2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres

The Men's 60 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

was held at March 5–6 with the final being held on March 6 at 16:55 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	6.39	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	3 February 1998
World record	6.39	Atlanta, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	3 March 2001
European record	6.42	Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 March 2009
Championship record	6.42	Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 March 2009
World Leading	6.48	Albuquerque, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 February 2011
European Leading	6.57	Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	12 February 2011

Heats

First 4 in each heat and 4 best performers advanced to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	3	Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At...	Early Modern France	0.148	6.59	Q
2	1	Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He was born in Fribourg. He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...	Switzerland	0.136	6.61	Q, PB
2	2	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	Portugal	0.155	6.61	Q, SB
4	3	Cédric Nabe Cédric Nabe Cédric Mongha Nabe is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Switzerland	0.154	6.64	Q, PB
5	3	Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do...	Portugal	0.149	6.65	Q, =PB
6	2	Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	Early Modern France	0.168	6.66	Q, =SB
7	1	Brian Mariano Brian Mariano Brian Mariano is a Curaçaoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres and starts for the Netherlands, formerly for Netherlands Antilles until October 1, 2010. He finished fourth-fastest in the men's 60 metres heats at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but was disqualified...	Netherlands	0.162	6.68	Q
8	3	Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley is a Barbados-born Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Austria	0.141	6.69	Q, SB
8	3	Jan Veleba	Czech Republic	0.156	6.69	q
10	1	Rytis Sakalauskas Rytis Sakalauskas Rytis Sakalauskas is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.In 2010 he reached world record in alternative indoor 150 m running event....	Lithuania	0.175	6.70	Q, =PB
10	2	Emanuele Di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy....	Italy	0.172	6.70	Q
10	4	Ronalds Arājs Ronalds Arajs Ronalds Arājs is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in 100 metres, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds....	Latvia	0.157	6.70	Q
10	4	Joel Fearon	United Kingdom	0.164	6.70	Q
10	5	Jonathan Åstrand	Finland	0.156	6.70	Q, PB
10	5	Aliaksandr Linnik Aliaksandr Linnik Aliaksandr Linnik is a Belarusian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres, as well as 110 metres hurdles.At the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, he won a bronze medal over 110 m hurdles, establishing a new Belarusian record with 13.41 seconds in the...	Belarus	0.163	6.70	Q, =PB
16	1	Libor Zilka	Czech Republic	0.141	6.71	Q
16	4	Patrick van Luijk Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 out of a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father. Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn...	Netherlands	0.173	6.71	Q
16	5	Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...	United Kingdom	0.164	6.71	Q
19	1	Michael Tumi Michael Tumi Michael Tumi is an Italian sprinter.-Biography:He was 2nd at 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava , his personal best on 100 metres is 10.35 seconds.-External links:...	Italy	0.172	6.72	q
19	4	Stefan Tärnhuvud	Sweden	0.167	6.72	Q, =PB
21	2	Iván Mocholí	Spain	0.159	6.74	Q
21	5	Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100...	Spain	0.160	6.74	Q
23	4	Hannu Hämäläinen	Finland	0.143	6.75	q
23	4	Aleksandr Shpaer	Russia	0.183	6.75	q
25	3	Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Azerbaijan.Abbasov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 5th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...	Azerbaijan	0.144	6.77	SB
25	5	Aggelos Aggelakis	Greece	0.162	6.77
27	1	Christian Blum	Germany	0.156	6.80
27	5	Panayiotis Ioannou Panayiotis Ioannou Panayiotis Ioannou is a Cypriot footballer currently playing for Aris Limassol.-External links:*...	Cyprus	0.161	6.80
29	2	Dario Horvat	Independent State of Croatia	0.154	6.81
30	3	Jarkko Ruostekivi	Finland	0.159	6.82
31	4	Arman Andreasyan	Armenia	0.167	6.93	NR Armenian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Armenia maintained by the Armenian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
32	2	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey is an English sprinter. In 2005 he was named as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and the IAAF's Rising Star of the Year after becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both 100 metres and 200 metres at the World Youth Championships.Aikines-Aryeetey...	United Kingdom	0.162	6.94
33	2	Ilija Cvijetić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.137	6.94	NR Bosnian and Herzegovinian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bosnia and Herzegovina maintained by the Athletic Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:*...
34	1	Federico Gorrieri	San Marino	0.149	7.13	PB
35	1	Andrew Cavilla	Gibraltar	0.258	7.61
	5	Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke...	Germany

Semifinals

First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advanced to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	2	Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At...	Early Modern France	0.146	6.55	Q, EL
2	2	Brian Mariano Brian Mariano Brian Mariano is a Curaçaoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres and starts for the Netherlands, formerly for Netherlands Antilles until October 1, 2010. He finished fourth-fastest in the men's 60 metres heats at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but was disqualified...	Netherlands	0.146	6.60	Q, NR
3	1	Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...	United Kingdom	0.149	6.61	Q
3	1	Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	Early Modern France	0.158	6.61	Q, PB
3	3	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	Portugal	0.164	6.61	Q, SB
6	2	Emanuele Di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy....	Italy	0.159	6.62	q, =SB
6	2	Cédric Nabe Cédric Nabe Cédric Mongha Nabe is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Switzerland	0.155	6.62	q, PB
8	1	Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do...	Portugal	0.150	6.66
9	1	Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He was born in Fribourg. He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...	Switzerland	0.153	6.67
10	1	Libor Zilka	Czech Republic	0.146	6.68
10	1	Aleksandr Shpaer	Russia	0.159	6.68
10	3	Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley is a Barbados-born Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Austria	0.171	6.68	Q, SB
13	3	Joel Fearon	United Kingdom	0.178	6.69
14	3	Patrick van Luijk Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 out of a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father. Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn...	Netherlands	0.171	6.70
15	2	Rytis Sakalauskas Rytis Sakalauskas Rytis Sakalauskas is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.In 2010 he reached world record in alternative indoor 150 m running event....	Lithuania	0.180	6.71
15	2	Hannu Hämäläinen	Finland	0.132	6.71
15	2	Iván Mocholí	Spain	0.147	6.71
15	3	Jan Veleba	Czech Republic	0.154	6.71
15	3	Aliaksandr Linnik Aliaksandr Linnik Aliaksandr Linnik is a Belarusian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres, as well as 110 metres hurdles.At the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, he won a bronze medal over 110 m hurdles, establishing a new Belarusian record with 13.41 seconds in the...	Belarus	0.159	6.71
15	3	Michael Tumi Michael Tumi Michael Tumi is an Italian sprinter.-Biography:He was 2nd at 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava , his personal best on 100 metres is 10.35 seconds.-External links:...	Italy	0.172	6.71	=PB
21	2	Stefan Tärnhuvud	Sweden	0.160	6.72	=PB
22	1	Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100...	Spain	0.143	6.76
23	1	Jonathan Åstrand	Finland	0.154	6.77
24	3	Ronalds Arājs Ronalds Arajs Ronalds Arājs is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in 100 metres, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds....	Latvia	0.161	6.78

Final

The final was held at 16:55.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	3	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...	Portugal	0.155	6.53	NR, EL
	6	Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...	United Kingdom	0.142	6.54	SB
	4	Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At...	Early Modern France	0.162	6.58
4	2	Emanuele Di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy....	Italy	0.133	6.59	SB
5	7	Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	Early Modern France	0.148	6.61	=PB
6	5	Brian Mariano Brian Mariano Brian Mariano is a Curaçaoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres and starts for the Netherlands, formerly for Netherlands Antilles until October 1, 2010. He finished fourth-fastest in the men's 60 metres heats at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but was disqualified...	Netherlands	0.150	6.64
7	1	Cédric Nabe Cédric Nabe Cédric Mongha Nabe is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Switzerland	0.162	6.67
8	8	Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley Ryan Moseley is a Barbados-born Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links :...	Austria	0.160	6.68

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