IAAF Grand Prix II

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The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was introduced in 1993 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings the financial benefit of being an official Grand Prix meeting. Prior to its creation, meetings not on the Grand Prix list were included as IAAF Permit Meetings. Further additions to the Grand Prix II level required a competition to have held permit status for two years.[https://web.archive.org/web/19970223020227/http://www.iaaf.org/competition/gp.html Grand Prix & Grand Prix II]. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29. Over the competition's history, at least of 25 different meetings were part of the circuit.

Athletes earned points at the meetings, dependent upon their finishing position, and the overall points leaders from the wider circuit gained entry to the annual IAAF Grand Prix Final in 1993 to 2002, then the IAAF World Athletics Final from 2003 to 2005.

The role of the Grand Prix II category changed over the years, starting as the second tier of the IAAF Grand Prix before changing to the third tier with the introduction of the IAAF Golden League in 1998. The creation of the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings tour reorganised the IAAF's one-day circuit into four tiers, with the IAAF Super Grand Prix becoming the second most prestigious grouping and the IAAF Grand Prix II as the fourth and lowest level. The category was made defunct in 2006, when the IAAF World Athletics Tour was created.

Editions

The IAAF Grand Prix II calendar was subject to change during its lifetime, with the number of meetings, the constituent meetings, and the duration of the series all regularly changing from year to year.

Key:

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Edition

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119931993 IAAF Grand Prix Final10 September
219941994 IAAF Grand Prix Final3 September
319951995 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September
4199619 February1 September121996 IAAF Grand Prix Final7 September[https://web.archive.org/web/19970223020227/http://www.iaaf.org/competition/gp.html IAAF Grand Prix II Schedule 1996]. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
5199720 February7 September101997 IAAF Grand Prix Final13 September[https://web.archive.org/web/19970605181222/http://www.iaaf.org/competition/calendar97/4.html Grand Prix II 1997]. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
6199825 February30 August111998 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20120813201009/http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/index.asp?Filename=%2FGP98%2Findex.html 1998 Grand Prix Standings]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
7199925 February5 September111999 IAAF Grand Prix Final11 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20120816075523/http://www2.iaaf.org/gp99/index.html 1999 Grand Prix Standings]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
820002 March3 September102000 IAAF Grand Prix Final5 October[https://web.archive.org/web/20010802190948/http://www.iaaf.org/Results/index.asp?filename=%2Fgp00%2Findex.html 2000 Grand Prix Standings]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
920011 March2 September112001 IAAF Grand Prix Final9 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20120816075427/http://www2.iaaf.org/gp01/index.html 2001 Grand Prix Standings]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
1020027 March8 September112002 IAAF Grand Prix Final14 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112005235/http://www.iaaf.org/GP02/results/index.html Grand Prix Schedule 2002]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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20031 March3 August112003 IAAF World Athletics Final13–14 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20040603043933/http://www.iaaf.org/GP03/results/index.html Grand Prix Schedule 2003]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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200412 February31 July112004 IAAF World Athletics Final18–19 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20060501071311/http://www.iaaf.org/GP04/results/index.html Grand Prix Schedule 2004]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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200517 February23 July102005 IAAF World Athletics Final9–10 September[https://web.archive.org/web/20080113042928/http://www.iaaf.org/GP05/results/index.html Grand Prix Schedule 2005]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.

Meetings

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width=30px| #MeetingCityCountry1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
1align=left| British Grand Prixalign=left| Gatesheadalign=left| United Kingdombgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
2align=left| Melbourne Track Classicalign=left| Melbournealign=left| Australiabgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
3align=left| FBK Gamesalign=left| Hengeloalign=left| Netherlandsbgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
4align=left| Rieti Meetingalign=left| Rietialign=left| Italybgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
5align=left| Helsinki Grand Prixalign=left| Helsinkialign=left| Finlandbgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
6align=left| Gran Premio Diputaciónalign=left| Sevillealign=left| Spainbgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2-|
7align=left| Gugl Grand Prixalign=left| Linzalign=left| Austriabgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2|
8align=left| Cena Slovenska - Slovak Goldalign=left| Bratislavaalign=left| Slovakiabgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2--
9align=left| Engen Grand Prixalign=left| Pretoriaalign=left| South Africabgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2---
10align=left| Meeting de L'Humanitéalign=left| St. Denisalign=left| Francebgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
11align=left|Bruce Jenner Classicalign=left|San Josealign=left|United Statesbgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
12align=left|Shiv Chatrapati Meetingalign=left|New Delhialign=left|Indiabgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
13align=left| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prixalign=left| Dohaalign=left| Qatar|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
14align=left| Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiriaalign=left| Athensalign=left| Greece|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2|
15align=left| Hanžeković Memorialalign=left| Zagrebalign=left| Croatia---|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2 |
16align=left| Adidas Oregon Track Classicalign=left| Portlandalign=left| United States|
| --bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2-
rowspan=2|17rowspan=2 align=left| Brothers Znamensky Memorialalign=left| Tularowspan=2| Russiarowspan=2|rowspan=2|rowspan=2|rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -rowspan=2| -bgcolor=Peru| GP2
align=left| Kazanbgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
18align=left| International Meeting Thessalonikialign=left| Thessalonikialign=left| Greece|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
19align=left| Palo Alto Meetingalign=left| Palo Altoalign=left| United States|
| ----bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
20align=left| Meeting du Conseil Général de la Martiniquealign=left| Fort-de-Francealign=left| France|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
21align=left| Notturna di Milanoalign=left| Milanalign=left| Italy|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
22align=left| Memorial Primo Nebioloalign=left| Turinalign=left| Italy|
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|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
23align=left| Josef Odložil Memorialalign=left| Praguealign=left| Czech Republic|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
24align=left| KBC Night of Athleticsalign=left| Heusden-Zolderalign=left| Belgium--|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2
25align=left| Grande Premio Rio de Atletismoalign=left| Rio de Janeiroalign=left| Brazil--|
|bgcolor=Peru| GP2bgcolor=Peru| GP2

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