Sports history in Götzis
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... that make the Hypomeeting Götzis so unique!
The all-volunteer staff, the diversity of nations, the sporting highlights and records of recent years - we have collected some of these, 48 reasons to be precise, and summarized them in a book.
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48 years of athletics history from Götzis are summarized here. Which highlights of the athletics championships have you been to yourself?
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This year, LG Montfort decided to apply to host the Austrian all-around championships. The all-around championships held in July 1973 not only brought a great Austrian record by Sepp Zeilbauer with exactly 8000 points, but also a remarkable spectator response. The preliminary round of the European all-around cup held one month later in Innsbruck (Sepp Zeilbauer again impressed with a new record) gave Armin Hug, Konrad Lerch, Elmar Oberhauser and Werner Ströhle the idea of organizing an international event in the Mösle stadium instead of the traditional all-around meet in Schielleiten, which was no longer held.
The many international contacts of ÖLV all-around coach Konrad Lerch to his fellow coaches and athletes should form the basis for attractive starting fields.
1975
Despite the most adverse weather conditions (rain and cold), Burglinde Pollak/GDR achieved a world best performance of the year in the 5-event and Petr Kratky won the Czech 10-event. The first meeting was marked by the great enthusiasm of the athletes and team captains about the organization and the warm atmosphere, as well as a strong financial result.
1976
The Volksbank could be won as a sponsor, subsidies from the federal government, the state and the market town of Götzis, as well as from the ASVÖ prompted the initiators of the meeting Luis Fessler, Armin Hug, Konrad Lerch, Elmar Oberhauser and Werner Ströhle to try again. Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon with a world record for the year and a new German record of 8,381 points (8,302 points in 1985) ahead of Sepp Zeilbauer, who set an Austrian record of 8,310 points (8,219). In the pentathlon, Diane Jones/Canada celebrated a very narrow victory (6 points) ahead of Burglinde Pollak.
1977
Local hero Sepp Zeilbauer wins the decathlon. Daley Thompson from Great Britain sets a junior world record with 7,921 (7,865) points, while
Canada's Diane Jones-Konihowski wins the pentathlon once again
1978
This year's winners are Guido Kratschmer and, for the first time, Jane Frederick from the United States.
1979
French victory in the decathlon by Thierry Dubois, as well as the second success of Jane Frederick from the USA.
1980
7,000 spectators cheer Daley-Thompson/GBR's magnificent improvement of the decathlon world record to 8,622 points (8,648). In the pentathlon, Ekaterina Smirnova/URS becomes one of the crowd favourites with her victory. Due to the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow by some countries, the meeting remained the only major meeting of the best all-around athletes from East and West in 1980.
1981
Sepp Zeilbauer celebrates his second meeting triumph and Jane Frederick wins the women's heptathlon, held for the first time this year.
1982
Daley Thompson/GBR improves the world record in the decathlon for the second time in the Möslestadion to 8,707 points (8,730) and thus clearly wins ahead of his great rival Jürgen Hingsen/BRD. Jane Frederick wins for the fourth time in Götzis and at the same time sets a new US record.
1983
The event was honored by a visit from the President of Austria, Dr. Rudolf Kirchschläger, and the winners were Grigoriy Degtyaryov and Natalya Shubenkova, both from the Soviet Union.
1984
Grigoriy Degtyaryov repeats his previous year's victory with the best performance of the year and a new national record. His teammate Nadezhda Vinogradova takes the lead in the heptathlon. In the year of the boycott of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles by the Eastern states, Götzis once again impressively presents itself as the link between Eastern and Western athletes.
1985
Hypobank Vorarlberg becomes the new main sponsor of the meeting. A double victory in the decathlon by the GDR athletes Uwe Freimuth and Thorsten Voss contrasts with Jane Frederick's fifth (!) success in the heptathlon.
1986
Ten years after his first success in 1976 in Götzis, Guido Kratschmer wins the decathlon for the third time since 1978. In the heptathlon, the star of women's athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee from the USA sets new standards.
1987
In front of a record crowd of almost 10,000 spectators, two loyal Mösle starters and crowd favorites, Siegfried Wentz (FRG) in the decathlon and Anke Behmer (GDR) in the heptathlon, make it onto the winners' lists for the first time.
1988
The GDR athletes clearly dominated this year with the successes of Uwe Freimuth in the decathlon and Anke Behmer in the heptathlon.
1989
Christian Plaziat from France is the winner of the 15th Hypobank all-around meet, while Anke Behmer wins the heptathlon for the third time.
1990
Two days of glorious weather, 8,000 spectators and two annual world best performances by Sabine Braun/BRD and Christian Schenk/GDR. These are the highlights of the 16th Hypobank all-around meeting, but the event is also distinguished by the visit of Federal Minister Dr. Hilde Hawlicek and the then Governor of Vorarlberg, Dr. Martin Purtscher. The federal government, the state and the municipality of Götzis also make the welcome announcement that they will provide the necessary funds for the grandstand extension.
1991
For the first time, athletes from the FRG and the former GDR compete as a joint team. The performances on the first day suggested that it would rain records on Sunday, but in reality it rained from the sky on the second day - and in torrents. Despite the most adverse conditions, Michael Smith/CAN with 8,427 points and Sabine Braun/GER with 6,584 points set new world records for the year.
1992
"Two great days! Actually, it couldn't have been better!"That's how Sabine Braun, the heptathlon world and European champion from Germany, summed it up after winning the Hypobank Meeting for the third time. Her 6,985 points are a German record and also the world's best for the year.
Robert Zmelik from the CSR achieved the same. With 8,627 points, he also surpasses the previous national record and enters his name in the winners' lists with a new world record for the year.
1993
A long-cherished wish comes true! The new press grandstand is opened in a festive ceremony, significantly improving the stadium's infrastructure.
More than 10,000 spectators are a "Mösle record" at this year's meeting weekend. Following the withdrawal of serial winner Sabine Braun due to injury, Svetla Dimitrova is the first female athlete from Bulgaria to win in Götzis. Eduard Hämäläinen, later runner-up in the world championships in Stuttgart, wins the decathlon with a Belarusian record of 8,604 points.
1994
Top performances in both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon: with 8,735 points, Eduard Hämäläinen improves the stadium record set by the legendary Daley Thompson in 1982 by 3 points.
Sabine Braun/GER becomes Mösle winner for the fourth time with the annual world record of 6,665 points.
1995
Two new stars rise in the all-around sky in Götzis. Ghada Shouaa from Syria sensationally wins the heptathlon ahead of the high favorite Sabine Braun; Erki Nool from Estonia wins ahead of the favorite Eduard Hämäläinen.
6,715 and 8,575 points respectively mean world bests for the year and national records.
1996
The Syrian world champion Ghada Shouaa and the Canadian crowd favorite Mike Smith secure the victories at the 22nd Hypomeeting with the best performance of the year. With 6,942 points, last year's winner just missed the 7,000 mark. In his tenth appearance in Götzis, Mike Smith sets a Canadian record with 8,626 points and is back on the podium as "King of the Decathletes" after 1991.
1997
Drama in the men's decathlon: the first five athletes are only 150 points apart. In the end, Eduard Hämäläinen, who now competes for Finland, triumphs for the third time in Götzis. His 8617 points represent a world best for the year. He was followed by Tomas Dvorak and Mike Smith.
Denise Lewis from Great Britain won the women's event for the first time. The 6,736 points she scored are a Commonwealth record!
1998
Excellent start to the new "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge", the Champions League of multi-discipline athletes at the Hypomeeting Götzis. With two annual world bests, plenty of excitement, glorious weather and 10,000 fans in the Mösle Stadium, Erki Nool triumphed for the second time after 1995 (8,672 points), supported by numerous Estonian fans, while Irina Belova won the heptathlon for the first time (6,466 points).
1999
The 25th anniversary meeting sees Tomas Dvorak win the decathlon for the first time with 8,738 points. The world champion from the Czech Republic relegated crowd favorite Erki Nool to 2nd place. 14 years after the victory of world record holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee, DeDee Nathan (6,577) won the women's event in the US.
In glorious weather, the anniversary also brings a reunion with the "stars of yesterday". Daley Thompson, Siegi Wentz and Jane Frederick, along with other greats from the meeting's long history, are enthusiastically celebrated by the audience.
2000
The millennium begins in the Möslestadion with the best decathlon of all time worldwide. For the first time, 15 decathletes surpass the 8,000-point mark and in an extremely exciting competition, the winner is once again Tomas Dvorak (8,900). His training colleague Roman Sebrle (8,757) finished the decathlon in 2nd place, finishing on the podium for the first time at the Hypomeeting Götzis.
World champion Eunice Barber from Sierra Leone now competes for France and celebrates a great victory with 6,842 points. With 15 athletes scoring over 6,000 points, this heptathlon also goes down as one of the best events in the history of the heptathlon.
2001
WORLD RECORD YEAR: Sound barrier of 9,000 points In picture-book weather and midsummer temperatures, Roman Sebrle becomes the first decathlete in the world to break the world record in athletics, improving his compatriot Tomas Dvorak's world record to an incredible 9,026 points! The jubilation and enthusiasm among the 11,000 spectators is boundless. This year, sports history is written at the Hypomeeting Götzis and the meeting becomes a highlight in international TV and press sports coverage. Sebrle thanks the Hungarian Attila Zsivoczky, who set the necessary pace in a dramatic final 1500 m run and thus made the world record possible in the first place. In the heptathlon, Eunice Barber/FRA was celebrated as the winner for the 2nd time in a row in the Möslestadion.
2002
The weather luck remained faithful to the event and Roman Sebrle repeated his victory from the previous year with 8,800 points, which remained the annual world best until the end of the season. With Tom Pappas in 2nd place, a US decathlete finishes on the podium at the Hypomeeting Götzis for the first time since 1977. The day of joy for the Americans is completed by Shelia Burrell's victory in the heptathlon.
2003
Carolina Klüft from Sweden steals the show as the new star in the heptathlon and becomes a crowd favorite at her first competition in Götzis with 6,602 points. In the wake of the future world champion, a number of young talents such as Simpson/GHA, Hellebaut/BEL and Ruckstuhl/NED surpass themselves and achieve national records and personal bests. In the decathlon, Roman Sebrle becomes the first athlete to win the Hypomeeting Götzis en-suite for the 3rd time, beating Tom Pappas into 2nd place with 8,807 points. The latter turns the tables at the World Athletics Championships in Paris and wins the gold medal ahead of Sebrle.
2004
A Mösle meeting like in a fairy tale. The 30th edition of the classic in Götzis offers new superlatives. A record attendance of 13,000 spectators. The big winners at the 30th "birthday" were the Swede Carolina Klüft (6,820 points) and the Czech Roman Sebrle (8,842 points) - both repeating their successes of the previous year. Dream weather, dream scenery, dream results! The magic 8,000-point mark was surpassed no fewer than twelve times in the decathlon, and the women achieved 6,000-point results just as often in the heptathlon.
2005
Again! Roman Sebrle and Carolina Klüft are the main protagonists in Götzis. The world record holder becomes the first athlete to win the world's most traditional all-around meeting for the fifth time in a row.
Klüft's 6,824 points are the fourth-best points result in Götzis history after the performances of Sabine Braun (6,985 points), Ghada Shouaa (6,942 points) and Eunice Barber (6,842 points).
2006
An American in the Mösle - and one who wins. Bryan Clay is the first US decathlete to win the all-around competition in Götzis. With 8,677 points, the 25-year-old stands at the top of the podium after ten events. Carolina Klüft celebrates her next triumph in the heptathlon in the Möslestadion, once again impressively proving her superiority in the heptathlon.
2007
He came to the Hypomeeting Götzis as number ten, and Andrei Krauchanka left the Mösle as the winner. With 8,617 points, the Belarusian secured first place for the first time ahead of the favorites Roman Sebrle and Bryan Clay.
Carolina Klüft's winning streak in the women's event continues: Fifth start in the Mösle, fifth success in a row. It is the 18th win in a row since July 2001.
2008
He had already finished second and third in the Mösle, and in his fifth start Dimitriy Karpov crowned himself the Mösle winner in his 19th decathlon. The parade athlete from Kazakhstan won the exciting finish with a 7-point lead over the Russian Aleksey Sysoyev.
After five years of Carolina Klüft, the Russian Tatyana Chernova was crowned heptathlon queen this year with 6,618 points.
2009
The 35th edition of the Hypomeeting Götzis attracted around 10,000 visitors and new winners in the decathlon and heptathlon. Michael Schrader produced a brilliant finish in the tenth competition, running 21 seconds faster and thus gaining a mini lead over the American Trey Hardee. In the end, six points separated the top two. With 8,522 points, the 21-year-old became the first German since Christian Schenk in 1990 to celebrate a Mösle victory. Nataliya Dobrynska trumped Hanna Melnychenko and Lydmyla Yosypenko with 6,558 points in the Ukrainian triple for victory in the women's event. With a strong finish in the 800m, the Olympic champion from Beijing finally clearly prevailed against her compatriots and won her "favorite meeting".
2010
After 2006, this is the second victory for the American Bryan Clay in the "Mecca of all-around competitions" in Götzis. In exciting competitions, he was able to win the decathlon with 8,483 points despite some of the most adverse weather conditions. In a strong heptathlon field, the new crowd favorite from Great Britain managed to leave the entire competition behind - Jessica Ennis won the traditional meeting for the first time with a best performance of 6,689 points.
2011
After an exciting competition in the best conditions and a great atmosphere, the reigning world champion Trey Hardee from the USA celebrated his first victory in the decathlon at the traditional Hypomeeting in Götzis with a best performance of 8,689 points. With an excellent 6,790 points and two new personal bests over 200m and 800m, Jessica Ennis celebrated her second victory in a row in the Möslestadion, beating world champion Tatyana Chernova from Russia and 2011 European indoor champion Antoinette Nana-Djimou from France into second and third place.
2012
Jessica Ennis is now the absolute superstar in the heptathlon and the legitimate successor to Carolina Klüft. Accompanied by an entire entourage of British sports journalists, the British athlete won the top-class heptathlon at the Hypomeeting Götzis with 6,906 points and also won the Olympic Games in London in the same year in impressive style. He was the surprise winner of 2012: Hans Van Alphen from the Netherlands won the decathlon in Götzis with 8,519 points after a thrilling duel with Eelco Sintnicolaas, with a narrow margin of just 13 points.
2013
In the worst weather conditions with rain and wintry cold - almost like the first meeting in 1975 - the 39th Hypomeeting took place and ended with a Canadian double victory. Brianne Theisen won the heptathlon with 6,376 points on her first appearance in the Möslestadion. Following Mike Smith's two victories in 1991 and 1996, Damian Warner was another Canadian athlete to make it onto the podium.
Roman Sebrle, one of the greatest athletes of the all-around competition, ends his active career and is bid farewell during the hypomeeting in the Möslestadion - where he set his world record in 2001 and was the first decathlete to break the magic 9,000-point barrier with 9,026 points.
2014
40 years of the Hypomeeting - At this anniversary meeting, Trey Hardee from the USA won the decathlon for the second time after a thrilling competition. The Austrian Dominik Distelberger surpassed the 8,000 point mark for the first time with a new personal best of 8,168 points and young athlete Dominik Siedlaczek won the rookie award with a new personal best. In an absolutely top-class heptathlon with 11 personal bests, three new national records and 51 personal bests in the individual disciplines, top-class athletics was once again on offer. The young Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson won the heptathlon at the Hypomeeting on her very first appearance in Götzis.
2015
The 41st edition of the Hypomeeting Götzis was once again an event of superlatives and the international press response was greater than ever before. 11 TV stations from Austria, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Japan broadcast their reports from the Möslestadion.
85 journalists and photographers from 10 nations reported internationally from the all-around Mecca of Götzis. However, to the great regret of the spectators and the organizers, the world record holder Ashton Eaton had to cancel his start in the decathlon in Götzis on Saturday morning due to injury.
In excellent conditions, Kai Kazmirek secured the winner's trophy for the first time since 2009 with 8,462 points. In the heptathlon, Jessica Ennis-Hill made her comeback after her maternity leave. Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) took her second victory at the Hypomeeting Götzis with 6,808 points.
2016
The decathlon got off to a brilliant start: Damian Warner achieved the best time ever run in a decathlon with 10.15 seconds over 100m and thus holds the 100m world record within a decathlon. In the end, he secured his 2nd victory at the Hypomeeting Götzis with 8,523 points ahead of Frenchman Kevin Mayer and last year's winner Kai Kazmirek. In the heptathlon, Brianne Theisen-Eaton won the competition for the 3rd time with a new annual world best of 6,765 points. After 2013, this was the 2nd Canadian double victory for the two likeable top athletes Damian Warner and Brianne Theisen-Eaton in the Möslestadion. Sarah Lagger (AUT) was named Rookie of the Year.
2017
In the best heptathlon of all time, Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam secured a superior victory in the heptathlon. With a sensational 7,013 points, she only just missed the European record held by Carolina Klüft with 7,032 points and was only the 4th athlete to join the illustrious circle of 7,000-point athletes with the Götzis result. Three new stadium records in the heptathlon - achieved by Nadine Visser/NED with 12.78 sec. over 100m hurdles and by meeting winner Nafissatou Thiam over 1.98 m in the high jump, as well as over 59.32 m in the javelin throw - were cheered on by the expert Götzis audience. Géraldine Ruckstuhl set a new Swiss record in this discipline with the second-best throw in the javelin competition. With his decathlon victory and new annual world best of 8,591 points, Canadian crowd favorite Damian Warner was able to add his name to the list of winners at the Hypomeeting Götzis/Vorarlberg for the 3rd time, followed by Eelco Sintnicolaas/NED and Rico Freimuth/GER in 2nd and 3rd place. There were also stadium records in the decathlon: meeting winner Damian Warner equaled his hurdles best of 13.54 seconds on the new track, while Gaël Quérin from France added his name to the list of stadium record holders in the 1500m. With these outstanding results, the Hypomeeting Götzis/Vorarlberg was able to take first place in the meeting ranking of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge 2017 with 120,333 points even before the World Championships in London. After extensive renovation work supported by the federal government, the state of Vorarlberg and the municipality of Götzis, the new track passed its first test with flying colors at the 43rd edition of the Hypomeeting Götzis/Vorarlberg.
2018
Another hypomeeting with superlative performances took place in excellent conditions on May 25/26. Olympic and world champion Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium impressively confirmed her supremacy in the heptathlon. With 6,806 points and a new world best for the year, she won for the second time since 2017 ahead of Yorgelis Rodriguez (CUB) and Erica Bougard (USA), who both finished the heptathlon with new personal bests. The meeting winner's high jump was sensational: with a jump of 2.01m, she set a new world record in the heptathlon and at the same time a new meeting record in the high jump discipline. Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fourth time. He improved his personal best to 8,795 points, setting a new Canadian national record and a new world best in the decathlon for the year. The other places on the podium at the Hypomeeting Götzis 2018 were secured by Maicel Uibo (EST) and Pieter Braun (NED) - both of whom also set new personal bests. After 2001 and 2017, the Hypomeeting Götzis / Vorarlberg 2018 took the top spot in the IAAF Combined Events Challenge with a total score of 118,569 points ahead of the European Championships in Berlin, once again confirming the international status of this event.
2019
The weekend got off to a brilliant start with Damian Warner (CAN) breaking the world record in the 100m decathlon in 10.12 seconds. Especially the Hypomeeting premiere starters were able to score with impressive performances this year and were good for numerous surprises. In the heptathlon, the favorite Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) prevailed. She won the heptathlon with an impressive 6,813 points; second place went to Laura Ikauniece (LAT, 6476 points) and Xénia Krizsán (HUN, 6,469 points) took a magnificent third place.
Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fifth time in Götzis with 8,711 points. Chapeau! Lindon Victor (GRN, 8,473 points) followed in second place and Maicel Uibo (EST, 8,353 points) in third. The performances of the German team were also remarkable - four athletes finished in the top 10: Niklas Kaul (4th), Kai Kazmirek (6th), Tim Nowak (7th) and Manuel Eitel (9th). Sophie Weißenberg also finished eighth in her Götzis debut (6,293 points).
2020
For the first time in 45 years, a hypomeeting had to be canceled. Safety and health come first: Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the organizer had to decide with a heavy heart in March 2020 to cancel the meeting for 2020.
2021
The fact that the coronavirus pandemic was still in full swing in spring 2021 also turned the planning of the 2021 Hypomeeting upside down. After months of intensive organization and planning of various possible scenarios regarding hygiene and safety measures, the 46th Hypomeeting on 29 and 30 May in Götzis/Vorarlberg was perfectly organized. The athletes were incredibly grateful that they were finally able to compete on a big stage with international competitors shortly before the Olympic Games in Tokyo in summer 2021. Despite the maximum permitted number of spectators of 500 people per day, the Hypomeeting was a complete success. After an outstanding start to the decathlon, Damian Warner (CAN) steadily extended his lead. He went into the night after the first day with a 322-point lead and the leader starting number, which he kept until the end and secured his fantastic sixth victory in Götzis. From the first competition Warner delivered an exceptional performance: in the 100m he stormed to 1,062 points with a time of 10.14 seconds, in the following long jump he set a new meeting record and a new World Combined Best performance with an incredible 8.28m. After the first day and five competitions, the 9,000 points were even within realistic reach for Warner. There was even speculation about a possible new meeting or world record - 20 years after Roman Sebrle broke the 9,000-point barrier for the first time in Götzis and set a new world record. In the end, Warner won the decathlon in Götzis for the 6th time with a sensational 8,995 points. Annie Kunz (USA), who was leading the heptathlon after the first day, surprised herself with her performance until she finished the competition without a valid attempt in the long jump. After the main favorite Erica Bougard (USA) also had to end her competition prematurely after an injury in the high jump, Anouk Vetter (NED) briefly took over the leader starting number. However, after seven events and several lead changes, Xénia Krizsán (HUN) came out on top with 6,651 points and a new PB in the heptathlon, followed by Anouk Vetter (NED) and Kendell Williams (USA).
2022
Kendell Williams (USA) opened the fireworks with a time of 13.13s over the hurdles. Shortly afterwards, the king of the last six years, Damian Warner (CAN), followed suit and sprinted the 100m in 10.14s as only he himself has ever done in the decathlon. Another firework followed shortly afterwards: Simon Ehammer (SUI) made his first attempt in the long jump. It was to be his only one. Faster than all his competitors before him, the young Swiss sprinted towards the take-off bar. He hits the board and sails through the air like no decathlete before him. 8.45m, a world record in a decathlon, as well as a Swiss record and the world's best long jump performance of the year.
2023
The leader at the end of day 1 was still Damian Warner (CAN), but after the discus throw on day 2 Pierce Lepage (CAN) moved into the leading position in the decathlon. This forced Warner to react in the pole vault. But the seven-time Hypomeeting winner was unable to regain the leader starting number after a weak pole vault. With just 4.50 meters, he opened the way for Pierce Lepage to his first Götzis victory, who not only cleared 5.00 meters with the pole, but also delivered a fantastic javelin throw (63.09 meters). With a final score of 8700 points, the Hypomeeting celebrated a new and once again Canadian winner in Lepage.
While the decathlon was further away from the legendary 9000-point mark this year, the heptathlon came within a hair's breadth of the 7000-point mark, perhaps only because Anna Hall (USA) showed a slight weakness and "only" threw 43.08 meters in the javelin, leaving herself with a mortgage for the final 800-meter run. And yet: she also showed her incredible potential in this discipline. With a time of 2:02.97 minutes, she almost broke the meeting record and also set a new overall personal best of 6988 points. With two days of phenomenal performances, she not only secured her first Hypomeeting victory, but also the hearts of the record crowd of around 7,000 athletics fans on each day of the competition.
Also special in this Hypomeeting year: the Hypomeeting was the first major sporting event in Austria to be awarded the "Green Event" sustainability seal!
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