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Golden Gala

Athletics tournament held in Rome, Italy

Golden Gala

Athletics tournament held in Rome, Italy

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Golden Gala is an annual track and field event normally held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Following the 2013 death of Italian sprinting legend Pietro Mennea, the organizers added his name to the title of the meet.

The 2021 and 2023 events were temporarily relocated to Florence.

History

Primo Nebiolo, the Italian president of IAAF since 1981, was the founder of the Golden Gala and had the idea to bring the athletes and the people from the United States and the NATO countries together after their boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 as a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Nebiolo died of a heart attack at age 76 in 1999.

At the 2009 edition of the Golden Gala, Kenenisa Bekele, Kerron Stewart, Sanya Richards and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot. In the 100 m, Tyson Gay equalled his American record and Daniel Bailey set an Antiguan record in the men's race. Antonietta Di Martino brought the sole Italian victory in Rome by beating off favourite Blanka Vlašić in the high jump.

Editions

In 1981 the IAAF World Cup was held in Rome, so no Golden Gala meeting was organized.

Ed.MeetingSeriesDateRef.
1980 Golden Gala5 Aug 1980
1982 Golden Gala14 Sep 1982
1983 Golden Gala1 Sep 1983
1984 Golden Gala31 Aug 1984
1985 Golden Gala1985 IAAF Grand Prix9 Jul 1985
1986 Golden Gala1986 IAAF Grand Prix10 Sep 1986
1987 Golden Gala1987 IAAF Grand Prix22 Jul 1987
1988 Golden Gala1988 IAAF Grand Prix27 Jul 1988
1989 Golden Gala1989 IAAF Grand Prix19 Jul 1989
1990 Golden Gala1990 IAAF Grand Prix18 Jul 1990
1991 Golden Gala1991 IAAF Grand Prix17 Jul 1991
1992 Golden Gala1992 IAAF Grand Prix9 Jun 1992
1993 Golden Gala1993 IAAF Grand Prix9 Jun 1993
1994 Golden Gala1994 IAAF Grand Prix8 Jun 1994
1995 Golden Gala1995 IAAF Grand Prix8 Jun 1995
1996 Golden Gala1996 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jun 1996
1997 Golden Gala1997 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jun 1997
1998 Golden Gala1998 IAAF Golden League14 Jul 1998
1999 Golden Gala1999 IAAF Golden League7 Jul 1999
2000 Golden Gala2000 IAAF Golden League30 Jun 2000
2001 Golden Gala2001 IAAF Golden League29 Jun 2001
2002 Golden Gala2002 IAAF Golden League12 Jul 2002
2003 Golden Gala2003 IAAF Golden League11 Jul 2003
2004 Golden Gala2004 IAAF Golden League2 Jul 2004
2005 Golden Gala2005 IAAF Golden League8 Jul 2005
2006 Golden Gala2006 IAAF Golden League14 Jul 2006
2007 Golden Gala2007 IAAF Golden League13 Jul 2007
2008 Golden Gala2008 IAAF Golden League11 Jul 2008
2009 Golden Gala2009 IAAF Golden League10 Jul 2009
2010 Golden Gala2010 Diamond League10 Jun 2010
2011 Golden Gala2011 Diamond League26 May 2011
2012 Golden Gala2012 Diamond League31 May 2012
2013 Golden Gala2013 Diamond League6 Jun 2013
2014 Golden Gala2014 Diamond League5 Jun 2014
2015 Golden Gala2015 Diamond League4 Jun 2015
2016 Golden Gala2016 Diamond League2 Jun 2016
2017 Golden Gala2017 Diamond League8 Jun 2017
2018 Golden Gala2018 Diamond League31 May 2018
2019 Golden Gala2019 Diamond League6 Jun 2019
2020 Golden Gala2020 Diamond League17 Sep 2020
2021 Golden Gala2021 Diamond League10 Jun 2021
2022 Golden Gala2022 Diamond League9 Jun 2022
2023 Golden Gala2023 Diamond League2 Jun 2023
2024 Golden Gala2024 Diamond League30 Aug 2024
2025 Golden Gala2025 Diamond League6 Jun 2025

World records

Over the course of its history, ten world records have been set at the Gala. The 1500 metres and Mile records by Hicham El Guerrouj still stand. In 2014 Joanne Pavey's 15:04.87 in the 5000 metres bettered the existing masters world record in the W40 division by almost 16 seconds.

YearEventRecordAthleteNationality198319841987199519981999200020082023
Pole vault5.83 mFrance
Pole vault5.94 mSoviet Union
5.91 mFrance
12:58.39Morocco
12:55.30Kenya
3:26.00Morocco
3:43.13Morocco
Javelin throw68.22 mNorway
Pole vault5.03 mRussia
3:49.11Kenya

Meeting records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.100 m200 m400 m800 m1500 mMile2000 m3000 m5000 m10,000 m110 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 m steeplechaseHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throwHammer throwJavelin throw3000 m (walk)4 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relay
9.75Justin GatlinUnited States4 June 20152015
19.70Michael NormanUnited States6 June 20192019
43.62Jeremy WarinerUnited States14 July 20062006
1:42.79Wilson KipketerDenmark7 July 19991999
3:26.00 WRHicham El GuerroujMorocco14 July 19981998
3:43.13 WRHicham El GuerroujMorocco7 July 19991999
4:54.02Vénuste NiyongaboBurundi8 June 19951995
7:26.64Jacob KiplimoUganda17 September 20202020title=Duplantis scales 6.15m in Rome, world's highest ever outdoor vaulturl=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/duplantis-kiplimo-warholm-rome-2020publisher=World Athleticsauthor=Nicole Jefferydate=17 September 2020access-date=18 September 2020}}
12:46.33Nicholas KimeliKenya9 June 20222022title=Jackson wins sprint showdown, Kimeli reigns in Romeurl=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/jackson-kimeli-golden-gala-pietro-mennea-romepublisher=World Athleticsauthor=Jess Whittingtondate=9 June 2022access-date=22 June 2022}}
28:59.82Mark DonahueUSA10 September 19861986
13.01Allen JohnsonUnited States7 July 19991999
13.01Omar McLeodJamaica10 June 20212021title=Ingebrigtsen beats top 5000m field to show superb form in Florenceurl=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/florence-2021-ingebrigtsen-hassanpublisher=World Athleticsauthor=Nicole Jefferydate=10 June 2021access-date=29 June 2021}}
47.07Karsten WarholmNorway17 September 20202020
7:54.31Paul Kipsiele KoechKenya31 May 20122012
2.41 mMutaz Essa BarshimQatar5 June 20142014
6.15 mArmand DuplantisSweden17 September 20202020
8.61 mDwight PhillipsUnited States10 July 20092009
17.96 mPedro PichardoCuba4 June 20152015
22.49 mRyan CrouserUnited States30 August 20242024
70.72 mKristjan CehSlovenia9 June 20222022
84.88 mSergey LitvinovSoviet Union10 September 19861986
90.34 mAndreas ThorkildsenNorway14 July 20062006
10:57.77Francesco FortunatoItaly9 June 20222022
38.31Santa Monica Track Club:
Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Floyd Heard
Carl LewisUnited States8 June 19941994
3:01.76 DLRNigel Levine
Conrad Williams
Chris Clarke
Jack GreenGreat Britain31 May 20122012

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.100 m200 m400 m800 m1500 mMile3000 m5000 m100 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 m steeplechaseHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throwJavelin throw4 × 100 m relay
10.75Marion JonesUnited States14 July 19981998
10.75Kerron StewartJamaica10 July 20092009
21.91Shericka JacksonJamaica9 June 20222022
49.17Marita KochEast Germany10 September 19861986
1:55.69Pamela JelimoKenya11 July 20082008
3:49.11Faith KipyegonKenya2 June 20232023
4:21.38Paula IvanRomania19 July 19891989
8:23.96Olga YegorovaRussia29 June 20012001
14:03.69Beatrice ChebetKenya6 June 20252025
12.24Ackera NugentJamaica30 August 20242024
52.43Femke BolNetherlands2 June 20232023
8:44.39Winfred YaviBahrain30 August 20242024
2.03 mYelena SlesarenkoRussia2 July 20042004title=Golden Gala 2004 Result Bookurl=http://www.goldengala.it/files/GoldenGala2004.pdfpublisher=goldengala.itdate=2004-07-02access-date=2009-08-21url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005013518/http://www.goldengala.it/files/GoldenGala2004.pdfarchive-date=2011-10-05}}
Hestrie CloeteSouth Africa2 July 20042004
Blanka VlašićCroatia10 June 20102010
Chaunté Howard-LoweUnited States10 June 20102010
5.03 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia13 July 20072007
7.23 mMarion JonesUnited States14 July 19981998
15.29 mYamilé AldamaCuba11 July 20032003
21.03 m DLRValerie AdamsNew Zealand31 May 20122012
69.21 mValarie AllmanUnited States6 June 20252025
68.66 mBarbora ŠpotákováCzech Republic10 June 20102010
43.64Nataliya Strohova
Yelizaveta Bryzgina
Olesya Povh
Natalia PohrebniakUkraine2 June 20162016

References

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  26. "2001 Results".
  27. "2002 Results".
  28. "2003 Results".
  29. "2004 Results".
  30. "2005 Results".
  31. "2006 Results".
  32. "2007 Results".
  33. "2008 Results".
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  41. "2016 Results".
  42. "2017 Results".
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