0.1 m/s) | Maurice Greene | United States |
| 2005 | 100 m | 9.77 (+1.6 m/s) | Asafa Powell | Jamaica |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 9.77 (+1.6 m/s) | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 14 June 2005 |
| 200 m | 19.67 (−0.5 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 13 July 2008 |
| 400 m | 44.54 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 13 July 2009 |
| 800 m | 1:43.42 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia | 2006 |
| 1000 m | 2:15.53 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | 2000 |
| 1500 m | 3:30.27 | Daniel Komen Kipchirchir | Kenya | 2006 |
| 3000 m | 7:31.96 | Daniel Komen Kipchirchir | Kenya | 2000 |
| 5000 m | 12:59.34 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 2001 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.04 | Dayron Robles | Cuba | 13 July 2008 |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.00 | Bershawn Jackson | United States | 2006 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 7:56.32 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar | 2006 |
| High jump | 2.37 m | Stefan Holm | Sweden | 13 July 2008 |
| Pole vault | 6.05 m | Maksim Tarasov | Russia | 1999 |
| Long jump | 8.44 m | Dwight Phillips | United States | 2003 |
| Long jump | 8.44 m (+0.2 m/s) | Louis Tsatoumas | Greece | 13 July 2008 |
| Triple jump | 17.52 m (+0.9 m/s) | Marian Oprea | Romania | 14 June 2005 |
| Shot put | 21.27 m | Al Feuerbach | United States | 1974 |
| Discus throw | 70.43 m | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 2 July 2007 |
| Hammer throw | 81.71 m | Andriy Skvaruk | Ukraine | 2002 |
| Javelin throw | 89.93 m | Sergey Makarov | Russia | 1999 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.17 | Team Greece | Greece | 14 June 2005 |

### Women

Men's meeting records of the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 10.92 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 1999 |
| 100 m | 10.92 (±0.0 m/s) | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 13 July 2008 |
| 200 m | 22.10 | Inger Miller | United States | 1999 |
| 400 m | 49.59 | Katharine Merry | United Kingdom | 2001 |
| 800 m | 1:57.70 | Larisa Mikhaylova | Russia | 1999 |
| 1500 m | 3:56.74 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 2006 |
| 3000 m | 8:33.07 | Dong Yanmei | China | 2000 |
| 5000 m | 15:30.06 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 1998 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.63 | Glory Alozie | Spain | 2002 |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.02 | Lashinda Demus | United States | 2006 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:01.59 | Gulnara Samitova | Russia | 2004 |
| High jump | 2.00 m | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | 2006 |
| Pole vault | 4.88 m | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia | 2004 |
| Long jump | 7.03 m | Fiona May | Italy | 1998 |
| Triple jump | 15.34 m (−0.5 m/s) | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 2004 |
| Shot put | 19.68 m | Nadezhda Ostapchuk | Belarus | 13 July 2009 |
| Discus throw | 68.31 m | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania | 2001 |
| Javelin throw | 67.99 m | Osleidys Menéndez | Cuba | 2004 |