title: 2010 Memorial Van Damme
text: # 2010 Memorial Van Damme
  
  The 2010 Memorial Van Damme was the 34th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Held on 27 August at the King Baudouin Stadium, it was the fourteenth leg of the inaugural IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the second half of the final for 2010 (the first half being held during the Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland on 18–19 August).
  
  ## Diamond League champions
  
  | Men | Men | Women | Women |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Athlete | Event |
  | Tyson Gay (USA) | 100 m | Allyson Felix (USA) | 200 m |
  | David Rudisha (KEN) | 800 m | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) | 800 m |
  | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) | 1500 m | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | 5000 m |
  | Bershawn Jackson (USA) | 400 m hurdles | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) | 100 m hurdles |
  | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Pole vault | Milcah Chemos Cheiywa (KEN) | 3000 m steeplechase |
  | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | Triple jump | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | High jump |
  | Christian Cantwell (USA) | Shot put | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Triple jump |
  | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | Javelin throw | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | Discus throw |
  
  ## Records
  
  The following records were set at the meet.
  
  | Type | Athlete | Event | Mark |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Meeting | Reese Hoffa (USA) | Men's shot put | 22.16 m |
  | North American | Molly Huddle (USA) | Women's 5000 m | 14:44.76 |
  | World junior | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 9:22.51 |
  | Croatian | Sandra Perković (CRO) | Women's discus throw | 66.93 m |
  
  Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot also ran a world leading 14.34.13 in the women's 5000 m, the fastest time in 2010.
  
  ## Diamond League results
  
  ### Men
  
  100 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tyson Gay (USA) | 9.79 | 16 (+8) |
  | 2 | Nesta Carter (JAM) | 9.85 PB | 6 (+4) |
  | 3 | Yohan Blake (JAM) | 9.91 | 7 (+2) |
  | 4 | Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 10.09 | 1 |
  | 5 | Richard Thompson (TTO) | 10.11 | 8 |
  | 6 | Mario Forsythe (JAM) | 10.12 | 0 |
  | 7 | Trell Kimmons (USA) | 10.20 | 0 |
  | 8 | Dexter Lee (JAM) | 10.21 | 0 |
  | 9 | Martial Mbandjock (FRA) | 10.26 | 0 |
  
  800 m :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:43.50 | 20 (+8) |
  | 2 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) | 1:43.84 PB | 10 (+4) |
  | 3 | Boaz Lalang (KEN) | 1:44.29 | 2 (+2) |
  | 4 | Marcin Lewandowski (POL) | 1:44.97 | 5 |
  | 5 | Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva (KEN) | 1:45.62 | 1 |
  | 6 | David Mutinda Mutua (KEN) | 1:45.90 PB | 0 |
  | 7 | Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP) | 1:45.97 | 0 |
  | 8 | Duane Solomon (USA) | 1:46.17 | 0 |
  | 9 | Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR) | 1:46.74 | 0 |
  | 10 | Bram Som (NED) | 1:48.06 | 1 |
  | DNF (PM) | Sammy Tangui (KEN) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  
  1500 m :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) | 3:32.18 | 22 (+8) |
  | 2 | Leonel Manzano (USA) | 3:32.37 PB | 6 (+4) |
  | 3 | Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) | 3:32.88 | 13 (+2) |
  | 4 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin (ETH) | 3:33.40 | 6 |
  | 5 | Tom Lancashire (GBR) | 3:33.96 PB | 8 |
  | 6 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) | 3:34.03 | 0 |
  | 7 | Carsten Schlangen (GER) | 3:34.19 PB | 0 |
  | 8 | Collis Birmingham (AUS) | 3:35.50 PB | 0 |
  | 9 | Nixon Chepseba (KEN) | 3:36.14 | 0 |
  | 10 | Abdelaati Iguider (MAR) | 3:36.73 | 0 |
  | 11 | Álvaro Fernández Cerezo (ESP) | 3:37.13 | 0 |
  | 12 | Kristof Van Malderen (BEL) | 3:37.36 | 0 |
  | 13 | Arturo Casado (ESP) | 3:37.67 | 0 |
  | 14 | Samir Dahmani (FRA) | 3:38.01 PB | 0 |
  | 15 | Ismael Kipngetich Kombich (KEN) | 3:40.98 | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Johan Cronje (RSA) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | David Krummenacker (USA) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Víctor Seco (ESP) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  
  400 m hurdles :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bershawn Jackson (USA) | 47.85 | 28 (+8) |
  | 2 | Dai Greene (GBR) | 48.26 | 6 (+4) |
  | 3 | Javier Culson (PUR) | 48.71 | 7 (+2) |
  | 4 | Justin Gaymon (USA) | 49.30 | 0 |
  | 5 | Michaël Bultheel (BEL) | 49.38 PB | 0 |
  | 6 | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 49.72 | 3 |
  | 7 | Jehue Gordon (TTO) | 49.80 | 0 |
  | 8 | Sébastien Maillard (FRA) | 50.75 | 0 |
  | 9 | Nils Duerinck (BEL) | 51.17 | 0 |
  
  Pole vault :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Malte Mohr (GER) | 5.85 m PB | 15 (+8) |
  | 2 | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | 5.80 m | 20 (+4) |
  | 3 | Maksym Mazuryk (UKR) | 5.75 m | 4 (+2) |
  | 4 | Fabian Schulze (GER) | 5.65 m | 0 |
  | 5 | Steven Hooker (AUS) | 5.65 m | 4 |
  | 6 | Derek Miles (USA) | 5.65 m | 4 |
  | 7 | Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) | 5.55 m | 0 |
  | 8 | Łukasz Michalski (POL) | 5.55 m | 5 |
  | 9 | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | 5.45 m | 0 |
  | 10 | Kevin Rans (BEL) | 5.35 m | 0 |
  | NM | Damiel Dossévi (FRA) | No mark | 0 |
  | NM | Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) | No mark | 0 |
  
  Triple jump :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 17.57 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) | 18 (+8) |
  | 2 | Alexis Copello (CUB) | 17.47 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) | 13 (+4) |
  | 3 | Christian Olsson (SWE) | 17.35 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) | 10 (+2) |
  | 4 | Arnie David Giralt (CUB) | 17.10 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) | 6 |
  | 5 | Benjamin Compaoré (FRA) | 16.96 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 0 |
  | 6 | Nathan Douglas (GBR) | 16.86 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | 0 |
  | 7 | Marian Oprea (ROU) | 16.83 m (wind: +0.5 m/s) | 0 |
  | 8 | Randy Lewis (GRN) | 16.11 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) | 2 |
  | NM | Samyr Lainé (HAI) | No mark | 0 |
  
  Shot put :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reese Hoffa (USA) | 22.16 m MR | 14 (+8) |
  | 2 | Christian Cantwell (USA) | 21.62 m | 25 (+4) |
  | 3 | Tomasz Majewski (POL) | 21.44 m | 7 (+2) |
  | 4 | Dylan Armstrong (CAN) | 20.87 m | 6 |
  | 5 | Adam Nelson (USA) | 20.26 m | 1 |
  | 6 | Cory Martin (USA) | 20.24 m | 1 |
  | 7 | Dorian Scott (JAM) | 19.20 m | 0 |
  | 8 | Wim Blondeel (BEL) | 18.15 m | 0 |
  | NM | Daniel Taylor (USA) | No mark | 0 |
  
  Javelin throw :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 89.88 m | 30 (+8) |
  | 2 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 83.36 m | 13 (+4) |
  | 3 | Matthias de Zordo (GER) | 82.39 m | 5 (+2) |
  | 4 | Jarrod Bannister (AUS) | 82.05 m | 0 |
  | 5 | Teemu Wirkkala (FIN) | 82.01 m | 3 |
  | 6 | Ainārs Kovals (LAT) | 81.45 m | 0 |
  | 7 | Ari Mannio (FIN) | 80.66 m | 0 |
  | 8 | Petr Frydrych (CZE) | 77.29 m | 4 |
  | 9 | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya (UKR) | 75.54 m | 0 |
  | 10 | Till Wöschler (GER) | 74.60 m | 0 |
  
  ### Women
  
  200 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Allyson Felix (USA) | 22.61 | 22 (+8) |
  | 2 | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 22.70 | 8 (+4) |
  | 3 | Bianca Knight (USA) | 23.01 | 4 (+2) |
  | 4 | Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) | 23.07 | 1 |
  | 5 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TTO) | 23.26 | 0 |
  | 6 | Yelyzaveta Bryzhina (UKR) | 23.28 | 0 |
  | 7 | Porscha Lucas (USA) | 23.36 | 0 |
  | 8 | Olivia Borlée (BEL) | 23.61 | 0 |
  | 9 | Consuella Moore (USA) | 23.63 | 0 |
  
  800 m :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) | 1:58.82 | 17 (+8) |
  | 2 | Caster Semenya (RSA) | 1:59.65 | 2 (+2) |
  | 3 | Alysia Johnson (USA) | 1:59.89 | 8 |
  | 4 | Jenny Meadows (GBR) | 1:59.93 | 3 |
  | 5 | Anna Pierce (USA) | 2:00.05 | 1 |
  | 6 | Elisa Cusma-Piccione (ITA) | 2:00.35 | 0 |
  | 7 | Tintu Lukka (IND) | 2:00.79 PB | 0 |
  | 8 | Jemma Simpson (GBR) | 2:01.13 | 3 |
  | 9 | Neisha Bernard-Thomas (GRN) | 2:01.75 | 0 |
  | DNF | Halima Hachlaf (MAR) | Did not finish | 6 |
  | DNF (PM) | Karen Shinkins (IRL) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DQ | Mariya Savinova (RUS) | Disqualified (doping) | 0 |
  
  5000 m :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | 14:34.13 WL | 16 (+8) |
  | 2 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (KEN) | 14:35.07 | 6 (+4) |
  | 3 | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) | 14:35.13 | 15 (+2) |
  | 4 | Sally Kipyego (KEN) | 14:38.64 PB | 0 |
  | 5 | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) | 14:39.61 | 1 |
  | 6 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet (KEN) | 14:39.80 | 0 |
  | 7 | Ines Chenonge (KEN) | 14:43.14 | 0 |
  | 8 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 14:44.26 | 1 |
  | 9 | Molly Huddle (USA) | 14:44.76 AR | 0 |
  | 10 | Stephanie Twell (GBR) | 14:54.08 PB | 0 |
  | 11 | Mercy Cherono (KEN) | 14:58.88 | 0 |
  | 12 | Esther Chemtai (KEN) | 14:59.75 | 0 |
  | DNF | Lidia Chojecka (POL) | Did not finish | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Lindsey De Grande (BEL) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (TAN) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Margaret Miriuki (KEN) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  | DQ | Alemitu Bekele (TUR) | Disqualified (doping) | 0 |
  
  100 m hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) | 12.54 | 22 (+8) |
  | 2 | Sally Pearson (AUS) | 12.64 | 10 (+4) |
  | 3 | Perdita Felicien (CAN) | 12.68 | 5 (+2) |
  | 4 | Queen Harrison (USA) | 12.69 | 0 |
  | 5 | Lolo Jones (USA) | 12.78 | 14 |
  | 6 | Danielle Carruthers (USA) | 12.93 | 0 |
  | 7 | Derval O'Rourke (IRL) | 12.96 | 0 |
  | 8 | Christina Vukicevic (NOR) | 13.21 | 0 |
  | 9 | Elisabeth Davin (BEL) | 13.34 | 0 |
  
  3000 m steeplechase :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sofia Assefa (ETH) | 9:20.72 | 9 (+8) |
  | 2 | Milcah Chemos Cheiywa (KEN) | 9:22.34 | 24 (+4) |
  | 3 | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | 9:22.51 WJR | 2 (+2) |
  | 4 | Mekdes Bekele (ETH) | 9:24.17 | 0 |
  | 5 | Lisa Aguilera (USA) | 9:24.84 PB | 0 |
  | 6 | Lydia Jebet Rotich (KEN) | 9:29.24 | 5 |
  | 7 | Katarzyna Kowalska (POL) | 9:33.79 | 0 |
  | 8 | Birtukan Adamu (ETH) | 9:45.06 | 0 |
  | 9 | Korene Hinds (JAM) | 9:54.37 | 0 |
  | DNF | Sophie Duarte (FRA) | Did not finish | 0 |
  | DNF (PM) | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) | Did not finish (pacemaker) | 0 |
  
  High jump :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | 2.00 m | 32 (+8) |
  | 2 | Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) | 1.98 m | 4 (+4) |
  | 3 | Emma Green (SWE) | 1.98 m | 3 (+2) |
  | 4 | Ruth Beitia (ESP) | 1.92 m | 3 |
  | 5 | Svetlana Shkolina (RUS) | 1.92 m | 1 |
  | 6 | Irina Gordeyeva (RUS) | 1.86 m | 1 |
  | 7 | Levern Spencer (LCA) | 1.86 m | 2 |
  | 8 | Ana Šimić (CRO) | 1.80 m | 0 |
  | NM | Hanne Van Hessche (BEL) | No mark | 0 |
  
  Triple jump :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | 14.80 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) | 22 (+8) |
  | 2 | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | 14.56 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) | 22 (+4) |
  | 3 | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | 14.38 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) | 4 (+2) |
  | 4 | Dana Velďáková (SVK) | 14.19 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) | 0 |
  | 5 | Snežana Vukmirovič-Rodič (SLO) | 14.16 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) | 0 |
  | 6 | Svetlana Bolshakova (BEL) | 14.04 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) | 1 |
  | 7 | Nadezhda Alekhina (RUS) | 13.74 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 4 |
  | 8 | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) | 13.73 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 2 |
  | 9 | Adelina Gavrilă (ROU) | 13.61 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 0 |
  
  Discus throw :
  
  | Place | Athlete | Mark | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sandra Perković (CRO) | 66.93 m NR | 16 (+8) |
  | 2 | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | 65.96 m | 20 (+4) |
  | 3 | Li Yanfeng (CHN) | 64.74 m | 2 (+2) |
  | 4 | Dani Samuels (AUS) | 62.13 m | 3 |
  | 5 | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) | 61.68 m | 3 |
  | 6 | Aretha Thurmond (USA) | 61.58 m | 3 |
  | 7 | Becky Breisch (USA) | 59.77 m | 2 |
  | 8 | Joanna Wiśniewska (POL) | 58.42 m | 0 |
  