IAAF Grand Prix II
SportTrack and field
Founded1993
Ceased2005
ContinentGlobal

The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was introduced in 1993 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings 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.[1] Over the competition's history, at least of 25 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 1993 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 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:   As part of IAAF World Outdoor Meetings

Edition Year Start date End date Meets Final Final date Ref.
119931993 IAAF Grand Prix Final10 September
219941994 IAAF Grand Prix Final3 September
319951995 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September
4199619 February1 September121996 IAAF Grand Prix Final7 September[2]
5199720 February7 September101997 IAAF Grand Prix Final13 September[3]
6199825 February30 August111998 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 September[4]
7199925 February5 September111999 IAAF Grand Prix Final11 September[5]
820002 March3 September102000 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 October[6]
920011 March2 September112001 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September[7]
1020027 March8 September112002 IAAF Grand Prix Final14 September[8]
1120031 March3 August112003 IAAF World Athletics Final13–14 September[9]
12200412 February31 July112004 IAAF World Athletics Final18–19 September[10]
13200517 February23 July102005 IAAF World Athletics Final9–10 September[11]

Meetings

#MeetingCityCountry1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
1British Grand PrixGatesheadUnited KingdomGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
2Melbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustraliaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2
3FBK GamesHengeloNetherlandsGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
4Rieti MeetingRietiItalyGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
5Helsinki Grand PrixHelsinkiFinlandGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
6Gran Premio DiputaciónSevilleSpainGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
7Gugl Grand PrixLinzAustriaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
8Cena Slovenska - Slovak GoldBratislavaSlovakiaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2--
9Engen Grand PrixPretoriaSouth AfricaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
10Meeting de L'HumanitéSt. DenisFranceGP2GP2GP2GP2------
11Bruce Jenner ClassicSan JoseUnited StatesGP2---------
12Shiv Chatrapati MeetingNew DelhiIndiaGP2---------
13Qatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar--GP2-------
14Athens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece---GP2------
15Hanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia----GP2GP2GP2---
16Adidas Oregon Track ClassicPortlandUnited States-----GP2GP2GP2GP2-
17Brothers Znamensky MemorialTulaRussia-------GP2
KazanGP2GP2
18International Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece-------GP2GP2GP2
19Palo Alto MeetingPalo AltoUnited States-------GP2GP2GP2
20Meeting du Conseil Général de la MartiniqueFort-de-FranceFrance-------GP2GP2GP2
21Notturna di MilanoMilanItaly-------GP2GP2GP2
22Memorial Primo NebioloTurinItaly-------GP2GP2GP2
23Josef Odložil MemorialPragueCzech Republic-------GP2GP2GP2
24KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgium-------GP2GP2GP2
25Grande Premio Rio de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazil--------GP2GP2

References

  1. Grand Prix & Grand Prix II. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. IAAF Grand Prix II Schedule 1996. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. Grand Prix II 1997. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. 1998 Grand Prix Standings. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  5. 1999 Grand Prix Standings. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  6. 2000 Grand Prix Standings. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  7. 2001 Grand Prix Standings. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  8. Grand Prix Schedule 2002. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  9. Grand Prix Schedule 2003. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  10. Grand Prix Schedule 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  11. Grand Prix Schedule 2005. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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