The 8th European Athletics U23 Championships

European Athletics U23 Championships

The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association...

were held on 14–17 July 2011 in the Městský stadion

Městský stadion (Ostrava)

Městský stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic. Used primarily for football, it is the home stadium of FC Vítkovice. It also hosts the annual Golden Spike Ostrava athletic event. The stadium holds 15,163 spectators....

 in Ostrava

Ostrava

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Men's Results

100 metres	James Alaka  United Kingdom	10.45	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	10.47	Andrew Robertson  United Kingdom	10.52
200 metres	Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas is a Greek sprinter, specializing in 200 metres.He made his first international appearance at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He participated in the 400 meters event and was eliminated in the first round. In 200 meters he was much more competitive,...  Greece	20.56 PB	James Alaka  United Kingdom	20.60	Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic	20.67
400 metres	Nigel Levine Nigel Levine Nigel Levine is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...  United Kingdom	46.10	Brian Gregan  Republic of Ireland	46.12 PB	Luke Lennon-Ford  United Kingdom	46.22
800 metres	Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot Adam Kszczot is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won the 2009 European U23 Championships...  Poland	1:46.71	Kevin López Kevin López Kevin López Yerga is a Spanish middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...  Spain	1:46.93	Mukhtar Mohammed  United Kingdom	1:48.01
1500 metres	Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho Florian Carvalho is a French middle and long distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...  France	3:50.42	James Shane James Shane James Shane is an English middle distance runner. Attended Mayflower School Billericay. Runs for Basildon Athletics Club-Achievements:-References:...  United Kingdom	3:50.58	David Bustos David Bustos David Bustos is a Spanish runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Palma de Mallorca. In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final...  Spain	3:50.59
5000 metres	Sindre Buraas  Norway	14:22.69	Ross Millington  United Kingdom	14:22.78	Jesper van der Wielen  Netherlands	14:23.31
10,000 metres	Sondre Nordstad Moen  Norway	28:41.66 PB	Ahmed El Mazoury  Italy	28:46.97 PB	Musa Roba-Kinkal  Germany	28:57.91 SB
110 metres hurdles	Sergey Shubenkov  Russia	13.56	Balázs Baji  Hungary	13.58 PB	Lawrence Clarke Lawrence Somerset Clarke Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke was born in Westminster, London on 12 March 1990. He commonly goes by his second name, Lawrence. Lawrence is the son of Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet and is the heir apparent to the baronetcy.-Education:...  United Kingdom	13.62
400 metres hurdles	Jack Green  United Kingdom	49.13	Nathan Woodward  United Kingdom	49.28	Emir Bekrić Emir Bekrić Emir Bekrić is a Serbian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He holds national record in this events.Bekrić won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava. At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen he achieved national record in semifinal. In the...  Serbia	49.61 NR
3000 metres steeplechase	Sebastián Martos  Spain	8:35.35	Abdelaziz Merzoughi  Spain	8:36.21	Alexandru Ghinea  Romania	8:38.51
4×100 metres relay	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:... Francesco Basciani Davide Manenti Delmas Obou  Italy	39.05	Andrew Robertson Kieran Showler-Davis Richard Kilty Daniel Talbot  United Kingdom	39.10	Florian Hübner Florian Hübner Florian Hübner is a German footballer. He currently plays for Borussia Dortmund II.-SV Wehen Wiesbaden:Hübner began his career in the youth of SV Wehen Wiesbaden and was in the 2009/10 season promoted to the first team.... Maximilian Kessler Robin Erewa Felix Göltl  Germany	39.19
4×400 metres relay	Nigel Levine Nigel Levine Nigel Levine is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Thomas Phillips Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford  United Kingdom	3:03.53	Michal Pietrzak Jakub Krzewina Lukasz Krawczuk Mateusz Fórmanski  Poland	3:03.62	Aleksey Kenig Anton Volobuev Artem Vazhov Vladimir Krasnov Vladimir Krasnov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Krasnov is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...  Russia	3:04.01
20 km walk	Petr Bogatyrev  Russia	1:24:20	Dawid Tomala  Poland	1:24:21	Denis Strelkov  Russia	1:24:25
High jump	Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.27 metres indoors, and 2.26 metres outdoors.-Career:He was born in Kharkiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. In 2005 he had a jump of 2.15 metres, achieved in September in Yalta, and in January 2006 in Kiev, he...  Ukraine	2.30 PB	Sergey Mudrov  Russia	2.30 PB	Miguel Ángel Sancho Miguel Ángel Sancho Miguel Ángel Sancho Rubio is an Spanish high jumper.He was born in Valencia. He finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal...  Spain	2.21 =SB
Pole vault	Paweł Wojciechowski  Poland	5.70 PB	Karsten Dilla  Germany	5.60	Dmitriy Zhelyabin  Russia	5.55 PB
Long jump	Aleksandr Menkov Aleksandr Menkov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.He set a personal best jump of 8.16 metres in June 2009 in Kemerovo. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the...  Russia	8.08	Marcos Chuva  Portugal	7.94	Guillaume Victorin  France	7.86 PB
Triple jump	Sheryf El-Sheryf  Ukraine	17.72 CR	Aleksey Fyodorov  Russia	16.85	Yuriy Kovalyov  Russia	16.82
Shot put	David Storl David Storl David Storl is a German athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships...  Germany	20.45 CR	Dmytro Savytskyy  Ukraine	19.18 PB	Marin Premeru Marin Premeru Marin Premeru is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter with a personal best of 62.10 in the discus and 19.80 in the shot put. Marin Premeru has the WYB in the shot with 22.79 m.Premeru is coached by Ivan Ivančić....  Croatia	18.83
Discus throw	Lawrence Okoye Lawrence Okoye Lawrence Okoye is the British record holder in the men's Discus. He threw 67.63 metres on 9 July 2011. He won a gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in July 2011....  United Kingdom	60.70	Mykyta Nesterenko Mykyta Nesterenko Mykyta Nesterenko is a Ukrainian discus thrower.His personal best throw with the 2 kilogramm implement is 65.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Tallinn. With the junior discus he has a best of 70.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. This is the current junior world record...  Ukraine	59.67	Fredrik Amundgård  Norway	59.42 SB
Hammer throw	Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek is a Polish hammer thrower.-Career:Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just out of the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement...  Poland	78.54 PB	Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Pinilla is a Spanish hammer thrower and the junior world record holder. Javier represents his club CA Playas de Castellón, and is coached by Raul Jimeno. His personal best and junior world record with the 6 kg hammer of 82,96, was set in Madrid June 17, 2009...  Spain	73.03	Aleh Dubitski  Belarus	72.52
Javelin throw	Till Wöschler Till Wöschler Till Wöschler is a German javelin thrower.-Career:At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Wöschler won gold with a distance of 82.52 m, a national junior record for which he received the IAAF rising star award-Personal bests:-External links:...  Germany	84.38 PB	Fatih Avan Fatih Avan Fatih Avan is a male Turkish javelin thrower. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Athletics Club.Avan participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m...  Turkey	84.11	Dmitry Tarabin  Russia	83.18
Decathlon	Thomas van der Plaetsen Thomas van der Plaetsen Thomas van der Plaetsen is a Belgian decathlete.-Achievements:-References:...  Belgium	8157 NR PB	Eduard Mikhan Eduard Mikhan Eduard Mikhan is a Belarusian decathlete.-Achievements:-References:...  Belarus	8152 PB	Mihail Dudaš Mihail Dudaš Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events.Dudaš improved his personal best in decathlon to 8256 points at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu....  Serbia	8117 NR PB

Women's Results

100 metres *	Andreea Ograzeanu  Romania	11.65	Leena Günther  Germany	11.75	Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland	11.77
200 metres *	Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland	23.23 PB	Moa Hjelmer Moa Hjelmer Moa Hjelmer is a Swedish athlete on 200 metres and 400 metres. Hjelmer won a silver medal in the Junior European Championships in 2011 in Ostrava. She beat the Swedish record time on 400 metres on August 14, 2011....  Sweden	23.24	Marit Dopheide  Netherlands	23.32
400 metres	Olga Topilskaya  Russia	51.45	Yuliya Terekhova  Russia	52.63	Lena Schmidt  Germany	52.66
800 metres	Yelena Arzhakova Yelena Arzhakova Yelena Nikolayevna Arzhakova is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:...  Russia	1:59.41 PB	Merve Aydin Merve Aydın Merve Aydın is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships...  Turkey	2:00.46 SB	Lynsey Sharp  United Kingdom	2:00.65 PB
1500 metres	Yelena Arzhakova Yelena Arzhakova Yelena Nikolayevna Arzhakova is a Russian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:...  Russia	4:20.55	Tuğba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya Tuğba Karakaya is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A native of Kayseri in Central Anatolia, she is a student of physical education and sports at the local Erciyes University...  Turkey	4:20.80	Corinna Harrer  Germany	4:21.52
5000 metres	Layes Abdullayeva Layes Abdullayeva Layes Abdullayeva is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m.-Achievements:-External links:...  Azerbaijan	15:29.47 NR	Yekaterina Gorbunova  Russia	15:45.14	Stevie Stockton  United Kingdom	15:58.51 PB
10,000 metres	Layes Abdullayeva Layes Abdullayeva Layes Abdullayeva is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m.-Achievements:-External links:...  Azerbaijan	32:18.05 CR	Lyudmyla Kovalenko  Ukraine	33:35.36	Catarina Ribeiro  Portugal	34:10.39 PB
100 metres hurdles	Alina Talay  Belarus	12.91 SB	Lisa Urech Lisa Urech Lisa Urech is a Swiss track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:...  Switzerland	13.00	Cindy Roleder  Germany	13.10
400 metres hurdles	Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competes for her country in the 4×400 metres relay...  Ukraine	54.77 PB	Hanna Titimets  Ukraine	54.91	Meghan Beesley  United Kingdom	55.69 PB
3000 metres steeplechase	Gülcan Mingir Gülcan Mıngır Gülcan Mıngır is a Turkish female middle distance runner specialized in 3000 m steeplechase. A native of İhsaniye town in Afyonkarahisar Province in western Turkey, she is a member of the Fenerbahçe Athletics Club, where she is coached by İhsan Alptekin.Currently, Gülcan Mıngır is a student of...  Turkey	9:47.83	Jana Sussmann  Germany	9:48.01	Mariya Shatalova  Ukraine	9:48.22 SB
4×100 metres relay *	Yekaterina Filatova Alena Tamkova Yekaterina Kuzina Nina Argunova  Russia	44.14	Yariatou Toure Sarah Goujon Orlann Ombissa Cornnelly Calydon  France	44.26	Annabelle Lewis Emily Diamond Torema Thompson Asha Philip Asha Philip Asha Philip is an English sprinter, who was the first British woman to achieve a global 100m title having won Gold at the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships aged 16.Asha Philip is also a World Champion on Double-Mini Trampoline...  United Kingdom	44.34
4×400 metres relay	Yevgeniya Subbotina Yekaterina Yefimova Yuliya Terekheva Olga Topilskaya  Russia	3:27.72	Kateryna Plyashechuk Alina Lohvynenko Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competes for her country in the 4×400 metres relay... Yuilya Olishevska  Ukraine	3:30.13	Clemence Sorgnard Marie Gayot Marie Gayot Marie Gayot is a French sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:*... Elea Mariama Diarra Florie Guei  France	3:31.73
20 km walk	Tatyana Mineyeva  Russia	1:31:42	Nina Okhotnikova  Russia	1:31:51	Julia Takács  Spain	1:31:55
High jump	Esthera Petre  Romania	1.98 =CR	Oksana Okuneva Oksana Okuneva -Achievements:-References:...  Ukraine	1.94 PB	Burcu Ayhan Burcu Ayhan -Achievements:-References:...  Turkey	1.94 NR
Pole vault	Holly Bleasdale Holly Bleasdale Holly Bethan Bleasdale is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She is the British record holder after breaking Kate Dennison's record on 2 July 2011.-Biography:...  United Kingdom	4.55	Ekateríni Stefanídi  Greece	4.45 PB	Annika Roloff  Germany	4.40 PB
Long jump	Darya Klishina Darya Klishina Darya Igorevna Klishina is a Russian long jumper.She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m, the all time second best junior mark.-Personal bests:Key: RJR = Russian junior record-External links:...  Russia	7.05 CR	Ivana Španović Ivana Španovic Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...  Serbia	6.74 SB	Sosthene Moguenara  Germany	6.74 PB
Triple jump	Paraskevi Parahristou  Greece	14.40	Carmen Toma  Romania	13.92	Anna Jagaciak Anna Jagaciak Anna Jagaciak is a Polish long jumper.Her younger sister, Monika is a model.- Achievements :- References :...  Poland	13.86
Shot put	Yevgeniya Kolodko  Russia	18.87	Sophie Kleeberg Sophie Kleeberg -Achievements:-References:...  Germany	17.92 PB	Melissa Boekelman Melissa Boekelman Melissa Boekelman is a Dutch shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...  Netherlands	17.88
Discus throw	Julia Fischer  Germany	59.60 PB	Nastassia Kashtanava  Belarus	56.25	Anita Márton Anita Márton Anita Márton is a Hungarian shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...  Hungary	54.14
Hammer throw	Bianca Perie Bianca Perie Bianca Perie is a female hammer thrower from Romania. Her personal best throw is 69.59 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Bucharest.As a junior she was dominant in her field...  Romania	71.59 CR	Joanna Fiodorow  Poland	70.06 PB	Sophie Hitchon Sophie Hitchon Sophie Hitchon is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw of 69.59 metres - achieved at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic - is the current British record.-Early life:...  United Kingdom	69.59 NR
Javelin throw	Sarah Mayer  Germany	59.29 PB	Vira Rebryk Vira Rebryk Vira Viktorivna Rebryk is a female javelin thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 63.01 metres, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. This is the current junior world record.-Achievements:-References:*...  Ukraine	58.95	Oona Sormunen  Finland	58.54
Heptathlon	Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko is an Estonian heptathlete.Her younger sister Grete Šadeiko is also a heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...  Estonia	6134 PB	Kateřina Cachová Kateřina Cachová Kateřina Cachová is a Czech athlete who specialises in the heptathlon.Cachová represented the Czech Republic at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics where she finished 17th in the heptathlon, scoring a personal best of 5911 points.At the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in...  Czech Republic	6123 PB	Yana Maksimava Yana Maksimava Yana Maksimava is a Belarusian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...  Belarus	6075

Note: Darya Pizhankova of Ukraine originally won three medals in 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 m relay but was later disqualified for doping and stripped of medals. Ulyana Lepska who also ran in the winning relay was found guilty of the same offence.

Participating nations

(1) (2) (host) (15) (2)
(19) (20) (8) (17) (14) (2) (2) (1) (1)
(30) (9) (35)

Medal table

1	Russia	11	5	5	21
2	United Kingdom	6	5	9	20
3	Germany	4	4	7	15
4	Poland	4	3	2	9
5	Ukraine	3	7	1	11
6	Romania	3	1	1	5
7	Greece	2	1	0	3
8	Norway	2	0	1	3
9	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2
10	Spain	1	3	3	7
11	Turkey	1	3	1	5
12	Belarus	1	2	2	5
13	Italy	1	2	0	3
14	France	1	0	3	4
15	Belgium	1	0	0	1
15	Estonia	1	0	0	1
17	Serbia	0	1	2	3
18	Czech Republic	0	1	1	2
18	Hungary	0	1	1	2
18	Portugal	0	1	1	2
21	Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1
21	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
23	Netherlands	0	0	3	3
24	Croatia	0	0	1	1
24	Finland	0	0	1	1
24	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	44	132

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