| 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Size: | 300 |
| Host City: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Dates: | 1–3 March |
| Stadium: | Scandinavium |
| Nations Participating: | 47[1] |
| Athletes Participating: | 578 |
| Events: | 26 |
| Previous: | 2011 Paris |
| Next: | 2015 Prague |
The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.
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]
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.
| 60 metres | Jimmy Vicaut | 6.48 WL | James Dasaolu | 6.48 WL | Michael Tumi | 6.52 | |
| 400 metres* | Pavel Maslák | 45.66 EL, NR | Nigel Levine | 46.21 SB | Pavel Trenikhin | 46.70 | |
| 800 metres | Adam Kszczot | 1:48.69 | Kevin López | 1:49.31 | Mukhtar Mohammed | 1:49.60 | |
| 1500 metres | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 3:37.17 | İlham Tanui Özbilen | 3:37.22 SB | Simon Denissel | 3:37.70 PB | |
| 3000 metres | Hayle Ibrahimov | 7:49.74 | Juan Carlos Higuero | 7:50.26 | Ciarán Ó Lionáird | 7:50.40 PB | |
| 60 metres hurdles | Sergey Shubenkov | 7.49 WL | Paolo Dal Molin | 7.51 NR | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 7.53 =PB | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay** | 3:05.78 | 3:06.96 | 3:07.64 |
* Pavel Trenikhin was originally disqualified, but was reinstated upon appeal.** Great Britain were originally disqualified, but were reinstated upon appeal.
| High jump | Sergey Mudrov | 2.35 PB | Aleksey Dmitrik | 2.33 | Jaroslav Bába | 2.31 SB | |
| Pole vault | Renaud Lavillenie | 6.01 WL | Björn Otto | 5.76 | Malte Mohr | 5.76 | |
| Long jump | Aleksandr Menkov | 8.31 WL | Michel Tornéus | 8.29 NR | Christian Reif | 8.07 | |
| Triple jump | Daniele Greco | 17.70m WL | Ruslan Samitov | 17.30m PB | Aleksey Fyodorov | 17.12 PB | |
| Shot put | Asmir Kolašinac | 20.62 SB | Hamza Alić | 20.34 PB | Ladislav Prášil | 20.29 |
| Heptathlon | Eelco Sintnicolaas | 6372 WL, NR | Kevin Mayer | 6297 PB | Mihail Dudaš | 6099 NR |
| 60 metres | Mariya Ryemyen | 7.10 =PB | Myriam Soumaré | 7.11 | Ivet Lalova | 7.12 PB | |
| 400 metres | Perri Shakes-Drayton | 50.85 WL | Eilidh Child | 51.45 PB | Moa Hjelmer | 52.04 NR | |
| 800 metres | Nataliya Lupu | 2:00.26 | Yelena Kotulskaya | 2:00.98 | Maryna Arzamasava | 2:01.21 | |
| 1500 metres | Abeba Aregawi | 4:04.47 | Isabel Macías | 4:14.19 | Katarzyna Broniatowska | 4:14.30 | |
| 3000 metres | Sara Moreira | 8:58.50 | Corinna Harrer | 9:00.50 | Fionnuala Britton | 9:00.54 | |
| 60 metres hurdles | Alina Talay | 7.94 =PB | Veronica Borsi | 7.94 NR | Derval O'Rourke | 7.95 SB | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:27.56 WL, NR, CR | 3:28.18 | 3:28.49 |
| High jump | Ruth Beitia | 1.99 SB | Ebba Jungmark | 1.96 =PB | Emma Green Tregaro | 1.96 SB | |
| Pole vault | Holly Bleasdale | 4.67 | Anna Rogowska | 4.67 SB | Anzhelika Sidorova | 4.62 PB | |
| Long jump | Darya Klishina | 7.01 WL | Éloyse Lesueur | 6.90 NR | Erica Jarder | 6.71 PB | |
| Triple jump | Olha Saladuha | 14.88 WL, NR | Irina Gumenyuk | 14.30 | Simona La Mantia | 14.26 SB | |
| Shot put | Christina Schwanitz | 19.25 | Alena Kopets | 18.85 | Chiara Rosa | 18.37 SB |
| Pentathlon | Antoinette Nana Djimou | 4666 | Yana Maksimava | 4658 PB | Hanna Melnychenko | 4604 |
A total of 577 athletes from 47 countries has participated in the championships.
United Kingdom (29)In brackets: Squad size
TV4 in Sweden is the host broadcaster of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4]
| Territory | Rights holder | |
|---|---|---|
| HTV2 | ||
| DR3 | ||
| Eurosport | ||
| RTÉ | ||
| LTV 7 | ||
| TVP Sport | ||
| TVR2, TVR HD | ||
| Teledeporte | ||
| TV4 | ||
| BBC |