| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ceased | 2009 |
| Continent | Global |
TheIAAF Super Grand Prix was an annual series of one-daytrack and field competitions organized by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Over the competition's history, a total of nine different meetings were part of the circuit – all of which were European meetings with the sole exception of theQatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, introduced in 2004.
Created in 2003, it became the second-highest tier in theIAAF World Outdoor Meetings series, behind theIAAF Golden League and above theIAAF Grand Prix andIAAF Grand Prix II level meetings. It began with seven meetings and expanded to eight meetings for the 2004 and 2005 series. In 2006 the competition was incorporated into theIAAF World Athletics Tour, retaining its status as the second highest tier of annual meetings. The series was reduced in scope to six meetings that year, then had only five meetings in its last three years.
Athletes earned points at the meetings, dependent upon their finishing position, and the overall points leaders from the wider circuit gained entry to the annualIAAF World Athletics Final.[1] The IAAF Super Grand Prix was made defunct along with the World Athletics Tour in 2010, as both were replaced by theIAAF Diamond League andIAAF World Challenge series. Six of the nine Super Grand Prix meetings were elevated to the Diamond League series.[2]
Key: As part ofIAAF World Outdoor Meetings As part ofIAAF World Athletics Tour
| Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | 12 June | 8 August | 7 | [3] |
| 2 | 2004 | 14 May | 30 July | 8 | [4] |
| 3 | 2005 | 13 May | 21 August | 8 | [5] |
| 4 | 2006 | 12 May | 20 August | 6 | [6] |
| 5 | 2007 | 11 May | 7 August | 5 | [7] |
| 6 | 2008 | 9 May | 2 September | 5 | [8] |
| 7 | 2009 | 8 May | 31 August | 5 | [9] |
| # | Meeting | City | Country | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
| 7 | London Grand Prix | London | United Kingdom | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
| 6 | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
| 4 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Doha | Qatar | – | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
| 4 | Herculis | Monte Carlo | Monaco | – | – | – | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
| 4 | Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | Athens | Greece | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | – | – | – |
| 3 | British Grand Prix | Gateshead | United Kingdom | SGP | SGP | SGP | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | SGP | SGP | SGP | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | SGP | SGP | SGP | – | – | – | – |
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