The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016.[1] It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.
| 23rd European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 6–10 July |
| Host city | Amsterdam |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 1,329 athletes from 50 nations |
Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competition was replaced by half marathon. The Russian team did not participate due to the suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation by the International Association of Athletics Federations.[2] However, Yuliya Stepanova was individually cleared by the IAAF to compete as an independent athlete; she participated in the European championships under the flag of the European Athletic Association.[3][4]
Germany and Great Britain topped the medal table with 16, with Poland winning 12 medals. Poland won and topped the victory column with 6 gold medals (Germany & Great Britain tied with 5).
Event schedule edit
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
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| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Results edit
Men edit
Track edit
| Chronology: 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 |
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Field edit
| Chronology: 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Gianmarco Tamberi Italy (ITA) |
2.32 | Robbie Grabarz Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
2.29 | Chris Baker Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Eike Onnen  Germany (GER) |
2.29 |
| Pole vault |
Robert Sobera Poland (POL) |
5.60 | Jan Kudlička Czech Republic (CZE) |
5.60 | Robert Renner Slovenia (SLO) |
5.50 |
| Long jump |
Greg Rutherford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
8.25 | Michel Tornéus Sweden (SWE) |
8.21 SB | Ignisious Gaisah Netherlands (NED) |
7.93 |
| Triple jump |
Max Hess Germany (GER) |
17.20 EL | Karol Hoffmann Poland (POL) |
17.16 PB | Julian Reid Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
16.76 SB |
| Shot put |
David Storl Germany (GER) |
21.31 EL | Michał Haratyk Poland (POL) |
21.19 | Tsanko Arnaudov Portugal (POR) |
20.59 SB |
| Discus throw |
Piotr Małachowski Poland (POL) |
67.06 | Philip Milanov Belgium (BEL) |
65.71 | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) |
65.27 SB |
| Javelin throw |
Zigismunds Sirmais Latvia (LAT) |
86.66 PB | Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republic (CZE) |
83.59 | Antti Ruuskanen Finland (FIN) |
82.44 |
| Hammer throw |
Paweł Fajdek Poland (POL) |
80.93 | Ivan Tikhon Belarus (BLR) |
78.84 | Wojciech Nowicki Poland (POL) |
77.53 |
| Decathlon |
Thomas Van der Plaetsen Belgium (BEL) |
8218 | Adam Helcelet Czech Republic (CZE) |
8157 SB | Mihail Dudaš Serbia (SRB) |
8153 |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best | ||||||
Women edit
Track edit
| Chronology: 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 |
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Field edit
| Chronology: 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Ruth Beitia Spain (ESP) |
1.98 SB | Mirela Demireva Bulgaria (BUL)Airinė Palšytė  Lithuania (LTU) |
1.96 1.96 SB |
Not awarded | |
| Pole vault |
Ekaterini Stefanidi Greece (GRE) |
4.81 CR | Lisa Ryzih Germany (GER) |
4.70 SB | Angelica Bengtsson Sweden (SWE) |
4.65 SB |
| Long jump |
Ivana Španović Serbia (SRB) |
6.94 | Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
6.86 | Malaika Mihambo Germany (GER) |
6.65 |
| Triple jump |
Patrícia Mamona Portugal (POR) |
14.58 NR | Hanna Minenko Israel (ISR) |
14.51 | Paraskevi Papachristou Greece (GRE) |
14.47 |
| Shot put |
Christina Schwanitz Germany (GER) |
20.17 EL | Anita Márton Hungary (HUN) |
18.72 | Emel Dereli Turkey (TUR) |
18.22 |
| Discus throw |
Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO) |
69.97 | Julia Fischer Germany (GER) |
65.77 | Shanice Craft Germany (GER) |
63.89 |
| Javelin throw |
Tatsiana Khaladovich Belarus (BLR) |
66.34 NR | Linda Stahl Germany (GER) |
65.25 SB | Sara Kolak Croatia (CRO) |
63.50 NR |
| Hammer throw |
Anita Włodarczyk Poland (POL) |
78.14 | Betty Heidler Germany (GER) |
75.77 SB | Hanna Skydan Azerbaijan (AZE) |
73.83 |
| Heptathlon |
Anouk Vetter Netherlands (NED) |
6626 NR | Antoinette Nana Djimou France (FRA) |
6458 SB | Ivona Dadic Austria (AUT) |
6408 NR |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best | ||||||
Medal table edit
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* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Poland (POL) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED)* | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 |  Albania (ALB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (32 entries) | 44 | 45 | 44 | 133 | |
Participating nations edit
Athletes from a total of 50 member federations of the European Athletics Association competed at these Championships.[6] Russia, suspended, did not participate. EAA accepted the participation of Russian-born athlete Yuliya Stepanova as an independent neutral athlete.[7]
Albania (ALB) (2)
Andorra (AND) (3)
Armenia (ARM) (3)
Austria (AUT) (15)
Azerbaijan (AZE) (5)
Belarus (BLR) (39)
Belgium (BEL) (30)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (5)
Bulgaria (BUL) (17)
Croatia (CRO) (11)
Cyprus (CYP) (14)
Czech Republic (CZE) (46)
Denmark (DEN) (12)
Estonia (EST) (23)
Finland (FIN) (36)
France (FRA) (60)
Georgia (GEO) (2)
Germany (GER) (96)
Gibraltar (GIB) (2)
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) (85)
Greece (GRE) (35)
Hungary (HUN) (29)- Independent Athletes (EAA) (1)
Iceland (ISL) (5)
Ireland (IRL) (38)
Israel (ISR) (17)
Italy (ITA) (73)
Kosovo (KOS) (2)
Latvia (LAT) (16)
Liechtenstein (LIE) (1)
Lithuania (LTU) (19)
Luxembourg (LUX) (2)
Macedonia (MKD) (1)
Malta (MLT) (2)
Moldova (MDA) (8)
Monaco (MON) (1)
Montenegro (MNE) (4)
Netherlands (NED) (52) (host)
Norway (NOR) (48)
Poland (POL) (67)
Portugal (POR) (32)
Romania (ROM) (22)
San Marino (SMR) (1)
Serbia (SRB) (9)
Slovakia (SVK) (21)
Slovenia (SLO) (18)
Spain (ESP) (75)
Sweden (SWE) (57)
Switzerland (SUI) (44)
Turkey (TUR) (44)
Ukraine (UKR) (81)
References edit
- ^ "EK atletiek in 2016 in Amsterdam". NOS. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "No Russian teams in Amsterdam". Amsterdam2016.org. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova to compete as 'neutral athlete' in Rio". The Guardian. July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (6 July 2016). "Yuliya Stepanova makes her return but injury could end her Rio hopes". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Programme.
- ^ "Final Entries List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "European Athletics competitions | European Athletics | European Athletics".
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