{{Short description|Swiss track and field invitational event}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = #FE9A2E | image = File:Letzigrund Zuerich.jpg| imagesize = 250px | caption = The host stadium – Letzigrund | date = August – September | location = Zürich, Switzerland | type = Track and field | iaaf_category = '''GW'''/'''DF'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=627|title=Events Calendar Diamond League Meetings|website=World Athletics|date=2024}}</ref> | est = {{Start date and age|1928|Aug|12|df=y}} | homepage = [https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/home/ Diamond League Zürich] | current = yes }} '''Weltklasse Zürich''' ({{langx|en|World Class Zurich}}) is an annual, invitation-only, world-class track and field meeting at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland, generally held at the end of August or beginning of September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it now serves as a final of the Wanda Diamond League, alongside Memorial Van Damme between 2010 and 2019. In 2021 and 2022, Weltklasse Zürich served as the sole final of the Diamond League,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/news/zurich/weltklasse-zuerich-to-host-wanda-diamond-league-finals-in-2021-and-2022-instead-of-september-2020/|title=Weltklasse Zürich to host Wanda Diamond League Finals in 2021 and 2022 instead of September 2020|website=Diamond League|language=en|access-date=2024-08-05|archive-date=2024-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805144805/https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/news/zurich/weltklasse-zuerich-to-host-wanda-diamond-league-finals-in-2021-and-2022-instead-of-september-2020/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and this is also planned for 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar |url=https://www.diamondleague.com/calendar/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.diamondleague.com}}</ref> and 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/news/zurich/weltklasse-zuerich-richtet-auch-2022-2025-und-2027-den-wanda-diamond-league-final-aus/ |title=Weltklasse Zürich to host Wanda Diamond League Finals again in 2025 and 2027 |language=en |date=2022-05-09 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Diamond League |archive-date=2024-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805142847/https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/news/zurich/weltklasse-zuerich-richtet-auch-2022-2025-und-2027-den-wanda-diamond-league-final-aus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> So far, 27 world records have been set at Weltklasse Zürich. In 1988, Carl Lewis won the 100-meter duel against Ben Johnson. The time of 9.93 seconds was upgraded to a world record a year later, following Johnson's doping case.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Weltklasse Zürich |url=https://www.weltklassezuerich.ch/en/about-us/history/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.weltklassezuerich.ch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/ueber-uns/geschichte/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=zurich.diamondleague.com}}</ref>
One of the first large-scale international athletics events (outside the Summer Olympics), it is sometimes referred to as the one-day Olympics. With a budget of about ten million Swiss francs, Weltklasse Zürich ranks among the most expensive events in athletics. Every year, it draws around 25,000 fans to Letzigrund Stadium, with competitions broadcast in up to 135 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weltklasse Zürich - IAAF Diamond League Serie |url=https://www.swisstopsport.ch/de/events/weltklasse-zuerich |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161505/https://www.swisstopsport.ch/de/events/weltklasse-zuerich |archive-date=2023-07-07 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.swisstopsport.ch |language=de-DE |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2014, Christoph Joho and Andreas Hediger have led the organization as co-directors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-22 |title=Ein Herz mit zwei Seelen |url=https://www.derbund.ch/ein-herz-mit-zwei-seelen-283342429893 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Der Bund |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-08-28 |title=Wechsel in Meetingdirektion |url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/wechsel-in-meetingdirektion-ld.714840 |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-CH |issn=0376-6829}}</ref>
Weltklasse Zürich first took place on 12 August 1928. In the beginning, the meeting was nicknamed by the public the "Nurmi meeting" after the most admired and celebrated participant at the time, Paavo Nurmi. On 21 June 1960, on the Letzigrund track, Armin Hary became the first human to run the 100 m dash in 10.0 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/heritage/news/armin-hary-100m-world-record |title=60 years on, Hary recounts his historic 10.0 100m world record |date=2020-06-21 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=World Athletics |last=Brockmann |first=Olaf}}</ref>
UBS has supported Weltklasse Zürich as its main sponsor since 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubs.com/global/en/about_ubs/sponsorship/switzerland/weltklasse-zurich.html|title=Weltklasse Zürich|website=global|language=en|access-date=2017-06-04}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Migros, Le Gruyère Switzerland, Medica, Omega, Swiss, Lexus, Erdgas and Puma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/about-us/sponsors/|title=Sponsors - Diamond League - Zurich|website=zurich.diamondleague.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-04|archive-date=2016-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919140356/http://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/about-us/sponsors/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History== alt=Wanda Diamond League Final - Weltklasse Zürich|thumb|Wanda Diamond League - Zurich 2025 The meeting was conceived in 1924 by the athletic section of the FC Zürich which became the Leichtathletik Club Zürich in 1934, and was first held at the Letzigrund on a dirt track on 12 August 1928 as the Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich.<ref name="Swissinfo">[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/weltklasse-1928-2003/3458474 "Weltklasse: 1928-2003"]. ''Swissinfo''. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2021.</ref><ref name="NZN19280813">{{Cite news|last=wh.|date=13 August 1928|title=Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich auf dem Sportplatz Letzigrund|trans-title=International track and field meeting in Zürich at the sports ground Letzigrund |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19280813-01.2.21 |url-status=live |work=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=24 |issue=219 |pages=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808170059/http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19280813-01.2.21 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> Since 1935 it also became known as the "American Meeting",<ref name="NZZ19350805">{{Cite news |date=5 August 1935 |title=Zürichs Amerikaner-Meeting |trans-title=Zürich's American Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19350805-01.2.40 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |issue=1354 |page=10 |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 1939 |title=Sprinter von Weltklasse am Zürcher Amerikaner-Meeting |trans-title=World-class sprinters at Zürich's American Meeting |quote=Am ersten Start amerikanischer Leichtathleten in der Schweiz 1935 in Basel und Zürich... |trans-quote=During the first participation of American athletes in 1935 Switzerland at Basel und Zürich... |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19390808-03.2.32.2 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=160 |issue=1440 |page=6 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/weltklasse-1928-2003/3458474 |title=Weltklasse: 1928-2003 |date=2003-08-14 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Swissinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809154157/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/weltklasse-1928-2003/3458474 |archive-date=2024-08-09 |url-status=live |quote=In the thirties it was dubbed «American Meeting» as many American athletes crossed the Atlantic by boat, and some of them also started in Switzerland.}}</ref> similar to the Bislett Games, and this continued into the 1950s.<ref name="NZN19510730">{{Cite news |date=30 July 1951 |title=Das Amerikaner-Meeting in Zürich |trans-title=The American Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19510730-02.2.15.4 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=47 |issue=175 |page=5 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="NZZ19580718">{{Cite news |date=18 July 1958 |title=Zweites Zürcher Amerikaner-Meeting |trans-title=Zürich's second American Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19580718-03.2.17 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=179 |issue=2105 |page=3 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref> A notable hiatus occurred after the 1952 meeting<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 1957 |title= Amerikanischer Leichtathletenbesuch |trans-title=Visit by American athletes |quote= so kamen die Schweizer Leichtathleten zu einem unverhofften Genuß, der ihnen seit dem Meeting im Jahre 1952 in Zürich vorenthalten geblieben war. |trans-quote=Thus, the Swiss athletes were able to enjoy an unexpected pleasure that had been denied to them since the 1952 meeting in Zurich. |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19570715-01.2.54.5 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=178 |issue=2051 |page=19 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> until the rebuilt Letzigrund Stadium opened in 1958,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weltklassezuerich.ch/en/about-us/history/ |title=History - Weltklasse Zürich |access-date=16 August 2024 |quote=1958: The first meeting in the new Letzigrund stadium, designed for 23,000 spectators with six circular tracks, takes place in pouring rain.}}</ref> although a meeting had still been planned for August 1954.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 1954 |title= Der Leichtathletik-«Fahrplan» des Letzigrunds |trans-title=The Letzigrund athletics schedule |quote=Internationales Meeting am 31. August |trans-quote=International meeting on August 31 |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19540521-03.2.45 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=175 |issue=1257 |page=14 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> The name "Weltklasse Zürich" was adopted in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weltklassezuerich.ch/en/about-us/history/ |title=History - Weltklasse Zürich |access-date=9 August 2024 |quote=The meeting is held for the first time on 7 July 1959 under the name "Weltklasse Zürich".}}</ref> The meet would not be held regularly on an annual basis until 1973, and the Weltklasse introduced electronic timing the following year.<ref name="Swissinfo"/>
During 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Weltklasse Zürich from taking place, instead an event called ''Inspiration Games'' was held.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11155/results-weltklasse-zurich-inspiration-games-2020 |title=Results: Weltklasse Zurich Inspiration Games 2020 |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=watchathletics.com}}</ref>
==Track surface== The first surface was made of dirt in 1928, and the first synthetic track surface in Europe was installed in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 1968 |title=Auch das sportliche Ansehen hat Folgen |trans-title=The sporting reputation also has consequences |quote=In einem Brief ersucht der Stadtrat den Gemeinderat, einen Nachtragskredit von rund einer halben Million Franken für den Einbau eines Tartanbelages auf dem Letzigrund zu gewähren |trans-quote=In a letter, the city council requests the municipal council to grant a supplementary credit of around half a million francs for the installation of a tartan surface on the Letzigrund |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19680511-01.2.13.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=64 |issue=110 |page=7 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Swissinfo"/> The number of lanes was increased to eight in the early 1970s which forced the Weltklasse to be put on hold for two years for the construction to take place.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 August 1972 |title=Zürich - Höhepunkt der Schweizer Leichtathletiksaison |trans-title=Zürich - Highlight of the Swiss athletics season |quote=ist das Zürcher Letzigrundstadion, nach einer Unterbrechung von zwei Jahren wieder Schauplatz einer Leichtathletikveranstaltung von Format. ... Solche Festtage der Leichtathletik verspricht auch die Begegnung Schweiz - Bundesrepublik am 12./13. August in dem umgebauten und auf acht Kunststoffbahnen erweiterten Letzigrundstadion zu werden. |trans-quote=Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium, after a break of two years, is once again the venue for a major athletics event. ... The match between Switzerland and Germany on 12/13 August in the rebuilt Letzigrund Stadium, which has been expanded to include eight synthetic tracks, also promises to be a celebration of athletics. |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19720811-02.2.33.3 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=193 |issue=372 |page=27 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Swissinfo"/>
The current surface at the Letzigrund Stadium was developed in 2014 by the Swiss company CONICA.<ref>{{cite web|title=CONICA Track Systems - CONIPUR M|url=http://www.conica.com/en/sports-flooring/solutions/tracks/track-systems/conipur-m/|publisher=conica.com|access-date=2014-05-12|archive-date=2014-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513091815/http://www.conica.com/en/sports-flooring/solutions/tracks/track-systems/conipur-m/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Head to Head: Mondo versus Mongo|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/head-to-head-mondo-v-mongo|publisher=runnersworld.com|date=12 March 2014|access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bolt to Compete on Zurich's New Track - IAAF Diamond League|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/usain-bolt-zurich-diamond-league-weltklasse|publisher=IAAF|date=12 May 2014|access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref> The new surface was installed in June 2014 at a cost of 800,000 CHF and was paid for by the city of Zurich, which owns Letzigrund Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=High Hopes for Low Times for Bolt on New Zurich Surface As he Announces He Will Run Weltklasse|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/athletics/1020005-high-hopes-of-low-times-for-bolt-on-new-zurich-surface-as-he-announces-he-will-run-weltklasse|publisher=insidethegames.biz|date=12 May 2014|access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref>
==Editions== Some of the earliest editions were bilateral matches that are not counted among the 29 "Internationales" and Weltklasse meetings organized from 1928 til 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |title=50 Jahre Weltklasse in Zürich – die Geschichte des «Internationalen» |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19780811-01.2.61.1 |last1=Landolf |first1=Hans-Ulrich |date=11 August 1978 |pages=48–49 |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |last2=Bosshardt |first2=Werner |issue=184 |volume=199 |language=de-ch |trans-title=50 Years Weltklasse Zürich - The History of the «Internationalen» |quote=28 weitere Meetings (Länderkämpfe nicht mitgezählt) [...] sind seither gefolgt. |trans-quote=28 further meetings (not counting bilateral matches) followed since then.}}</ref>
{{Sticky header}}{{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header defaultleft col4right" |+ Weltklasse Zürich editions |- !scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ed.|Edition}} !scope="col"| Meeting !scope="col"| Series !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"| | 1928 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 12 Aug 1928 || <ref name="Swissinfo"/><ref name="NZN19280813"/> |- !scope="row"| | 1929 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 13 Aug 1929 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1929 |title=Internationales Abendmeeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19290814-03.2.15.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=150 |issue=1565 |page=2 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1932 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 3 Sep 1932 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=29 August 1932 |title=Internationales Ahendmeeting in Zürieh |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19320829-02.2.26.4 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=153 |issue=1590 |page=6 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1934 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 12 Aug 1934 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 1932 |title=Die Schweizer Leichtathletisssaison 1934 |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19340225-01.2.23.2 |journal=Der Bund |language=de-ch |location=Bern |volume=85 |issue=93 |page=4 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1935 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 8 Aug 1935 || <ref name="NZZ19350805"/> |- !scope="row"| | 1937 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 29 Aug 1937 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 1937 |title=Schweizer Saison-Kalender |quote=Veranstaltungen in Zürich 29. August: Letzigrund: Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19370730-02.2.15.7 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=158 |issue=1372 |page=6 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1939 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 13 Aug 1939 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 1939 |title=Internationales Leichathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19390807-03.2.26 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=160 |issue=1434 |page=7 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1939 |title=Internationale Leich tathletik-Meetings in Basel und Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19390814-01.2.44.2 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=1600 |issue=1469 |page=14 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1946 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 18 Jul 1946 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1946 |title=Internationales Leichtathletik-Abendmeeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19460718-02.2.19.4 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=42 |issue=165 |page=5 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 1949 |title=Internationales Zürcher Leichtathletik-Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19460722-01.2.46 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=167 |issue=1296 |page=10 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1947 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 5 July 1947 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1947 |title=Leichtathleten im internationalen Kräftemessen |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19470704-04.2.8.1.7 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=43 |issue=153 |page=6 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 July 1947 |title=Internationales Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19470707-02.2.3.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=43 |issue=155 |page=1 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1948 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 21 Aug 1948 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 1948 |title=Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19480628-02.2.25 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=169 |issue=1377 |page=9 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1949 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 21 Aug 1949 || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weltklassezuerich.ch/en/about-us/history/ |title=History - Weltklasse Zürich |access-date=2024-08-09 |quote=1949: The 13,000 spectators not only watch two Olympic champions and two world record holders, but also the football match between Young Fellows and FC Nuremberg.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 1949 |title=Schweizertournee der Amerikanerathleten perfekt |quote=Diese Weltklasseathleten treten...am 21. August im Rahmen einer grossen Sportveranstaltung mit den Schweiz. Juniorenmeisterschaften und dem internationalen Fussballtreffen Young Fellows — FC Nürnberg in Zürich... |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19490803-01.2.10 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=45 |issue=178 |page=2 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| 1951 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting ||rowspan="2"| || 19 Jun 1951 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 1951 |title=Internationales Abendmeeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19510622-04.2.10.2 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=47 |issue=143 |page=7 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 June 1951 |title=Internationales Zürcher Leichtathletik-Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DTT19510621-01.2.47 |journal=Die Tat |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=16 |issue=165 |page=8 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align: right;"| 28 Jul 1951 || <ref name="NZN19510730"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 1951 |title=Glanzresultate der Schweizer gegen USA-Leichtathleten |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19510730-01.2.36.19 |journal=Der Bund |language=de-ch |location=Bern |volume=102 |issue=349 |page=7 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 1952 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting || || 12 Aug 1952 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=13 August 1952 |title=Das Zürcher Leichtathletikmeeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19520813-02.2.14 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=173 |issue=1743 |page=2 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| 1958 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting ||rowspan="2"| || 1 Jul 1958 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 1958 |title=Starke Schweizer am Zürcher USA-Meeting |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19580628-01.2.25 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=179 |issue=1898 |page=7 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 1958 |title=Amerikaner-Meeting im Gewitterregen |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19580703-02.2.8.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=54 |issue=152 |page=3 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align: right;"| 17 Jul 1958 || <ref name="NZZ19580718"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|1}} | 1959 Weltklasse Zürich || || 7 Jul 1959 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 1959 |title=Weltklasse-Meeting in Zürich vor 10000 Zuschauern |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19590709-03.2.14.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=55 |issue=157 |page=3 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 1959 |title=Rekorde fielen - Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=OTB19590708-01.2.32.16.3 |journal=Oberländer Tagblatt |language=de-ch |location=Thun |volume=83 |issue=156 |page=12 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|2}} | 1960 Weltklasse Zürich || || 21 Jun 1960 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 1960 |title=Weltklasse am Zürcher Internationalen |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19600618-04.2.6.3 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=56 |issue=140 |page=2 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|3}} | 1961 Weltklasse Zürich || || 27 Jun 1961 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 1961 |title=Leichtathletik im Regen |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19610628-02.2.24.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=182 |issue=2433 |page=6 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|4}} | 1962 Weltklasse Zürich || || 10 Jul 1962 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 1962 |title=Peter Laeng in großer Form läuft Welt-Saisonbestleistung; Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGW19620711-01.2.35 |journal=Berner Tagwacht |language=de-ch |location=Bern |volume=70 |issue=159 |page=6 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|5}} | 1963 Weltklasse Zürich || || 2 Jul 1963 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 1963 |title=Berühmte Leichtathleten in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19630703-02.2.27.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=184 |issue=2720 |page=6 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 1963 |title=Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19630703-02.2.22.9 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=59 |issue=152 |page=7 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|6}} | 1964 Weltklasse Zürich || || 23 Jun 1964 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 1964 |title=Leichtathletik- Weltklasse in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DTT19640624-01.2.35 |journal=Die Tat |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=29 |issue=160 |page=8 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 1964 |title=Internationales Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19640624-03.2.27.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=60 |issue=145 |page=8 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|7}} | 1965 Weltklasse Zürich || || 29 Jun 1965 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 1965 |title=Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19650630-02.2.31.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=186 |issue=2790 |page=6 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|8}} | 1966 Weltklasse Zürich || || 30 Jun 1966 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 1966 |title=Viele Glanzleistungen am Int. Leichtathletik-Meeting in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19660701-01.2.31.3 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=62 |issue=150 |page=12 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|9}} | 1967 Weltklasse Zürich || || 4 Jul 1967 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 1967 |title=Das diesjährige Letzigrund-Internationale blieb ohne Sensation |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19670706-01.2.18.3.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=63 |issue=154 |page=9 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|10}} | 1968 Weltklasse Zürich || || 2 Jul 1968 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 1968 |title=9,9 auch in Zürich? |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19680628-03.2.33.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=189 |issue=393 |page=27 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|11}} | 1969 Weltklasse Zürich || || 4 Jul 1969 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1969 |title=Zürcher Internationales mit 216 Athleten aus 17 Ländern |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG19690704-01.2.28 |journal=Freiburger Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=106 |issue=152 |page=7 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 July 1969 |title=Clerc mit 20,3 Europarekordhalter über 200 m |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19690707-01.2.29.3 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=190 |issue=406 |page=27 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|12}} | 1970 Weltklasse Zürich || || 3 Jul 1970 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 1970 |title=Auch John Pennel in Zürich |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19700703-02.2.38.4 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=191 |issue=303 |page=35 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k">{{Cite web |url=https://more.arrs.run/raceSeries/519 |title=Race Series 5km: Weltklasse Zurich |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Association of Road Racing Statisticians}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|13}} | 1973 Weltklasse Zürich || || 6 Jul 1973 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 1973 |title=«Zürich 73» — ein Erfolg in jeder Hinsicht |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19730709-01.2.28.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=194 |issue=311 |page=23 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 1973 |title=Sternstunden der Leichtathletik |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DTT19730709-01.2.53 |journal=Die Tat |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=38 |issue=157 |page=9 |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|14}} | 1974 Weltklasse Zürich || || 16 Aug 1974 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1974 |title=Zürcher «Internationales» - ein Meeting der Rekorde |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19740814-02.2.27.4 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=195 |issue=374 |page=21 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|15}} | 1975 Weltklasse Zürich || || 20 Aug 1975 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 1975 |title=Kein Zürcher «Internationales» ohne Weltrekord! |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19750821-01.2.16.1 |journal=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=70 |issue=192 |page=7 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|16}} | 1976 Weltklasse Zürich || || 18 Aug 1976 || <ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 1976 |title=«Weltklasse in Zürich» - mit 15 Olympiasiegern |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19760818-01.2.44.6 |journal=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-ch |location=Zürich |volume=197 |issue=192 |page=33 |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|17}} | 1977 Weltklasse Zürich || || 24 Aug 1977 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|18}} | 1978 Weltklasse Zürich || || 16 Aug 1978 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|19}} | 1979 Weltklasse Zürich || || 15 Aug 1979 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|20}} | 1980 Weltklasse Zürich || || 13 Aug 1980 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|21}} | 1981 Weltklasse Zürich || || 19 Aug 1981 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-3k">{{Cite web |url=https://more.arrs.run/raceSeries/767 |title=Race Series 3km: Weltklasse Zurich |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Association of Road Racing Statisticians}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|22}} | 1982 Weltklasse Zürich || || 18 Aug 1982 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|23}} | 1983 Weltklasse Zürich || || 24 Aug 1983 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-3k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|24}} | 1984 Weltklasse Zürich || || 22 Aug 1984 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-3k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|25}} | 1985 Weltklasse Zürich || 1985 IAAF Grand Prix || 21 Aug 1985 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|26}} | 1986 Weltklasse Zürich || 1986 IAAF Grand Prix || 13 Aug 1986 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|27}} | 1987 Weltklasse Zürich || 1987 IAAF Grand Prix || 19 Aug 1987 || <ref name="ARRS-WZ-5k"/> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|28}} | 1988 Weltklasse Zürich || 1988 IAAF Grand Prix || 17 Aug 1988 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1988/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|29}} | 1989 Weltklasse Zürich || 1989 IAAF Grand Prix || 16 Aug 1989 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1989 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1989/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|30}} | 1990 Weltklasse Zürich || 1990 IAAF Grand Prix || 15 Aug 1990 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1990/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|31}} | 1991 Weltklasse Zürich || 1991 IAAF Grand Prix || 7 Aug 1991 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1991/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|32}} | 1992 Weltklasse Zürich || 1992 IAAF Grand Prix || 19 Aug 1992 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1992/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|33}} | 1993 Weltklasse Zürich || 1993 IAAF Grand Prix || 4 Aug 1993 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1993/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|34}} | 1994 Weltklasse Zürich || 1994 IAAF Grand Prix || 17 Aug 1994 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1994/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|35}} | 1995 Weltklasse Zürich || 1995 IAAF Grand Prix || 16 Aug 1995 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1995/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|36}} | 1996 Weltklasse Zürich || 1996 IAAF Grand Prix || 14 Aug 1996 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1996/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|37}} | 1997 Weltklasse Zürich || 1997 IAAF Grand Prix || 13 Aug 1997 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1997/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|38}} | 1998 Weltklasse Zürich || 1998 IAAF Golden League || 12 Aug 1998 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1998/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|39}} | 1999 Weltklasse Zürich || 1999 IAAF Golden League || 11 Aug 1999 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/1999/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|40}} | 2000 Weltklasse Zürich || 2000 IAAF Golden League || 11 Aug 2000 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2000/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|41}} | 2001 Weltklasse Zürich || 2001 IAAF Golden League || 17 Aug 2001 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2001/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|42}} | 2002 Weltklasse Zürich || 2002 IAAF Golden League || 16 Aug 2002 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2002/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|43}} | 2003 Weltklasse Zürich || 2003 IAAF Golden League || 15 Aug 2003 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2003/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|44}} | 2004 Weltklasse Zürich || 2004 IAAF Golden League || 6 Aug 2004 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2004/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|45}} | 2005 Weltklasse Zürich || 2005 IAAF Golden League || 19 Aug 2005 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2005/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|46}} | 2006 Weltklasse Zürich || 2006 IAAF Golden League || 18 Aug 2006 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2006/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|47}} | 2007 Weltklasse Zürich || 2007 IAAF Golden League || 7 Sep 2007 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2007/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|48}} | 2008 Weltklasse Zürich || 2008 IAAF Golden League || 29 Aug 2008 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2008/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|49}} | 2009 Weltklasse Zürich || 2009 IAAF Golden League || 28 Aug 2009 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2009/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|50}} | 2010 Weltklasse Zürich || 2010 Diamond League || 18–19 Aug 2010 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7004369 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|51}} | 2011 Weltklasse Zürich || 2011 Diamond League || 7–8 Sep 2011 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7021608 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|52}} | 2012 Weltklasse Zürich || 2012 Diamond League || 29–30 Aug 2012 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7033734 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|53}} | 2013 Weltklasse Zürich || 2013 Diamond League || 28–29 Aug 2013 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7049156 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|54}} | 2014 Weltklasse Zürich || 2014 Diamond League || 28 Aug 2014 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7065901 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|55}} | 2015 Weltklasse Zürich || 2015 Diamond League || 2–3 Sep 2015 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7078663 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|56}} | 2016 Weltklasse Zürich || 2016 Diamond League || 31 Aug, 1 Sep 2016 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7093366 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|57}} | 2017 Weltklasse Zürich || 2017 Diamond League || 23–24 Aug 2017 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7104898 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|58}} | 2018 Weltklasse Zürich || 2018 Diamond League || 29–30 Aug 2018 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7121757 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|59}} | 2019 Weltklasse Zürich || 2019 Diamond League || 28–29 Aug 2019 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7135079 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| | 2020 Inspiration Games || 2020 Diamond League || 9 Jul 2020 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Results |url=https://dl.all-athletics.com/dlra/en/2/2020/all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=dl.all-athletics.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|60}} | 2021 Weltklasse Zürich || 2021 Diamond League || 8–9 Sep 2021 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147617 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|61}} | 2022 Weltklasse Zürich || 2022 Diamond League || 7–8 Sep 2022 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7153975 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|62}} | 2023 Weltklasse Zürich || 2023 Diamond League || 30–31 Aug 2023 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7154215 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|63}} | 2024 Weltklasse Zürich || 2024 Diamond League || 4–5 Sep 2024 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174063 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| {{ord|64}} | 2025 Weltklasse Zürich || 2025 Diamond League || 27–27 Aug 2025 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7199686 |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |}
==World records== Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Weltklasse Zürich.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weltklasse Zürich World Records|url=http://www.diamondleague-zurich.com/Global/Zurich/documents/Weltrekorduebersicht.pdf|publisher=www.diamondleague-zurich.com|access-date=2010-08-19|archive-date=2012-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011092753/http://www.diamondleague-zurich.com/Global/Zurich/documents/Weltrekorduebersicht.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+World records set at the Weltklasse Zürich |- !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Event !scope="col"|Record !scope="col"|Athlete !scope="col"|Nationality |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|'''1959''' |{{Sort|200|200 m hurdles (bend)}} |22.5 {{AthAbbr|h}} {{wind|+1.2}} |{{Sortname|Martin|Lauer}} |{{flagu|West Germany}} |- |{{Sort|109|120 yd hurdles}} |rowspan="2"|13.2 {{AthAbbr|h}} {{wind|+1.9}} / <br>13.56 |rowspan="2"|{{Sortname|Martin|Lauer}} |rowspan="2"|{{flagu|West Germany}} |- |{{Sort|110|110 m hurdles}} |- !scope="row"|'''1960''' |{{Sort|100|100 m}} |10.0 {{AthAbbr|h}} |{{Sortname|Armin|Hary}} |{{flagu|West Germany}} |- !scope="row"|'''1969''' |{{Sort|110|110 m hurdles}} |13.2 {{AthAbbr|h}} |{{Sortname|Willie|Davenport}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1973''' |{{Sort|110|110 m hurdles}} |13.1 {{AthAbbr|h}} |{{Sortname|Rod|Milburn}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1975''' |Discus throw |70.20 m |{{Sortname|Faina|Melnik}} |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |- !scope="row"|'''1979''' |{{Sort|1500|1500 m}} |3:32.1 {{AthAbbr|h}} |{{Sortname|Sebastian|Coe}} |{{flagu|United Kingdom}} |- !scope="row"|'''1980''' |{{Sort|1500|1500 m}} |3:52.47 |{{Sortname|Tatyana|Kazankina}} |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|'''1981''' |{{Sort|1609|Mile}} |3:48.53 |{{Sortname|Sebastian|Coe}} |{{flagu|United Kingdom}} |- |{{Sort|110|110 m hurdles}} |12.93 {{wind|-0.2}} |{{Sortname|Renaldo|Nehemiah}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1984''' |{{Sort|100|100 m}} |10.76 {{wind|+1.7}} |{{Sortname|Evelyn|Ashford}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1985''' |{{Sort|1609|Mile}} |4:16.71 |{{Sortname|Mary|Slaney}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1988''' |{{Sort|400|400 m}} |43.29 |{{Sortname|Harry ("Butch")|Reynolds|Butch Reynolds}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1989''' |{{Sort|110|110 m hurdles}} |12.92 {{wind|-0.1}} |{{Sortname|Roger|Kingdom}} |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1991''' |{{Sort|400|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay}} |37.67 |{{Sortname|Michael|Marsh|Michael Marsh (athlete)}}<br>Leroy Burrell<br>Dennis Mitchell<br>Carl Lewis |{{flagu|United States}} |- !scope="row"|'''1992''' |{{Sort|3000|3000 m steeplechase}} |8:02.08 |{{Sortname|Moses|Kiptanui}} |{{flagu|Kenya}} |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|'''1995''' |{{Sort|5000|5000 m}} |12:44.39 |{{Sortname|Haile|Gebrselassie}} |{{flagu|Ethiopia}} |- |{{Sort|3000|3000 m steeplechase}} |7:59.18 |{{Sortname|Moses|Kiptanui}} |{{flagu|Kenya}} |- !scope="row"|'''1996''' |{{Sort|1609|Mile}} |4:12.56 |{{Sortname|Svetlana|Masterkova}} |{{flagu|Russia}} |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|'''1997''' |{{Sort|800|800 m}} |1:41.24 |{{Sortname|Wilson|Kipketer}} |{{flagu|Denmark}} |- |{{Sort|3000|3000 m steeplechase}} |7:59.08 |{{Sortname|Wilson Boit|Kipketer}} |{{flagu|Kenya}} |- |{{Sort|5000|5000 m}} |12:41.86 |{{Sortname|Haile|Gebrselassie}} |{{flagu|Ethiopia}} |- !scope="row"|'''2006''' |{{Sort|100|100 m}} |9.77 {{wind|+1.0}} |{{Sortname|Asafa|Powell}} |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |- !scope="row"|'''2009''' |Pole vault |5.06 m |{{Sortname|Yelena|Isinbayeva}} |{{flagu|Russia}} |}
==Meeting records== ===Men=== {{Sticky header}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" |+Men's meeting records of the Weltklasse Zürich [https://dl.all-athletics.com/dls/en/meeting-records/2/men] |- !scope="col"|Event !scope="col"|Record !scope="col"|Athlete !scope="col"|Nationality !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Meet !scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|100 m |9.76 {{wind|+1.4}} |Yohan Blake |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |30 August 2012 |2012 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 100m – Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/eventcode=4928/sex=M/discCode=100/result.html#M100|publisher=IAAF|date=30 August 2012|access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.diamondleague-zurich.com/en/Results/Overview/100m/ | title=Men's 100m – Results | work=Diamond League – Zurich | date=30 August 2012 | access-date=31 August 2012 | archive-date=30 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830101400/http://www.diamondleague-zurich.com/en/Results/Overview/100m/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- !scope="row"|200 m |19.52 {{wind|-0.6}} |Noah Lyles |{{flagu|United States}} |8 September 2022 |2022 |<ref name="World Athletics">{{cite news|title=Amusan and Lyles break meeting records en route to Diamond League wins in Zurich|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/diamond-league-final-zurich-weltklasse-amusan-lyles|publisher=World Athletics|author1=Jess Whittington|author2=Jon Mulkeen|date=8 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|400 m |43.29 |Harry ("Butch") Reynolds |{{flagu|United States}} |17 August 1988 |1988 | |- !scope="row"|800 m |1:41.24 |Wilson Kipketer |{{flagu|Denmark}} |13 August 1997 |1997 | |- !scope="row"|1500 m |3:26.45 |Hicham El Guerrouj |{{flagu|Morocco}} |12 August 1998 |1998 | |- !scope="row"|Mile |3:45.19 |Noureddine Morceli |{{flagu|Algeria}} |16 August 1995 |1995 | |- !scope="row"|3000 m |7:32.54 |Said Aouita |{{flagu|Morocco}} |13 August 1986 |1986 | |- !scope="row"|5000 m |12:41.86 |Haile Gebrselassie |{{flagu|Ethiopia}} |13 August 1997 |1997 | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|110 m hurdles |12.92 {{wind|-0.1}} |Roger Kingdom |{{flagu|United States}} |16 August 1989 |1989 | |- |12.92 {{wind|+0.3}} |Cordell Tinch |{{flagu|United States}} |28 August 2025 |2025 |<ref>{{cite web|title=110m Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHM110MHURDDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|date=28 August 2025|access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|400 m hurdles |46.70 |Karsten Warholm |{{flagu|Norway}} |28 August 2025 |2025 |<ref>{{cite web|title=400m Hurdles Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHM400MHURDDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|date=28 August 2025|access-date=30 August 2025}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|3000 m steeplechase |7:56.54 |Saif Saeed Shaheen |{{flagu|Qatar}} |18 August 2006 |2006 | |- |7:53.17 {{athAbbr|X}} |Brahim Boulami |{{flagu|Morocco}} |16 August 2002 |2002 | |- !scope="row"|High jump |2.40 m |Charles Austin |{{flagu|United States}} |7 August 1991 |1991 | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Pole vault |6.07 m <small>(outdoor)</small> |Armand Duplantis |{{flagu|Sweden}} |8 September 2022 |2022 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duplantis and Rojas retain Diamond League titles with dominant performances in Zurich|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-final-zurich-weltklasse-duplantis-rojas|publisher=World Athletics|author1=Jess Whittington|author2=Jon Mulkeen|date=8 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> |- |5.92 m <small>(indoor)</small>{{efn|name=indoor|Competition held at Zurich's main train station}} |Shawnacy Barber |{{flagu|Canada}} |2 September 2015 |2015 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawn Barber steals the show at the main train station |url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/en/shawn-barber-steals-the-show-at-the-main-train-station/ |date=2015-09-02 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Diamond League}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Long jump |8.65 m {{wind|-0.5}} '''DLR''' |Juan Miguel Echevarría |{{flagu|Cuba}} |29 August 2019 |2019 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Echevarria leaps world-leading 8.65m in Zurich - IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/echavarria-lworld-lead-zurich-iaaf-diamond-le|website=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=29 August 2019|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Triple jump |17.80 m {{wind|+0.1}} |Christian Taylor |{{flagu|United States}} |1 September 2016 |2016 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Triple Jump Men Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2016/zurich/re0840040.pdf|website=Diamond League|date=1 September 2016|access-date=1 August 2025}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Shot put |23.23 m <small>(outdoor)</small> '''DLR''' |Joe Kovacs |{{flagu|United States}} |7 September 2022 |2022 |<ref>{{cite news|title=Kovacs throws 23.23m in superb shot put showdown on Sechselautenplatz|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/weltklasse-zurich-city-sechselautenplatz-kovacs|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=7 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> |- |22.03 m <small>(indoor)</small>{{efn|name=indoor}} |Ryan Whiting |{{flagu|United States}} |28 August 2013 |2013 |<ref name=sp2013/> |- !scope="row"|Discus throw |71.12 m |Virgilijus Alekna |{{flagu|Lithuania}} |11 August 2000 |2000 | |- !scope="row"|Hammer throw |83.24 m |Andrey Abduvaliyev |{{flagu|Uzbekistan}} |17 August 1994 |1994 | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Javelin throw |94.42 m <small>(old design)</small> |Uwe Hohn |{{flagu|East Germany}} |21 August 1985 |1985 | |- |92.28 m <small>(current design)</small> |Raymond Hecht |{{flagu|Germany}} |14 August 1996 |1996 | |- !scope="row"|4 × 100 m relay |37.45 '''DLR''' |Trell Kimmons<br>Wallace Spearmon<br>Tyson Gay<br>Michael Rodgers |{{flagu|United States}} |19 August 2010 |2010 | |}
===Women=== {{Sticky header}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header" |+Women's meeting records of the Weltklasse Zürich [https://dl.all-athletics.com/dls/en/meeting-records/2/women] |- !scope="col"|Event !scope="col"|Record !scope="col"|Athlete !scope="col"|Nationality !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Meet !scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} !scope="col"|Video |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|100 m |10.65 {{wind|+0.6}} |Elaine Thompson-Herah |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |9 September 2021 |2021 |<ref>{{cite web|title=100m Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1010040.PDF?h=P8A0TeABbgNTVU/Y6TVkI7MCXzE=|website=sportresult.com|date=9 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410125414/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1010040.PDF?h=P8A0TeABbgNTVU/Y6TVkI7MCXzE=|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- |10.65 {{wind|-0.8}} |Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |8 September 2022 |2022 |<ref name="World Athletics"/> | |- !scope="row"|200 m |21.66 {{wind|-1.0}} |Merlene Ottey |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |15 August 1990 |1990 | | |- !scope="row"|400 m |48.70 |Salwa Eid Naser |{{flagu|Bahrain}} |28 August 2025 |2025 |<ref>{{cite web|title=400m Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHM400M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|date=28 August 2025|access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|800 m |1:54.01 |Pamela Jelimo |{{flagu|Kenya}} |29 August 2008 |2008 | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pquxpT2CMq4] |- !scope="row"|1000 m |2:32.70 |Jolanta Januchta |{{flagu|Poland}} |19 August 1981 |1981 | | |- !scope="row"|1500 m |3:52.47 |Tatyana Kazankina |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |13 August 1980 |1980 | | |- !scope="row"|Mile |4:12.56 |Svetlana Masterkova |{{flagu|Russia}} |14 August 1996 |1996 | | |- !scope="row"|3000 m |8:22.34 |Almaz Ayana |{{flagu|Ethiopia}} |3 September 2015 |2015 |<ref>{{cite web|title=3000m Results|url=http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/Zurich2015_PDF_RE1160040.PDF?h=c5noKWuuv4/yEvibhPKEUOTUxNY=|website=sportresult.com|date=3 September 2015|access-date=3 September 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080938/http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/Zurich2015_PDF_RE1160040.PDF?h=c5noKWuuv4/yEvibhPKEUOTUxNY=|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|5000 m |14:09.52 |Beatrice Chebet |{{flagu|Kenya}} |5 September 2024 |2024 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=5000m Results|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH_2024/PDF_ATHW5000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=NPh2EnSpDfSXZ+YJYlvAZECnQgI=|website=swisstiming.com|date=5 September 2024|access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|100 m hurdles |12.29 {{wind|-0.3}} |Tobi Amusan |{{flagu|Nigeria}} |8 September 2022 |2022 |<ref name="World Athletics"/> | |- !scope="row"|400 m hurdles |52.18 |Femke Bol |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |28 August 2025 |2025 |<ref>{{cite web|title=400m Hurdles Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHW400MHURDDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|date=28 August 2025|access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|3000 m steeplechase |8:55.29 |Ruth Jebet |{{flagu|Bahrain}} |24 August 2017 |2017 |<ref>{{cite web|title=3000m Steeplechase Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/zurich/re1290040.pdf|website=sportresult.com|date=24 August 2017|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825193303/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/zurich/re1290040.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|High jump |2.05 m |Mariya Lasitskene |{{flagu|ANA}} |8 September 2021 |2021 |<ref>{{cite web|title=High Jump Women Result|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2021/zurich/re1810040.pdf|website=Diamond League|date=8 September 2021|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Pole vault |5.06 m <small>(outdoor)</small> |Yelena Isinbayeva |{{flagu|Russia}} |28 August 2009 |2009 | | |- |4.91 m <small>(indoor)</small>{{efn|name=indoor}} |Nina Kennedy |{{flagu|Australia}} |30 August 2023 |2023 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pole Vault Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2023/zurich/ATHWPLEVAULTDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73G2_1.0.PDF|website=sportresult.com|date=30 August 2023|access-date=3 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903153246/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2023/zurich/ATHWPLEVAULTDIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73G2_1.0.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|Long jump |7.39 m {{wind|+0.3}} |Heike Drechsler |{{flagu|East Germany}} |21 August 1985 |1985 | | |- !scope="row"|Triple jump |15.48 m {{wind|0.3}} |Yulimar Rojas |{{flagu|Venezuela}} |9 September 2021 |2021 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Triple Jump Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1840040.PDF?h=z2MjAbDG3mU3RrQh1IkShQX3zwY=|website=sportresult.com|date=9 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410125546/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1840040.PDF?h=z2MjAbDG3mU3RrQh1IkShQX3zwY=|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2""|Shot put |20.31 m <small>(outdoor)</small> |Lijiao Gong |{{flagu|China}} |29 August 2019 |2019 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shot Put Women results |url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2019/zurich/re1850040.pdf |date=2019-08-29 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Diamond League}}</ref> | |- |20.98 m <small>(indoor)</small>{{efn|name=indoor}} |Valerie Adams |{{flagu|New Zealand}} |28 August 2013 |2013 |<ref name=sp2013>{{cite news|title=Valerie Adams produces 2013 best to win the Diamond Race - IAAF Diamond League|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/valerie-adams-produces-2013-best-to-win-the-d|publisher=IAAF|author=Phil Minshull|date=28 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|Discus throw |70.20 m |Faina Melnik |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |20 August 1975 |1975 | | |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Javelin throw |70.40 m <small>(old design)</small> |Petra Felke |{{flagu|East Germany}} |13 August 1986 |1986 | | |- |69.57 m <small>(current design)</small> |Christina Obergföll |{{flagu|Germany}} |8 September 2011 |2011 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diamondleague.com/Results/Zurich/re1880040.pdf|date=8 September 2011|access-date=8 September 2011|title=Javelin Women: Results|work=Diamond League|publisher=Omega Timing|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325050409/http://diamondleague.com/Results/Zurich/re1880040.pdf|archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> | |- !scope="row"|4 × 100 m relay |41.60 |Sherone Simpson<br>Natasha Morrison<br>Elaine Thompson<br>Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |{{flagu|Jamaica}} |3 September 2015 |2015 |<ref>{{cite web|title=4×100m Relay Results|url=http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/Zurich2015_PDF_RE5340040.PDF?h=wsFz6+KxyrSxneNQ4EKmjrYUtj8=|website=sportresult.com|date=3 September 2015|access-date=3 September 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085629/http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/Zurich2015_PDF_RE5340040.PDF?h=wsFz6+KxyrSxneNQ4EKmjrYUtj8=|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |}
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==See also== *Athletissima *Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
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