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Overview of the events of 2014 in the sport of athletics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2014 there was no primary outdoor global athletics championship, as neither the Summer Olympics nor the World Championships in Athletics occurred in the year. The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup were the foremost global events to be held in 2014. The 2014 IAAF World Relays marked the debut of the new international competition exclusively for relay races.
2014 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Indoor Championships Continental Cup Commonwealth Games |
New competitions | IAAF World Relays |
← 2013 2015 → |
The Diamond League entered its fifth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series. The 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup were the highest level competitions for those disciplines. Major regional events which took place in 2014 include the European Championships, African Championships, and Commonwealth Games.
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's Pole Vault | Renaud Lavillenie | France | 6.16 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 15 February |
Men's 4 × 400 m relay | Kyle Clemons David Verburg Kind Butler Calvin Smith |
United States | 3:02.13 | Sopot, Poland | 9 March |
Men's 4 × 800 m relay | Richard Jones David Torrence Duane Solomon Erik Sowinski |
United States | 7:13.11 | Boston, USA | 8 February |
Women's 1500 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 3:55.17 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 1 February |
Women's 3000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 8:16.60 | Stockholm, Sweden | 6 February |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's 4 × 200 metres relay | Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake |
Jamaica | 1:18.63 | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 May |
Men's 4 × 1500 metres relay | Collins Cheboi Silas Kiplagat James Kiplagat Magut Asbel Kiprop |
Kenya | 14:22.22 | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 May |
Men's Marathon | Dennis Kipruto Kimetto | Kenya | 2:02.57 | Berlin, Germany | 28 September |
Women's 4 × 1500 metres relay | Mercy Cherono Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon Irene Jelagat Hellen Onsando Obiri |
Kenya | 16:33.58 | Nassau, Bahamas | 24 May |
Women's hammer throw | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 79.58 m | Berlin, Germany | 31 August |
Women's Half Marathon | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:05:12 | Barcelona, Spain | 16 February |
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