2019 Herculis

The 2019 Herculis was the 33rd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Monaco. Held from 11–12 July at Stade Louis II, it was the ninth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. 15 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring Diamond League disciplines. Most events were held on 12 July, except for the women's triple jump, which was held on 11 July at Port Hercules.[1]

2019 Herculis
Dates11–12 July 2019
Host cityMonaco
VenueStade Louis II
Level2019 IAAF Diamond League
Events15 (13 Diamond League)
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In recognition of the recently deceased professional athlete Gabe Grunewald, who died a month earlier (11 June) after multiple battles with cancer and attempts to race through the disease, the meet organisers named the women's mile race the "Brave Like Gabe Mile".[2][3] An elite field including world record holder in the 5 km, Sifan Hassan, and Diamond League leader in the 1500 m, Gudaf Tsegay, were invited. Hassan described the first 800 m as "a bit slow", but was able to run the last 800 m four seconds faster than the first to break a 23-year-old world record in the women's mile with a time 4:12.33.[4][5] Hassan was recorded completing the first 1500 m in 3:55.30, a world leading time and faster than her Dutch record of 3:55.93.[6] Every competitor in the race set either a personal best or a seasonal best, and national records were set by Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (4:17.87), Rababe Arafi (4:18.42), and Winnie Nanyondo (4:18.65) for Canada, Morocco, and Uganda respectively.

Also in the women's events, Sydney McLaughlin won the 400 m hurdles in a world leading time of 53.32.

On the men's side, Nijel Amos ran the first sub-1:42:00 time since he became the third-fastest competitor in the 800 m ever at the 2012 Olympic final, with a Herculis meeting record and 2019 world-leading time of 1:41.89. Only five people, including Amos himself, had ever run faster than 1:41.89.[7] Piotr Lisek set a second personal best and Polish record in the span of a week with a meeting record and world-leading mark of 6.02 m in the pole vault, forcing European champion and world under-20 record holder Mondo Duplantis into second.[8] Other highlights include Soufiane El Bakkali setting a world lead of 8:04.82 in the 3000 m steeplechase, and a meeting record in the triple jump by Christian Taylor with a leap of 17.82 m.

Diamond League results

Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either Zürich or Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.[9]

Men
Javelin throw
Place Athlete Mark Points
1 Andreas Hofmann (GER)87.84 m21 (+8)
2 Magnus Kirt (EST)87.47 m14 (+7)
3 Thomas Röhler (GER)86.04 m14 (+6)
4 Cheng Chao-tsun (TPE)82.29 m18 (+5)
5 Marcin Krukowski (POL)82.16 m10 (+4)
6 Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)81.00 m10 (+3)
7 Toni Kuusela (FIN)74.34 m2 (+2)
8 Kevin Mayer (FRA)67.52 m1 (+1)

Women

Non-Diamond League results
Event First Second Third
Men's 1500 m  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)3:29.97  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)3:30.47  Ronald Musagala (UGA)3:30.58 NR PB
Women's 800 m  Ajeé Wilson (USA)1:57.73  Natoya Goule (JAM)1:57.90  Laura Muir (GBR)1:58.42 PB
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See also

References
  1. Season heats up as world's finest converge in Monaco - IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-07-10). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  2. Butler, Sarah Lorge (2019-06-12). Gabriele Grunewald, Pro Runner Who Raced Through Treatment for Rare Cancer, Dies at 32. Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  3. World record-holders meet for memorable mile in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-06-25). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. Dutch, Taylor (2019-07-12). Sifan Hassan Breaks World Record in the Mile. Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. Chavez, Christ (2019-07-12). Sifan Hassan Breaks the Women’s Mile World Record in Four Minutes, 12.33 Seconds. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. Hassan breaks world mile record with 4:12.33 in Monaco. European Athletics (2019-07-13). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. The 1:41 Club is Back: Nijel Amos Runs 1:41.89 in Monaco. LetsRun.com (2019-07-12). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. Rowbottom, Mike (2019). Monaco Diamond League — World Record Mile For Hassan. Track & Field News. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. High-powered head-to-heads on tap in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-05-16). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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