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2022 Prefontaine Classic

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2022 Prefontaine Classic
Dates27-28 May 2022
Host cityEugene, Oregon, United States
VenueHayward Field
Level2022 Diamond League
2021
2023

The 2022 Prefontaine Classic was the 47th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Held on 27-28 May at Hayward Field, it was the third leg of the 2022 Diamond League – the highest-level international track and field circuit.

Highlights

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The meeting was initially highly anticipated due to announced world record attempts in the women's two miles and both the men's and women's 5000 metres.[1] However, multiple high-level withdrawals caused concern, as Caster Semenya, Athing Mu, Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Rai Benjamin, and Sam Kendricks were all initially listed to compete but were not on the final start lists.[2]

Though no world records were set, the meeting was highlighted Jakob Ingebrigtsen winning the Bowerman Mile, and a women's 100 m showing improvement from both Elaine Thompson-Herah and Sha'Carri Richardson on the women's side.[3][4]

Results

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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.[5]

Diamond Discipline

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Promotional Events

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References

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  1. ^ "Your Guide to the World Record Attempts at the 2022 Pre Classic". LetsRun.com.
  2. ^ "2022 Pre Classic Hit With Withdrawals: Olympic Champs Athing Mu, Marcell Jacobs and Matthew Centrowitz All Withdraw From Meet".
  3. ^ "2022 Pre Classic Men's Recap: Ingebrigtsen Cruises, Aregawi Dominates, & Michael Norman Is Back". LetsRun.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Prefontaine Classic Women's Recap: Kipyegon Cruises, Thompson-Herah Wins, & Sha'Carri Richardson Looks Good". LetsRun.com.
  5. ^ High-powered head-to-heads on tap in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-05-16). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
Results
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