The Brothers Znamensky Memorial () is an annual track and field competition which is held at the Meteor Stadium in Zhukovsky, Russia.
The event is held in memory of Seraphim and Georgy Znamensky, the 1930s Soviet champions in long-distance running who died in 1942 and 1946, respectively. It was established in 1949, and received an international status in 1958, as only Soviet (Russian) athletes competed in 1949–1950 and 1998, and there was a break in the event between 1950 and 1958.Brothers Znamensky Memorial celebrates its 50th Anniversary. IAAF (24 June 2005)
Each edition features memorial races over distances from 1500 metres to 10,000 metres. The event has attracted many high-profile runners throughout the decades, from Gaston Roelants and Pyotr Bolotnikov to Kip Keino and Evgeni Ignatov, through to Noureddine Morceli and Daniel Komen. The memorial is a highly international competition: athletes from over 50 countries have reached the podium at the Brothers Znamensky meet.История. rusathletics.com The meeting typically features ten events for national level competitors and sixteen events with international fields.Nikolay Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (2006-06-21). Olsson to continue comeback in Znamenskiy Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-04.
The meeting has held an IAAF status from 2000 onwards. Initially it was part of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit, then became part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour and the IAAF World Challenge Meetings until 2011 when it was replaced by the Moscow Challenge. Currently it is one of the European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meetings. The competition was previously held at various locations in Russia, but following the completion of the Meteor Stadium the event became an annual fixture in Zhukovsky. The current meeting director is Mikhail Butov.Znamensky Memorial. Euro Meetings. Retrieved on 2011-07-04.
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Brothers Znamensky Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m10.03Viktor Bryzhin1986Olapade Adeniken1996200 m20.20Robson Caetano da Silva1987400 m45.04Donald Sanford19 July 2015800 m1:43.76Amine Laalou20101500 m3:33.22Noureddine Morceli19963000 m7:37.67Daniel Komen19975000 m13:17.48Leonard Patrick Komon200810,000 m27:58.35Wodajo Bulti1988110 m hurdles13.20Aleksandr Markin1988400 m hurdles48.08Derrick Adkins19953000 m steeplechase8:10.59Roba Gary2010High jump2.33 mAndrey Silnov2010Pole vault5.91 mYevgeniy Lukyanenko2008Long jump8.40 mJaime Jefferson1987Robert EmmiyanTriple jump17.78 mNikolay Musiyenko1986Shot put21.79 mSergey Smirnov1986Discus throw68.06 mLars Riedel1995Hammer throw84.58 mYuriy Sedykh1986Javelin throw88.90 mAlexandr Ivanov2003
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Brothers Znamensky Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m10.92Anelia Nuneva1987Merlene Ottey1996200 m22.45Natalya Bochina1980400 m49.79Aelita Yurchenko1988800 m1:55.10Olga Mineyeva19801500 m3:55.00Tatyana Kazankina19803000 m8:34.35Tatyana Pozdnyakova19845000 m15:12.62Irina Bondarchuk198210,000 m31:56.66Svetlana Guskova1986100 m hurdles12.48Nataliya Grygoryeva1988400 m hurdles53.10Yuliya Pechenkina20023000 m steeplechase9:14.37Gulnara Galkina-Samitova2007High jump2.03 mBlanka Vlašić2008Pole vault4.50 mYelena Isinbaeva2002Tatyana Polnova2003Anastasiya Savchenko30 June 2013Long jump7.52 mGalina Chistyakova1988Triple jump14.95 mInessa Kravets1991Shot put22.63 mNatalya Lisovskaya1987Discus throw71.58 mEllina Zvereva1988Hammer throw77.41 mTatyana Lysenko2006Javelin throw64.49 mValeria Zabruskova2003
References
External links
at Russian Athletics Brothers Znamensky Memorial Records