1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 20th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in The Hague
, Netherlands
, in 1989.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in 1989.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 60 m | M | Andreas Berger Andreas Berger Andreas Berger is a former Austrian track and field sprinter, who ran in the 100m and 200m.His biggest success came in 1989 when he won the European Indoor Championship's 60 meter dash. In 1987 and 1989 he reached the semi-finals and 1989... (AUT) |
6.56 | Matthias Schlicht (FRG) | 6.58 | Michael Rosswess Michael Rosswess Michael Rupert Rosswess is a retired English sprinter.Rosswess reached the final of the 200 metres event at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, where he finished in seventh place... (GBR) |
6.59 |
| F | Nelli Fiere-Cooman (NED) | 7.15 | Laurence Bily Laurence Bily Laurence Bily is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She ran for the Racing Club de France, and set a French junior record with 11.35 seconds in 1982 and a senior record with 11.04 in 1989.-Achievements:... (FRA) |
7.19 | Sisko Hanhijoki Sisko Hanhijoki Reeta Sisko Hanhijoki, née Markkanen is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 60, 100 and 200 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships... (FIN) |
7.23 | |
| 200 m | M | Ade Mafe Ade Mafe Adeoye "Ade" Mafe is a retired English sprinter. He was a fitness coach for West Bromwich Albion, having previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall and the Milton Keynes Dons.... (GBR) |
20.92 | John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams... (GBR) |
21.00 | Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships... (FRA) |
21.14 |
| F | Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion.... (FRA) |
23.21 | Regula Aebi (SUI) | 23.38 | Sabine Tröger Sabine Tröger Sabine Tröger is a retired sprinter from Austria. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.With 11,28 seconds over 100 metres Tröger holds the current Austrian record. She also co-holds the Austrian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 44,63 seconds.-Achievements:-External links:... (AUT) |
23.35 | |
| 400 m | M | Cayetano Cornet Cayetano Cornet Cayetano Cornet Pamies is a retired 400 metres runner from Spain. He was born in Reus, Catalonia.He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 as well as two World Indoor Championships bronze medals and one European Indoor Championships bronze medal.... (ESP) |
46.21 | Brian Whittle Brian Whittle Brian Whittle is a British athlete who won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1986 European Championships in Athletics and 1994 European Championships in Athletics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul... (GBR) |
46.49 | Klaus Just Klaus Just Klaus Just is a retired West German sprinter.His personal best time was 45.52 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in Stuttgart.Just represented the sports club SV Salamander Kornwestheim.-Achievements:... (FRG) |
46.80 |
| F | Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles... (GBR) |
52.04 | Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Uzbekistan. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.... (URS) |
52.36 | Anita Protti Anita Protti Anita Protti is a retired athlete from Switzerland who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her greatest achievement was the 1990 European Championships silver medal.... (SUI) |
52.57 | |
| 800 m | M | Steve Heard (GBR) | 1:48.84 | Rob Druppers Rob Druppers Robertus Johannes Druppers is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won the silver medal over 800m at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He set a Dutch 800 m record of 1:43.56 in Cologne in 1985, and a 1000m record of 2:15.23 in his home town Utrecht in the same year... (NED) |
1:48.96 | Joachim Heydgen (GDR) | 1:49.75 |
| F | Doina Melinte Doina Melinte Doina Ofelia Melinte is a retired Romanian athlete.She won gold medals over 1500 metres at the European Indoor Championships in 1985, 1988 and 1990, the latter race even being a European record time with 4:00.27... (ROM) |
1:59.89 | Ellen Kiessling (GDR) | 2:01.24 | Tatyana Grebenchuk (URS) | 2:01.63 | |
| 1500 m | M | Hervé Phélippeau (FRA) | 3:47.42 | Han Kulker Han Kulker Johannes Nicolaas Maria Kulker is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart over 1500 metres... (NED) |
3:47.57 | Sergey Afanasyev (URS) | 3:47.63 |
| F | Paula Ivan Paula Ivan -References:... (ROM) |
4:07.16 | Marina Yachmenyova Marina Yachmenyova Marina Yachmenyova is a retired middle distance runner who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. She specialized in the 1500 metres. Her main achievement was coming second in the European Indoor Championships in 1989-Achievements:-External links:... (URS) |
4:07.77 | Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. Her greatest achievements were the 1989 World Indoor silver medal as well as two European Indoor gold medals... (URS) |
4:08.36 | |
| 3000 m | M | Dieter Baumann Dieter Baumann Dieter Baumann is a former German athlete and winner of 5000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Blaustein, Germany , Dieter Baumann was one of the few non-African athletes who were able to seriously challenge the African dominance of middle-distance running during the 1990s... (FRG) |
7:50.43 | Abel Antón Abel Antón Abel Antón Rodrigo is a Spanish long-distance runner. He won gold medals in the marathon at the 1997 and the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. In 1998 Antón became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon... (ESP) |
7:51.88 | Jacky Carlier Jacky Carlier Jacky Carlier is a French athlete specialising in long-distance track events.Bronze medallist over 3000m at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships in La Haye, behind German Dieter Baumann and Spaniard Abel Antón, he got his second podium the following year, in 1990 in Glasgow, beaten in... (FRA) |
7:52.23 |
| F | Elly van Hulst Elly van Hulst Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.... (NED) |
9:10.01 | Nicky Morris (GBR) | 9:12.37 | Maricica Puică Maricica Puica Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd.... (ROM) |
9:15.49 | |
| 60 m hurdles | M | Colin Jackson Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson CBE is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. Over his career representing Great Britain and Wales he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion three times, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and... (GBR) |
7.59 | Holger Pohland (GDR) | 7.65 | Philippe Tourret (FRA) | 7.67 |
| F | Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. She still holds the CR for the European Championships with 12.38 s. Donkova set four world records in 1986... (BUL) |
7.87 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko (URS) | 7.94 | Gabi Lippe (FRG) | 7.96 | |
| 3000 m walk | M | Mikhail Shchennikov Mikhail Shchennikov Mikhail Anatolyevich Shchennikov is a Russian race walker.He was born in Sverdlovsk. His son Georgi Shchennikov is a professional footballer for PFC CSKA Moscow.-Achievements:-External links:... (URS) |
18:35.60 | Roman Mrázek Roman Mrázek Roman Mrázek is a race walker who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia.-Achievements:-External links:... (TCH) |
18:40.11 | Giovanni De Benedictis Giovanni De Benedictis Giovanni De Benedictis is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:... (ITA) |
18:43.45 |
| F | Beate Anders (GDR) | 12:21.91 | Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:**... (ITA) |
12:32.43 | María Reyes Sobrino (ESP) | 12:39.50 |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg is a former German high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.-Career:... (FRG) |
2.33 | Dalton Grant Dalton Grant Dalton Grant is a British high jumper, who has won a total number of four national titles for Great Britain in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. He has a personal indoor best of 2.37 metres... (GBR) |
2.33 | Aleksey Yemelin Aleksey Yemelin Aleksey Yemelin is a retired high jumper who represented the USSR and later Russia.-Major achievements:-External links:... (URS) |
2.30 |
| F | Galina Astafei (ROM) | 1.96 | Hanne Haugland Hanne Haugland Hanne Haugland is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career.... (NOR) |
1.96 | Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Maryse Ewanjé-Epée is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Colombes. She competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 , where she finished in fourth place... (FRA) |
1.91 | |
| Long Jump | M | Emiel Mellaard Emiel Mellaard Emiel Remco Mellaard is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in The Hague.... (NED) |
8.14 | Antonio Corgos Antonio Corgos Antonio Corgos Cervantes is a retired long jumper from Spain. He won two silver medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as one at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:... (ESP) |
8.12 | Frans Maas Frans Maas Frans Maas is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:... (NED) |
8.11 |
| F | Galina Chistyakova Galina Chistyakova Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova is a retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Slovakia.She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later... (URS) |
6.98 | Yolanda Chen Yolanda Chen Iolanda Chen is a retired Russian athlete. She started as a pentathlete, but decided to specialize in long jump. In 1988 she achieved a personal best of 7.16 metres, a good result, but from 1992 she switched in triple jump instead, a relatively new event for women... (URS) |
6.86 | Ringa Ropo-Junnila (FIN) | 6.62 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Nikolay Musiyenko Nikolay Musiyenko Nikolay Musiyenko is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:... (URS) |
17.29 | Volker Mai Volker Mai Volker Mai is a triple jumper who represented East Germany. Representing SC Neubrandenburg, he holds the current world junior record with 17.50 metres, achieved on 23 June 1985 in Erfurt. -Achievements:-References:... (GDR) |
17.03 | Milan Mikuláš Milan Mikuláš Milan Mikuláš is a retired triple jumper who represented Czechoslovakia during his active career. His personal best jump is 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Prague. This is the current Czech record... (TCH) |
16.84 |
| Pole Vault | M | Grigoriy Yegorov Grigoriy Yegorov Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal , two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres... (URS) |
5.75 | Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Potapovich won first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won World Cup in 1992. Finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and became indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.Potapovich also won the Asian... (URS) |
5.75 | Mirosław Chmara (POL) | 5.70 |
| Shot Put | M | Ulf Timmermann Ulf Timmermann Ulf Timmermann is a German shot putter who broke many world records during the 1980s and is the first and one of only two people to ever throw over 23 metres .... (GDR) |
21.68 | Karsten Stolz Karsten Stolz Karsten Stolz is a retired West German shot putter.-Career:Stolz represented the sports club TV Wattenscheid, and became West German champion in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989... (FRG) |
20.22 | Georg Andersen Georg Andersen Georg Andersen is a Norwegian shot putter. He represented IK Grane, IK Tjalve and Urædd Friidrett.Early in his international career he finished twelfth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1986 European Championships, sixth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships and tenth at... (NOR) |
20.22 |
| F | Stephanie Storp Stephanie Storp Stephanie Storp is a retired female shot putter from Germany. Her best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships, with a throw of 19.22 metres. She also won the silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, and represented her country in the Summer Olympics of... (FRG) |
20.30 | Heike Hartwig Heike Hartwig Heike Hartwig is a retired East German shot putter.She represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German championships in 1987, 1989 and 1990.... (GDR) |
20.03 | Iris Plotzitzka Iris Plotzitzka Iris Plotzitzka is a retired West German shot putter.She represented the sports clubs LAC Quelle Fürth and LC Olympiapark München, and won the silver medal at the West German championships in 1986. Her personal best throw was 20.53 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Köln.-Achievements:-References:... (FRG) |
19.79 |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- The EAA