2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

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

H	Heats	Q	Qualifiers	½	Semi-finals	F	Final

**Men**
March	4		5
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
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

File:Teddy Tamgho Paris 2011.jpg

Teddy Tamgho celebrates his world record

Track

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

File:Renaud Lavillenie Paris 2011.jpg

Renaud Lavillenie clears the bar at the Palais Omnisports

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details	Ivan Ukhov Russia	2.38 =WL	Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic	2.34 SB	Aleksandr Shustov Russia	2.34 PB
Pole vault details	Renaud Lavillenie France	6.03 WL NR CR	Jérôme Clavier France	5.76	Malte Mohr Germany	5.71
Long jump details	Sebastian Bayer Germany	8.16 SB	Kafétien Gomis France	8.03 SB	Morten Jensen Denmark	8.00 SB
Triple jump details	Teddy Tamgho France	17.92 WR	Fabrizio Donato Italy	17.73 NR	Marian Oprea Romania	17.62 SB
Shot put details	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 details	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