2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Edition	31st
Dates	4–6 March
Host city	Paris, France
Venue	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Events	26
Participation	577 athletes from 46 nations
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The 2011 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. 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.

French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho provided the highlight of the tournament with two world indoor record clearances. 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.

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. Ivan Ukhov of Russia attempted the world record in the high jump, but narrowly missed the clearance. The competition closed with the fifth French record of the championships as the host men's team won the 4 × 400 metres relay.

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 took place at 18:00 on the last day, 6 March 2011, and every participating team was invited.

Schedule

Legend

Key	P	Q	H	½	F
Value	Preliminary round	Qualifiers	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men

March	4		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

March	4		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	Elena 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 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.

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 Skujytė 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.

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
	Ukraine	1	1	0	2
11	Belarus	1	0	0	1
12	Azerbaijan	0	1	1	2
	Turkey	0	1	1	2
14	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
15	Belgium	0	0	2	2
	Norway	0	0	2	2
17	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Romania	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		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)

External links

• Official website
• Event reviews from European Athletics