# IAAF Grand Prix Final

The IAAF Grand Prix Final was an athletics competition featuring track and field events staged by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was first held in 1985 and replaced in 2003 by the IAAF World Athletics Final. For the most part of its history, the events were staged in early September in European major cities which also played host to prominent annual athletics meetings. Fukuoka City became the first non-European host in 1997. Doha followed in 2000 (also the first time the event was staged in October) and Melbourne was that last non-European host before the final edition of the competition was held in Paris in 2002.
The event programme was half that of a full traditional track and field programme, with events alternating each edition. For example, a men's 100 metres and women's 200 metres were contested in 1985, but not vice versa – that arrangement was reversed in 1986 and reversed again in 1987, and so forth. Middle-distance running was particularly prominent as a 1500 metres or a mile run were held at every edition of the tournament.
From 1982 to 1992, the winners of the Grand Prix title in an event were decided by the overall seasonal points rankings gained from competing on the IAAF Grand Prix circuit. This was amended in 1993 when seasonal points served as a method of qualifying for the final, with the event winner being the victor at the Grand Prix Final event. The athlete with the greatest number of points accumulated in the season across all events was declared the overall Grand Prix Final champion.
The Grand Prix Final had had a number of world records set in its history, including the Tim Montgomery 100 metres record that was later taken from him after the BALCO scandal.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Dates | Host stadium | Host city | Host country | Events |
| 1st | 1985 | 7 September | Olympic Stadium | Rome | Italy | 16 |
| 2nd | 1986 | 10 September | Olympic Stadium | Rome | Italy | 17 |
| 3rd | 1987 | 11 September | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium | 17 |
| 4th | 1988 | 26 August | Olympic Stadium | West Berlin | West Berlin | 17 |
| 5th | 1989 | 1 September | Stade Louis II | Fontvieille | Monaco | 17 |
| 6th | 1990 | 7 September | Olympic Stadium | Athens | Greece | 18 |
| 7th | 1991 | 20 September | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona | Spain | 17 |
| 8th | 1992 | 4 September | Stadio delle Alpi | Turin | Italy | 18 |
| 9th | 1993 | 10 September | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | London | United Kingdom | 18 |
| 10th | 1994 | 3 September | Stade Sébastien Charléty | Paris | France | 17 |
| 11th | 1995 | 9 September | Stade Louis II | Fontvieille | Monaco | 18 |
| 12th | 1996 | 7 September | Arena Civica | Milan | Italy | 18 |
| 13th | 1997 | 13 September | Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium | Fukuoka City | Japan | 18 |
| 14th | 1998 | 5 September | Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow | Russia | 18 |
| 15th | 1999 | 11 September | Olympic Stadium | Munich | Germany | 18 |
| 16th | 2000 | 5 October | Khalifa International Stadium | Doha | Qatar | 18 |
| 17th | 2001 | 9 September | Olympic Park Stadium | Melbourne | Australia | 19 |
| 18th | 2002 | 14 September | Stade Sébastien Charléty | Paris | France | 18 |

## Overall points leaders
### Men

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1985 | Doug Padilla (USA) | 63 | Mike Franks (USA) | 60 | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 59 |
| 1986 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 63 | Andre Phillips (USA) | 61 | Steve Scott (USA) | 61 |
| 1987 | Tonie Campbell (USA) | 63 | Greg Foster (USA) | 59 | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 58 |
| 1988 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 63 | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 61 | Danny Harris (USA) | 58 |
| 1989 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 69 | Roger Kingdom (USA) | 63 | Steve Backley (GBR) | 63 |
| 1990 | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 63 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 61 | Danny Harris (USA) | 59 |
| 1991 | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 69 | Jan Železný (TCH) | 63 | Michael Johnson (USA) | 63 |
| 1992 | Kevin Young (USA) | 63 | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 63 | Igor Astapkovich (EUN) | 59 |
| 1993 | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 72 | Jan Železný (CZE) | 72 | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 72 |
| 1994 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 78 | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 72 | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 72 |
| 1995 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 84 | Jan Železný (CZE) | 72 | Mark Crear (USA) | 72 |
| 1996 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 103 | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 99 | Dennis Mitchell (USA) | 95 |
| 1997 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 114 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 99 | Mark Crear (USA) | 95 |
| 1998 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 136 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 114 | Bryan Bronson (USA) | 97 |
| 1999 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 111 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) | 109 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 108 |
| 2000 | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 101 | Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) | 94 | Adam Nelson (USA) | 93 |
| 2001 | André Bucher (SUI) | 102 | Allen Johnson (USA) | 101 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 100 |
| 2002 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 116 | Félix Sánchez (DOM) | 116 | Christian Olsson (SWE) | 102 |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1985 | Mary Slaney (USA) | 69 | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 63 | Judi Brown-King (USA) | 63 |
| 1986 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 69 | Maricica Puică (ROM) | 65 | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 63 |
| 1987 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 63 | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 63 | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 61 |
| 1988 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 63 | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 63 | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 57 |
| 1989 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 67 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 63 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 63 |
| 1990 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 63 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 63 | Petra Felke (GDR) | 63 |
| 1991 | Heike Henkel (GER) | 63 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 63 | Natalya Artyomova (URS) | 63 |
| 1992 | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 63 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 61 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 59 |
| 1993 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 72 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 72 | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 72 |
| 1994 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 72 | Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) | 72 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 72 |
| 1995 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 78 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | 72 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 72 |
| 1996 | Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | 93 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 90 | Michelle Freeman (JAM) | 85 |
| 1997 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 99 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 93 | Kim Batten (USA) | 91 |
| 1998 | Marion Jones (USA) | 130 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 107 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 101 |
| 1999 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | 108 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 108 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 104 |
| 2000 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 110 | Marion Jones (USA) | 104 | Gail Devers (USA) | 104 |
| 2001 | Violeta Szekely (ROM) | 116 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 105 | Tatyana Tereshchuk (UKR) | 96 |
| 2002 | Marion Jones (USA) | 116 | Gail Devers (USA) | 111 | Ana Guevara (MEX) | 108 |