2015 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 2015 World Championships |
New competitions | European Games |
←
2014
2016 → |
In 2015, the foremost athletics event was the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. The two other major global level competitions in 2015 are the World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Relays.
The 2015 season marked the introduction of athletics at the European Games. However, this will not be a major continental event for athletics in the style of the Asian Games, as only the lower tier of the European Team Championships will be contested at the games. Major outdoor continental events will be held for the Americas ( Pan American Games), Africa ( All-Africa Games), Asia ( 2015 Asian Athletics Championships) and Oceania ( Oceania Athletics Championships). [1]
The Asian Youth Athletics Championships will be inaugurated this year.
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's Two mile run | Mohamed Farah | Great Britain | 8:03.40 [Note 1] | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 21 February |
Women's 5000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 14:18.86 | Stockholm, Sweden | 19 February |
Women's discus throw | Shanice Craft | Germany | 62.07 m [Note 2] | Berlin, Germany | 14 February |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's decathlon | Ashton Eaton | United States | 9045 pts | Beijing, China | 29 August |
Men's 20 km walk | Yusuke Suzuki | Japan | 1:16:36 | Nomi, Japan | 15 March |
Men's 4 × 110 m hurdles relay |
Jason Richardson Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver |
United States | 52.94 [Note 3] | Des Moines, United States | 25 April |
Men's Distance medley relay |
Kyle Merber Brycen Spratling Brandon Johnson Ben Blankenship |
United States | 9:15.50 | Nassau, Bahamas | 3 May |
Women's 1500 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 3:50.07 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July |
Women's 15K run | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 46:14 + | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's 20K run | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:01:54 + | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's half marathon | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:05:09 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's 2000 m steeplechase | Virginia Nyambura | Kenya | 6:02.16 [Note 4] | Berlin, Germany | 6 September |
Women's Distance medley relay |
Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajeé Wilson Shannon Rowbury |
United States | 10:36.50 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 May |
Women's hammer throw | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 81.08 m | Władysławowo, Poland | 1 August |
Women's 20 km walk | Liu Hong | China | 1:24:38 | A Coruña, Spain | 6 June |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Ashton Eaton ( USA) [2] |
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year | Ashton Eaton ( USA) [3] |
European Athlete of the Year | Greg Rutherford ( GBR) [4] |
European Athletics Rising Star | Konrad Bukowiecki ( POL) [4] |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH) [2] |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH) [3] |
European Athlete of the Year | Dafne Schippers ( NED) [4] |
European Athletics Rising Star | Noemi Zbären ( SUI) [4] |
2015 in athletics | |
---|---|
Major world events | 2015 World Championships |
New competitions | European Games |
←
2014
2016 → |
In 2015, the foremost athletics event was the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing. The two other major global level competitions in 2015 are the World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Relays.
The 2015 season marked the introduction of athletics at the European Games. However, this will not be a major continental event for athletics in the style of the Asian Games, as only the lower tier of the European Team Championships will be contested at the games. Major outdoor continental events will be held for the Americas ( Pan American Games), Africa ( All-Africa Games), Asia ( 2015 Asian Athletics Championships) and Oceania ( Oceania Athletics Championships). [1]
The Asian Youth Athletics Championships will be inaugurated this year.
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Two mile run | Mohamed Farah | Great Britain | 8:03.40 [Note 1] | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 21 February |
Women's 5000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 14:18.86 | Stockholm, Sweden | 19 February |
Women's discus throw | Shanice Craft | Germany | 62.07 m [Note 2] | Berlin, Germany | 14 February |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's decathlon | Ashton Eaton | United States | 9045 pts | Beijing, China | 29 August |
Men's 20 km walk | Yusuke Suzuki | Japan | 1:16:36 | Nomi, Japan | 15 March |
Men's 4 × 110 m hurdles relay |
Jason Richardson Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver |
United States | 52.94 [Note 3] | Des Moines, United States | 25 April |
Men's Distance medley relay |
Kyle Merber Brycen Spratling Brandon Johnson Ben Blankenship |
United States | 9:15.50 | Nassau, Bahamas | 3 May |
Women's 1500 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 3:50.07 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July |
Women's 15K run | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 46:14 + | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's 20K run | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:01:54 + | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's half marathon | Florence Jebet Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:05:09 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 February |
Women's 2000 m steeplechase | Virginia Nyambura | Kenya | 6:02.16 [Note 4] | Berlin, Germany | 6 September |
Women's Distance medley relay |
Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajeé Wilson Shannon Rowbury |
United States | 10:36.50 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 May |
Women's hammer throw | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 81.08 m | Władysławowo, Poland | 1 August |
Women's 20 km walk | Liu Hong | China | 1:24:38 | A Coruña, Spain | 6 June |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Ashton Eaton ( USA) [2] |
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year | Ashton Eaton ( USA) [3] |
European Athlete of the Year | Greg Rutherford ( GBR) [4] |
European Athletics Rising Star | Konrad Bukowiecki ( POL) [4] |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH) [2] |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH) [3] |
European Athlete of the Year | Dafne Schippers ( NED) [4] |
European Athletics Rising Star | Noemi Zbären ( SUI) [4] |