The 2023 Golden Gala was the 43rd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Italy. Held on 2 June at the in Florence, it was the third leg of the 2023 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.
The highlight of the meeting was Faith Kipyegon running 3:49.11 to break the world record in the 1500 m, beating Genzebe Dibaba's mark from 2015. She ran the race in a negative split, covering her first 800 metres in 2:04.1 but her last 800 m in 2:00.6. Kipyegon also became the only woman in history to run under 3:50.
Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the Diamond League finals in Zürich. 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.
Diamond Discipline
+Men's 100m Place Athlete Country Time Points Fred Kerley 9.94 8 Ferdinand Omanyala 10.05 7 Trayvon Bromell 10.09 6 4 Akani Simbine 10.09 5 5 Samuele Ceccarelli 10.13 4 6 Rohan Browning 10.15 3 7 Yohan Blake 10.15 2 Marvin Bracy 10.23 1
+Men's 200m Place Athlete Country Time Points Erriyon Knighton 19.89 8 Jereem Richards 20.28 7 Aaron Brown 20.31 6 4 Filippo Tortu 20.41 5 5 Reynier Mena 20.48 4 6 Joseph Fahnbulleh 20.51 3 7 Fausto Desalu 20.90 2 Alexander Ogando DQ
+Men's 5000m Place Athlete Country Time Points Mohamed Katir 12:52.09 8 Yomif Kejelcha 12:52.12 7 Luis Grijalva 12:52.97 6 4 Joshua Cheptegei 12:53.81 5 5 Telahun Haile Bekele 12:54.31 4 6 Woody Kincaid 12:54.40 3 7 Joe Klecker 12:55.16 2 8 Jacob Krop 12:55.57 1 9 Selemon Barega 12:56.18 10 Mohammed Ahmed 12:56.46 11 Grant Fisher 12:56.99 12 Samuel Tefera 12:58.44 13 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 12:59.03 14 Berihu Aregawi 13:04.52 15 Nicholas Kimeli 13:10.52 16 Stewart McSweyn 13:23.81 Paul Robinson DNF Jack Rayner DNF Andreas Almgren DNF
+Men's 110mH Place Athlete Country Time Points Grant Holloway 13.04 8 Jason Joseph 13.10 7 Devon Allen 13.19 6 4 Jamal Britt 13.26 5 5 Just Kwaou-Mathey 13.35 4 6 Freddie Crittenden 13.38 3 7 Rafael Pereira 13.47 2 8 Lorenzo Simonelli 13.57 1
+Men's High Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Points JuVaughn Harrison 2.32 m 8 Woo Sang-hyeok 2.30 m 7 Luis Zayas 2.27 m 6 4 Hamish Kerr 2.24 m 5 5 Douwe Amels 2.20 m 4 6 Edgar Rivera 2.15 m 3 7 Tobias Potye 2.15 m 2 8 Andriy Protsenko 2.15 m 1 9 Luis Castro 2.10 m
+Men's Triple Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Points Andy Díaz 8 Hugues Fabrice Zango 7 Lázaro Martínez 6 4 Emmanuel Ihemeje 5 5 Donald Scott 4 6 Abdulla Aboobacker 3 7 Christian Taylor 2 8 Tobia Bocchi 1
+Men's Shot Put Place Athlete Country Mark Points Leonardo Fabbri 21.73 m 8 Tom Walsh 21.69 m 7 Tomáš Staněk 21.64 m 6 4 Joe Kovacs 21.55 m 5 5 Adrian Piperi 21.43 m 4 6 Zane Weir 21.13 m 3 7 Filip Mihaljević 20.92 m 2 8 Josh Awotunde 20.12 m 1 9 Armin Sinančević 19.53 m
+Women's 100m Place Athlete Country Time Points Marie-Josée Ta Lou 10.97 8 Gina Lückenkemper 11.09 7 Imani-Lara Lansiquot 11.16 6 4 Morolake Akinosun 11.20 5 5 Abby Steiner 11.23 4 6 Gabrielle Thomas 11.27 3 7 Jenna Prandini 11.33 2 Dina Asher-Smith DNS
+Women's 400m Place Athlete Country Time Points Natalia Kaczmarek 50.41 8 Lieke Klaver 50.75 7 Lynna Irby 50.84 6 4 Roxana Gómez 51.29 5 5 Aliyah Abrams 51.31 4 6 Anna Kiełbasińska 51.76 3 7 Candice McLeod 52.09 2 8 Alice Mangione 52.61 1
+Women's 1500m Place Athlete Country Time Points Faith Kipyegon 3:49.11 8 Laura Muir 3:57.09 7 Jessica Hull 3:57.29 6 4 Ciara Mageean 4:00.95 5 5 Axumawit Embaye 4:00.98 4 6 Abbey Caldwell 4:01.34 3 7 Josette Andrews 4:01.39 2 8 Cory McGee 4:01.45 1 9 Sintayehu Vissa 4:01.98 10 Linden Hall 4:02.43 11 Ludovica Cavalli 4:03.04 12 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford 4:03.64 13 Federica Del Buono 4:05.09 14 Marta García 4:07.22 Sage Hurta DNF Brooke Feldmeier DNF
+Women's 400mH Place Athlete Country Time Points Femke Bol 52.43 8 Shamier Little 53.38 7 Anna Hall 54.42 6 4 Gianna Woodruff 54.59 5 5 Viktoriya Tkachuk 54.71 4 6 Rushell Clayton 54.71 3 7 Ayomide Folorunso 55.34 2 8 Anna Ryzhykova 55.99 1
+Women's 3000mSC Place Athlete Country Time Points Sembo Almayew 9:00.71 8 Jackline Chepkoech 9:04.07 7 Zerfe Wondemagegn 9:04.61 6 4 Beatrice Chepkoech 9:10.02 5 5 Alice Finot 9:10.04 4 6 Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek 9:10.07 3 7 Mekides Abebe 9:11.09 2 8 Courtney Wayment 9:11.41 1 9 Marwa Bouzayani 9:11.76 10 Luiza Gega 9:11.94 11 Winfred Yavi 9:18.12 12 Emma Coburn 9:18.17 13 Regan Yee 9:40.04 14 Nataliya Strebkova 9:43.20 Fancy Cherono DNF
+Women's Pole Vault Place Athlete Country Mark Points Katie Moon 4.71 m 8 Tina Šutej 4.71 m 7 Nina Kennedy 4.61 m 6 4 Roberta Bruni 4.61 m 5 5 Sandi Morris 4.61 m 4 6 Wilma Murto 4.51 m 3 7 Lene Retzius 4.51 m 2 8 Elisa Molinarolo 4.41 m 1 9 Katerina Stefanidi 4.41 m
+Women's Long Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Points Larissa Iapichino 8 Tara Davis-Woodhall 7 Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk 6 4 Ese Brume 5 5 Malaika Mihambo 4 6 Jazmin Sawyers 3 7 Ivana Španović 2 8 Quanesha Burks 1 9 Khaddi Sagnia
+Women's Discus Throw Place Athlete Country Mark Points Valarie Allman 65.96 m 8 Feng Bin 65.91 m 7 Shanice Craft 64.47 m 6 4 Liliana Cá 63.69 m 5 5 Mélina Robert-Michon 63.20 m 4 6 Jorinde van Klinken 62.13 m 3 7 Daisy Osakue 61.55 m 2 8 Izabela da Silva 60.81 m 1 9 Laulauga Tausaga 55.34 m
See also 2023 Diamond League
References
Results
External links Official Diamond League Golden Gala website