The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | 4–6 March |
Host city | Paris, |
Venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
Events | 26 |
Participation | 577[1] athletes from 46 nations |
577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships.[1] Twenty-six track and field events were contested, with the events programme divided equally between the genders. Russia topped the medal table, having won the most gold medals (six), as well as having gained the greatest total with fifteen. The host nation, France, was the next best performing team, with five golds being won by French athletes. Germany had the third highest medal haul, followed by Great Britain.[2]
French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho provided the highlight of the tournament with two world indoor record clearances.[3] His compatriot Renaud Lavillenie also excelled, becoming the third best ever performer indoors in the men's pole vault, while Leslie Djhone and Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida won their events with French record marks.[4][5]
Belarusian Andrei Krauchanka's national record performance won the men's heptathlon and Poland's Anna Rogowska took the women's pole vault with a national record. Portuguese runner Francis Obikwelu also had a national record-breaking win, defeating the host favourite Christophe Lemaitre in the 60 metres. The women's 3000 metres saw Briton Helen Clitheroe win her first major title at the age of 37.[3] Ivan Ukhov of Russia attempted the world record in the high jump, but narrowly missed the clearance.[4] The competition closed with the fifth French record of the championships as the host men's team won the 4 × 400 metres relay.[6]
Venue
editThe venue for the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. It can hold a maximum capacity of 18,000 people and has hold several indoor athletics events in the past, including the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games, the 1994 European Indoor Championships and the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Ceremonies
editThe opening ceremony was held at 4 March 2011 at 15:00 local time. There was a short ceremony but without teams participation. The closing ceremony took place at 18:00 on the last day, 6 March 2011, and every participating team was invited.
Schedule
editKey | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
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Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
March | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
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60 m | H | ½ | F | |||
400 m | H | ½ | F | |||
800 m | H | ½ | F | |||
1500 m | H | F | ||||
3000 m | H | F | ||||
60 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
4 × 400 m relay | F | |||||
High jump | Q | F | ||||
Pole vault | Q | F | ||||
Long jump | Q | F | ||||
Triple jump | Q | F | ||||
Shot put | Q | F | ||||
Heptathlon | F |
March | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
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60 m | H | ½ | F | |||
400 m | H | ½ | F | |||
800 m | H | ½ | F | |||
1500 m | H | F | ||||
3000 m | H | F | ||||
60 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
4 × 400 m relay | F | |||||
High jump | Q | F | ||||
Pole vault | Q | F | ||||
Long jump | Q | F | ||||
Triple jump | Q | F | ||||
Shot put | Q | F | ||||
Pentathlon | F |
Men's results
editTrack
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres |
Francis Obikwelu |
6.53 NR EL |
Dwain Chambers |
6.54 SB |
Christophe Lemaitre |
6.58 |
400 metres |
Leslie Djhone |
45.54 NR EL |
Thomas Schneider |
46.42 | Richard Buck |
46.62 |
800 metres |
Adam Kszczot |
1:47.87 | Marcin Lewandowski |
1:48.23 | Kevin López |
1:48.35 |
1500 metres |
Manuel Olmedo |
3:41.03 SB |
Kemal Koyuncu |
3:41.18 NR |
Bartosz Nowicki |
3:41.48 |
3000 metres |
Mo Farah |
7:53.00 | Hayle Ibrahimov |
7:53.32 | Halil Akkas |
7:54.19 |
60 m hurdles |
Petr Svoboda |
7.49 | Garfield Darien |
7.56 =PB |
Adrien Deghelt |
7.57 PB |
4 × 400 m relay |
Marc Macedot Leslie Djhone Mamoudou Hanne Yoan Décimus |
3:06.17 NR |
Nigel Levine Nick Leavey Richard Strachan Richard Buck |
3:06.46 | Jonathan Borlée Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Kevin Borlée |
3:06.57 |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
Field
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Ivan Ukhov |
2.38 =WL |
Jaroslav Bába |
2.34 SB |
Aleksandr Shustov |
2.34 PB |
Pole vault |
Renaud Lavillenie |
6.03 WL NR CR |
Jérôme Clavier |
5.76 | Malte Mohr |
5.71 |
Long jump |
Sebastian Bayer |
8.16 SB |
Kafétien Gomis |
8.03 SB |
Morten Jensen |
8.00 SB |
Triple jump |
Teddy Tamgho |
17.92 WR |
Fabrizio Donato |
17.73 NR |
Marian Oprea |
17.62 SB |
Shot put |
Ralf Bartels |
21.16 EL |
David Storl |
20.75 SB |
Maksim Sidorov |
20.55 |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
Combined
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heptathlon |
Andrei Krauchanka |
6282 EL NR |
Nadir El Fassi |
6237 PB |
Roman Šebrle |
6178 SB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
Women's results
editTrack
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 metres |
Olesya Povh |
7.13 =EL |
Mariya Ryemyen |
7.15 =PB |
Ezinne Okparaebo |
7.20 |
400 metres |
Denisa Rosolová |
51.73 PB |
Olesya Krasnomovets |
51.80 | Kseniya Zadorina |
52.03 |
800 metres * |
Jenny Meadows |
2:00.50 | Linda Marguet |
2:01.61 | Marilyn Okoro |
2:02.46 |
1500 metres |
Elena Arzhakova |
4:13.78 | Nuria Fernández |
4:14.04 | Yekaterina Martynova |
4:14.16 |
3000 metres |
Helen Clitheroe |
8:56.66 | Lidia Chojecka |
8:58.30 | Layes Abdullayeva |
9:00.37 |
60 m hurdles |
Carolin Nytra |
7.80 EL |
Tiffany Ofili |
7.80 NR, =EL |
Christina Vukicevic |
7.83 NR |
4 × 400 m relay |
Kseniya Zadorina Kseniya Vdovina Yelena Migunova Olesya Forsheva |
3:29.34 | Kelly Sotherton Lee McConnell Marilyn Okoro Jenny Meadows |
3:31.36 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Laetitia Denis Marie Gayot Floria Gueï |
3:32.16 |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
- Original 800m champion Yevgenia Zinurova of Russia was stripped of her title and banned for two years on 3 July 2012 following a doping offence.[7]
Field
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Antonietta Di Martino |
2.01 | Ruth Beitia |
1.96 SB |
Ebba Jungmark |
1.96 PB |
Pole vault |
Anna Rogowska |
4.85 NR =EL |
Silke Spiegelburg |
4.75 | Kristina Gadschiew |
4.65 |
Long jump |
Darya Klishina |
6.80 | Naide Gomes |
6.79 SB |
Yuliya Pidluzhnaya |
6.75 PB |
Triple jump |
Simona La Mantia |
14.60 WL PB |
Olesya Zabara |
14.45 SB |
Dana Veldáková |
14.39 SB |
Shot put |
Anna Avdeyeva |
18.70 SB |
Christina Schwanitz |
18.65 |
Josephine Terlecki |
18.09 PB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
Combined
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Pentathlon |
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida |
4723 WL, NR |
Austra Skujytė |
4706 SB |
Remona Fransen |
4665 PB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (21 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
Participating nations
editAlbania (2)
Armenia (5)
Austria (10)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belarus (20)
Belgium (16)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
Bulgaria (12)
Croatia (8)
Cyprus (3)
Czech Republic (16)
Denmark (11)
Estonia (10)
Finland (13)
France (47)
Georgia (2)
Germany (38)
Gibraltar (2)
Great Britain (32)
Greece (14)
Hungary (5)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (7)
Israel (4)
Italy (27)
Latvia (7)
Lithuania (9)
Macedonia (1)
Malta (1)
Moldova (2)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (15)
Norway (12)
Poland (18)
Portugal (15)
Romania (16)
Russia (55)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (6)
Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (9)
Spain (34)
Sweden (15)
Switzerland (7)
Turkey (12)
Ukraine (25)
References
edit- ^ a b EAA Statistics handbook
- ^ Medal Table. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-06). Tamgho twice (!) triples 17.92m World record in Paris as European Indoor Champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-09). Lavillenie’s 6.03m clearance dazzles Paris - European Indoor Champs, Day 2 Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-04). Djimou Ida delights with French Pentathlon record in Paris - European Indoor Champs, Day 1 Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ Results by date. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Three Russian Runners Banned for Sample Tampering". 3 July 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Event reviews from European Athletics