1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships

1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates8–10 March
Host cityStockholm
Sweden Sweden
VenueGlobe Arena
Events26
Participation463 athletes from
44 nations
The host venue (shown during an ice hockey game)

The 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Globe Arena, Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden from Friday, 8 March to Sunday, 10 March 1996.[1]

This was the first edition to feature women's pole vault.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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 Marc Blume (GER) 6.62  Jason John (GBR) 6.64  Peter Karlsson (SWE) 6.64
200 metres
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 Erik Wijmeersch (BEL) 21.04  Alexis Alexopoulos (GRE) 21.05  Torbjörn Eriksson (SWE) 21.07
400 metres
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 Du'aine Ladejo (GBR) 46.12  Pierre-Marie Hilaire (FRA) 46.82  Ashraf Saber (ITA) 46.86
800 metres
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 Roberto Parra (ESP) 1:47.74  Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) 1:48.04  Wojciech Kałdowski (POL) 1:48.40
1500 metres
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 Mateo Cañellas (ESP) 3:44.50  Anthony Whiteman (GBR) 3:44.78  Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA) 3:45.96
3000 metres
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 Anacleto Jiménez (ESP) 7:50.06  Christophe Impens (BEL) 7:50.19  Panagiotis Papoulias (GRE) 7:50.80
60 metres hurdles
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 Igors Kazanovs (LAT) 7.59  Guntis Peders (LAT) 7.65  Jonathan Nsenga (BEL) 7.66
High jump
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 Dragutin Topić (FR Yugoslavia) 2.35  Leonid Pumalainen (RUS) 2.33  Steinar Hoen (NOR) 2.31
Pole vault
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 Dmitriy Markov (BLR) 5.85  Viktor Chistyakov (RUS) 5.80  Pyotr Bochkaryov (RUS) 5.80
Long jump
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 Mattias Sunneborn (SWE) 8.06  Bogdan Tarus (ROM) 8.03  Spyridon Vasdekis (GRE) 8.03
Triple jump
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 Māris Bružiks (LAT) 16.97  Francis Agyepong (GBR) 16.93  Armen Martirosyan (ARM) 16.74
Shot put
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 Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA) 20.50  Dirk Urban (GER) 20.04  Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) 19.91
Heptathlon
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 Erki Nool (EST) 6188  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 6114  Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 6069

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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 Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) 7.15  Odiah Sidibé (FRA) 7.15  Jerneja Perc (SLO) 7.28
200 metres
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 Sandra Myers (ESP) 23.15  Erika Suchovská (CZE) 23.16  Zlatka Georgieva (BUL) 23.40
400 metres
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 Grit Breuer (GER) 50.81  Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) 51.70  Tatyana Chebykina (RUS) 51.71
800 metres
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 Patricia Djaté (FRA) 2:01.71  Stella Jongmans (NED) 2:01.88  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 2:02.61
1500 metres
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 Carla Sacramento (POR) 4:08.95  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (RUS) 4:09.65  Małgorzata Rydz (POL) 4:10.50
3000 metres
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 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 8:39.48  Sara Wedlund (SWE) 8:50.32  Marta Domínguez (ESP) 8:53.34
60 metres hurdles
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 Patricia Girard-Léno (FRA) 7.89  Brigita Bukovec (SLO) 7.90  Monique Tourret (FRA) 8.09
High jump
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 Alina Astafei (GER) 1.98  Níki Bakogiánni (GRE) 1.96  Olga Bolşova (MDA) 1.94 NR
Pole vault
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 Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) 4.16  Christine Adams (GER) 4.05  Gabriela Mihalcea (ROM) 4.05
Long jump
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 Renata Nielsen (DEN) 6.76  Yelena Sinchukova (RUS) 6.75  Claudia Gerhardt (GER) 6.74
Triple jump
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 Iva Prandzheva (BUL) 14.54  Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) 14.50  Ólga Vasdéki (GRE) 14.30
Shot put
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 Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 19.79  Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) 19.07  Valentina Fedyushina (UKR) 18.90
Pentathlon
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 Yelena Lebedenko (RUS) 4685  Urszula Włodarczyk (POL) 4597  Irina Vostrikova (RUS) 4545

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)4228
2 Spain (ESP)4015
3 France (FRA)2226
4 Latvia (LAT)2103
5 Portugal (POR)2002
6 Russia (RUS)16411
7 Great Britain (GBR)1304
8 Greece (GRE)1236
9 Sweden (SWE)1124
10 Belgium (BEL)1113
 Italy (ITA)1113
12 Bulgaria (BUL)1012
 Iceland (ISL)1012
14 Belarus (BLR)1001
 Denmark (DEN)1001
 Estonia (EST)1001
 Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia)1001
18 Czech Republic (CZE)0303
19 Poland (POL)0123
20 Romania (ROM)0112
 Slovenia (SLO)0112
22 Netherlands (NED)0101
23 Armenia (ARM)0011
 Moldova (MDA)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (26 entries)26262678

Participating nations

References