2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 31st 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
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 1994 European Indoor Championships and 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
Key | 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



Track
Field

Event | 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

Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
Track



Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 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 | |||
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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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Pentathlon |
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida![]() | 4723 WL, NR |
Austra Skujyte![]() | 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



Rank | 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 nations) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
Participating nations
Albania (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
- EAA Statistics handbook
- Medal Table. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- 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.
- Ramsak, Bob (2011-03-09). Lavillenie’s 6.03m clearance dazzles Paris - European Indoor Champs, Day 2. 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. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- Results by date. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120703/174374797.html
External links
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