2014 IAAF Diamond League

2014 IAAF Diamond League
Edition	5th
Dates	9 May–5 September
Meetings	14
Diamond Races	32
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The 2014 IAAF Diamond League was the fifth edition of the annual Diamond League. It consisted of fourteen one-day track and field meetings, starting on May 9, 2014 in Doha, Qatar and ending on September 5, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Other events were held in Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Rome, New York City, Lausanne, Paris, Fontvieille, Stockholm, Birmingham and Zürich. Glasgow, Great Britain hosted the event for the first time on July 11 & 12, 2014 at Hampden Park.

Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt, Renaud Lavillenie, Eunice Jepkoech Sum, Dawn Harper-Nelson, Caterine Ibargüen, Valerie Adams and Sandra Perković all defended their titles from the 2013 IAAF Diamond League while Alonso Edward, Nijel Amos, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Michael Tinsley, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Thomas Röhler, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Novlene Williams-Mills, Jennifer Simpson, Mercy Cherono, Hiwot Ayalew, Tianna Bartoletta and Mariya Kuchina all won overall titles for the first time in their careers. All overall race winners received $40,000 in prize money.

The United States recorded the most overall wins with nine of their athletes claiming victories, their most successful season since the start of the Diamond League in 2010, with Kenya, France and Jamaica also having multiple athletes who claimed overall race victories. Other successful nations included Panama, Botswana, South Africa, Qatar, Poland, Germany, Ethiopia, Colombia, Russia, Brazil, New Zealand, Croatia and the Czech Republic. Having taken overall titles in the 2013 season, Great Britain, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, Djibouti and Sweden did not have any athletes winning titles, although all except Estonia recorded individual race wins throughout the 2014 season.

Meetings

The fourteen meetings for the 2014 IAAF Diamond League:^[1]

Date	Meet	Stadium	City	Country
05-09 !09 May	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Qatar SC Stadium	Doha	Qatar
05-18 !18 May	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix	Shanghai Stadium	Shanghai	China
31-05 !31 May	Prefontaine Classic	Hayward Field	Eugene	United States
06-05 !05 June	Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea	Stadio Olimpico	Rome	Italy
06-11 !11 June	ExxonMobil Bislett Games	Bislett Stadion	Oslo	Norway
06-14 !14 June	Adidas Grand Prix	Icahn Stadium	New York City	United States
07-03 !03 July	Athletissima	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise	Lausanne	Switzerland
07-05 !05 July	Meeting Areva	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	France
07-11 !11–12 July	Glasgow Grand Prix	Hampden Park	Glasgow	United Kingdom
07-18 !18 July	Herculis	Stade Louis II	Fontvieille	Monaco
08-21 !21 August	DN Galan	Stockholm Olympic Stadium	Stockholm	Sweden
08-24 !24 August	British Athletics Grand Prix	Alexander Stadium	Birmingham	United Kingdom
08-28 !28 August	Weltklasse Zürich	Letzigrund	Zürich	Switzerland
09-05 !05 September	Belgacom Memorial Van Damme	King Baudouin Stadium	Brussels	Belgium

28 August: 2014 Weltklasse Zürich

Events

There were 16 men's and 16 women's disciplines in the Diamond League and seven events per discipline in the season. Each event had a prize money of US$30,000, with a winner's share of $10,000. The season winner of each discipline won US$40,000.^[2]

Track	Field
100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m / Mile 5000 m / 3000 m 110 m hurdles (men) 100 m hurdles (women) 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase	Pole vault High jump Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Javelin throw

Results

Events not included in the Diamond League are marked in grey background.

Men

Track

#	Meeting	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	110 m h	400 m h	3000 m st
1	Doha	–	Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) 20.13	Lashawn Merritt (USA) 44.44 =WL	Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.49	Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:29.18 WL, MR	–	David Oliver (USA) 13.23 =SB	–	Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:04.12 WL
2	Shanghai	Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.92 WL	–	–	Robert Biwott (KEN) 1:44.69 PB	–	Yenew Alamirew (ETH) 13:04.83 MR	Xie Wenjun (CHN) 13.23 PB	Michael Tinsley (USA) 48.77 MR	–
3	Eugene	Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.76w	–	Kirani James (GRN) 43.97 WL	Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:43.63 WL, MR	Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:47.32 WL, DLR, MR, NR	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 13:01.71 WL	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.13 WL	–	–
4	Rome	Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.91	Alonso Edward (PAN) 20.19	Lashawn Merritt (USA) 44.48	Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.24	Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:30.44	–	–	–	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:06.20 SB
5	Oslo	Richard Thompson (TTO) 10.02	–	–	–	Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:49.49	Yenew Alamirew (ETH) 13:01.57 WL	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.12 WL	Ashton Eaton (USA) 49.16	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:02.37 WL
6	New York	Nesta Carter (JAM) 10.09	Warren Weir (JAM) 19.82 WL	Lashawn Merritt (USA) 44.19 MR	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:44.63	–	–	–	Javier Culson (PUR) 48.03 WL	–
7	Lausanne	Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.80 WL	Alonso Edward (PAN) 19.84 SB	Kirani James (GRN) 43.74 WL, DLR, NR	–	Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) 3:31.48 PB	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.06 PB	Javier Culson (PUR) 48.32	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:03.34
8	Paris	Mike Rodgers (USA) 10.00	–	–	Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 1:43.34 WL	–	Edwin Soi (KEN) 12:59.82 WL	Hansle Parchment (JAM) 12.94 WL, NR	Michael Tinsley (USA) 48.25 SB	–
9	Glasgow	Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) 9.97 SB	Alonso Edward (PAN) 20.25	Isaac Makwala (BOT) 44.71	David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.34 =WL	Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:32.84	Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 13:11.09	William Sharman (GBR) 13.21 =PB	Javier Culson (PUR) 48.35	–
10	Monaco	–	Justin Gatlin (USA) 19.68 WL, MR	LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.30	Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:42.45 WL, MR	Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:27.64 WL, DLR	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 12.95 NR	–	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:03.33
11	Stockholm	Nesta Carter (JAM) 9.96 SB	–	–	Adam Kszczot (POL) 1:45.25	–	Muktar Edris (ETH) 12:54.83 WL	–	Michael Tinsley (USA) 49.60	–
12	Birmingham	Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM) 10.08	Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) 20.33	Kirani James (GRN) 44.59	–	–	–	–	–	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:07.80 MR
13	Zürich	Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM) 9.96 SB	Alonso Edward (PAN) 19.95	Lashawn Merritt (USA) 44.36	Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:43.77	–	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 13:07.01	–	Cornel Fredericks (RSA) 48.25	–
14	Brussels	Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.77 WL	Justin Gatlin (USA) 19.71	Renny Quow (TRI) 45.37	–	Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) 3:31.78	–	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.08	–	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 7:58.41 WL

Overall winner		Justin Gatlin (USA)	Alonso Edward (PAN)	Lashawn Merritt (USA)	Nijel Amos (BOT)	Silas Kiplagat (KEN)	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN)	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)	Michael Tinsley (USA)	Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN)

Field

#	Meeting	Long jump	Triple jump	High jump	Pole vault	Shot put	Discus	Javelin
1	Doha	Louis Tsatoumas (GRE) 8.06	–	Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.41 WL, =DLR, MR	–	–	Piotr Małachowski (POL) 66.72	–
2	Shanghai	–	Lyukman Adams (RUS) 17.10	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.92 WL, MR	Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.73 MR	–	Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY) 89.21 AR, WL, MR
3	Eugene	–	Will Claye (USA) 17.66 MR	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.80	Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.64 SB	–	Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) 83.75
4	Rome	–	Will Claye (USA) 17.14	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.41 AR, =WL, =DLR	–	–	Robert Harting (GER) 68.36 SB	–
5	Oslo	–	Will Claye (USA) 17.41	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.77	Joe Kovacs (USA) 21.14	–	Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 84.18 SB
6	New York	Jeff Henderson (USA) 8.33 MR	–	Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2.42 AR WL MR	–	–	Robert Harting (GER) 68.24 MR	–
7	Lausanne	Jeff Henderson (USA) 8.31	–	Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2.40	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.87	–	Piotr Malachowski (POL) 66.63	–
8	Paris	–	Benjamin Compaoré (FRA) 17.12 SB	–	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.70	David Storl (GER) 21.41	–	Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY) 87.10
9	Glasgow	Jeff Henderson (USA) 8.21	Christian Taylor (USA) 17.36	Wojciech Theiner (POL) 2.28	Paweł Wojciechowski (POL) 5.67	Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.67 SB	–	Thomas Röhler (GER) 86.99 PB
10	Monaco	Li Jinzhe (CHN) 8.09	–	Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2.40 MR	–	–	Piotr Małachowski (POL) 65.84	–
11	Stockholm	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.09 SB	–	–	Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) 5.60	Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.06	–	Antti Ruuskanen (FIN) 87.24
12	Birmingham	Christian Taylor (USA) 8.09 SB	–	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.38 MR	–	–	Robert Harting (GER) 67.57	–
13	Zürich	–	Christian Taylor (USA) 17.51 SB	–	–	Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.88 SB	–	Thomas Röhler (GER) 87.63 PB
14	Brussels	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.19 SB	–	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.43 AR, WL, DLR	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.93 WL	–	Robert Harting (GER) 67.57	–

Overall winner		Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)	Christian Taylor (USA)	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Piotr Małachowski (POL)	Thomas Röhler (GER)

Women

Track

#	Meeting	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	100 m h	400 m h	3000 m st
1	Doha	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 11.13	–	–	Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:59.33	–	Hellen Obiri (KEN) 8:20.68 AR, DLR	–	Kemi Adekoya (BHR) 54.59 WL, NR	–
2	Shanghai	–	Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 22.36 MR	Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM) 50.31	–	Abeba Aregawi (SWE) 3:58.72 WL	–	–	–	Emma Coburn (USA) 9:19.80 WL
3	Eugene	–	Tori Bowie (USA) 22.18 WL	Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM) 50.40	–	Hellen Obiri (KEN) 3:57.05 WL, MR	–	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.29 WL	Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:11.39 WL, MR
4	Rome	Tori Bowie (USA) 11.05 PB	–	–	Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:59.49	–	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:34.99 WL	Brianna Rollins (USA) 12.53 WL	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.97 WL	–
5	Oslo	Myriam Soumare (FRA) 11.18 SB	Allyson Felix (USA) 22.73	Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM) 50.06 SB	Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:59.02 SB	–	-	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.94	–
6	New York	Tori Bowie (USA) 11.07	Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 22.68	Francena McCorory (USA) 50.15	Natoya Goule (JAM) 2:00.28	Abeba Aregawi (SWE) 4:00.13 MR	Mercy Cherono (KEN) 8:39.84	Queen Harrison (USA) 12.62	–	Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:18.58 MR
7	Lausanne	Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO) 10.98	–	–	Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:58.48 SB	–	Mercy Cherono (KEN) 8:50.24	–	–	–
8	Paris	–	Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 22.32	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 50.10	–	Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:57.00 WL, NR	–	Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.44 WL	–	Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) 9:11.65 MR
9	Glasgow	Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO) 11.01	Dafne Schippers (NED) 22.34 NR	Francena McCorory (USA) 49.93	Ajee' Wilson (USA) 1:59.68	Sifan Hassan (NED) 4:00.67 MR	–	Queen Harrison (USA) 12.58	Eilidh Child (GBR) 54.39 SB	Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) 9:10.64 WL, MR
10	Monaco	Tori Bowie (USA) 10.80 WL, PB	–	–	Ajee' Wilson (USA) 1:57.67 WL, PB	–	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:28.88 WL, PB	–	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.09	–
11	Stockholm	–	Allyson Felix (USA) 22.85	Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM) 50.09	–	Jennifer Simpson (USA) 4:00.38	–	Queen Harrison (USA) 12.66	–	Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) 9:17.04
12	Birmingham	Kerron Stewart (JAM) 11.22	–	–	Lynsey Sharp (GBR) 1:59.14	–	Mercy Cherono (KEN) 9:11.49	Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.66	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.80	–
13	Zürich	Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 11.04	–	–	–	Jennifer Simpson (USA) 3:59.92	–	Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.58	–	Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:15.23
14	Brussels	–	Allyson Felix (USA) 22.02 WL	Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 49.98	Brenda Martinez (USA) 1:58.84 SB	–	Mercy Cherono (KEN) 8:28.95	Kristi Castlin (USA) 12.76	Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.12	–

Overall winner		Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)	Allyson Felix (USA)	Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM)	Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN)	Jennifer Simpson (USA)	Mercy Cherono (KEN)	Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA)	Kaliese Spencer (JAM)	Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)

In Birmingham, a 2 miles race was counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 metres.
In Doha, New York, Lausanne and Brussels, 3000 metres races were counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 metres.

Field

#	Meeting	Long jump	Triple jump	High jump	Pole vault	Shot put	Discus	Javelin
1	Doha	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.43 WL, MR	–	Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) 4.63	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.20	–	Martina Ratej (SLO) 65.48 SB
2	Shanghai	Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 6.86 WL	–	Ana Šimić (CRO) 1.97 WL	–	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 70.52 WL, MR, NR	–
3	Eugene	Ivana Španović (SRB) 6.88 =WL, NR	–	Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.01 WL	–	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 69.32 MR	–
4	Rome	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.48	–	Yarisley Silva (CUB) 4.70 WL	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.01	–	Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 66.43
5	Oslo	Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 7.02 WL	–	PB}	–	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 67.17	–
6	New York	–	Kimberley Williams (JAM) 14.31 w	–	Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.80 WL	Valerie Adams (NZL) 19.68	–	Linda Stahl (GER) 67.32 WL
7	Lausanne	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.87 =WL	–	–	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.42	–	Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 66.72 SB
8	Paris	Éloyse Lesueur (FRA) 6.92 PB	–	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 SB	–	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 68.48 MR	–
9	Glasgow	Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 6.98	–	Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.96	Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.65	–	Gia Lewis-Smallwood (USA) 67.59 PB	–
10	Monaco	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 15.31 AR, WL, DLR	–	Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.76	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.38	–	Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 66.96 SB
11	Stockholm	Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 6.98	–	Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 1.94	–	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 66.74	–
12	Birmingham	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.52	–	Aikaterini Stefanidi (GRE) 4.57	Valerie Adams (NZL) 19.96	–	Elizabeth Gleadle (CAN) 64.49
13	Zürich	Ivana Španović (SRB) 6.80	–	Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 2.00	Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.72	–	Sandra Perković (CRO) 68.36	–
14	Brussels	–	Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.98	–	–	Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.59 WL, MR	–	Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 67.99 WL, SB

Overall winner		Tianna Bartoletta (USA)	Caterine Ibargüen (COL)	Mariya Kuchina (RUS)	Fabiana Murer (BRA)	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Sandra Perković (CRO)	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)

References

↑ Event Calendar. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
↑ IAAF Diamond League Points & Prize Money

Results

Doha Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
Shanghai Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
Eugene Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
Rome Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
Oslo Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
New York Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.
Lausanne Results. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2014-07-05.

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