Multistars is an annual international Combined track and field events competition held in Desenzano del Garda, Italy in late April or early May as part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. International athletes compete in the decathlon for men and heptathlon for women. Established in 1988 the meeting took place in Desenzano del Garda until 2012. From 2013 to 2018 the event moved to Luigi Ridolfi Stadium in Florence before it moved once again to Lana.[1] In 2022 the meeting took place at the Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini in Grosseto bevor it moved back in 2023 to its inaugural location, the Stadio Tre Stelle Francesco Ghizzi.

Multistars
DateMay
LocationLana, Italy
Event typeAthletics
Established1988
Official sitewww.multistars.it

The 2013 edition was capped by other invitational competitions. With a time of 39.09 Yadisleidy Pedroso set a new Italian best in 300m hurdles.[2]

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Past winners edit

Key:   Meet record

Edition Men's decathlon Points Women's heptathlon Points
1988   Sasa Karan (YUG) 7554 pts   Christine Hoss (FRG) 5547 pts
1989   Alex Kruger (GBR) 7637 pts   Kim Hagger (GBR) 6047 pts
1990   Miguel Valle (CUB) 7385 pts   Liliana Năstase (ROM) 6342 pts
1991   Robert Změlík (TCH) 8297 pts   Liliana Năstase (ROM) 6482 pts
1992   Robert Změlík (TCH) 8086 pts   Liliana Năstase (ROM) 6565 pts
1993   Sheldon Blockburger (USA) 8296 pts   Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) 6470 pts
1994   Sándor Munkácsi (HUN) 7895 pts   Svetlana Buraga (BLR) 6284 pts
1995   Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 7998 pts   Irina Vostrikova (RUS) 6106 pts
1996   Robert Změlík (CZE) 8232 pts   Karin Periginelli (ITA) 5887 pts
1997   Beniamino Poserina (ITA) 8069 pts   Urszula Włodarczyk (POL) 6063 pts
1998   Oleksandr Yurkov (UKR) 8034 pts   Irina Vostrikova (RUS) 6162 pts
1999   Oleksandr Yurkov (UKR) 8215 pts   Gertrud Bacher (ITA) 6185 pts
2000   Jiří Ryba (CZE) 8339 pts   Svetlana Kazanina (KAZ) 6111 pts
2001   Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 7834 pts   Svetlana Kazanina (KAZ) 6159 pts
2002   Jaakko Ojaniemi (FIN) 8092 pts   Julie Hollman (GBR) 6093 pts
2003   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8253 pts   Margaret Simpson (GHA) 5952 pts
2004   Claston Bernard (JAM) 8050 pts   Marie Collonvillé (FRA) 6228 pts
2005   Phil McMullen (USA) 8107 pts   Margaret Simpson (GHA) 6006 pts
2006   Chris Boyles (USA) 7855 pts   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6178 pts
2007   Paul Terek (USA) 8134 pts   Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6388 pts
2008   Frédéric Xhonneux (BEL) 8142 pts   Marie Collonvillé (FRA) 6256 pts
2009   Jake Arnold (USA) 7994 pts   Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6587 pts
2010   Jake Arnold (USA) 7994 pts   Marina Goncharova (RUS) 6008 pts
2011   Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) 7858 pts   Margaret Simpson (GHA) 6270 pts
2012[4]   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8172 pts   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 6109 pts
2013[2]   Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) 8390 pts   Anouk Vetter (NED) 5872 pts
2014   Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED) 8161 pts   Morgan Lake (GBR) 5896 pts
2015   Paweł Wiesiołek (POL) 7863, pts   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 5900 pts
2016   Lars Vikan Rise (NOR) 7868 pts   Vanessa Spínola (BRA) 6100 pts
2017   Jefferson Santos (BRA) 7728 pts   Evelis Aguilar (COL) 6228 pts
2018   Martin Roe (NOR) 8228 pts   Erica Bougard (USA) 6327 pts
2019   Jan Doležal (CZE) 8117 pts   Annie Kunz (USA) 5971 pts
2021   Martin Roe (NOR) 8055 pts   María Vicente (ESP) 6304 pts
2022   Markus Rooth (NOR) 8307 pts   Annik Kälin (SUI) 6398 pts
2023   Karel Tilga (EST) 8482 pts   Taliyah Brooks (USA) 6330 pts
2024[5]   Jente Hauttekeete (BEL) 8020 pts   Taliyah Brooks (USA) 6330 pts

Medalists since 2009 edit

Men edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009[6]   Jake Arnold (USA) 7994   Roland Schwarzl (AUT) 7913   Willem Coertzen (RSA) 7907
2010[7]   Jake Arnold (USA) 8141   Leonel Suárez (CUB) 8112   Yordanis García (CUB) 8048
2011[8]   Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) 7858   Brent Newdick (NZL) 7780   Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 7731
2012[9]   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8172   Ashley Bryant (GBR) 7689   Einar Lárusson (ISL) 7590
2013   Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) 8390   Ashley Bryant (GBR) 7985   Paweł Wiesiołek (POL) 7727
2014   Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED) 8161   Ashley Bryant (GBR) 7802   Pieter Braun (NED) 7773
2015   Paweł Wiesiołek (POL) 7863   Liam Ramsay (GBR) 7752   Simone Cairoli (ITA) 7611
2016   Lars Vikan Rise (NOR) 7868   Martin Roe (NOR) 7855   Miller Moss (USA) 7712
2017   Jefferson Santos (BRA) 7728   Simone Cairoli (ITA) 7535   Gael Querin (FRA) 7363
2018[10]   Martin Roe (NOR) 8228   Yury Yaremich (BLR) 7985   Taavi Tšernjavski (EST) 7873
2019[11]   Jan Dolezal (CZE) 8117   Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) 7950   Mathias Brugger (GER) 7927
2021[12]   Martin Roe (NOR) 8055   Adam Helcelet (CZE) 8025   Fredrick Samuelson (SWE) 7815
2022[13]   Markus Rooth (NOR) 8307   Sander Skotheim (NOR) 8298   Dario Dester (ITA) 8109
2023[14]   Karel Tilga (EST) 8482   Fredrik Samuelsson (SWE) 8070   Devon Williams (USA) 7956

Women edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009[15]   Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6587   Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) 6077   Yuliya Tarasova (UZB) 5989
2010[16]   Marina Goncharova (RUS) 6008   Margaret Simpson (GHA) 5929   Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) 5895
2011[17]   Margaret Simpson (GHA) 6270   Marina Goncharova (RUS) 5995   Francesca Doveri (ITA) 5988
2012[18]   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 6109   Blandine Maisonnier (FRA) 6082   Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6007
2013   Anouk Vetter (NED) 5872   Jo Rowland (GBR) 5638   Nadine Visser (NED) 5577
2014   Morgan Lake (GBR) 5896   Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR) 5868   Jessica Zelinka (CAN) 5660
2015   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 5900   Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR) 5806   Uhunoma Osazuwa (NGR) 5794
2016   Vanessa Spínola (BRA) 6100   Portia Bing (NZL) 5987   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 5953
2017   Evelis Aguilar (COL) 6228   Yana Maksimava (BLR) 5901   Tamara De Sousa (BRA) 5866
2018[19]   Erica Bougard (USA) 6327   Alex Gochenour (USA) 6063   Lecabela Quaresma (POR) 5886
2019[11]   Annie Kunz (USA) 5971   Kate O'Connor (IRE) 5881   Riley Cooks (USA) 5873
2021[12]   María Vicente (ESP) 6304   Kate O'Connor (IRE) 6297   Marthe Koala (BUR) 6238
2022[13]   Annik Kälin (SUI) 6398   Sveva Gerevini (ITA) 6011   Claudia Conte (ESP) 5914
2023[14]   Taliyah Brooks (USA) 6330   Jade O’Dowda (GBR) 6178   Chari Hawkins (USA) 6036

Records edit

Event Athlete Record Date Ref
Men's decathlon   Karel Tilga (EST) 8482 pts 29–30 April 2023 [14]
100 m   Chris Huffins (USA) 10.40 8 May 1999
Long jump   Robert Změlík (CZE) 7.81 m 18 May 1991
Shot put   José Lemos (COL) 16.62 m 27 April 2019 [20]
High jump   Chris Boyles (USA) 2.18 m 7 May 2005
400 m   David Hall (GBR) 46.46 15 May 2015 [21]
110 m hurdles   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 13.97 12 May 2002
Discus throw   Brian Brophy (USA) 52.02 m 16 May 1993
Pole vault   Paul Terek (USA) 5.42 m 11 May 2003
Javelin throw   Ashley Bryant (GBR) 70.42 m 3 May 2013 [2]
1500 m   Joseph Detmer (USA) 4:05.31 11 May 2008
Women's heptathlon   Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6589 pts 2009
100 m hurdles   Liliana Nastase (ROM) 12.91 16 May 1992
High jump   Jessica Ennis (GBR) 1.95 m 5 May 2007
Shot put   Vera Yepimashko (BLR) 16.68 m 8 May 2004
200 m   Yasmina Azzizi (ALG) 23.38 16 May 1992
Long jump   Liliana Nastase (ROM) 6.71 m 17 May 1992
Javelin throw   Sofia Yfantidou (GRE) 55.81 m 29 April 2017 [22]
Javelin throw (old model)   Nathalie Teppe (FRA) 59.26 m 16 May 1993 [23]
800 m   Monica Westen (SWE) 2:05.20 17 May 1992

References edit

  1. ^ Diego Sampaolo (25 April 2019). "Past winners Roe and Spinola take on tough opponents in Lana". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Diego Sampaolo (3 May 2013). "Krauchanka and Vetter triumph in Firenze - IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ^ Pieraccini, Gabby (21 March 2020). "Multistars 2020: Health and Hope".
  4. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-05-07). Karpov and Ifadidou prevail in Desenzano del Garda – IAAF Combined Events Challenge . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-18.
  5. ^ "Brooks and Hauttekeete victorious at Multistars". World Athletics. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Results 2009 - décathlon". multistars.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Results 2010 - décathlon" (PDF). multistars.it. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Results 2011 - décathlon". IAAF. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Results 2012 - decathlon". IAAF. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Multistars 2018 – Men's Results". IAAF. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b Diego Sampaolo (28 April 2019). "Dolezal and Kunz victorious in Lana". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  12. ^ a b Diego Sampaolo (25 April 2021). "Vicente and Roe win Multistars in Lana". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Diego Sampaolo (1 May 2022). "Rooth and Kalin break national records at Multistars". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Diego Sampaolo (30 April 2023). "Tilga breaks Multistars record with 8482 in Desenzano del Garda". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Results 2009 - heptathlon". multistars.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Results 2010 - heptathlon" (PDF). multistars.it. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Results 2011 - heptathlon". IAAF. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Results 2012 - heptathlon". IAAF. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  19. ^ "Multistars 2018 – Women's Results". IAAF. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  20. ^ Diego Sampaolo (27 April 2019). "Rosenberg and Kunz lead overnight in Lana, Helcelet and Halverson poised to strike". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  21. ^ Diego Sampaolo (15 May 2015). "Cairoli and Osazuwa the day-one leaders in Florence". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  22. ^ Diego Sampaolo (29 April 2017). "Aguilar impresses with convincing victory in Florence". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Multistars heptathlon top 10 individual events" (PDF). Multistars. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
List of winners

External links edit