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Prefontaine Classic
Hayward Field
Date	July
Location	Eugene, Oregon
Event type	Track and field
Official site	Diamond League Eugene

The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Contents

1 History
2 World records
3 Notable performances and records
- 3.1 Alan Webb's high school record
- 3.2 Maria Mutola in the 800 m
4 Meet records
- 4.1 Men
- 4.2 Women
5 References
6 External links

History

Originally started as the Hayward Field Restoration Race, in 1975 the name was changed to the Prefontaine Classic after legendary University of Oregon distance runner and Olympian Steve Prefontaine was killed in a car accident a week prior to the meet. Nike has been the primary sponsor since 1978.

World records

Over the course of its history, four world records have been set at the Prefontaine Classic.

Year	Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Ref
2011	30000 m (track)	1:26:47.4	Moses Mosop	Kenya	^[1]^[2]
2011	25000 m (track)	1:12:25.0+	Moses Mosop	Kenya	^[3]^[4]
1982	5000 m	15:08.26	Mary Decker Slaney	United States
1975	220 yard dash	19.92	Don Quarrie	Jamaica

Notable performances and records

Alan Webb's high school record

At the 2001 Prefontaine Classic Alan Webb ran 3:53.43 in the mile and broke Jim Ryun's national high school record that had stood for 36 years. This also was the fastest mile by an American in three years.

Maria Mutola in the 800 m

Maria de Lurdes Mutola has won 16 consecutive (1993-2008) women's 800 m races at the Pre Classic.

Meet records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref	Video
100 m	9.80 (+1.3 m/s)	Steve Mullings	Jamaica	4 June 2011	^[5]^[6]	[1]
200 m	19.72 (+1.8 m/s)	Walter Dix	United States	3 July 2010
400 m	43.92	Michael Johnson	United States	24 June 2000
800 m	1:43.68	Abubaker Kaki Khamis	Sudan	4 June 2011	^[7]^[8]	[2]
1000 m	2:13.62	Abubaker Kaki Khamis	Sudan	3 July 2010
1500 m	3:32.81*	Daniel Kipchirchir Komen	Kenya	10 June 2007
Mile	3:48.28	Daniel Kipchirchir Komen	Kenya	10 June 2007
3000 m	7:35.44**	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	4 June 2005
Two miles	8:03.50	Craig Mottram	Australia	10 June 2007
5000 m	12:58.93	Tariku Bekele	Ethiopia	3 July 2010
10000 m	26:25.97	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	8 June 2008
25000 m (track)	1:12:25.4+	Moses Mosop	Kenya	3 June 2011	^[9]^[10]
30000 m (track)	1:26:47.4	Moses Mosop	Kenya	3 June 2011	^[11]^[12]
110 m hurdles	12.90 (+1.6 m/s)	David Oliver	United States	3 July 2010
400 m hurdles	47.91	Bershawn Jackson	United States	4 June 2005
3000 m steeplechase	8:08.08	Paul Kipsiele Koech	Kenya	10 June 2007
High jump	2.35 m	Charles Clinger	United States	26 May 2002
Pole vault	6.04 m	Brad Walker	United States	8 June 2008
Long jump	8.74 m (-1.2 m/s)	Dwight Phillips	United States	7 June 2009
Triple jump	17.40 m	Walter Davis	United States	28 May 2006
Shot put	22.41 m	Christian Cantwell	United States	3 July 2010
Discus throw	71.32 m	Ben Plucknett	United States	1983
Hammer throw	82.65 m	Koji Murofushi	Japan	19 June 2004
Javelin throw	79.52 m	Duncan Atwood	United States	1987

* en route in Mile
** en route in 2-Mile

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref	Video
100 m	10.70 (+2.0 m/s)	Carmelita Jeter	United States	4 June 2011	^[13]^[14]	[3]
200 m	21.81 (+1.6 m/s)	Marion Jones	United States	30 May 1999
400 m	49.34	Ana Guevara	Mexico	24 May 2003
800 m	1:57.56	Mariya Savinova	Russia	3 July 2010
1000 m	2:32.33	Maria de Lurdes Mutola	Mozambique	1995
1500 m	3:59.89	Gelete Burka	Ethiopia	7 June 2009
Mile	4:21.25	Mary Slaney	United States	1988
2000 m	5:31.52	Vivian Cheruiyot	Kenya	7 June 2009
3000 m	8:39.33	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	26 May 1996
5000 m	14:33.96	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	Kenya	3 June 2011	^[15]^[16]	[4]
100 m hurdles	12.45 (+1.4 m/s)	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	Jamaica	24 May 2003
400 m hurdles	53.03	Melaine Walker	Jamaica	3 July 2010
High jump	1.99 m	Yelena Slesarenko	Russia	28 May 2006
Pole vault	4.72 m	Stacy Dragila	United States	26 May 2002
Long jump	7.31 m	Marion Jones	United States	31 May 1998
Triple jump	14.98 m (+0.6 m/s)	Olha Saladukha	Ukraine	4 June 2011	^[17]^[18]
Shot put	20.59 m	Nadezhda Ostapchuk	Belarus	4 June 2011	^[19]^[20]
Discus throw	65.35 m	Lisa Marie Vizaniari	Australia	24 June 2000
Hammer throw	75.98 m	Tatyana Lysenko	Russia	3 July 2010
Javelin throw	65.90 m	Kara Patterson	United States	3 July 2010

References

^ Dave Martin (2011-06-04). "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60218.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "30000 Metres Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-03. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4220040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-04). "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60218.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "30000 Metres Results with 25000m Intermediate Time". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-03. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4220040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "100 Metres Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-04. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4010040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-05). "Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60237.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "800 Metres Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-04. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4110040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-05). "Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60237.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-04). "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60218.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "30000 Metres Results with 25000m Intermediate Time". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-03. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4220040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-04). "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60218.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "30000 Metres Results with 25000m Intermediate Time". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-03. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re4220040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "100 Metres Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-04. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re1010040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-05). "Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60237.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "5000 Metres Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-03. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re1170040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-04). "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60218.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ "Triple Jump Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-04. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re1840040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-05). "Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60237.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Shot Put Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 2011-06-04. http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re1850040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
^ Dave Martin (2011-06-05). "Oliver and Jeter shine on a day when world leading marks dominate in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/news/newsid=60237.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

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Outdoor	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Championships Men Women NAIA Championships Men Women Olympic trials Visa Championship Series Drake Relays Kansas Relays Modesto Relays Mt. SAC Relays Penn Relays Texas Relays Prefontaine Classic Adidas Grand Prix Adidas Track Classic

Indoor	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Indoor Championships Men Women NAIA Championships Men Women Millrose Games Sunkist Invitational U.S. Open Track and Field Boston Indoor Games Tyson Invitational New Balance Games

Junior	Arcadia Invitational CIF California State Meet Golden West Invitational Minnesota True Team State Track and Field Pasco Invitational

See also : USA Track & Field

v t e IAAF Diamond League

Meets	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Bislett Games Golden Gala Adidas Grand Prix Prefontaine Classic Athletissima British Grand Prix Meeting Areva Herculis DN Galan London Grand Prix Weltklasse Zürich Memorial Van Damme

Years	2010 2011

See also : Golden League IAAF World Challenge IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings

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