2011 Diamond League
The 2011 IAAF Diamond League was the second edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 6 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 16 September in Brussels, Belgium.
Meeting calendar
| Date | Meet | Stadium | City | Country |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Qatar SC Stadium | Doha | Qatar | |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | Shanghai Stadium | Shanghai | China | |
| Golden Gala | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Italy | |
| Prefontaine Classic | Hayward Field | Eugene | United States | |
| Bislett Games | Bislett Stadion | Oslo | Norway | |
| Adidas Grand Prix | Icahn Stadium | New York City | United States | |
| Athletissima | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | Lausanne | Switzerland | |
| Meeting Areva | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | France | |
| Aviva British Grand Prix | Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | United Kingdom | |
| Herculis | Stade Louis II | Fontvieille | Monaco | |
| DN Galan | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | Stockholm | Sweden | |
| London Grand Prix | Crystal Palace | London | United Kingdom | |
| Weltklasse Zürich | Letzigrund | Zürich | Suitzerland | |
| Memorial van Damme | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium |
Ambassadors
A total of fourteen athletes were given Diamond League Ambassador status, with the intention of bringing attention to some of the sport's foremost competitors. There are seven male and seven female athletes, and the division between track and field specialists is also evenly divided.is the most prominent ambassador.
| Athlete | Country | Event |
| Usain Bolt | 100 metres/200 metres | |
| Tyson Gay | 100 metres/200 metres | |
| Asafa Powell | 100 metres | |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser | 100 metres | |
| Allyson Felix | 200 metres/400 metres | |
| Sanya Richards | 400 metres | |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 5000 metres/10,000 metres | |
| Steven Hooker | Pole vault | |
| Yelena Isinbayeva | Pole vault | |
| Blanka Vlašić | High jump | |
| Valerie Vili | Shot put | |
| Andreas Thorkildsen | Javelin throw | |
| Tero Pitkämäki | Javelin throw | |
| Barbora Špotáková | Javelin throw |
Diamond Race winners
- Winners in blue defended their 2010 Diamond Race title
| Event | Men | Women |
| 100 metres | ||
| 200 metres | ||
| 400 metres | ||
| 800 metres | ||
| 1500 metres/ Mile run | ||
| 5000 metres/ 3000 metres | ||
| 110 m hurdles/ 100 m hurdles | ||
| 400 m hurdles | ||
| 3000 m s'chase |
| Event | Men | Women |
| Long jump | ||
| Triple jump | ||
| High jump | ||
| Pole vault | ||
| Shot put | ||
| Discus throw | ||
| Javelin throw |
Results
Men
Track
- In Eugene, Oslo and London, mile races are counted to the Diamond League standings for the 1500 m.
- In Doha, 3000 metre race is counted to the Diamond League standings for the 5000 m.
Field