The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014.[1] It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.
| 22nd European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 12–17 August |
| Host city | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Venue | Letzigrund |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 47 |
| Participation | 1,439 athletes from 50 nations |
Great Britain headed the medal table, with 12 gold medals, comfortably their best return from a European championships, despite winning only one field event medal. France, second on gold medals won with 9, won the most medals, 25.
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
editMen
editTrack
edit| Chronology: 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
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(*) Heat only.
a In the 3000m steeplechase, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France won the race, but he was later disqualified after he took off his shirt while running down the home straight. Yoann Kowal (France) was then awarded gold, Krystian Zalewski (Poland) silver and Angel Mullera (Spain) bronze.[3]
Field
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine (UKR) |
2.35 | Andriy Protsenko Ukraine (UKR) |
2.33 | Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic (CZE) |
2.30 |
| Pole vault |
Renaud Lavillenie France (FRA) |
5.90 | Paweł Wojciechowski Poland (POL) |
5.70 | Jan Kudlička Czech Republic (CZE) Kévin Menaldo France (FRA) |
5.70 |
| Long jump |
Greg Rutherford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
8.29 | Louis Tsatoumas Greece (GRE) |
8.15 | Kafétien Gomis France (FRA) |
8.14 |
| Triple jump |
Benjamin Compaoré France (FRA) |
17.46 EL | Aleksey Fyodorov Russia (RUS) |
17.04 | Yoann Rapinier France (FRA) |
17.01 |
| Shot put |
David Storl Germany (GER) |
21.41 | Borja Vivas Spain (ESP) |
20.86 | Tomasz Majewski Poland (POL) |
20.83 |
| Discus throw |
Robert Harting Germany (GER) |
66.07 | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) |
64.75 | Robert Urbanek Poland (POL) |
63.81 |
| Javelin throw |
Antti Ruuskanen Finland (FIN) |
88.01 EL, PB | Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republic (CZE) |
84.79 | Tero Pitkämäki Finland (FIN) |
84.40 |
| Hammer throw |
Krisztián Pars Hungary (HUN) |
82.69 WL, PB | Paweł Fajdek Poland (POL) |
82.05 | Pavel Kryvitski Belarus (BLR) |
78.50 |
| Decathlon |
Andrei Krauchanka Belarus (BLR) |
8616 WL | Kévin Mayer France (FRA) |
8521 PB | Ilya Shkurenyov Russia (RUS) |
8498 PB |
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
editTrack
edit| Chronology: 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
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(*) Heat only.
Field
edit| Chronology: 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Ruth Beitia Spain (ESP) |
2.01 WL | Mariya Kuchina Russia (RUS) |
1.99 | Ana Šimić Croatia (CRO) |
1.99 PB |
| Pole vault |
Anzhelika Sidorova Russia (RUS) |
4.65 | Katerina Stefanidi Greece (GRE) |
4.60 | Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova Russia (RUS) |
4.60 |
| Long jump |
Éloyse Lesueur France (FRA) |
6.85 | Ivana Španović Serbia (SRB) |
6.81 | Darya Klishina Russia (RUS) |
6.65 |
| Triple jump |
Olha Saladuha Ukraine (UKR) |
14.73 SB | Ekaterina Koneva Russia (RUS) |
14.69 | Irina Gumenyuk Russia (RUS) |
14.46 SB |
| Shot put |
Christina Schwanitz Germany (GER) |
19.90 | Anita Márton Hungary (HUN) |
19.04 NR | Yuliya Leantsiuk Belarus (BLR) |
18.68 |
| Discus throw |
Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO) |
71.08 WL, NR | Mélina Robert-Michon France (FRA) |
65.33 | Shanice Craft Germany (GER) |
64.33 |
| Javelin throw |
Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE) |
64.41 | Tatjana Jelača Serbia (SRB) |
64.21 NR | Linda Stahl Germany (GER) |
63.91 |
| Hammer throw |
Anita Włodarczyk Poland (POL) |
78.76 WL, CR, NR | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia (SVK) |
74.66 | Joanna Fiodorow Poland (POL) |
73.67 |
| Heptathlon |
Antoinette Nana Djimou France (FRA) |
6551 SB | Nadine Broersen Netherlands (NED) |
6498 | Nafissatou Thiam Belgium (BEL) |
6423 |
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
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* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Switzerland (SUI)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 47 | 47 | 48 | 142 | |
Participating nations
editAthletes from a total of 50 member federations of the European Athletics Association are competing at these Championships.[4]
Albania (ALB) (2)
Andorra (AND) (2)
Armenia (ARM) (3)
Austria (AUT) (13)- Azerbaijan (AZE) (2)
- Belarus (BLR) (29)
- Belgium (BEL) (35)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (4)
Bulgaria (BUL) (22)- Croatia (CRO) (23)
Cyprus (CYP) (7)- Czech Republic (CZE) (42)
Denmark (DEN) (14)- Estonia (EST) (26)
- Finland (FIN) (36)
- France (FRA) (57)
Georgia (GEO) (3)- Germany (GER) (93)
Gibraltar (GIB) (3)- Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) (74)
- Greece (GRE) (26)
- Hungary (HUN) (27)
Iceland (ISL) (5)- Ireland (IRL) (25)
- Israel (ISR) (10)
- Italy (ITA) (78)
Latvia (LAT) (26)
Liechtenstein (LIE) (1)
Lithuania (LTU) (35)
Luxembourg (LUX) (4)
Macedonia (MKD) (2)
Malta (MLT) (2)
Moldova (MDA) (3)
Monaco (MON) (1)
Montenegro (MNE) (1)- Netherlands (NED) (43)
- Norway (NOR) (40)
- Poland (POL) (62)
- Portugal (POR) (44)
Romania (ROM) (20)- Russia (RUS) (93)
San Marino (SMR) (2)- Serbia (SRB) (11)
- Slovakia (SVK) (25)
Slovenia (SLO) (15)- Spain (ESP) (74)
- Sweden (SWE) (60)
- Switzerland (SUI) (53) (host)
- Turkey (TUR) (29)
- Ukraine (UKR) (70)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zürich to host 2014 European Championships". IAAF. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ a b Programme.
- ^ "European Championships: Athlete loses gold for removing shirt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Final Entries List
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