2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships
2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | 5–8 March |
Host city | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | O2 Arena |
Events | 26 |
Participation | 614 athletes from 49 nations |
The 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 5 to 8 March 2015 in the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Bidding process
[edit]Prague was chosen as the host of the Championships on the European Athletics council meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2012. The other candidate city was Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Previously, Prague hosted the 1967 European Indoor Games, the forerunner of the European Athletics Indoor Championships. It was the first time since the 1978 European Athletics Championships that Prague hosted a major athletics championships.[2]
International athletics events in the Czech Republic traditionally took place away from Prague at the outdoor arena in Ostrava. That city's annual Golden Spike Ostrava meet began in 1961,[3] and the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships and 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics were held in the preceding years.[4] However, the annual Josef Odložil Memorial outdoor meeting in Prague has attracted international athletes since 1994.[5][6]
Preparation
[edit]Prior to the event, the O2 Arena in Prague was not a regular venue for indoor track and field. The stadium was host to the one-off "Meeting of World Record Holders" in 2009, which was the first international non-championship indoor meeting to be staged in the capital.[7][8] A year before the championships, the Prague Indoor Meeting was staged as a test event and it received European Athletics permit status.[9] This attracted top level performers and highlights included a European indoor record by high jumper Ivan Ukhov and a European indoor best for the 500 metres by home athlete Pavel Maslák.[10]
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Maslák, the 400 m champion from the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, led the Czech team for the championships, which at 46 athletes was the country's largest squad ever for the competition. Libor Varhaník, chairman of the organising committee, specifically aimed to have as many Czech athletes compete in the events as possible in order to build local interest and boost ticket sales. The opening ceremony was held on 5 March – a day before the main competition began on Friday (although shot put and men's long jump qualifying was held that evening).[11][12] Former international high jumper and European indoor medallist Tomáš Janků was appointed as CEO and committee member of the organising group.[4]
The event was televised live, with a total of 28 international broadcasters having agreements to show the proceedings either live or delayed. Eurosport was the most prominent of these in the competition's region, continuing its place as the traditional main broadcaster. A live internet feed of the event was also available on the European Athletics website. Retail chain Spar was the principal sponsor, reflecting the fact that it is the main commercial sponsor for the governing body.[13] The event also had a dedicated social media presence in the form of a Facebook page and a Twitter feed (@praha2015), as well as an official website.[14]
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The competition logo incorporated a stylised version of the skyline of Hradčany – the district around Prague Castle and historical seat of government.[14] The official mascot of the competition was the Little Mole (Krtek), the protagonist of a popular Czech cartoon series.[15]
As the only major international indoor athletics event to be staged that year, the European Athletics Indoor Permit Meetings and (almost exclusively European-based) IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings served as the competitive build up for the event.[16] In the absence of official qualifying standards, team selection was partially based on performances at national championships for some of the larger European nations.[17][18][19][20][21]
Men's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres |
Richard Kilty![]() |
6.51 SB | Christian Blum![]() |
6.58 | Julian Reus![]() |
6.60 |
400 metres |
Pavel Maslák![]() |
45.33 CR | Dylan Borlée![]() |
46.25 | Rafał Omelko![]() |
46.26 |
800 metres |
Marcin Lewandowski![]() |
1:46.67 | Mark English![]() |
1:47.20 | Thijmen Kupers![]() |
1:47.25 |
1500 metres |
Jakub Holuša![]() |
3:37.68 NR | Ilham Tanui Özbilen![]() |
3:37.74 | Chris O'Hare![]() |
3:38.96 |
3000 metres |
Ali Kaya![]() |
7:38.42 | Lee Emanuel![]() |
7:44.48 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen![]() |
7:45.54 NR |
60 metres hurdles |
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde![]() |
7.49 | Dimitri Bascou![]() |
7.50 | Wilhem Belocian![]() |
7.52 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Julien Watrin Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée |
3:02.87 AR | ![]() Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina |
3:02.97 NR | ![]() Daniel Němeček Patrik Šorm Jan Tesař Pavel Maslák |
3:04.09 NR |
Field
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Daniil Tsyplakov![]() |
2.31 | Silvano Chesani![]() Antonios Mastoras ![]() |
2.31 | Not awarded | |
Pole vault |
Renaud Lavillenie![]() |
6.04 CR | Aleksandr Gripich![]() |
5.85 | Piotr Lisek![]() |
5.85 |
Long jump |
Michel Tornéus![]() |
8.30 NR | Radek Juška![]() |
8.10 | Andreas Otterling![]() |
8.06 |
Triple jump |
Nelson Évora![]() |
17.21 | Pablo Torrijos![]() |
17.04 NR | Marian Oprea![]() |
16.91 |
Shot put |
David Storl![]() |
21.23 | Asmir Kolašinac![]() |
20.90 | Ladislav Prášil![]() |
20.66 |
Combined
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Heptathlon |
Ilya Shkurenyov![]() |
6353 WL | Arthur Abele![]() |
6279 | Eelco Sintnicolaas![]() |
6185 |
Women's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres |
Dafne Schippers![]() |
7.05 WL | Dina Asher-Smith![]() |
7.08 NR | Verena Sailer![]() |
7.09 |
400 metres |
Nataliya Pyhyda![]() |
51.96 | Indira Terrero![]() |
52.63 | Seren Bundy-Davies![]() |
52.64 |
800 metres |
Selina Büchel![]() |
2:01.95 | Nataliya Lupu![]() |
2:02.25 | Joanna Jóźwik![]() |
2:02.45 |
1500 metres |
Sifan Hassan![]() |
4:09.04 | Angelika Cichocka![]() |
4:10.53 | Federica Del Buono![]() |
4:11.61 |
3000 metres [a] |
Sviatlana Kudzelich![]() |
8:48.02 | Maureen Koster![]() |
8:51.64 | Laura Muir![]() |
8:52.24 |
60 metres hurdles |
Alina Talay![]() |
7.85 NR | Lucy Hatton![]() |
7.90 | Serita Solomon![]() |
7.93 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Floria Gueï Elea-Mariama Diarra Agnès Raharolahy Marie Gayot |
3:31.61 | ![]() Kelly Massey Seren Bundy-Davies Laura Maddox Kirsten McAslan |
3:31.79 | ![]() Joanna Linkiewicz Małgorzata Hołub Monika Szczęsna Justyna Święty |
3:31.90 |
- 3000 metres Gold medalist Yelena Korobkina of Russia was disqualified for doping in January 2024. Sviatlana Kudzelich of Belarus was upgraded to gold, Maureen Koster of Netherlands was upgraded to silver, and Laura Muir of Great Britain was awarded bronze.
Field
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Mariya Kuchina![]() |
1.97 | Alessia Trost![]() |
1.97 | Kamila Lićwinko![]() |
1.94 |
Pole vault |
Anzhelika Sidorova![]() |
4.80 | Ekaterini Stefanidi![]() |
4.75 | Angelica Bengtsson![]() |
4.70 NR |
Long jump |
Ivana Španović![]() |
6.98 NR | Sosthene Taroum Moguenara![]() |
6.83 | Florentina Marincu![]() |
6.79 |
Triple jump |
Yekaterina Koneva![]() |
14.69 | Gabriela Petrova![]() |
14.52 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko![]() |
14.49 NR |
Shot put |
Anita Márton![]() |
19.23 NR | Yuliya Leantsiuk![]() |
18.60 | Radoslava Mavrodieva![]() |
17.83 |
Combined
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Pentathlon |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson![]() |
5000 NR CR | Nafissatou Thiam![]() |
4696 | Eliška Klučinová![]() |
4687 NR |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 78 |
Placing table
[edit]Points were awarded for every place in the top eight of each event: 8 for 1st, 7 for 2nd, 6 for 3rd, etc.[22]
Rank | Nation | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
48 | 14 | – | 20 | – | 9 | 4 | 1 | 96 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 86 |
3 | ![]() |
16 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 6 | – | – | 85 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 83 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2 | – | 66 |
6 | ![]() |
16 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 63 |
7 | ![]() |
– | 14 | – | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
8 | ![]() |
16 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 37 |
9 | ![]() |
8 | 14 | – | 10 | – | – | 4 | – | 36 |
10 | ![]() |
– | 14 | 6 | 5 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 32 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | – | 6 | – | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
12 | ![]() |
– | 14 | – | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 30 |
13 | ![]() |
8 | – | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 |
14 | ![]() |
8 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
15 | ![]() |
– | 7 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
– | – | 12 | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | 20 |
17 | ![]() |
– | – | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 18 |
18 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 17 |
19 | ![]() |
8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 16 |
20 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
21 | ![]() |
8 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
22 | ![]() |
8 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 12 |
23 | ![]() |
– | 7 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 12 |
24 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 8 |
25 | ![]() |
– | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
=26 | ![]() |
– | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
=26 | ![]() |
– | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
=28 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
=28 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
30 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 |
=31 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
=31 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
=31 | ![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Records
[edit]Athlete | Nation | Event | Performance | Type | Date |
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Stipe Žunić | ![]() |
Shot put | 20.67 m | NR | 5 March |
Bob Bertemes | ![]() |
Shot put | 20.56 m | NR | 5 March |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() |
Pentathlon high jump | 1.95 m | Championship best | 6 March |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() |
Pentathlon long jump | 6.89 m | World best | 6 March |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() |
Pentathlon | 5000 pts | CR | 6 March |
NR | |||||
Eliška Klučinová | ![]() |
Pentathlon | 4687 pts | NR | 6 March |
Andrea Ivančević | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 8.02 | NR | 6 March |
João Carlos Almeida | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.66 | NR= | 6 March |
Iveta Putalová | ![]() |
400 m | 53.28 | NR | 6 March |
Amaliya Sharoyan | ![]() |
400 m | 54.24 | NR | 6 March |
Aníta Hinriksdóttir | ![]() |
800 m | 2:01.56 | NR | 6 March |
Andrea Ivančević | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.97 | NR | 6 March |
Nooralotta Neziri | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.98 | NR= | 6 March |
Kira Grünberg | ![]() |
Pole vault | 4.45 m | NR | 6 March |
Gina Reuland | ![]() |
Pole vault | 4.30 m | NR | 6 March |
Andreas Martinsen | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.73 | NR | 6 March |
Aliaksandr Linnik | ![]() |
400 m | 46.78 | NR | 6 March |
Iveta Putalová | ![]() |
400 m | 52.99 | NR | 6 March |
Michel Tornéus | ![]() |
Long jump | 8.30 m | NR | 6 March |
Alina Talay | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.85 | NR | 6 March |
Nooralotta Neziri | ![]() |
60 m hurdles | 7.97 | NR | 6 March |
Tiffany Tshilumba | ![]() |
60 m | 7.38 | NR | 7 March |
Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | ![]() |
Triple jump | 14.40 | NR | 7 March |
Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | ![]() |
1500 m | 3:42.84 | NR | 7 March |
Ivana Španović | ![]() |
Long jump | 6.98 m | NR | 7 March |
Florentina Marincu | ![]() |
Long jump | 6.79 m | AJR | 7 March |
Renaud Lavillenie | ![]() |
Pole vault | 6.04 m | CR | 7 March |
Anita Márton | ![]() |
Shot put | 19.23 m | NR | 7 March |
Pablo Torrijos | ![]() |
Triple jump | 17.04 m | NR | 7 March |
Sandra Eriksson | ![]() |
3000 m | 8:54.06 | NR | 7 March |
Iveta Putalová | ![]() |
400 m | 52.84 | NR | 7 March |
Pavel Maslák | ![]() |
400 m | 45.33 | CR | 7 March |
Ali Kaya | ![]() |
3000 m | 7:38.42 | CR | 7 March |
Henrik Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
3000 m | 7:45.54 | NR | 7 March |
Mujinga Kambundji | ![]() |
60 m | 7.15 | NR | 8 March |
Ewa Swoboda | ![]() |
60 m | 7.22 | AJR= | 8 March |
Pascal Mancini | ![]() |
60 m | 6.60 | NR= | 8 March |
Angelica Bengtsson | ![]() |
Pole vault | 4.70 m | NR | 8 March |
Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | ![]() |
Triple jump | 14.49 m | NR | 8 March |
Jakub Holuša | ![]() |
1500 m | 3:37.68 | NR | 8 March |
Henrik Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
1500 m | 3:39.70 | NR | 8 March |
Dina Asher-Smith | ![]() |
60 m | 7.08 | NR= | 8 March |
Ezinne Okparaebo | ![]() |
60 m | 7.10 | NR | 8 March |
Mujinga Kambundji | ![]() |
60 m | 7.11 | NR | 8 March |
Ewa Swoboda | ![]() |
60 m | 7.20 | AJR | 8 March |
Julien Watrin Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.87 | AR | 8 March |
Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.97 | NR | 8 March |
Daniel Němeček Patrik Šorm Jan Tesař Pavel Maslák |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.09 | NR | 8 March |
Participating nations
[edit]Albania (2)
Andorra (2)
Armenia (2)
Austria (7)
Azerbaijan (2)
Belarus (15)
Belgium (12)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
Bulgaria (13)
Croatia (3)
Cyprus (6)
Czech Republic (45) (Host)
Denmark (12)
Estonia (8)
Finland (7)
France (26)
Georgia (4)
Germany (39)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain (35)
Greece (11)
Hungary (11)
Iceland (5)
Ireland (12)
Israel (4)
Italy (22)
Latvia (11)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg (4)
Macedonia (2)
Malta (2)
Moldova (2)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (17)
Norway (12)
Poland (42)
Portugal (7)
Romania (16)
Russia (41)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (6)
Slovakia (27)
Slovenia (12)
Spain (30)
Sweden (24)
Switzerland (7)
Turkey (10)
Ukraine (23)
References
[edit]- ^ Prague to Host 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships
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- ^ Cantwell, Slesarenko and Murofushi top Prague line-up. IAAF (2004-06-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ History. Praha2015. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Defar Targeting Two Mile Mark in Prague - rrw. RunnerSpace (2009-02-25). Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Isinbayeva and Defar targeting more records in Prague. IAAF (2009-02-25). Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Prague hosts first major athletics meeting since 2009. European Athletics (2014-01-23). Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (2014-02-25). Ukhov's stock continues to rise as the Russian jumps 2.42m in Prague". IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
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- ^ Timetable & Results Thursday 5 March. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
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- ^ a b 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships Media Guide. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Little Mole - the official patron of the championships
- ^ 2015 Calendar IAAF Indoor Permits. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ pdf 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Final Archived 2015-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. British Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (2015-02-22). Lavillenie 6.01m, world leads for Gomis and Maslak on second day of national indoor champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2015-02-21). Licwinko, Bascou and Storl shine on first day of national indoor champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
- ^ Maryanchik, Natalia (2015-02-19). Sidorova flies high and three doubles at the Russian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
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- ^ Placing table
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