Globen Galan

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
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
Yelena Isinbayeva after her world record 2012

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

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

Meeting Records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 6.51 Bruny Surin  Canada 1997
200 m 20.60 Jeff Williams  United States 1996
400 m 45.39 Abdalleleh Haroun  Qatar 19 February 2015 [8]
800 m 1:44.34 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 2003
1000 m 2:14.20 Ayanleh Souleiman  Djibouti 17 February 2016 [9]
1500 m 3:33.39 Laban Rotich  Kenya 1999
Mile 3:52.18 Rui Silva  Portugal 2001
3000 m 7:30.16 Galen Rupp  United States 21 February 2013 [10]
5000 m 12:51.48 Daniel Komen  Kenya 1998
60 m hurdles 7.42 Colin Jackson  United Kingdom 1994
High jump 2.38 m Yaroslav Rybakov  Russia 15 February 2005 [11]
Pole vault 5.92 m Maksim Tarasov  Russia 1998
Igor Potapovich  Kazakhstan 1998
Long jump 8.49 m Carl Lewis  United States 1992
Triple jump 17.64 m Christian Olsson  Sweden 12 February 2004
Shot put 21.33 m Tim Nedow  Canada 17 February 2016 [12]
Heptathlon 6188 pts Erki Nool  Estonia 1996
(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
60 m 7.03 Gail Devers  United States 1999
200 m 23.37 Michelle-Lee Ahye  Trinidad and Tobago 19 February 2015 [13]
400 m 50.94 Grit Breuer  Germany 1998
800 m 1:57.67 Stephanie Graf  Austria 2001
1000 m 2:30.94 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 1999
1500 m 3:56.46+ Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 17 February 2016 [14]
Mile 4:13.31 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 17 February 2016 [15]
3000 m 8:16.60 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 6 February 2014 [16]
5000 m 14:18.86 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 19 February 2015 [17]
60 m hurdles 7.74 Susanna Kallur  Sweden 21 February 2008 [18]
High jump 2.03 m Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden 2003
Pole vault 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 23 February 2012 [19][20]
Long jump 6.99 m Christabel Nettey  Canada 19 February 2015 [21]
Triple jump 14.79 m Olga Saladukha  Ukraine 23 February 2012 [22]
Shot put 19.79 m Astrid Kumbernuss  Germany 1996
Pentathlon 4685 pts Yelena Lebedenko  Russia 1996
(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)

References
  1. Julin, A. Lennart (2010-02-11). Another blazing 5000m run by Defar - Stockholm report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  2. Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. Mike Rowbottom (17 February 2016). "Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. "FLASH – Dibaba breaks world indoor 3000m record with 8:16.60 in Stockholm". IAAF. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  7. "Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm!". IAAF. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  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. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  12. "Globen Galan 2016 Results". SF. 17 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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