Athletissima


Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.
The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. In 1986, the event was moved to the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.
UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.

History

Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on 6 July 1947 and 13 July 1957. The latter was also known as the "American Meeting", similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich.

Editions

MeetingSeriesDate
1977 Athletissima8 Jul 1977
1978 Athletissima13 Jul 1978
1979 Athletissima18 Jul 1979
1980 Athletissima15 Aug 1980
1981 Athletissima14 Jul 1981
1982 Athletissima14 Jul 1982
1983 Athletissima30 Jun 1983
1984 Athletissima10 Jul 1984
1985 Athletissima10 Jul 1985
1986 Athletissima2 Sep 1986
1987 Athletissima15 Sep 1987
1988 Athletissima1988 IAAF Grand Prix24 Jun 1988
1989 Athletissima1989 IAAF Grand Prix27 Jun 1989
1990 Athletissima1990 IAAF Grand Prix12 Jul 1990
1991 Athletissima1991 IAAF Grand Prix10 Jul 1991
1992 Athletissima1992 IAAF Grand Prix8 Jul 1992
1993 Athletissima1993 IAAF Grand Prix7 Jul 1993
1994 Athletissima1994 IAAF Grand Prix6 Jul 1994
1995 Athletissima1995 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jul 1995
1996 Athletissima1996 IAAF Grand Prix3 Jul 1996
1997 Athletissima1997 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 1997
1998 Athletissima1998 IAAF Grand Prix25 Aug 1998
1999 Athletissima1999 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 1999
2000 Athletissima2000 IAAF Grand Prix5 Jul 2000
2001 Athletissima2001 IAAF Grand Prix4 Jul 2001
2002 Athletissima2002 IAAF Grand Prix2 Jul 2002
2003 Athletissima2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix1 Jul 2003
2004 Athletissima2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix6 Jul 2004
2005 Athletissima2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix5 Jul 2005
2006 Athletissima2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix11 Jul 2006
2007 Athletissima2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix10 Jul 2007
2008 Athletissima2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix2 Sep 2008
2009 Athletissima2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix7 Jul 2009
2010 Athletissima2010 Diamond League8 Jul 2010
2011 Athletissima2011 Diamond League30 Jun 2011
2012 Athletissima2012 Diamond League23 Aug 2012
2013 Athletissima2013 Diamond League4 Jul 2013
2014 Athletissima2014 Diamond League3 Jul 2014
2015 Athletissima2015 Diamond League9 Jul 2015
2016 Athletissima2016 Diamond League25 Aug 2016
2017 Athletissima2017 Diamond League6 Jul 2017
2018 Athletissima2018 Diamond League4-5 Jul 2018
2019 Athletissima2019 Diamond League4-5 Jul 2019
2020 Athletissima2020 Diamond League2 Sep 2020
2021 Athletissima2021 Diamond League25-26 Aug 2021
2022 Athletissima2022 Diamond League25-26 Aug 2022
2023 Athletissima2023 Diamond League29-30 Jun 2023
2024 Athletissima2024 Diamond League21-22 Aug 2024
2025 Athletissima2025 Diamond League19-20 Aug 2025

World records

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima.
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
19949.85 United StatesSortname|Yelena|Isinbayeva

Meeting records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
100 m9.69 DLRYohan BlakeJamaicawind|-0.1

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
100 m10.60 Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaicawind|+1.6