# 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices in Russian athletics, the IAAF provisionally suspended Russia's membership of the organisation in November 2015, effectively excluding the country both from hosting events and entering competitions.
Russia's effective exclusion from the tournament was confirmed in November 2015 when it was announced by IAAF that a decision over lifting its provisional suspension from international athletics would not be taken until the end of March at the earliest.

## Bidding process

Portland was selected unanimously with the only other bidder being 2003 host Birmingham, England. Birmingham was ultimately selected as the host of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The reason Portland was selected for 2016 and Birmingham being selected in 2018 is that the IAAF wanted more time between events in the UK with London hosting the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships in Athletics along with Cardiff hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

## Venue

The event took place inside the Oregon Convention Center, fitted with the necessary 200m track and seating for 8,000 spectators. A concept drawing of the plans were released in early 2015, showing a two toned track colored (Oregon) green, with trees adorning the peristyle of the indoor arena.

## Schedule

| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| M = morning session, A = afternoon session ||||||
    All dates are PDT (UTC-7)
Men :
| Date → | 17 March | 18 March | 18 March | 18 March | 19 March | 19 March | 20 March | 20 March |
| Event ↓ | A | M | A | A | M | A | M | M |
| 60 m | | H | 1⁄2 | F | | | | |
| 400 m | | H | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | | F | | |
| 800 m | | H | | | | F | | |
| 1500 m | | | H | H | | | F | F |
| 3000 m | | H | | | | | F | F |
| 60 m hurdles | | | | | | H | 1⁄2 | F |
| 4 × 400 m | | | | | H | | F | F |
| High jump | | | | | | F | | |
| Pole vault | F | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | | | | | F | F |
| Triple jump | | | | | | F | | |
| Shot put | | | F | F | | | | |
| Heptathlon | | F | F | F | F | F | | |
Women :
| Date → | 17 March | 18 March | 18 March | 18 March | 19 March | 19 March | 19 March | 20 March |
| Event ↓ | A | M | A | A | M | A | A | M |
| 60 m | | | | | H | 1⁄2 | F | |
| 400 m | | H | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | | F | F | |
| 800 m | | | | | H | | | F |
| 1500 m | | H | | | | F | F | |
| 3000 m | | | | | | | | F |
| 60 m hurdles | | | H | F | | | | |
| 4 × 400 m | | | | | | | | F |
| High jump | | | | | | | | F |
| Pole vault | F | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | F | F | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | F | | | |
| Shot put | | | | | | F | F | |
| Pentathlon | | F | F | F | | | | |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Trayvon Bromell United States | 6.47 PB | Asafa Powell Jamaica | 6.50 | Ramon Gittens Barbados | 6.51 NR |
| 400 metres details | Pavel Maslák Czech Republic | 45.44 | Abdelalelah Haroun Qatar | 45.59 SB | Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago | 46.17 |
| 800 metres details | Boris Berian United States | 1:45.83 SB | Antoine Gakeme Burundi | 1:46.65 SB | Erik Sowinski United States | 1:47.22 |
| 1500 metres details | Matthew Centrowitz United States | 3:44.22 | Jakub Holuša Czech Republic | 3:44.30 | Nick Willis New Zealand | 3:44.37 |
| 3000 metres details | Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia | 7:57.21 | Ryan Hill United States | 7:57.39 | Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya | 7:57.43 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Omar McLeod Jamaica | 7.41 WL | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde France | 7.46 SB | Dimitri Bascou France | 7.48 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Kyle Clemons Calvin Smith Christopher Giesting Vernon Norwood Elvyonn Bailey* Patrick Feeney* | 3:02.45 WL | Bahamas Michael Mathieu Alonzo Russell Shavez Hart Chris Brown Ashley Riley* | 3:04.75 NR | Trinidad and Tobago Jarrin Solomon Lalonde Gordon Ade Alleyne-Forte Deon Lendore Rondel Sorrillo* Machel Cedenio* | 3:05.51 NR |
| High jump details | Gianmarco Tamberi Italy | 2.36 m | Robert Grabarz Great Britain | 2.33 m SB | Erik Kynard United States | 2.33 m SB |
| Pole vault details | Renaud Lavillenie France | 6.02 m CR | Sam Kendricks United States | 5.80 m | Piotr Lisek Poland | 5.75 m |
| Long jump details | Marquis Dendy United States | 8.26 m | Fabrice Lapierre Australia | 8.25 m AR | Changzhou Huang China | 8.21 m PB |
| Triple jump details | Dong Bin China | 17.33 m | Max Hess Germany | 17.14 m PB | Benjamin Compaoré France | 17.09 m SB |
| Shot put details | Tomas Walsh New Zealand | 21.78 m WL, AR | Andrei Gag Romania | 20.89 m SB | Filip Mihaljević Croatia | 20.87 m PB |
| Heptathlon details | Ashton Eaton United States | 6470 pts WL | Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine | 6182 pts SB | Mathias Brugger Germany | 6126 pts PB |

#### Exhibition event

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 800 metres masters | David Roy Wilcox Great Britain | 2:15.90 | Joe Gough Ireland | 2:16.01 | Oleksandr Lysenko Ukraine | 2:17.38 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Barbara Pierre United States | 7.02 | Dafne Schippers Netherlands | 7.04 | Elaine Thompson Jamaica | 7.06 |
| 400 metres details | Kemi Adekoya Bahrain | 51.45 | Ashley Spencer United States | 51.72 | Quanera Hayes United States | 51.76 |
| 800 metres details | Francine Niyonsaba Burundi | 2:00.01 WL | Ajee' Wilson United States | 2:00.27 | Margaret Wambui Kenya | 2:00.44 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | 4:04.96 | Dawit Seyaum Ethiopia | 4:05.30 | Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia | 4:05.71 |
| 3000 metres details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 8:47.43 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:54.26 | Shannon Rowbury United States | 8:55.55 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Nia Ali United States | 7.80 SB | Brianna Rollins United States | 7.82 | Tiffany Porter Great Britain | 7.90 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Natasha Hastings Quanera Hayes Courtney Okolo Ashley Spencer | 3:26.38 WL | Poland Ewelina Ptak Małgorzata Hołub Magdalena Gorzkowska Justyna Święty | 3:31.15 SB | Romania Adelina Pastor Elena Mirela Lavric Andrea Miklós Bianca Răzor | 3:31.51 SB |
| High jump details | Vashti Cunningham United States | 1.96 m | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.96 m | Kamila Lićwinko Poland | 1.96 m |
| Pole vault details | Jenn Suhr United States | 4.90 m CR | Sandi Morris United States | 4.85 m | Katerina Stefanidi Greece | 4.80 m |
| Long jump details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.22 m WL | Ivana Španović Serbia | 7.07 m NR | Lorraine Ugen Great Britain | 6.93 m NR |
| Triple jump details | Yulimar Rojas Venezuela | 14.41 m | Kristin Gierisch Germany | 14.30 m SB | Paraskevi Papachristou Greece | 14.15 m |
| Shot put details | Michelle Carter United States | 20.21 m WL | Anita Márton Hungary | 19.33 m NR | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 19.25 m |
| Pentathlon details | Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada | 4881 pts AR | Alina Fyodorova Ukraine | 4770 pts PB | Barbara Nwaba United States | 4661 pts PB |

#### Exhibition event

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 800 metres masters | Helene Marie Douay France | 2:37.30 | Lesley Chaplin United States | 2:37.57 | Karen Brooks Great Britain | 2:40.14 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA)* | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |

## Records
### Men

| Athlete | Nation | Event | Performance | Type |
| Renaud Lavillenie | France | Pole vault | 6.02 m | CR |
| Su Bingtian | China | 60 metres | 6.50 | AR |
| Tomas Walsh | New Zealand | Shot put | 21.78 m | AR |
| Darlan Romani | Brazil | Shot put | 18.50 m | NR |
| Asafa Powell Ramon Gittens Shaun Gill | Jamaica Barbados Belize | 60 metres | 6.44 6.51 6.99 | NR |
| Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh | Afghanistan | 800 metres | 1:57.36 | NR |

### Women

| Athlete | Nation | Event | Performance | Type |
| Jenn Suhr | United States | Pole vault | 4.90 m | CR |
| Brianne Theisen-Eaton | Canada | Pentathlon | 4881 | AR |
| Oluwakemi Adekoya | Bahrain | 400 m | 51.45 | AR |
| Ivana Španović Lorraine Ugen | Serbia Great Britain | Long jump | 7.07 6.93 | NR |
| Anita Márton | Hungary | Shot put | 19.33 | NR |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye Ángela Tenorio Kariman Abuljadayel | Trinidad and Tobago Ecuador Saudi Arabia | 60 m | 7.09 7.21 9.48 | NR |
| Andrea Ivančević | Croatia | 60 m Hurdles | 7.91 | NR |
| Kabange Mupopo Djénébou Danté Christina Francisco | Zambia Mali Guam | 400 m | 52.68 55.76 1:00.08 | NR |
| Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 800 m | 2.02.37 | NR |
| Beatha Nishimwe Tamara Armoush | Rwanda Jordan | 1500 m | 4:19.39 4:37.61 | NR |
| Lissa Labiche | Seychelles | High jump | 1.89 | NR |

## Participating nations

In brackets the number of athletes participating.
* Afghanistan (1)
* Albania (1)
* Andorra (1)
* American Samoa (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (1)
* Armenia (1)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (7)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (10)
* Bahrain (1)
* Barbados (3)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (4)
* Belize (1)
* Brazil (10)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (2)
* Canada (14)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Chile (1)
* China (12)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Comoros (1)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (3)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (10)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Djibouti (2)
* Ecuador (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Estonia (2)
* Ethiopia (12)
* Finland (2)
* France (10)
* French Polynesia (1)
* Germany (14)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (23)
* Greece (GRE) (6)
* Grenada (3)
* Guam (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Honduras (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (6)
* Iceland (1)
* India (1)
* Indonesia (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (5)
* Ivory Coast (3)
* Jamaica (19)
* Japan (4)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (2)
* Kenya (12)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lebanon (1)
* Liberia (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Macau (1)
* Macedonia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Mali (1)
* Malta (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Mongolia (1)
* Montserrat (1)
* Morocco (4)
* Namibia (1)
* Netherlands (8)
* New Zealand (5)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Nigeria (10)
* Northern Mariana Islands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palau (1)
* Panama (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (15)
* Portugal (4)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (3)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Romania (10)
* Rwanda (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* El Salvador (1)
* Samoa (1)
* Saudi Arabia (2)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (3)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (15)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Swaziland (1)
* Sweden (8)
* Switzerland (2)
* Tonga (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* Turkey (2)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Ukraine (13)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (57)
* United States Virgin Islands (2)
* Uruguay (1)
* Venezuela (2)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)