# 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013.

## Bidding process

The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council at their long meeting in Malta on October 15, 2007. Initially, Gothenburg applied for the 2011 Championships against Paris. The European Athletic Association thought the two cities presented very good concepts, and it ended up with the two candidates get one championship each; Paris in 2011 and Gothenburg in 2013. Gothenburg used the concept All under one roof.

## Venue

The main venue for the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be Scandinavium with a maximum capacity of 12,000 spectators, but at the event the arena will have about 6,500 spectators because of the reconstruction. Prior to the championships, the arena floor was raised 3 metres and equipped with running tracks. In Svenska Mässan, next to Scandinavium, there was a Market Square, where various activities were organized during the competitions. All the victory ceremonies took place in the Market Square during the evenings. The shot put qualifications was also held at a special shot put venue in Svenska Mässan. The host city Gothenburg organized several championships in athletics before. In 1974 and 1984, Scandinavium hosted the European Indoor Championships. Moreover, nearby Ullevi Stadium staged the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Athletics Championships. Last time Sweden hosted the European Indoor Championships was in 1996 when Ericsson Globe in Stockholm held the event.

## Men's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Jimmy Vicaut France | 6.48 WL | James Dasaolu Great Britain | 6.48 WL | Michael Tumi Italy | 6.52 |
| 400 metres* details | Pavel Maslák Czech Republic | 45.66 EL, NR | Nigel Levine Great Britain | 46.21 SB | Pavel Trenikhin Russia | 46.70 |
| 800 metres details | Adam Kszczot Poland | 1:48.69 | Kevin López Spain | 1:49.31 | Mukhtar Mohammed Great Britain | 1:49.60 |
| 1500 metres details | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France | 3:37.17 | İlham Tanui Özbilen Turkey | 3:37.22 SB | Simon Denissel France | 3:37.70 PB |
| 3000 metres details | Hayle Ibrahimov Azerbaijan | 7:49.74 | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain | 7:50.26 | Ciarán Ó Lionáird Ireland | 7:50.40 PB |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Sergey Shubenkov Russia | 7.49 WL | Paolo Dal Molin Italy | 7.51 NR | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde France | 7.53 =PB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay** details | Great Britain Michael Bingham Richard Buck Nigel Levine Richard Strachan | 3:05.78 | Russia Pavel Trenikhin Yuriy Trambovetskiy Konstantin Svechkar Vladimir Krasnov | 3:06.96 | Czech Republic Daniel Němeček Josef Prorok Petr Lichý Pavel Maslák | 3:07.64 |
* Pavel Trenikhin was originally disqualified, but was reinstated upon appeal. ** Great Britain were originally disqualified, but were reinstated upon appeal.

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Sergey Mudrov Russia | 2.35 PB | Aleksey Dmitrik Russia | 2.33 | Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic | 2.31 SB |
| Pole vault details | Renaud Lavillenie France | 6.01 WL | Björn Otto Germany | 5.76 | Malte Mohr Germany | 5.76 |
| Long jump details | Aleksandr Menkov Russia | 8.31 WL | Michel Tornéus Sweden | 8.29 NR | Christian Reif Germany | 8.07 |
| Triple jump details | Daniele Greco Italy | 17.70m WL | Ruslan Samitov Russia | 17.30m PB | Aleksey Fyodorov Russia | 17.12 PB |
| Shot put details | Asmir Kolašinac Serbia | 20.62 SB | Hamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.34 PB | Ladislav Prášil Czech Republic | 20.29 |

### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon details | Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands | 6372 WL, NR | Kevin Mayer France | 6297 PB | Mihail Dudaš Serbia | 6099 NR |

## Women's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine | 7.10 =PB | Myriam Soumaré France | 7.11 | Ivet Lalova Bulgaria | 7.12 PB |
| 400 metres details | Perri Shakes-Drayton Great Britain | 50.85 WL | Eilidh Child Great Britain | 51.45 PB | Moa Hjelmer Sweden | 52.04 NR |
| 800 metres details | Nataliya Lupu Ukraine | 2:00.26 | Yelena Kotulskaya Russia | 2:00.98 | Maryna Arzamasava Belarus | 2:01.21 |
| 1500 metres details | Abeba Aregawi Sweden | 4:04.47 | Isabel Macías Spain | 4:14.19 | Katarzyna Broniatowska Poland | 4:14.30 |
| 3000 metres details | Sara Moreira Portugal | 8:58.50 | Corinna Harrer Germany | 9:00.50 | Fionnuala Britton Ireland | 9:00.54 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Alina Talay Belarus | 7.94 =PB | Veronica Borsi Italy | 7.94 NR | Derval O'Rourke Ireland | 7.95 SB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Great Britain Eilidh Child Shana Cox Christine Ohuruogu Perri Shakes-Drayton | 3:27.56 WL, NR, CR | Russia Olga Tovarnova Tatyana Veshkurova Nadezhda Kotlyarova Kseniya Zadorina | 3:28.18 | Czech Republic Denisa Rosolová Jitka Bartonicková Lenka Masná Zuzana Hejnová | 3:28.49 |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.99 SB | Ebba Jungmark Sweden | 1.96 =PB | Emma Green Tregaro Sweden | 1.96 SB |
| Pole vault details | Holly Bleasdale Great Britain | 4.67 | Anna Rogowska Poland | 4.67 SB | Anzhelika Sidorova Russia | 4.62 PB |
| Long jump details | Darya Klishina Russia | 7.01 WL | Éloyse Lesueur France | 6.90 NR | Erica Jarder Sweden | 6.71 PB |
| Triple jump details | Olha Saladuha Ukraine | 14.88 WL, NR | Irina Gumenyuk Russia | 14.30 | Simona La Mantia Italy | 14.26 SB |
| Shot put details | Christina Schwanitz Germany | 19.25 | Alena Kopets Belarus | 18.85 | Chiara Rosa Italy | 18.37 SB |

### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Pentathlon details | Antoinette Nana Djimou France | 4666 | Yana Maksimava Belarus | 4658 PB | Hanna Melnychenko Ukraine | 4604 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |

## Participating nations

A total of 577 athletes from 47 countries has participated in the championships.
* Albania (3)
* Andorra (1)
* Armenia (2)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Belarus (12)
* Belgium (13)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Bulgaria (13)
* Croatia (8)
* Cyprus (4)
* Czech Republic (21)
* Denmark (6)
* Estonia (7)
* Finland (11)
* France (32)
* Georgia (3)
* Germany (28)
* Gibraltar (2)
* Great Britain and N. I. (29)
* Greece (GRE) (12)
* Hungary (7)
* Iceland (2)
* Ireland (11)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (40)
* Latvia (10)
* Lithuania (4)
* Macedonia (1)
* Malta (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Netherlands (13)
* Norway (12)
* Poland (21)
* Portugal (13)
* Romania (18)
* Russia (51)
* San Marino (1)
* Serbia (4)
* Slovakia (11)
* Slovenia (7)
* Spain (26)
* Sweden (40) (Host)
* Switzerland (6)
* Turkey (15)
* Ukraine (38)
In brackets: Squad size

## Broadcasting

TV4 in Sweden is the host broadcaster of the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Territory | Rights holder |
| Croatia | HTV2 |
| Denmark | DR3 |
| Europe | Eurosport |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Latvia | LTV 7 |
| Poland | TVP Sport |
| Romania | TVR2, TVR HD |
| Spain | Teledeporte |
| Sweden | TV4 |
| Great Britain | BBC |