Globen Galan

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The Globen Galan is an annual indoor athletics event held in February at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting was first held in 1990 and from 2000 to 2010 known as GE Galan, because General Electric was the official title sponsor. From 2011 to 2015 the official name changed to XL Galan and was sponsored by Swedish book-trade company XL-BYGG.

Globen Galan
DateFebruary
LocationStockholm, Sweden Sweden
Event typeIndoor track and field
Established1990
Official siteGloben Galan

The 2016 edition was part of the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour, but after a loss of sponsorship, was not held in 2017.

Meseret Defar made a world record run in the 5000 metres at the 2009 edition. She returned for a second record attempt in 2010 and finished just hundredths of a second short of the record, although Alemitu Bekele's second-place finish improved the European record indoors.[1]

World records

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Yelena Isinbayeva after her world record 2012

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the GE Galan.

World records set at the Globen Galan
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality Ref.
1996 1000 m 2:31.23 Maria Mutola   Mozambique
1997 5000 m 12:59.04 Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia
1998 5000 m 12:51.48 Daniel Komen   Kenya
1999 1000 m 2:30.94 Maria Mutola   Mozambique
1999 Pole vault 4.56 m Nicole Humbert   Germany
2002 Pole vault 4.72 m Svetlana Feofanova   Russia
2009 5000 m 14:24.37 Meseret Defar   Ethiopia
2012 Pole vault 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva   Russia [2][3]
2014 3000 m 8:16.60 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia [4]
2015 5000 m 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia [5]
2016 1000 m 2:14.20 Ayanleh Souleiman   Djibouti [6]
2016 Mile 4:13.31 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia [7]

Meeting records

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Women

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References

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  1. ^ Julin, A. Lennart (2010-02-11). Another blazing 5000m run by Defar - Stockholm report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  2. ^ "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm!". IAAF. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "FLASH – Dibaba breaks world indoor 3000m record with 8:16.60 in Stockholm". IAAF. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. ^ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. ^ Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  8. ^ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  9. ^ Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ "XL Galan 2013 Complete Results". 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  11. ^ "High Jump Results". www.gegalan.se. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  12. ^ "Globen Galan 2016 Results". SF. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  13. ^ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  14. ^ Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ^ Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. ^ "FLASH – Dibaba breaks world indoor 3000m record with 8:16.60 in Stockholm". IAAF. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  17. ^ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  18. ^ "60 Metres Hurdles Results". www.gegalan.se. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  19. ^ "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm!". IAAF. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  21. ^ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  22. ^ "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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