The 2019 Weltklasse Zürich was an outdoor track and field meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Held on 28–29 August at the Letzigrund, it was the thirteenth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the first half of the final for 2019 (the second half being held during the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on 6 September).Weltklasse welcomes Diamond League finalists. Athletics Weekly (28 August 2019). Retrieved 19 February 2020. It was the tenth and last edition of the meet to co-host the Diamond League final with the Memorial Van Damme; the Weltklasse Zürich would exclusively host the final in 2020O'Kane, Patrick (26 August 2019). Zurich to host IAAF Diamond League Final in 2020 and 2021. Inside the Games. Retrieved February 19 2020. but this was canceled due to then ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Because of the late World Athletics Championships, the Diamond League final was for the first time held before the World Athletics Championships.Gault, Jonathan (28 August 2019). 2019 Zurich DL Final Preview: WR Potential in the 400 Hurdles, Coburn Chases Sub-9:00, Dibaba vs. Hassan, & So Long to the Men’s 5K. LetsRun.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020. Sixteen Diamond League champions (eight men and eight women) were determined and received wildcards to compete at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Thirteen more events were contested outside the Diamond League.
Diamond League champions Men Women Athlete Event Athlete Event 100 m 200 m 800 m 400 m 5000 m 1500 m 400 m hurdles 400 m hurdles High jump 3000 m steeplechase Pole vault Triple jump Long jump Shot put Javelin throw Javelin throw
Diamond League results Men
+100 m Place Athlete Time 9.98 2 10.04 3 10.07 4 10.08 5 10.10 6 10.15 (.146) 7 10.15 (.147) 8 10.16 9 10.40
+800 mPlace Athlete Time 1:42.70 2 1:42.98 3 1:43.51 4 1:43.69 5 1:43.94 6 1:43.99 7 1:45.28 8 1:47.59 () Did not finish (pacemaker)
+5000 mPlace Athlete Time 12:57.41 2 12:58.15 3 12:59.05 4 12:59.09 5 12:59.66 6 13:01.38 7 13:06.29 8 13:14.18 9 13:18.27 10 13:21.13 11 13:24.46 12 13:30.78 13 13:32.33 14 13:45.18 Did not finish () Did not finish (pacemakers)
+400 m hurdlesPlace Athlete Time 46.92 2 46.98 3 48.58 (.578) 4 48.58 (.580) 5 48.98 6 49.17 7 50.00 8 50.04
+High jumpPlace Athlete Mark 2.32 m 2 2.30 m 3 2.30 m 4 2.27 m 5 2.27 m 7 2.24 m 8 2.24 m 9 2.24 m 10 2.20 m 12 2.20 m
+Pole vaultPlace Athlete Mark 5.93 m 2 5.83 m 3 5.83 m5.83 m 5 5.73 m 8 5.58 m 9 5.58 m 10 5.58 m 11 5.58 m 12 5.43 m 13 5.43 m
+Long jumpPlace Athlete Mark 8.65 m 2 8.20 m 3 8.20 m 4 8.19 m 5 8.10 m 6 8.06 m 7 7.80 m 8 7.60 m
+Javelin throwPlace Athlete Mark 89.13 m 2 89.05 m 3 87.49 m 4 85.72 m 5 84.46 m 6 84.17 m 7 82.91 m 8 75.88 m 9 74.36 m
Women
+200 m Place Athlete Time 21.78 2 22.08 3 22.44 4 22.46 5 22.58 6 22.62 7 22.87 8 23.15
+400 mPlace Athlete Time 50.24 2 51.21 3 51.30 4 51.54 5 51.70 6 51.90 7 51.92 8 52.60
+1500 mPlace Athlete Time 3:57.08 2 3:59.02 3 3:59.59 4 4:00.86 5 4:03.08 6 4:03.11 7 4:03.44 8 4:03.50 9 4:03.77 10 4:04.22 11 4:05.34 12 4:08.61 13 4:11.62 14 4:15.69 Did not finish (pacemaker)
+400 m hurdlesPlace Athlete Time 52.85 2 53.86 3 54.13 4 54.75 5 55.14 6 55.28 7 55.87 8 56.90
+3000 m steeplechasePlace Athlete Time 9:01.71 2 9:03.93 3 9:05.15 4 9:06.66 5 9:07.51 6 9:10.01 7 9:14.84 8 9:20.04 9 9:20.69 10 9:29.61 11 9:53.49 Did not finish () Did not finish (pacemaker)
+Triple jumpPlace Athlete Mark 14.93 m 2 14.74 m 3 14.49 m 4 14.43 m 5 14.33 m 6 14.24 m 7 14.10 m 8 14.06 m
+Shot putPlace Athlete Mark 20.31 m 2 19.68 m 3 19.37 m 4 19.21 m = 5 18.86 m 6 18.80 m 7 18.74 m 8 18.27 m
+Javelin throwPlace Athlete Mark 66.88 m 2 64.74 m 3 63.05 m 4 62.81 m 5 62.25 m 6 61.81 m 7 61.60 m 8 60.99 m 9 51.05 m
Non-Diamond League results
Men +400m HurdlesPlaceAthleteTime 1Efekemo Okoro49.34 PB2Luke Campbell49.803Joshua Abuaku50.424Dany Brand50.485Joshua Faulds50.84 PB6Nout Wardenburg50.96 SB7Julien Bonvin51.108Mattia Tajana51.69
Women
Mixed boys and girls
See also 2019 Meeting de Paris (previous Diamond League meet) 2019 Memorial Van Damme (next Diamond League meet)
References
Results Results Weltklasse Zürich . IAAF Diamond League (29 August 2019). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
External links Official Diamond League Weltklasse Zürich website