The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond League, along with Weltklasse Zürich. It was first organized in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo Van Damme, a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed the previous year in a car accident at the age of 22. World records Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Memorial Van Damme. 2004 10,000 m men Junior 27:04.00 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Uganda 3,000 m steeplechase men 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar Pole vault women 4.92 m Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 2001 3,000 m men Junior 7:30.67 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia 3,000 m steeplechase men 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami, Morocco 1997 5,000 m men 12:39.74 Daniel Komen, Kenya 10,000 m men 26:27.85 Paul Tergat, Kenya 1996 10,000 m men 26:38.08 Salah Hissou, Morocco 1,000 m women 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova, Russia 1995 5,000 m men Junior 13:07.38 Daniel Komen, Kenya 1,000 m women 2:29.34 Maria de Lurdes Mutola, Mozambique 1981 1 mile men 3:47.33 Sebastian Coe, United Kingdom Meeting Records Men Women References External links Diamond League – Brussels Official Web Site Diamond League IAAF Golden League Athletics competitions in Belgium Sport in Brussels Recurring sporting events established in 1977 Annual sporting events in Belgium IAAF World Outdoor Meetings