IAAF Grand Prix II


The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was introduced in 1994 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings with the financial benefit of being an official Grand Prix meeting. Prior to its creation, meetings not on the Grand Prix list were included as IAAF Permit Meetings. Further additions to the Grand Prix II level required a competition to have held permit status for two years. Over the competition's history, at least 24 different meetings were part of the circuit.
Athletes earned points at the meetings, dependent upon their finishing position, and the overall points leaders from the wider circuit gained entry to the annual IAAF Grand Prix Final in 1994 to 2002, then the IAAF World Athletics Final from 2003 to 2005.
The role of the Grand Prix II category changed over the years, starting as the second tier of the IAAF Grand Prix before changing to the third tier with the introduction of the IAAF Golden League in 1998. The creation of the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings tour in 2003 reorganised the IAAF's one-day circuit into four tiers, with the IAAF Super Grand Prix becoming the second most prestigious grouping and the IAAF Grand Prix II as the fourth and lowest level. The category was made defunct in 2006, when the IAAF World Athletics Tour was created.

Editions

The IAAF Grand Prix II calendar was subject to change during its lifetime, with the number of meetings, the constituent meetings, and the duration of the series all regularly changing from year to year.
Key:
EditionYearStart dateEnd dateMeetsFinalFinal date
119941 June28 August81994 IAAF Grand Prix Final3 September
2199530 May5 September91995 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September
3199619 February1 September121996 IAAF Grand Prix Final7 September
4199720 February7 September101997 IAAF Grand Prix Final13 September
5199825 February30 August111998 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 September
6199925 February5 September111999 IAAF Grand Prix Final11 September
720002 March3 September102000 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 October
820011 March2 September112001 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September
920027 March8 September112002 IAAF Grand Prix Final14 September
1020031 March3 August112003 IAAF World Athletics Final13–14 September
11200412 February31 July112004 IAAF World Athletics Final18–19 September
12200517 February23 July102005 IAAF World Athletics Final9–10 September

Meetings

#MeetingCityCountry199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
1British Grand PrixGatesheadUnited KingdomGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
2FBK GamesHengeloNetherlandsGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
3Rieti MeetingRietiItalyGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
4Helsinki Grand PrixHelsinkiFinlandGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
5Gran Premio DiputaciónSevilleSpainGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
6Gugl Grand PrixLinzAustriaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
7Cena Slovenska - Slovak GoldBratislavaSlovakiaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2--
8Meeting de L'HumanitéSt. DenisFranceGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2------
9Melbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustralia--GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2
10Engen Grand PrixJohannesburgSouth Africa--GP2GP2---
10Engen Grand PrixPretoriaSouth Africa--GP2GP2GP2GP2---
10Engen Grand PrixRoodepoortSouth Africa--GP2---
11Bruce Jenner ClassicSan JoseUnited States--GP2---------
12Qatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar----GP2-------
13Athens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece-----GP2------
14Hanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia------GP2GP2GP2---
15Adidas Oregon Track ClassicPortlandUnited States-------GP2GP2GP2-
15Adidas Oregon Track ClassicGreshamUnited States-------GP2-
16Brothers Znamensky MemorialMoscowRussia-GP2-------
16Brothers Znamensky MemorialTulaRussia--------GP2
16Brothers Znamensky MemorialKazanRussia--------GP2GP2
17International Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece---------GP2GP2GP2
18Palo Alto MeetingPalo AltoUnited States---------GP2GP2GP2
19Meeting du Conseil Général de la MartiniqueFort-de-FranceFrance---------GP2GP2GP2
20Notturna di MilanoMilanItaly---------GP2GP2GP2
21Memorial Primo NebioloTurinItaly---------GP2GP2GP2
22Josef Odložil MemorialPragueCzech Republic---------GP2GP2GP2
23KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgium---------GP2GP2GP2
24Grande Premio Rio de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazil----------GP2GP2