2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships Explained

2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host City:Birmingham
United Kingdom
Dates:2 – 4 March
Stadium:National Indoor Arena
Nations Participating:47
Athletes Participating:519
Events:26
Previous:2005 Madrid
Next:2009 Turin

The 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Men's results

Track

60 m
Jason Gardener
6.51
EL
Craig Pickering
6.59
 
Ronald Pognon
6.60
 
400 m
David Gillick
45.52
NR   EL
Bastian Swillims
45.62
PB
Robert Tobin
46.15
 
800 m
Arnoud Okken
1:47.92
 
Miguel Quesada
1:47.96
 
Maurizio Bobbato
1:48:71
PB
1500 m
Juan Carlos Higuero
3:44.41
 
Sergio Gallardo
3:44.51
 
Arturo Casado
3:44.73
 
3000 m
Cosimo Caliandro
8:02.44
 
Bouabdellah Tahri
8:02.85
 
Jesús España
8:02.91
 
60 m hurdles
Gregory Sedoc
7.63
=PB
Marcel van der Westen
7.64
 
Jackson Quiñónez
7.65
 
4 X 400 m
3:07.04
 
3:08.10
 
3:08.14
 
Germany were originally awarded the gold medal, however, on an appeal by the Russian Team, were disqualified for pushing meaning the gold medal went to Great Britain & NI.[1]

Field

High Jump
Stefan Holm
2.34
 
Linus Thörnblad
2.32
 
Martyn Bernard
2.29
 
Pole Vault
Danny Ecker
5.71
 
Denys Yurchenko
5.71
SB
Björn Otto

5.71  
Long Jump
Andrew Howe
8.30
NR   EL   PB
Loúis Tsátoumas
8.02
 
Salim Sdiri
8.00
 
Triple Jump
Phillips Idowu
17.56
WL   CR
Nathan Douglas
17.47
PB
Aleksandr Sergeyev
17.15
SB
Shot Put
Mikuláš Konopka
21.57
NR   EL
Pavel Lyzhyn
20.82
PB
Joachim Olsen
20.55
 

Combined

Women's results

Track

60 m
Kim Gevaert
7.12
 
Yevgeniya Polyakova
7.18
 
Daria Onyśko
7.20
PB
400 m
Nicola Sanders
50.02
WL   NR   PB
Ilona Usovich
51.00
PB
Olesya Zykina
51.69
SB
800 m
Oksana Zbrozhek
1:59.23
 
Tetyana Petlyuk
1:59.84
 
Jolanda Čeplak
2:00.00
 
1500 m
Lidia Chojecka
4:05.13
 
Natalya Panteleyeva
4:06.04
PB
Olesya Chumakova
4:06.48
SB
3000 m
Lidia Chojecka
8:43.25
 
Marta Domínguez
8:44.40
SB
Silvia Weissteiner
8:44.81
NR   PB
60 m H
Susanna Kallur
7.87
 
Aleksandra Antonova
7.94
 
Kirsten Bolm
7.97
SB
4 X 400 m
3:27.83
NR   CR
3:28.16
 
3:28.69
NR  

Field

High Jump
Tia Hellebaut
2.05
WL   CR   NR;PB;SB;EL
Antonietta Di Martino
1.96
 
Ruth Beitia
1.96
 
Venelina Veneva originally took the bronze with 1.96 m but was later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone.
Pole Vault
Svetlana Feofanova
4.76
SB
Yuliya Golubchikova
4.71
PB
Anna Rogowska
4.66
 
Long Jump
Naide Gomes
6.89
WL   NR
Concepción Montaner
6.69
 
Denisa Ščerbová
6.64
=NR
Triple Jump
Carlota Castrejana
14.64
EL   NR   PB
Olesya Bufalova
14.50
PB
Teresa Nzola Meso Ba
14.49
NR   PB
Shot Put
Assunta Legnante
18.92
 
Irina Khudoroshkina
18.50
 
Olga Ryabinkina
18.16
 

Combined

Participating nations

See also

References

  1. News: Chris . Turner . European lead garners Gardener fourth title - Euro Indoors, Day 3, PM – MEN . IAAF . 2007-03-04 . 2007-03-05 .

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