TNT – Fortuna Meeting

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 men's decathlon podium at the 2010 edition

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 edit

 
The women's 800 metres event in Kladno in 2010
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 edit

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 edit

Key:   Meet record

Men edit

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 edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2007   Lyudmyla Blonska (UKR) 6354   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6199   Lyudmyla Yosypenko (UKR) 5875
2008   Lyudmyla Blonska (UKR) 6421   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6215   Denisa Rosolová (CZE) 6104
2009   Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) 6249   Yuliya Tarasova (UZB) 5916   Helga Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir (ISL) 5878
2010   Eliška Klučinová (CZE) 6268   Marina Goncharova (RUS) 6182   Lyudmyla Yosypenko (UKR) 6142
2011   Tatyana Chernova (RUS) 6773   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6516   Aiga Grabuste (LAT) 6252
2012   Eliška Klučinová (CZE) 6283   Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6248   Yana Maksimava (BLR) 6103
2013   Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) 6416   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6360   Eliška Klucinová (CZE) 6190
2014   Eliška Klučinová (CZE) 6460   Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR) 5891   Lucia Mokrášová (SVK) 5769
2015   Hanna Kasyanova (UKR) 6277   Eliška Klucinová (CZE) 6148   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6048
2016   Katerina Cachová (CZE) 6328   Yana Maksimava (BLR) 6076   Karolina Tymińska (POL) 6075
2017[18]   Katerina Cachová (CZE) 6337   Eliška Klucinová (CZE) 6285   Marthe Koala (BUR) 6230

References edit

  1. ^ Lubenský, Zdenek (2007-06-21). Sebrle is back on top of the world with an 8697pts score. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  2. ^ Decathlon 2007. IAAF (2008-02-19). Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  3. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-05-04). IAAF Combined Events Challenge - a brief look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  4. ^ Juck, Alfons & Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-18). Clay confirmed for Kladno - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  5. ^ Gordon, Ed (2010-06-16). Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  6. ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  7. ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  8. ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  9. ^ "400m Heat 3 Results" (PDF). ČAS. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ Alfons Juck (20 June 2008). "Overnight leaders win in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  11. ^ Michal Osoba (9 June 2013). "Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  12. ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 1500m Results". IAAF. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  13. ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – 100m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  14. ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2016 – High Jump Results". IAAF. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. ^ "TNT Fortuna Meeting 2014 Results". ČAS. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. ^ Michal Osoba (9 June 2013). "Melnychenko scores world lead in Kladno, Krauchanka wins Decathlon – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  17. ^ Michal Osoba (18 June 2017). "Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  18. ^ Michal Osoba (18 June 2017). "Cachova and Bourrada victorious at TNT Express meeting in Kladno". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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