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Adidas Track Classic Wiki Information
The Adidas Track Classic
is an American track and field athletics meeting which has taken place annually in Carson, California since 2005. [1] [2] The meeting forms part of the USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series and is also one of the few area meetings where athletes can earn points to qualify for the World Athletics Final. [3] The event has its roots in the Oregon Track Classic, which was sponsored by Adidas until 2005 and was forced to close that year due to lack of funding. [4]
Top athletes from the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) area compete at the event and a number of national and area records have been set at previous editions.[ The event is usually held in mid-May at The Home Depot Center, part of the Adidas Performance Institute. [5] [6] Athletes who are part of the Adidas track team often feature prominently and World Champions and Olympic medalists often participate in the event. [7] [8] The competition is broadcast on television in the United States.][
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Previous records set at the meeting include an North American record by Jenn Stuczynski in 2008 (whose 4.90 metres in the pole vault made her second on the all-time list), [9] [10] [11] and an American record javelin throw of 90.71 meters by Breaux Greer in 2007. [12] In addition to this, world leading marks are often set at the competition.[
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Previous editions
Notable victories in previous editions of the tournament include another American pole vault record set by Stuczynski in 2007. [ At the 2008 Adidas Track Classic Tyson Gay won both the 100 and 200 meters races,][ while Megan Metcalfe and Ethiopian Ali Abdosh set world leading times in the 3000 and 5000 meters respectively. Shannon Rowbury won the 1500 meters with the fastest time by an American woman in five years and Jeremy Wariner set the 400 meters meeting record.][
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In the 2009 edition Anna Willard ran the fastest 3000 meters steeplechase to have been run in the United States and Hazel Clark set a new track record in the 800 metres.[ LaShawn Merritt, Jenn Stuczynski, Aheza Kiros and Kerron Clement won their events with world-leading times but Clement's 400 meter hurdles world leading time was disqualified due to a misplaced hurdle. Second-placed Angelo Taylor struck out at the meet organisers for their mistake, saying he would never compete again at the event.][
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Meet records
thumb is the current 200 meters meet record holder.
thumb Jeremy Wariner holds the 400 meters meet record.
Men's events
Records are correct as of May 17, 2009.
[13]
| Event
| Record
| Name
| Nation
| Year
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| 100 meters
| 9.94 sec
| Maurice Greene
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| 2003
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| 200 meters
| 19.91 sec
| Wallace Spearmon
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| 2007
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| 400 meters
| 44.42 sec
| Jeremy Wariner
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| 2008
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| 800 meters
| 1:45.23 min
| Khadevis Robinson
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| 2006
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| 1500 meters
| 3:32.34 min
| Rashid Ramzi
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| 2006
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| 3000 meters
| 7:38.11 min
| Markos Geneti
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| 2005
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| 2 miles
| 8:19.61 min
| Markos Geneti
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| 2006
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| 5000 meters
| 13:08.64 min
| Ali Abdosh
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| 2008
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| 110 meter hurdles
| 13.17 sec
| Terrence Trammell
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| 2007
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| 400 meter hurdles
| 47.62 sec
| Bershawn Jackson
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| 2005
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| 3000 meter steeplechase
| 8:25.16 min
| Anthony Famiglietti
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| 2005
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| Pole vault
| 5.60 m
| Toby Stevenson
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| 2004
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| Long jump
| 8.39 m
| Hussein Taher Al-Sabee
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| 2003
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| Triple jump
| 17.09 m
| Kenta Bell
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| 2005
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| Shot put
| 22.35 m
| Christian Cantwell
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| 2004
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| Discus throw
| 65.09 m
| Jarred Rome
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| 2008
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| Javelin throw
| 90.71 m
| Breaux Greer
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| 2007
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Women's events
thumb Allyson Felix has the 200 meters record.
thumb set the 1500 meters record in 2008.
| Event
| Record
| Name
| Nation
| Year
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| 100 meters
| 10.90 sec
| Torri Edwards
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| 2007
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| 200 meters
| 22.14 sec
| Allyson Felix
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| 2005
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| 400 meters
| 49.62 sec
| Ana Guevara
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| 2003
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| 800 meters [14]
| 2:01.40 min
| Hazel Clark
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| 2009
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| 1500 meters
| 4:01.61 min
| Shannon Rowbury
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| 2008
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| 3000 meters
| 8:37.69 min
| Meseret Defar
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| 2007
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| 2 miles
| 9:10.47 min
| Meseret Defar
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| 2007
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| 100 meter hurdles
| 12.58 sec
| Virginia Powell
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| 2007
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| 400 meter hurdles
| 55.57 sec
| Tanisha Mills
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| 2005
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| 3000 meter steeplechase [15]
| 9:26.85 min
| Anna Willard
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| 2009
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| Pole vault
| 4.90 m
| Jenn Stuczynski
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| 2008
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| Long jump
| 6.68 m
| Grace Upshaw
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| 2008
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| Triple jump [16]
| 13.82 m
| Yvette Lewis
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| 2009
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| High jump
| 1.98 m
| Tisha Waller
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| 2004
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| 1.98 m
| Chaunte Howard
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| 2008
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| Discus throw
| 64.71 m
| Aretha Hill
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| 2003
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References
- Adidas Track Classic. Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Olympic Gold Medalists Headline 2009 adidas Track Classic. Adidas Track Classic (2009-04-20). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Kirby, Lee (2009-05-17). World leading marks by Merritt, Willard, Stuczynski and Kiros in Carson – adidas Track Classic Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Oregon Track Classic canceled, lacks sponsor. ''USA Today'' (2005-04-19). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Bernard Lagat, Jenn Stuczynski added to lineup for adidas Track Classic on May 18. Adidas Track Classic (2008-04-17). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Elite High Schoolers Added to adidas Track Classic. Adidas Track Classic (2009-05-07). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Middle and long distance duels announced, while Olympic champion Harper joins the hurdles start list in Carson. IAAF (2009-05-06). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Painter, Jill (2009-05-16). Felix gets back up to speed at Adidas Track Classic. ''Los Angeles Daily News''. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Lee, Kirby (2008-05-19). Stuczynski soars to 4.90m American Record in Carson. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Pole Vault All Time. IAAF (2009-05-09). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Gay wins 100, 200 titles at Adidas Track Classic. AFP (2008-05-18). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Ramsak, Bob (2007-06-08). Men's Javelin Throw Preview - IAAF Golden League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Records. Adidas Track Classic. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Event 7 Women 800 Meter Run. Adidas Track Classic. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Event 10 Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase. Adidas Track Classic. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
- Event 18 Women Triple Jump. Adidas Track Classic. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
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