2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host city Paris, France France
Date(s) 4 – 6 March
Main stadium Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Participation 577[1] athletes from
46 nations
Events 26


The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.

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

The 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 World Indoor Championships were organized in 1994 as well as the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Ceremonies

The 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 was at the last day on March 6, 2011 at 18:00. Every participating team was invited to take part.

Schedule

HHeats QQualifiers ½Semi-finals FFinal

Men
March4 5 6
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

Women
March4 5 6
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

The men's 60 m medallists (l–r): Chambers, Lemaitre, Obikwelu
Leslie Djhone en route to his 400 m title
Teddy Tamgho celebrates his world record

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
Francis Obikwelu
 Portugal
6.53
NR EL
Dwain Chambers
 Great Britain
6.54
SB
Christophe Lemaitre
 France
6.58
400 metres
Leslie Djhone
 France
45.54
NR EL
Thomas Schneider
 Germany
46.42 Richard Buck
 Great Britain
46.62
800 metres
Adam Kszczot
 Poland
1:47.87 Marcin Lewandowski
 Poland
1:48.23 Kevin López
 Spain
1:48.35
1500 metres
Manuel Olmedo
 Spain
3:41.03
SB
Kemal Koyuncu
 Turkey
3:41.18
NR
Bartosz Nowicki
 Poland
3:41.48
3000 metres
Mo Farah
 Great Britain
7:53.00 Hayle Ibrahimov
 Azerbaijan
7:53.32 Halil Akkas
 Turkey
7:54.19
60 m hurdles
Petr Svoboda
 Czech Republic
7.49 Garfield Darien
 France
7.56
=PB
Adrien Deghelt
 Belgium
7.57
PB
4×400 m relay
 France
Marc Macedot
Leslie Djhone
Mamoudou Hanne
Yoan Décimus
3:06.17
NR
 Great Britain
Nigel Levine
Nick Leavey
Richard Strachan
Richard Buck
3:06.46  Belgium
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

Renaud Lavillenie clears the bar at the Palais Omnisports
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Ivan Ukhov
 Russia
2.38
=WL
Jaroslav Bába
 Czech Republic
2.34
SB
Aleksandr Shustov
 Russia
2.34
PB
Pole vault
Renaud Lavillenie
 France
6.03
WL NR CR
Jérôme Clavier
 France
5.76 Malte Mohr
 Germany
5.71
Long jump
Sebastian Bayer
 Germany
8.16
SB
Kafétien Gomis
 France
8.03
SB
Morten Jensen
 Denmark
8.00
SB
Triple jump
Teddy Tamgho
 France
17.92
WR
Fabrizio Donato
 Italy
17.73
NR
Marian Oprea
 Romania
17.62
SB
Shot put
Ralf Bartels
 Germany
21.16
EL
David Storl
 Germany
20.75
SB
Maksim Sidorov
 Russia
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

Heptathlon winner Andrei Krauchanka with a pole vault
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Heptathlon
Andrei Krauchanka
 Belarus
6282
EL NR
Nadir El Fassi
 France
6237
PB
Roman Šebrle
 Czech Republic
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

Track

Pre-race favourite Olesya Povh of Ukraine won the 60 m sprint.
Russia's Darya Klishina took the long jump gold.
Pentathlon gold medallist Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida in the long jump
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
Olesya Povh
 Ukraine
7.13
=EL
Mariya Ryemyen
 Ukraine
7.15
=PB
Ezinne Okparaebo
 Norway
7.20
400 metres
Denisa Rosolová
 Czech Republic
51.73
PB
Olesya Krasnomovets
 Russia
51.80 Kseniya Zadorina
 Russia
52.03
800 metres
*
Jenny Meadows
 Great Britain
2:00.50 Linda Marguet
 France
2:01.61 Marilyn Okoro
 Great Britain
2:02.46
1500 metres
Yelena Arzhakova
 Russia
4:13.78 Nuria Fernández
 Spain
4:14.04 Yekaterina Martynova
 Russia
4:14.16
3000 metres
Helen Clitheroe
 Great Britain
8:56.66 Lidia Chojecka
 Poland
8:58.30 Layes Abdullayeva
 Azerbaijan
9:00.37
60 m hurdles
Carolin Nytra
 Germany
7.80
EL
Tiffany Ofili
 Great Britain
7.80
NR, =EL
Christina Vukicevic
 Norway
7.83
NR
4×400 m relay
 Russia
Kseniya Zadorina
Kseniya Vdovina
Yelena Migunova
Olesya Forsheva
3:29.34  Great Britain
Kelly Sotherton
Lee McConnell
Marilyn Okoro
Jenny Meadows
3:31.36  France
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
Laetitia Denis
Marie Gayot
Floria Guei
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

Field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Antonietta Di Martino
 Italy
2.01 Ruth Beitia
 Spain
1.96
SB
Ebba Jungmark
 Sweden
1.96
PB
Pole vault
Anna Rogowska
 Poland
4.85
NR =EL
Silke Spiegelburg
 Germany
4.75 Kristina Gadschiew
 Germany
4.65
Long jump
Darya Klishina
 Russia
6.80 Naide Gomes
 Portugal
6.79
SB
Yuliya Pidluzhnaya
 Russia
6.75
PB
Triple jump
Simona La Mantia
 Italy
14.60
WL PB
Olesya Zabara
 Russia
14.45
SB
Dana Veldáková
 Slovakia
14.39
SB
Shot put
Anna Avdeyeva
 Russia
18.70
SB
Christina Schwanitz
 Germany
18.65
Josephine Terlecki
 Germany
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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Pentathlon
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida
 France
4723
WL, NR
Austra Skujyte
 Lithuania
4706
SB
Remona Fransen
 Netherlands
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

The Russian women were dominant in the 4×400 m relay.
Yoann Décimus winning the men's relay gold for France
Marcin Lewandowski and Adam Kszczot claimed a 1–2 for Poland in the 800 m.
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 5 5 2 12
2  Russia 5 2 5 12
3  Germany 3 4 3 10
4  Great Britain 3 4 2 9
5  Poland 2 2 1 5
6  Czech Republic 2 1 1 4
7  Italy 2 1 0 3
8  Spain 1 2 1 4
9  Portugal 1 1 0 2
9  Ukraine 1 1 0 2
11  Belarus 1 0 0 1
12  Azerbaijan 0 1 1 2
12  Turkey 0 1 1 2
14  Lithuania 0 1 0 1
15  Belgium 0 0 2 2
15  Norway 0 0 2 2
17  Denmark 0 0 1 1
17  Netherlands 0 0 1 1
17  Romania 0 0 1 1
17  Slovakia 0 0 1 1
17  Sweden 0 0 1 1
Total 26 26 26 78

Participating nations

References

  1. 1 2 EAA Statistics handbook
  2. Medal Table. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-09). Lavillenie’s 6.03m clearance dazzles Paris - European Indoor Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
  5. Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-04). Djimou Ida delights with French Pentathlon record in Paris - European Indoor Champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
  6. Results by date. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
  7. http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120703/174374797.html

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