Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.

The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. In 1986, the event was moved to the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.

UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.

History Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on 6 July 1947 and 13 July 1957. The latter was also known as the "American Meeting", similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich.

Editions

+Athletissima editions Meeting Series Date 1977 Athletissima 8 Jul 1977 1978 Athletissima 13 Jul 1978 1979 Athletissima 18 Jul 1979 1980 Athletissima 15 Aug 1980 1981 Athletissima 14 Jul 1981 1982 Athletissima 14 Jul 1982 1983 Athletissima 30 Jun 1983 1984 Athletissima 10 Jul 1984 1985 Athletissima 10 Jul 1985 1986 Athletissima 2 Sep 1986 1987 Athletissima 15 Sep 1987 1988 Athletissima 1988 IAAF Grand Prix 24 Jun 1988 1989 Athletissima 1989 IAAF Grand Prix 27 Jun 1989 1990 Athletissima 1990 IAAF Grand Prix 12 Jul 1990 1991 Athletissima 1991 IAAF Grand Prix 10 Jul 1991 1992 Athletissima 1992 IAAF Grand Prix 8 Jul 1992 1993 Athletissima 1993 IAAF Grand Prix 7 Jul 1993 1994 Athletissima 1994 IAAF Grand Prix 6 Jul 1994 1995 Athletissima 1995 IAAF Grand Prix 5 Jul 1995 1996 Athletissima 1996 IAAF Grand Prix 3 Jul 1996 1997 Athletissima 1997 IAAF Grand Prix 2 Jul 1997 1998 Athletissima 1998 IAAF Grand Prix 25 Aug 1998 1999 Athletissima 1999 IAAF Grand Prix 2 Jul 1999 2000 Athletissima 2000 IAAF Grand Prix 5 Jul 2000 2001 Athletissima 2001 IAAF Grand Prix 4 Jul 2001 2002 Athletissima 2002 IAAF Grand Prix 2 Jul 2002 2003 Athletissima 2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix 1 Jul 2003 2004 Athletissima 2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix 6 Jul 2004 2005 Athletissima 2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix 5 Jul 2005 2006 Athletissima 2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix 11 Jul 2006 2007 Athletissima 2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix 10 Jul 2007 2008 Athletissima 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix 2 Sep 2008 2009 Athletissima 2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix 7 Jul 2009 2010 Athletissima 2010 Diamond League 8 Jul 2010 2011 Athletissima 2011 Diamond League 30 Jun 2011 2012 Athletissima 2012 Diamond League 23 Aug 2012 2013 Athletissima 2013 Diamond League 4 Jul 2013 2014 Athletissima 2014 Diamond League 3 Jul 2014 2015 Athletissima 2015 Diamond League 9 Jul 2015 2016 Athletissima 2016 Diamond League 25 Aug 2016 2017 Athletissima 2017 Diamond League 6 Jul 2017 2018 Athletissima 2018 Diamond League 4–5 Jul 2018 2019 Athletissima 2019 Diamond League 4–5 Jul 2019 2020 Athletissima 2020 Diamond League 2 Sep 2020 2021 Athletissima 2021 Diamond League 25–26 Aug 2021 2022 Athletissima 2022 Diamond League 25–26 Aug 2022 2023 Athletissima 2023 Diamond League 29–30 Jun 2023 2024 Athletissima 2024 Diamond League 21–22 Aug 2024 2025 Athletissima 2025 Diamond League 19–20 Aug 2025 2026 Athletissima 2026 Diamond League 20–21 Aug 2026

World records Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima.

+World records set at AthletissimaYearEventRecordAthleteNationality19949.85 2005Pole vault4.93 m200612.88

Meeting records

Men

+Men's meeting records of Athletissima EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet100 m9.69 Yohan Blake23 August 20122012 200 m19.50 Noah Lyles5 July 20192019400 m43.62 Wayde van Niekerk6 July 20172017800 m1:41.11 Emmanuel Wanyonyi22 August 202420241000 m2:13.49Ayanleh Souleiman25 August 201620161500 m3:27.83Jakob Ingebrigtsen22 August 20242024Mile3:49.12Noureddine Morceli10 July 199119912000 m4:52.44Jim Spivey15 September 198719873000 m7:30.62Daniel Komen2 July 199919995000 m12:40.45Berihu Aregawi30 June 2023202310,000 m27:15.00Haile Gebrselassie6 July 19941994110 m hurdles12.88 Liu Xiang11 July 20062006400 m hurdles46.67Rai Benjamin21 August 202620263000 m steeplechase8:01.62Brimin Kiprop Kipruto8 July 20102010High jump2.41 mBohdan Bondarenko4 July 20132013Pole vault6.21 mArmand Duplantis20 August 20262026Long jump8.56 m Iván Pedroso5 July 19951995Triple jump18.06 m Christian Taylor9 July 20152015Shot put22.81 mRyan Crouser26 August 20212021Discus throw70.53 mVirgilijus Alekna5 July 20052005Hammer throw84.48 mIgor Nikulin12 July 19901990Javelin throw90.72 m (old design)Jan Železný10 July 1991199190.61 m (current design)Anderson Peters22 August 202420244 × 100 m relay38.75Michael FraterAinsley WaughNesta CarterAsafa Powell10 July 200720074 × 400 m relay3:07.26Reto JelinekMathias RusterholzAlain SierroDaniel Kehl8 July 19921992

Women

+Women's meeting records of Athletissima EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet100 m10.60 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce26 August 20212021 200 m22.07 Merlene Ottey5 July 19951995400 m49.17Salwa Eid Naser5 July 20192019800 m1:55.33Audrey Werro21 August 202620261500 m3:57.34Shelby Houlihan5 July 20182018Mile4:16.05Genzebe Dibaba6 July 201720173000 m8:21.50 Diribe Welteji22 August 20242024100 m hurdles12.27 Masai Russell21 August 20262026400 m hurdles52.25Femke Bol22 August 202420243000 m steeplechase9:00.04Winfred Yavi21 August 20262026High jump2.06 mMariya Lasitskene6 July 20172017Pole vault4.93 mYelena Isinbayeva5 July 20052005Long jump7.48 m Heike Drechsler8 July 19921992Triple jump15.52 m Yulimar Rojas26 August 20212021Shot put20.95 mValerie Adams23 August 20122012 Discus throw68.96 mSandra Perković4 July 20132013Javelin throw69.58 m (old design)Natalya Shikolenko6 July 1994199468.43 m (current design)Sara Kolak6 July 201720174 × 100 m relay42.03Dina Asher-SmithDesiree HenryBianca WilliamsAmy Hunt22 August 20242024

See also Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern Weltklasse Zürich

Notes and references

External links

Meeting records (in French) Diamond League – Lausanne Official Web Site