The TNT – Fortuna Meeting is an annual track and field combined events meeting which takes place at Sletiště Stadium in Kladno, Czech Republic in mid-June. The event, which features a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon, attracted an audience of 5000 in its inaugural edition in 2007 and saw world record holder Roman Šebrle win the men's competition with a total of 8697 points – the best decathlon performance that year.[1][2] In 2010 the meeting was given IAAF World Combined Events Challenge status by the International Association of Athletics Federations.[3]
The meeting director is Zdeněk Lubenský, a former Czech pole vaulter.[4] A junior decathlon competition was introduced in 2010 and it was won by Czech athlete Adam Sebastian Helcelet.[5]
Editions
| Edition | Year | Dates | Athletes | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2007 | 19–20 June | ||
| 2nd | 2008 | 18–19 June | ||
| 3rd | 2009 | 23–24 June | ||
| 4th | 2010 | 15–16 June | ||
| 5th | 2011 | 15–16 June | ||
| 6th | 2012 | 9–10 June | 26 Men / 28 Women | |
| 7th | 2013 | 8–9 June | 16 Men / 14 Women | |
| 8th | 2014 | |||
| 9th | 2015 | 12–13 June | 16 Men / 21 Women | |
| 10th | 2016 | 10–11 June | 15 Men / 20 Women | |
| 11th | 2017 | 17–18 June | 17 Men / 20 Women |
Records
| Event | Athlete | Record | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's decathlon |  Roman Šebrle (CZE)
|
8697 points | 2007 | |
| 100 m | Stanislav Sajdok (CZE)
|
10.64 | 18 June 2008 | [6] |
| Long jump |  Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)
|
7.79 m | 2010 | |
| Shot put |  Maurice Smith (JAM)
|
17.78 m | 18 June 2008 | [7] |
| High jump | Stanislav Sajdok (CZE)
|
2.16 m | 18 June 2008 | [8] |
| 400 m |  David Hall (GBR)
|
46.98 | 12 June 2015 | [9] |
| 110 m hurdles | Stanislav Sajdok (CZE)
|
13.87 | 19 June 2008 | [10] |
| Discus throw | Maurice Smith (JAM)
|
53.02 m | 2010 | |
| Pole vault |  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
|
5.10 m | 2011 | |
| Adam Pašiak (CZE)
|
2010 | |||
| Javelin throw | Marek Lukáš (CZE)
|
69.17 m | 9 June 2013 | [11] |
| 1500 m |  Edgars Erinš (LAT)
|
4:14.49 | 11 June 2016 | [12] |
| Women's heptathlon |  Tatyana Chernova (RUS)
|
6773 points | 2011 | |
| 100 m hurdles | Katerina Cachova (CZE)
|
13.16 (-0.4 m/s) | 10 June 2016 | [13] |
| High jump | Morgan Lake (GBR)
|
1.91 m | 10 June 2016 | [14] |
| Shot put |  Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR)
|
14.89 m | 14 June 2014 | [15] |
| 200 m | Tatyana Chernova (RUS)
|
23.32 | 2011 | |
| Long jump | Aiga Grabuste (LAT)
|
6.65 m | 2011 | |
| Javelin throw |  Sofia Ifadidou (GRE)
|
53.46 m | 9 June 2013 | [16] |
| 800 m |  Karolina Tymińska (POL)
|
2:08.33 | 2011 |
Past medallists
Key: Meet record
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Roman Šebrle (CZE)
|
8697 | Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
|
8553 |  Romain Barras (FRA)
|
8298 |
| 2008 | Maurice Smith (JAM)
|
8434 | Roman Šebrle (CZE)
|
8076 |  Roland Schwarzl (AUT)
|
7787 |
| 2009 | Maurice Smith (JAM)
|
8157 | Roman Šebrle (CZE)
|
8058 | Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
|
8029 |
| 2010 | Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)
|
8381 | Aleksey Drozdov (RUS)
|
8246 |  Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN)
|
8239 |
| 2011 |  Leonel Suárez (CUB)
|
8231 |  Hans van Alphen (BEL)
|
8120 |  Willem Coertzen (RSA)
|
8094 |
| 2012 | Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
|
8173 | Roman Šebrle (CZE)
|
8097 |  Pelle Rietveld (NED)
|
8073 |
| 2013 | Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
|
8380 | Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
|
7978 | Marek Lukáš (CZE)
|
7753 |
| 2014 | Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)
|
8083 | Adam Sebastian Helcelet (CZE)
|
7989 | Eduard Mikhan (BLR)
|
7987 |
| 2015 | Marek Lukáš (CZE)
|
7892 |  Martin Roe (NOR)
|
7842 | Romain Martin (FRA)
|
7825 |
| 2016 | Lars Vikan Rise (NOR)
|
7925 | Marek Lukáš (CZE)
|
7903 |  Mikk Pahapill (EST)
|
7814 |
| 2017[17] |  Larbi Bourrada (ALG)
|
8120 | Willem Coertzen (RSA)
|
7804 | Martin Roe (NOR)
|
7741 |
Women
References
- ^ Lubenský, Zdenek (2007-06-21). Sebrle is back on top of the world with an 8697pts score. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
- ^ Decathlon 2007. IAAF (2008-02-19). Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-05-04). IAAF Combined Events Challenge - a brief look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
- ^ Juck, Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-18). Clay confirmed for Kladno - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2010-06-16). Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
- ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "400m Heat 3 Results" (PDF). ČAS. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Michal Osoba (9 June 2013). "Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 1500m Results". IAAF. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 100m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – High Jump Results". IAAF. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2014 Results". ČAS. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Michal Osoba (9 June 2013). "Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ Michal Osoba (18 June 2017). "Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Michal Osoba (18 June 2017). "Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2017.