1996 IAAF Grand Prix
| 1996 IAAF Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 12th |
| Dates | 29 February – 16 September 1996 |
| Meetings | 29 (+1 final) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 IAAF Grand Prix was the twelfth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series consisted of three levels: IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix II and finally IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seventeen Grand Prix meetings and twelve Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 29 meetings for the series from 29 February to 16 September. An additional ten IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.[1]
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 7 September in Milan, Italy.[1] Daniel Komen was the winner of the overall men's title with 103 points, while Ludmila Enquist topped the women's rankings with 93 points.[2]
Meetings
[edit]Key: Non-Grand Prix, scoring meeting
| # | Date | Meeting name | City | Country | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February | NEC Classic | Melbourne | Australia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| — | 12 April | ASA Engen Meet | Cape Town | South Africa | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 2 | 14 April | International Meeting Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| — | 28 April | Shiv Chatrapati[a] | New Delhi | India | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| — | 4 May | Jakarta International Meet | Jakarta | Indonesia | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 3 | 4 May | Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 4 | 11 May | Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 5 | 18 May | Atlanta Pre-Olympic Meeting | Atlanta | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 25 May | Vittel Stadium Meeting | Lille | France | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 6 | 26 May | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 7 | 27 May | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Hengelo | Netherlands | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 8 | 29 May | Slovnaft Meeting | Bratislava | Slovakia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 9 | 1 June | Bruce Jenner Classic | San Jose | United States | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| — | 2 June | Harry Jerome Track Classic | Vancouver | Canada | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 10 | 3 June | Meeting L'Humanite | St. Denis | France | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 11 | 5 June | Golden Gala | Rome | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 12 | 6 June | Gran Premio Diputacion | Seville | Spain | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 13 | 7 June | Znamensky Memorial | Moscow | Russia | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 12 June | Comunidad de Madrid Meeting | Madrid | Spain | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| — | 20 June | Budapest Invitation Meeting | Budapest | Hungary | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 14 | 25 June | Helsinki World Games | Helsinki | Finland | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 15 | 28 June | Meeting Gaz de France | Paris | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 29 June | Goodwill Meeting | Saint Petersburg | Russia | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 16 | 30 June | Bupa International Games | Gateshead | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 17 | 3 July | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 18 | 5 July | Mobil Bislett Games | Oslo | Norway | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 19 | 8 July | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 20 | 10 July | Meeting Nikaia | Nice | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 21 | 12 July | KP Games | London | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 7 August | International Meeting Sestriere | Sestriere | Italy | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 22 | 10 August | Herculis Vittel | Monaco | Monaco | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 23 | 14 August | Weltklasse | Zurich | Switzerland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 24 | 16 August | Weltklasse in Koln | Cologne | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 25 | 21 August | Zipfer Grand Prix | Linz | Austria | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 26 | 23 August | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | Belgium | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| — | 25 August | McDonald's Games | London | United Kingdom | IAAF Permit Meeting |
| 27 | 30 August | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 28 | 1 September | Meeting Rieti | Rieti | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| F | 7 September | 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final | Milan | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix Final |
| — | 16 September | Toto International Super Meet | Tokyo | Japan | IAAF Permit Meeting |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Although listed in pre-season schedules, this meeting unlikely took place, as post-season and contemporary newspaper results were not found.
Points standings
[edit]Overall men
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Komen |  Kenya | 103 |
| 2 | Jonathan Edwards |  Great Britain | 103 |
| 3 | Dennis Mitchell |  United States | 95 |
| 4 | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 93 |
| 5 | Derrick Adkins | United States | 91 |
| 6 | Samuel Matete |  Zambia | 90 |
| 7 | Donovan Bailey |  Canada | 85 |
| 8 | Maksim Tarasov |  Russia | 79.5 |
| 9 | Igor Astapkovich |  Belarus | 77 |
| 10 | Balazs Kiss |  Hungary | 77 |
Overall women
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludmila Enquist |  Sweden | 93 |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey |  Jamaica | 90 |
| 3 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 85 |
| 4 | Falilat Ogunkoya |  Nigeria | 83 |
| 5 | Inessa Kravets |  Ukraine | 80 |
| 6 | Oksana Ovchinnikova | Russia | 78 |
| 7 | Ilke Wyludda |  Germany | 76 |
| 8 | Cathy Freeman |  Australia | 75 |
| 9 | Tanja Damaske | Germany | 72 |
| 10 | Pauline Davis |  Bahamas | 71 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Grand Prix & Grand Prix II". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 1997-02-23.
- ↑ IAAF Grand Prix. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS IAAF 1996 Schedule GRAND PRIX I". The Province. 13 Oct 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Deal saves best for last". The Register-Guard. 8 Sep 1996. p. 80. Retrieved 20 March 2026.