2019 Herculis

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| Name = 2019 Herculis

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| Host city = Monaco

| Dates = 11–12 July 2019

| Stadium = Stade Louis II

| Events = 15 (13 Diamond League)

| Stadium image = 250px

| Level = 2019 IAAF Diamond League

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| Previous = 2018

| Next = 2020

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The 2019 Herculis was the 33rd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Monaco. Held from 11–12 July at Stade Louis II, it was the ninth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. 15 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring Diamond League disciplines. Most events were held on 12 July, except for the women's triple jump, which was held on 11 July at Port Hercules.[https://www.worldathletics.org/news/preview/monaco-iaaf-diamond-league-preview-2019 Season heats up as world's finest converge in Monaco - IAAF Diamond League]. IAAF (2019-07-10). Retrieved 2020-03-30.

In recognition of the recently deceased professional athlete Gabe Grunewald, who died a month earlier (11 June) after multiple battles with cancer and attempts to race through the disease, the meet organisers named the women's mile race the "Brave Like Gabe Mile".Butler, Sarah Lorge (2019-06-12). [https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a27751824/gabriele-grunewald-dies-from-rare-cancer/ Gabriele Grunewald, Pro Runner Who Raced Through Treatment for Rare Cancer, Dies at 32]. Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-03-30.[https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/diamond-league-monaco-2019-mile-dibaba-gabe World record-holders meet for memorable mile in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League]. IAAF (2019-06-25). Retrieved 2020-03-30. An elite field including world record holder in the 5 km, Sifan Hassan, and Diamond League leader in the 1500 m, Gudaf Tsegay, were invited. Hassan described the first 800 m as "a bit slow", but was able to run the last 800 m four seconds faster than the first to break a 23-year-old world record in the women's mile with a time 4:12.33.Dutch, Taylor (2019-07-12). [https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28381415/sifan-hassan-breaks-mile-world-record/ Sifan Hassan Breaks World Record in the Mile]. Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-03-30.Chavez, Christ (2019-07-12). [https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/07/12/sifan-hassan-mile-world-record-monaco-diamond-league-track-and-field Sifan Hassan Breaks the Women’s Mile World Record in Four Minutes, 12.33 Seconds]. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Hassan was recorded completing the first 1500 m in 3:55.30, a world leading time and faster than her Dutch record of 3:55.93.[https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=hassan-breaks-world-mile-record-with-monaco/index.html Hassan breaks world mile record with 4:12.33 in Monaco]. European Athletics (2019-07-13). Retrieved 2020-03-30. Every competitor in the race set either a personal best or a seasonal best, and national records were set by Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (4:17.87), Rababe Arafi (4:18.42), and Winnie Nanyondo (4:18.65) for Canada, Morocco, and Uganda respectively.

Also in the women's events, Sydney McLaughlin won the 400 m hurdles in a world leading time of 53.32.

On the men's side, Nijel Amos ran the first sub-1:42:00 time since he became the third-fastest competitor in the 800 m ever at the 2012 Olympic final, with a Herculis meeting record and 2019 world-leading time of 1:41.89. Only five people, including Amos himself, had ever run faster than 1:41.89.[https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/07/the-141-club-is-back-nijel-amos-runs-141-73-in-monaco/ The 1:41 Club is Back: Nijel Amos Runs 1:41.89 in Monaco]. LetsRun.com (2019-07-12). Retrieved 2020-03-30. Piotr Lisek set a second personal best and Polish record in the span of a week with a meeting record and world-leading mark of 6.02 m in the pole vault, forcing European champion and world under-20 record holder Mondo Duplantis into second.Rowbottom, Mike (2019). [https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/monaco-diamond-league-world-record-mile-for-hassan/ Monaco Diamond League — World Record Mile For Hassan]. Track & Field News. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Other highlights include Soufiane El Bakkali setting a world lead of 8:04.82 in the 3000 m steeplechase, and a meeting record in the triple jump by Christian Taylor with a leap of 17.82 m.