2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.

2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Edition32nd[1]
Dates1–3 March
Host cityGothenburg, Sweden
VenueScandinavium
Events26
Participation578[1] athletes from
47[1] nations

Bidding process

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The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council at their long meeting in Malta on October 15, 2007. Initially, Gothenburg applied for the 2011 Championships against Paris. The European Athletic Association thought the two cities presented very good concepts, and it ended up with the two candidates get one championship each; Paris in 2011 and Gothenburg in 2013. Gothenburg used the concept All under one roof.[2]

Venue

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Scandinavium

The main venue for the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be Scandinavium with a maximum capacity of 12,000 spectators, but at the event the arena will have about 6,500 spectators because of the reconstruction. Prior to the championships, the arena floor was raised 3 metres and equipped with running tracks. In Svenska Mässan, next to Scandinavium, there was a Market Square, where various activities were organized during the competitions. All the victory ceremonies took place in the Market Square during the evenings. The shot put qualifications was also held at a special shot put venue in Svenska Mässan.[3] The host city Gothenburg organized several championships in athletics before. In 1974 and 1984, Scandinavium hosted the European Indoor Championships. Moreover, nearby Ullevi Stadium staged the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Athletics Championships. Last time Sweden hosted the European Indoor Championships was in 1996 when Ericsson Globe in Stockholm held the event.

Men's results

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Track

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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Jimmy Vicaut
 France
6.48
WL
James Dasaolu
 Great Britain
6.48
WL
Michael Tumi
 Italy
6.52
400 metres*
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Pavel Maslák
 Czech Republic
45.66
EL, NR
Nigel Levine
 Great Britain
46.21
SB
Pavel Trenikhin
 Russia
46.70
800 metres
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Adam Kszczot
 Poland
1:48.69 Kevin López
 Spain
1:49.31 Mukhtar Mohammed
 Great Britain
1:49.60
1500 metres
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Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
 France
3:37.17 İlham Tanui Özbilen
 Turkey
3:37.22
SB
Simon Denissel
 France
3:37.70
PB
3000 metres
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Hayle Ibrahimov
 Azerbaijan
7:49.74 Juan Carlos Higuero
 Spain
7:50.26 Ciarán Ó Lionáird
 Ireland
7:50.40
PB
60 metres hurdles
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Sergey Shubenkov
 Russia
7.49
WL
Paolo Dal Molin
 Italy
7.51
NR
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
 France
7.53
=PB
4 × 400 metres relay**
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 Great Britain
Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Nigel Levine
Richard Strachan
3:05.78  Russia
Pavel Trenikhin
Yuriy Trambovetskiy
Konstantin Svechkar
Vladimir Krasnov
3:06.96  Czech Republic
Daniel Němeček
Josef Prorok
Petr Lichý
Pavel Maslák
3:07.64

* Pavel Trenikhin was originally disqualified, but was reinstated upon appeal. ** Great Britain were originally disqualified, but were reinstated upon appeal.

Field

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Combined

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Heptathlon
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Eelco Sintnicolaas
 Netherlands
6372
WL, NR
Kevin Mayer
 France
6297
PB
Mihail Dudaš
 Serbia
6099
NR

Women's results

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Track

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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Mariya Ryemyen
 Ukraine
7.10
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Myriam Soumaré
 France
7.11 Ivet Lalova
 Bulgaria
7.12
PB
400 metres
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Perri Shakes-Drayton
 Great Britain
50.85
WL
Eilidh Child
 Great Britain
51.45
PB
Moa Hjelmer
 Sweden
52.04
NR
800 metres
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Nataliya Lupu
 Ukraine
2:00.26 Yelena Kotulskaya
 Russia
2:00.98 Maryna Arzamasava
 Belarus
2:01.21
1500 metres
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Abeba Aregawi
 Sweden
4:04.47 Isabel Macías
 Spain
4:14.19 Katarzyna Broniatowska
 Poland
4:14.30
3000 metres
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Sara Moreira
 Portugal
8:58.50 Corinna Harrer
 Germany
9:00.50 Fionnuala Britton
 Ireland
9:00.54
60 metres hurdles
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Alina Talay
 Belarus
7.94
=PB
Veronica Borsi
 Italy
7.94
NR
Derval O'Rourke
 Ireland
7.95
SB
4 × 400 metres relay
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 Great Britain
Eilidh Child
Shana Cox
Christine Ohuruogu
Perri Shakes-Drayton
3:27.56
WL, NR, CR
 Russia
Olga Tovarnova
Tatyana Veshkurova
Nadezhda Kotlyarova
Kseniya Zadorina
3:28.18  Czech Republic
Denisa Rosolová
Jitka Bartonicková
Lenka Masná
Zuzana Hejnová
3:28.49

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Combined

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Pentathlon
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Antoinette Nana Djimou
 France
4666 Yana Maksimava
 Belarus
4658
PB
Hanna Melnychenko
 Ukraine
4604

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia46313
2 France4329
3 Great Britain4318
4 Ukraine3014
5 Spain1304
6 Italy1236
 Sweden1236
8 Germany1225
9 Belarus1214
10 Poland1113
11 Czech Republic1045
12 Serbia1012
13 Azerbaijan1001
 Netherlands1001
 Portugal1001
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina0101
 Turkey0101
18 Ireland0033
19 Bulgaria0011
Totals (19 entries)26262678

Participating nations

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A total of 577 athletes from 47 countries has participated in the championships.[1]

In brackets: Squad size

Broadcasting

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TV4 in Sweden is the host broadcaster of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4]

TerritoryRights holder
CroatiaHTV2
DenmarkDR3
EuropeEurosport
IrelandRTÉ
LatviaLTV 7
PolandTVP Sport
RomaniaTVR2, TVR HD
SpainTeledeporte
SwedenTV4
Great BritainBBC

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Final entries confirmed for Göteborg 2013". EAA. Retrieved 25 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Göteborg får inne-EM i friidrott 2013". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 15 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  3. "22 000 EM-biljetter sålda". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. "Media Guide" (PDF). European Athletics.org. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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