The 2023

Memorial Van Damme The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it now serves as a final event of the D ...

was the 47th edition of the annual

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meeting in

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, Belgium. Held on 8 September at the

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, it was the 13th and penultimate leg of the

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– the highest level international track and field circuit. The

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event was held on 8 September, the day before the rest of the meeting. At the meeting,

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broke

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world record, with a time of 4:43.13. He passed through the 1600 metres in 3:48 before running his last lap in 54.9 seconds. In the women's

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won while

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became the only non-

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runner to break an American collegiate record, running 3:59.17.

Results

Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the

finals. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.High-powered head-to-heads on tap in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League

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(2019-05-16). Retrieved 2020-03-30.

Diamond Discipline

National Events

Promotional Events

U18 Events

References

; Results *

External links

Official Diamond League Memorial Van Damme website
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