DR. Spiriev Bojidar trophy

Since its very beginning, the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix has been paying tribute to the memory of Dr. Bojidar Spiriev.

It was almost forty years ago when the inventor of the official IAAF Scoring Tables developed a scoring table that has become widespread in the whole world since then, and it serves as a basis for the IAAF World Rankings. His precise and innovative work of a lifetime was acknowledged in the whole world. In civil life he was a world-famous hydrogeological engineer, whose incredible expertise in athletics was combined with exceptional humbleness and kindness. Dr. Bojidar Spiriev passed away in 2010.

Every year the athlete with the best result by the IAAF Scoring Tables receives the Dr. Bojidar Spiriev trophy in the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix. The trophy is handed over by Attila Spiriev, son of Dr. Bojidar Spiriev and sports director of the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix.

 

Dr. Spiriev Bojidar Trophy winners
Year Winner of the award Country Event Result
2011 Asafa Powell JAM 100m 9.86
2012 Jason Richardson USA 110h 13.16
2013 Warren Weir JAM 200m 20.01
2014 Bohdan Bondarenko UKR High jump 2.38 m
2015 Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT High jump 2.36 m
2016 David Rudisha KEN 800m 1:43.35
2017 Omar McLeod JAM 110h 12.96
2018 Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT High jump 2.40 m
2019 Christian Taylor USA Triple jump 17.93 m
2020 Orlando Ortega ESP 110h 13.21
2021 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 100m 10.71
2022 Sydney McLaughlin USA 400m hurdles 51.68
2023 Steven Gardiner BAH 400m 43.74