Golden Spike () is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It is a Gold-level meeting on the World Athletics Continental Tour — one of the top tiers just below the Diamond League. It was first organized in 1961.
The history of the meeting was interrupted in 1999, when the meeting was not held due to the apparent lack of interest of sponsors. From 2003 to 2009 the IAAF classified the meeting among IAAF Grand Prix meetings.
World records Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the Golden Spike.
+World records set at the Golden Spike Ostrava Year Event Record Athlete Nationality197310.9 19759.9 20023000 m steeplechase9:21.722004Pole vault4.83 m26:20.312007 (track)56:25.9821,285 m200818,517 m12.87 20109.07 20119.91 201730.81 201934.41 202236.86 2026150m (bend)14.67 Noah Lyles
Meeting records Men
+Men's meeting records of the Golden Spike Ostrava Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 y9.07 Asafa Powell27 May 2010100 m9.83 Asafa Powell27 May 2010150 m14.67 Noah Lyles16 June 2026200 m19.83 Usain Bolt12 June 2008300 m30.81Wayde van Niekerk28 June 2017400 m44.16LaShawn Merritt17 June 2014600 m1:16.02Adam Kszczot26 May 2015800 m1:43.24Wilfred Bungei12 June 20031000 m2:15.08Ilham Tanui Özbilen17 June 20141500 m 3:29.05 Phanuel Koech 24 June 2025 Mile3:49.44Nathan Green16 June 20263000 m7:31.66Caleb Ndiku17 June 20145000 m12:48.63Jacob Kiplimo8 September 202010,000 m26:20.31Kenenisa Bekele8 June 200420,000 m (track)56:25.98Haile Gebrselassie27 June 2007One hour21,285 mHaile Gebrselassie27 June 2007110 m hurdles12.87 Dayron Robles12 June 2008400 m hurdles47.62Karsten Warholm8 September 20202000 m steeplechase5:27.89Nikolay Matyushenko29 July 19893000 m steeplechase7:58.68Lamecha Girma31 May 2022High jump2.38 mMutaz Essa Barshim13 June 2018Pole vault 6.13 m Armand Duplantis 24 June 2025 Long jump8.66 m Juan Miguel Echevarría13 June 2018Triple jump17.57 m Christian Taylor28 June 2017Shot put22.63 mRyan Crouser27 June 2023Discus throw68.55 mKristjan Čeh27 June 2023Hammer throw83.44 mPaweł Fajdek27 June 2017Javelin throw95.52 m (old design)Uwe Hohn12 June 198594.64 m (current design)Jan Železný31 May 199610,000 m walk (track)41:58.6 Alexander Bílek9 July 19694 × 100 m relay38.43Jeremiah Azu Zharnel HughesRichard KiltyNethaneel Mitchell-Blake31 May 20224 × 400 m relay3:01.49Jerome DavisDerek MillsJames CarterDanny McCray31 May 2001
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Golden Spike Ostrava Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 y9.91 Veronica Campbell-Brown31 May 2011100 m10.76 Veronica Campbell-Brown31 May 2011150 m16.56 Dafne Schippers8 September 2020200 m22.07 Jarmila Kratochvílová3 June 1981300 m34.41Shaunae Miller-Uibo20 June 2019 400 m 49.15 Salwa Eid Naser 24 June 2025 800 m 1:54.45 Audrey Werro 16 June 2026 1000 m2:40.08Irina Krakoviak9 June 20051500 m3:57.38Diribe Welteji27 June 20232000 m5:27.50Genzebe Dibaba17 June 20143000 m8:38.55Belaynesh Oljira20 May 20165000 m14:30.18Meseret Defar27 June 200710,000 m30:26.67Tirunesh Dibaba27 June 2013One hour18,517 mDire Tune12 June 200820,000 m (track)1:05:35.3Dire Tune17 June 2009100 m hurdles12.42 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn27 June 2023300 m hurdles36.86Femke Bol31 May 2022400 m hurdles53.32Zuzana Hejnova27 June 20133000 m steeplechase9:11.33Norah Jeruto13 June 2018High jump2.06 mMariya Lasitskene20 June 2019Pole vault4.84 mMolly Caudery28 May 2024Long jump7.00 m Eva Murková23 May 1984Triple jump15.00 m Yamilé Aldama12 June 2003Shot put21.96 mHelena Fibingerová8 June 1977Discus throw69.52 mZdeňka Šilhavá10 June 1987Hammer throw79.72 mAnita Włodarczyk27 June 2017Javelin throw67.78 mBarbora Špotáková25 May 20123000 m walk (track)11:52.38Anežka Drahotová26 May 20154 × 100 m relay43.56Gréta KerekesJusztina CsótiBoglárka TakácsAlexa Sulyán27 June 20234 × 400 m relay3:33.9Edit MolnárAgnes KozáryNoémi BátoriJudit Forgács3 August 1991
References
External links
Golden Spike Meeting Statistics