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Encyclopedia > 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships
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The 29th European Indoor Championships in Athletics are being 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. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... The European Indoor Championships were held for the first time in 1970. ... The NIA The National Indoor Arena (NIA) situated in Birmingham, England was opened in 1991. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham,UK between 14 March and 16 March 2003. ...

Contents

Men's results

Track

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
60 m
 
400 m
(Details)
David Gillick
 Ireland
45.52
NR   EL
Bastian Swillims
Flag of Germany Germany
45.62
 
Robert Tobin
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
46.15
 
 
800 m
 
1500 m
 
3000 m
(Details)
Cosimo Caliandro
Flag of Italy Italy
8:02.44
 
Bouabdellah Tahri
Flag of France France
8:02.85
 
Jesús España
Flag of Spain Spain
8:02.91
 
 
60 m H
(Details)
Gregory Sedoc
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
7.63
=PB
Marcel van der Westen
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
7.64
 
Jackson Quiñónez
Flag of Spain Spain
7.65
 
 
4 X 400 m
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best 60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ... 400 m is a common track running event. ... David Gillick (born July 9, 1983 in Dublin) is Irish international track and field athlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Bastian Swillims (born 9 December 1982 in Dortmund) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Robert Tobin (born December 20, 1983 in Lincoln, England) is an English sprinter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. ... A track event where you run 7 and 1/2 times around a 400m track. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Bouabdallah Tahri (born 20 December 1978 in Metz) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jesús España (born 21 August 1978) is a Spanish middle distance runner who mostly concentrates on the 3000 and 5000 metres. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... Gregory Sedoc (born 16 October 1981 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel van der Westen (born 1 August 1976) is a Dutch hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The 4 x 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 metres or 1 lap. ...

Field

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
High Jump
 
Pole Vault
(Details)
Danny Ecker
Flag of Germany Germany
5.71
 
Denys Yurchenko
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
5.71
SB
Björn Otto
Flag of Germany Germany

5.71  
 
Long Jump
 
Triple Jump
(Details)
Phillips Idowu
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
17.56
WL   CR
Nathan Douglas
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
17.47
PB
Aleksandr Sergeyev
 Russia
17.15
SB
 
Shot Put
(Details)
Mikuláš Konopka
 Slovakia
21.57
NR   EL
Pavel Lyzhyn
Flag of Belarus Belarus
20.82
PB
Joachim Olsen
Flag of Denmark Denmark
20.55
 
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Pole vaulting an athletics event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ... Danny Ecker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Denys Yurchenko (born January 27, 1978) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter best known for his medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ... Phillips Idowu (born on December 30, 1978 in Hackney, England) is an English triple jumper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Nathan Douglas (born December 4, 1982 in Oxford) is a British athlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ... Mikuláš Konopka (born 23 January 1979) is a Slovak shot putter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Pavel Lyzhyn (born 24 March 1981 in Russian SSR) is a Belarusian shot putter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Joachim B. Olsen (born May 31, 1977 in Aalborg, Denmark is one of the worlds leading shot putters. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ...

Combined

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Heptathlon
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletic (track and field) event consisting of seven events. ...

Women's results

Track

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
60 m
 
400 m
(Details)
Nicola Sanders
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
50.02
WL   SB
Ilona Usovich
Flag of Belarus Belarus
51.00
PB
Olesya Zykina
 Russia
51.69
SB
 
800 m
 
1500 m
(Details)
Lidia Chojecka
 Poland
4:05.13
 
Natalya Pantelyeva
 Russia
4:06.04
PB
Olesya Chumakova
 Russia
4:06.48
SB
 
3000 m
 
60 m H
(Details)
Susanna Kallur
Flag of Sweden Sweden
7.87
 
Aleksandra Antonova
 Russia
7.94
 
Kirsten Bolm
Flag of Germany Germany
7.97
SB
 
4 X 400 m
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best 60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ... 400 m is a common track running event. ... Nicola Sanders (born June 23, 1982) is a British hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Ilona Usovich (born 14 November 1982) is a Belarusian sprinter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Olesya Zykina (born October 7, 1980 in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in in the 400 metres. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. ... Lidia Chojecka (born January 25, 1977 in Siedlce) is a Polish middle distance runner. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_corrected_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... A track event where you run 7 and 1/2 times around a 400m track. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... Susanna Elisabeth Kallur (born February 16, 1981 in Huntington, New York, USA) is a Swedish 100m (60m for indoor) hurdler runner who is a resident of Falun, Dalarnas län, and trains with Falu IK. Her twin sister Jenny Kallur, who she is 4 minutes younger than, is also a... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Aleksandra Antonova (born March 24, 1980) is a Russian hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Kirsten Bolm (born 4 March 1975 in Köln) is a German hurdler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The 4 x 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 metres or 1 lap. ...

Field

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
High Jump
(Details)
Tia Hellebaut
 Belgium
2.05
WL   CR   NR
Antonietta di Martino
Flag of Italy Italy
1.96
 
Venelina Veneva
 Bulgaria
1.96
 
 
Pole Vault
 
Long Jump
(Details)
Naide Gomes
Flag of Portugal Portugal
6.89
WL   NR
Concepción Montaner
Flag of Spain Spain
6.69
 
Denisa Sčerbová
 Czech Republic
6.64
=NR
 
Triple Jump
 
Shot Put
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Tia Hellebaut (born February 16, 1978 in Antwerp) is a Belgian athlete that used to be active in the Heptathlon but has recently specialized in the high jump event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Venelina Veneva (born June 13, 1974 in Ruse) is a Bulgarian high jumper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Pole vaulting an athletics event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... Naide Gomes (full name Enezenaide do Rosario da Vera Cruz Gomes, born November 20, 1979 in São Tomé and Príncipe) is a heptathlete who has represented Portugal since 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Concepción Montaner (born 14 January 1981) is a Spanish long jumper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...

Combined

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Pentathlon
(Details)
Carolina Klüft
Flag of Sweden Sweden
4944
WL
Kelly Sotherton
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
4927
NR
Karin Ruckstuhl
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
4801
NR
 

WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | WL european leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ... Carolina Evelyn Klüft (Swedish IPA: ) (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British heptathlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Karin Ruckstuhl (born 2 November 1980 in Baden, Switzerland) is a Dutch heptathlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

Medals table

* Last updated: Mar 3 (after Men's Pole Vault)

Rank Nation Total
1. Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 2 2 1 5
2. Flag of Sweden Sweden 2 0 0 2
3. Flag of Germany Germany 1 1 2 4
4. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 1 1 1 3
5.  Belgium 1 0 0 1
5.  Ireland 1 0 0 1
5.  Slovakia 1 0 0 1
8.  Russia 0 1 1 2
9. Flag of Belarus Belarus 0 1 0 1
9. Flag of Italy Italy 0 1 0 1
9. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 0 1 0 1
12.  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
12. Flag of Denmark Denmark 0 0 1 1
12. Flag of Spain Spain 0 0 1 1

Image File history File links Goud. ... Image File history File links Zilver. ... Image File history File links Brons. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

External links

  • Birmingham 2007 Official website
  • EAA Official website


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Press release (438 words)
Three day passes are currently on sale for the event, which will be the most significant athletics Championships to be staged in the UK before the 2012 Olympics.
The European Athletics Indoor Championships will be staged at the NIA from the Friday 2 nd to Sunday 4 th March 2007.
The Championships is a European Athletic Association event which will be jointly organised by Birmingham City Council and UK Athletics.
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