Multistars

Multistars is an annual international athletics competition held in Desenzano del Garda (from 1988 to 2013) and Florence (from 2013 onwards), Italy in early May or late April. International athletes compete in the combined events, decathlon for men and heptathlon for women. Established in 1988, it is part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge circuit.

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

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2013 edition

The 2013 edition took part at the Luigi Ridolfi Stadium in Florence. The second day of competition marked a new era and was capped by other invitational competitions. With a time of 39.09 Yadisleidy Pedroso set a new Italian best in 300m hurdles.[2]

2019 edition

The 2019 Multistars meeting has moved from Florence to the South Tyrol town of Lana.[3]

Past winners

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 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

Medalists since 2009

Men
Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009[5]  Jake Arnold (USA) 7994  Roland Schwarzl (AUT) 7913  Willem Coertzen (RSA) 7907
2010[6]  Jake Arnold (USA) 8141  Leonel Suárez (CUB) 8112  Yordanis García (CUB) 8048
2011[7]  Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) 7858  Brent Newdick (NZL) 7780  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 7731
2012[8]  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 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[9]  Martin Roe (NOR) 8228  Yury Yaremich (BLR) 7985  Taavi Tšernjavski (EST) 7873
2019[10]  Jan Dolezal (CZE) 8117  Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) 7950  Mathias Brugger (GER) 7927

Women
Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009[11]  Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6587  Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) 6077  Yuliya Tarasova (UZB) 5989
2010[12]  Marina Goncharova (RUS) 6008  Margaret Simpson (GHA) 5929  Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) 5895
2011[13]  Margaret Simpson (GHA) 6270  Marina Goncharova (RUS) 5995  Francesca Doveri (ITA) 5988
2012[14]  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[15]  Erica Bougard (USA) 6327  Alex Gochenour (USA) 6063  Lecabela Quaresma (POR) 5886
2019[10]  Annie Kunz (USA) 5971  Kate O'Connor (IRE) 5881  Riley Cooks (USA) 5873

Records
Event Athlete Record Date Ref
Men's decathlon  Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) 8390 pts 2–3 May 2013 [2]
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 [16]
High jump  Chris Boyles (USA) 2.18 m 7 May 2005
400 m  David Hall (GBR) 46.46 15 May 2015 [17]
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 [18]
Javelin throw (old model)  Nathalie Teppe (FRA) 59.26 m 16 May 1993 [19]
800 m  Monica Westen (SWE) 2:05.20 17 May 1992

References
  1. Pieraccini, Gabby (21 March 2020). "Multistars 2020: Health and Hope".
  2. Diego Sampaolo (3 May 2013). "Krauchanka and Vetter triumph in Firenze - IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. Diego Sampaolo (25 April 2019). "Past winners Roe and Spinola take on tough opponents in Lana". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  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. "Results 2009 - décathlon". multistars.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  6. "Results 2010 - décathlon" (PDF). multistars.it. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. "Results 2011 - décathlon". IAAF. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  8. "Results 2012 - decathlon". IAAF. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. "Multistars 2018 – Men's Results". IAAF. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. Diego Sampaolo (28 April 2019). "Dolezal and Kunz victorious in Lana". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  11. "Results 2009 - heptathlon". multistars.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  12. "Results 2010 - heptathlon" (PDF). multistars.it. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  13. "Results 2011 - heptathlon". IAAF. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  14. "Results 2012 - heptathlon". IAAF. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  15. "Multistars 2018 – Women's Results". IAAF. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  16. Diego Sampaolo (27 April 2019). "Rosenberg and Kunz lead overnight in Lana, Helcelet and Halverson poised to strike". IAAF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  17. Diego Sampaolo (15 May 2015). "Cairoli and Osazuwa the day-one leaders in Florence". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  18. Diego Sampaolo (29 April 2017). "Aguilar impresses with convincing victory in Florence". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  19. "Multistars heptathlon top 10 individual events" (PDF). Multistars. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
List of winners
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