Indoor Flanders Meeting
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The meeting was previously held at the Flanders Expo arena
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| Date | Mid-February |
| Location |  Ghent, Belgium |
| Event type | Indoor track and field |
| Established | 1990 |
| Official site | Indoor Flanders |
The Indoor Flanders meeting is an annual indoor track and field meeting which takes place at the Flanders Sports Arena in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of foremost meetings on the indoor European circuit and is one of nine events which hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting status.[1]
First held in 1990, the competition was originally held at the Flanders Expo arena and moved to the Flanders Sports Arena in 2000.[2] Over its history the meeting has been sponsored by Energizer, KBC Bank, and Toyota (its current sponsor). The 23rd edition in 2012 was annulled because of loss sponsorship.[3]
A number of world records have been set at the meeting, including Svetlana Feofanova's 4.73 m record in the pole vault set in 2002, and Hicham El Guerrouj's time of 3:48.45 in the mile run in 1997 (the latter of which remains the world's fastest mark indoors).[4]
World records
Over the course of its history, numerous world record have been set at the Indoor Flanders Meeting.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
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| 2002 | Pole vault | 4.73 m | Svetlana Feofanova |  Russia |
| 1997 | Mile run | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco |
| 1995 | 3000 m | 7:35.15 | Moses Kiptanui |  Kenya |
Meeting Records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.45 | Andre Cason |  United States |
1992 | |
| 200 m | 20.37 | Frankie Fredericks |  Namibia |
1996 | |
| 300 m | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák |  Czech Republic |
9 February 2014 | [5] |
| 400 m | 45.45 | Jamie Baulch |  United Kingdom |
1997 | |
| 600 m | 1:15.65 | Kevin Borlée | Belgium |
13 February 2011 | [6][7] |
| 800 m | 1:45.72 | Tony Morrell | United Kingdom |
1988 | |
| 1000 m | 2:16.15 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis |  Sudan |
28 February 2008 | |
| 1500 m | 3:33.01 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1997 | |
| Mile | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
1997 | |
| 2000 m | 5:02.53 | John Mayock | United Kingdom |
2000 | |
| 3000 m | 7:35.15 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
1995 | |
| Two miles | 8:09.89 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
2001 | |
| 5000 m | 13:11.39 | Alberto García |  Spain |
2003 | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.38 | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom |
1994 | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:13.77 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya |
13 February 2011 | [8][9] |
| Pole vault | 5.90 m | Maksim Tarasov | Russia |
1998 | |
| High jump | 2:30 m | Vyacheslav Voronin | Russia |
2000 | |
| Long jump | 8.40 m | Iván Pedroso |  Cuba |
1997 | |
| Triple jump | 17.42 m | Marian Oprea |  Romania |
26 February 2006 |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.97 | Irina Privalova | Russia |
1995 | |
| 200 m | 22.47 | Irina Privalova | Russia |
1992 | |
| 400m | 51.50 | Charity Opara |  Nigeria |
1998 | |
| 800 m | 1:56.85 | Stephanie Graf |  Austria |
2002 | |
| 1500 m | 4:04.80 | Genzebe Dibaba |  Ethiopia |
14 February 2010 | [10] |
| 3000 m | 8:41.67 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco |
26 February 2006 | |
| 5000 m | 15:07.39 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
1998 | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.82 | Brigita Bukovec |  Slovenia |
1999 | |
| High jump | 2.00 m | Blanka Vlašić |  Croatia |
26 February 2006 | |
| Pole vault | 4.76 m | Anna Rogowska |  Poland |
9 February 2014 | [11] |
| Long jump | 6.61 m | Olga Rublyova | Russia |
2000 | |
| Triple jump | 14.47 m | Ashia Hansen | United Kingdom |
1998 |
References
- ↑ IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings 2010. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
- ↑ Gordon, Ed (1999-02-19). Leading Marks for Devers and Pedroso in Ghent. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
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- ↑ Gordon, Ed (2002-02-11). Feofanova does it again in Ghent. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
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