Hanžeković Memorial (), known also as Zagreb Meeting and Hanžek (hypocorism of the surname Hanžeković), is an annual three-day athletics event held first weekend of September at three different locations in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1951. Long jump and pole vault competition Zagreb CIty Challenge is held at the Ban Jelačić Square, shot put Ivan Ivančić Memorial in front of the National and University Library and all other competitions at the Sports park Mladost athletic stadium.
Hanžek (which is the popular name of meeting) was first held in 1951 as a local level meeting. Seven years later, in 1958, it became an international competition. From 2000 to 2009 the IAAF classified the Hanžeković Memorial among IAAF Grand Prix meetings and it gained IAAF World Challenge meeting status upon the inauguration of that series in 2010.
The meeting was named in memory of the renowned Zagreb runner Boris Hanžeković who was killed by the fascists during World War II in Yugoslavia.
Sandra Perković won the Memorial a record 11 times.
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Hanžeković Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m9.85 Usain Bolt13 September 2011200 m19.88 Ramil Guliyev8 September 2015400 m44.46Kirani James14 September 2021800 m1:44.08Nijel Amos4 September 20181000 m2:13.13Marco Arop8 September 20241500 m3:30.94Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba13 September 2011Mile3:50.68Noureddine Morceli7 Juli 19982000 m4:54.29Isaac Kimeli8 September 20243000 m7:33.95Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu10 September 20235000 m13:03.17Denis Kipkoech24 May 2025110 m hurdles12.98 Mark Crear5 July 199912.98 Jamal Britt26 June 2026400 m hurdles48.24Kemel Thompson7 July 20032000 m steeplechase5:14.06Soufiane El Bakkali11 September 20223000 m steeplechase8:06.33Leonard Kipkemoi Bett8 September 2024High jump2.34 mKwaku Boateng3 July 2000Pole vault5.88 mEmmanouil Karalis8 September 2024Long jump8.46 m Luvo Manyonga4 September 2018Triple jump17.16 m Onochie Achike3 July 2000Shot put22.93 mRyan Crouser7 September 2024Discus throw72.34 mKristjan Čeh24 May 2025Hammer throw81.91 mYann Chaussinand24 May 2025Javelin throw86.36 mTero Pitkämäki3 September 2013
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Hanžeković Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m10.91 Elaine Thompson-Herah26 June 2026200 m22.04 Christine Mboma14 September 2021400 m49.48Stacey-Ann Williams26 June 2026800 m1:57.00Nelly Chepchirchir8 September 20241000 m2:36.33Jolanda Čeplak11 July 20051500 m3:58.14Gudaf Tsegay24 May 2025Mile4:21.10Linden Hall11 September 20222000 m5:21.56Francine Niyonsaba14 September 20213000 m8:33.37Lilian Rengeruk4 September 2018100 m hurdles12.43 Alaysha Johnson26 June 2026400 m hurdles53.54Rushell Clayton26 June 20262000 m steeplechase5:47.42Beatrice Chepkoech10 September 20233000 m steeplechase9:04.56Norah Jeruto29 August 2017High jump2.08 mBlanka Vlašić31 August 2009Pole vault4.61 mTina Sutej9 September 2022Long jump6.96 m Ivana Španović6 September 2016Triple jump15.25 m Thea LaFond26 June 2026Shot put20.33 mAstrid Kumbernuss22 June 1995Discus throw70.83 mSandra Perković29 August 2017Hammer throw76.62 mYipsi Moreno9 September 2008Javelin throw66.42 mSara Kolak3 September 2019
References
External links
Hanžeković Memorial records