The2010Prefontaine Classic was the 36th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting inEugene, Oregon, United States.[1] Held on Saturday July 3, 2010 atHayward Field, it was the sixth leg of the inauguralIAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Previously the Prefontaine Classic had been a part of the now defunctIAAF World Athletics Tour, but not in theIAAF Golden League which consisted of the top-tier meets in the tour.[2][3]
The meet's debut in the Diamond League resulted in 12 new meeting records being set out of 19 contested events, with yearly world leading marks being set on top of five of the meeting record performances. In the men's events the200 meters had been most anticipated, whichWalter Dix won with a meeting record in 19.72 seconds, defeating second fastest man in historyTyson Gay who had recently returned to competition from groin surgery.[4][5] EthiopianTariku Bekele ran a5000 m meeting record in 12:58.93, also the best time ever run on American soil.[5]David Oliver matched the American record in the110 m hurdles with a world leading time and meeting record in 12.90 s, just 0.03 s slower than the world record.[6] Theshot put sawChristian Cantwell win by more than a meter, with a world leading mark and meeting record of 22.41 m. In the non-scoring1000 m, Sudanese athleteAbubaker Kaki Khamis set a world leading time, national record, and meeting record in 2:13.62.
In the women's competition,Veronica Campbell-Brown defeated reigning Olympic and world championShelly-Ann Fraser over100 m in 10.78 s, a world leading personal best time and a meeting record.Mariya Savinova set a world leading time and meeting record in the800 m with a personal best time in 1:57.56. Though she did not win thetriple jump, CanadianTabia Charles set a national record with a mark of 13.99 m.