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.Medal Table. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.

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

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.Results by date. SportResult/European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.

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

+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

Track 60 metres Francis Obikwelu 6.53NR EL Dwain Chambers 6.54SB Christophe Lemaitre 6.58400 metres Leslie Djhone 45.54NR EL Thomas Schneider 46.42 Richard Buck 46.62800 metres Adam Kszczot 1:47.87 Marcin Lewandowski 1:48.23 Kevin López 1:48.351500 metres Manuel Olmedo 3:41.03SB Kemal Koyuncu 3:41.18NR Bartosz Nowicki 3:41.48 3000 metres Mo Farah7:53.00 Hayle Ibrahimov7:53.32 Halil Akkas7:54.19 60 m hurdles Petr Svoboda 7.49 Garfield Darien 7.56=PB Adrien Deghelt 7.57PB 4 × 400 m relayMarc MacedotLeslie DjhoneMamoudou HanneYoan Décimus 3:06.17NR Nigel LevineNick LeaveyRichard StrachanRichard Buck 3:06.46Jonathan BorléeAntoine GilletNils DuerinckKevin Borlée 3:06.57

Field

High jump Ivan Ukhov 2.38 =WL Jaroslav Bába 2.34 SB Aleksandr Shustov 2.34 PBPole vault Renaud Lavillenie 6.03WL NR CR Jérôme Clavier 5.76 Malte Mohr 5.71Long jump Sebastian Bayer 8.16SB Kafétien Gomis 8.03SB Morten Jensen 8.00SBTriple jump Teddy Tamgho 17.92WR Fabrizio Donato 17.73NR Marian Oprea 17.62SBShot put Ralf Bartels 21.16EL David Storl 20.75SB Maksim Sidorov 20.55

Combined

Heptathlon Andrei Krauchanka 6282EL NR Nadir El Fassi 6237PB Roman Šebrle 6178SB

Women's results

Track

60 metres Olesya Povh 7.13=EL Mariya Ryemyen 7.15=PB Ezinne Okparaebo 7.20 400 metres Denisa Rosolová 51.73PB Olesya Krasnomovets 51.80 Kseniya Zadorina 52.03800 metres * Jenny Meadows 2:00.50 Linda Marguet 2:01.61 Marilyn Okoro 2:02.461500 metres Elena Arzhakova 4:13.78 Nuria Fernández 4:14.04 Yekaterina Martynova 4:14.163000 metres Helen Clitheroe 8:56.66 Lidia Chojecka 8:58.30 Layes Abdullayeva 9:00.3760 m hurdles Carolin Nytra 7.80EL Tiffany Ofili 7.80NR, =EL Christina Vukicevic 7.83NR4 × 400 m relayKseniya ZadorinaKseniya VdovinaYelena MigunovaOlesya Forsheva 3:29.34Kelly SothertonLee McConnellMarilyn OkoroJenny Meadows 3:31.36Muriel Hurtis-HouairiLaetitia DenisMarie GayotFloria Gueï 3:32.16

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 High jump Antonietta Di Martino 2.01 Ruth Beitia 1.96SB Ebba Jungmark 1.96PBPole vault Anna Rogowska 4.85NR =EL Silke Spiegelburg 4.75 Kristina Gadschiew 4.65Long jump Darya Klishina 6.80 Naide Gomes 6.79SB Yuliya Pidluzhnaya 6.75PBTriple jump Simona La Mantia 14.60 WL PBOlesya Zabara 14.45 SBDana Veldáková 14.39 SBShot put Anna Avdeyeva 18.70 SBChristina Schwanitz 18.65Josephine Terlecki 18.09 PB

Combined Pentathlon Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida 4723WL, NR Austra Skujytė 4706SB Remona Fransen 4665PB

Medal table

Participating nations

(2) (5) (10) (3) (20) (16) (5) (12) (8) (3) (16) (11) (10) (13) (47) (2) (38) (2) (32) (14) (5) (2) (7) (4) (27) (7) (9) (1) (1) (2) (1) (15) (12) (18) (15) (16) (55) (1) (6) (6) (9) (34) (15) (7) (12) (25)

References

External links

Event reviews from European Athletics