Herculis
Track and field
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  1. FE9A2E
DateJuly – August
LocationStade Louis II, Monaco
Iaaf categoryGW[1]
Est19 Sep 1987
HomepageDiamond League – Monaco
Currentyes

The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events. Herculis is now part of the Diamond League.

Editions

Herculis editions
Ed.MeetingSeriesDateRef.
1987 Herculis19 Sep 1987[2]
1988 Herculis2 Aug 1988[2]
1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final1989 IAAF Grand Prix1 Sep 1989[3][4]
1990 Herculis1990 IAAF Grand Prix12 Aug 1990[5]
1991 Herculis1991 IAAF Grand Prix3 Aug 1991[6]
1992 Herculis1992 IAAF Grand Prix11 Aug 1992[7]
1993 Herculis1993 IAAF Grand Prix7 Aug 1993[7]
1994 Herculis1994 IAAF Grand Prix2 Aug 1994[7]
1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final1995 IAAF Grand Prix9 Sep 1995[4]
1996 Herculis1996 IAAF Grand Prix10 Aug 1996[8]
1997 Herculis1997 IAAF Grand Prix16 Aug 1997[9]
1998 Herculis1998 IAAF Golden League8 Aug 1998[10]
1999 Herculis1999 IAAF Golden League4 Aug 1999[11]
2000 Herculis2000 IAAF Golden League18 Aug 2000[12]
2001 Herculis2001 IAAF Golden League20 Jul 2001[13]
2002 Herculis2002 IAAF Golden League19 Jul 2002[14]
2003 IAAF World Athletics Final2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix13–14 Sep 2003[15]
2004 IAAF World Athletics Final2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix18–19 Sep 2004[16]
2005 IAAF World Athletics Final2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix9–10 Sep 2005[17]
2006 Herculis2006 IAAF Super Grand Prix20 Aug 2006[18]
2007 Herculis2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix25 Jul 2007[19]
2008 Herculis2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix29 Jul 2008[20]
2009 Herculis2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix28 Jul 2009[21]
2010 Herculis2010 Diamond League22 Jul 2010[22]
2011 Herculis2011 Diamond League22 Jul 2011[23]
2012 Herculis2012 Diamond League20 Jul 2012[24]
2013 Herculis2013 Diamond League19 Jul 2013[25]
2014 Herculis2014 Diamond League18 Jul 2014[26]
2015 Herculis2015 Diamond League17 Jul 2015[27]
2016 Herculis2016 Diamond League15 Jul 2016[28]
2017 Herculis2017 Diamond League21 Jul 2017[29]
2018 Herculis2018 Diamond League20 Jul 2018[30]
2019 Herculis2019 Diamond League11–12 Jul 2019[31]
2020 Herculis2020 Diamond League14 Aug 2020[32]
2021 Herculis2021 Diamond League9 Jul 2021[33]
2022 Herculis2022 Diamond League10 Aug 2022[34]
2023 Herculis2023 Diamond League21 Jul 2023[35]
2024 Herculis2024 Diamond League12 Jul 2024[36]
2025 Herculis2025 Diamond League11 Jul 2025[37]

World records

Over the course of its history, seven world records have been set at Herculis.

World records set at Herculis
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
2008Pole vault5.04 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia
20151500 m3:50.07Genzebe DibabaEthiopia
20183000m steeplechase8:44.32Beatrice ChepkoechKenya
2019Mile4:12.33Sifan HassanNetherlands
20205000 m12:35.36Joshua CheptegeiUganda
2023Mile4:07.64Faith KipyegonKenya
20242000 m5:19.70Jessica HullAustralia

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of Herculis [1]
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.
100 m9.78Justin GatlinUnited States17 July 20152015[38]
200 m19.46Noah LylesUnited States10 August 20222022[39]
400 m43.73Wayde van NiekerkSouth Africa21 July 20172017[40]
800 m1:41.44Emmanuel WanyonyiKenya11 July 20252025[41]
1000 m2:13.88Jake WightmanGreat Britain10 August 20222022[42]
1500 m3:26.69 DLRAsbel KipropKenya17 July 20152015[43]
Mile3:56.75John NgugiKenya12 August 19901990
2000 m5:00.97Mohamed ChoumassiMorocco2 August 19941994
3000 m7:25.02Ali Saidi-SiefAlgeria18 August 20002000
5000 m12:35.36 ' DLR'Joshua CheptegeiUganda14 August 20202020[44]
110 m hurdles12.93Aries MerrittUnited States20 July 20122012[45]
400 m hurdles46.51Karsten WarholmNorway21 July 20232023[46]
3000 m steeplechase7:53.64Brimin KiprutoKenya22 July 20112011[47]
High jump2.40 mBohdan BondarenkoUkraine18 July 20142014
2.40 mDanil LysenkoANA20 July 20182018[48]
Pole vault6.05 mArmand DuplantisSweden11 July 20252025[49]
Long jump8.58 mIvan PedrosoCuba25 July 19951995
Triple jump17.82 mChristian TaylorUnited States12 July 20192019[50]
Shot put22.56 mJoe KovacsUnited States17 July 20152015[51]
Discus throw69.08 mLars RiedelGermany25 July 19951995
Javelin throw90.20 mRaymond HechtGermany10 August 19961996
4 × 100 m relay37.58USA "Red":
Charles Silmon
Mike Rodgers
Mookie Salaam
Justin Gatlin		United States19 July 20132013[52]

Women

Women's meeting records of Herculis [2]
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetRef.
100 m10.62Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica10 August 20222022[53]
200 m21.77Merlene OtteyJamaica7 August 19931993
400 m48.97Shaunae Miller-UiboBahamas20 July 20182018[54]
800 m1:54.60Caster SemenyaSouth Africa20 July 20182018[55]
1000 m2:29.15 DLRFaith KipyegonKenya14 August 20202020[56]
1500 m3:50.07Genzebe DibabaEthiopia17 July 20152015[57]
Mile4:07.64 ' DLR'Faith KipyegonKenya21 July 20232023[58]
2000 m5:19.70 ' DLR'Jessica HullAustralia12 July 20242024[59]
3000 m8:21.42Gabriela SzaboRomania19 July 20022002
5000 m14:22.12Hellen ObiriKenya14 August 20202020[60]
100 m hurdles12.30Nia AliUnited States21 July 20232023[61]
400 m hurdles51.95Femke BolNetherlands11 July 20252025[62]
3000 m steeplechase8:44.32 ' DLR'Beatrice ChepkoechKenya20 July 20182018[63]
High jump2.05 mMariya LasitskeneRussia21 July 20172017[64]
Pole vault5.04 mYelena IsinbayevaRussia29 July 20082008
Long jump7.33 mHeike DrechslerGermany11 August 19921992
Triple jump15.31 mCaterine IbargüenColombia18 July 20142014[65]
Shot put20.60 mNatalya LisovskayaSoviet Union3 August 19911991
Discus throw69.30 mLarisa KorotkevichRussia11 August 19921992
Javelin throw69.66 m (old design)Petra Felke-MeierEast Germany12 August 19901990
69.45 m (current design)Barbora ŠpotákováCzech Republic22 July 20112011[66]
4 × 100 m relay41.75USA "Red":
English Gardner
Octavious Freeman
Allyson Felix
Carmelita Jeter		United States19 July 20132013[67]

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