# 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships

The 8th European Athletics U23 Championships were held on 14–17 July 2011 in the Městský stadion in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Russia topped the medal table with 20 medals in total, including 9 golds (after revision), before Great Britain, also with 20 medals, and Germany.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | James Alaka Great Britain | 10.45 | Michael Tumi Italy | 10.47 | Andrew Robertson Great Britain | 10.52 |
| 200 metres details | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Greece | 20.56 PB | James Alaka Great Britain | 20.60 | Pavel Maslák Czech Republic | 20.67 |
| 400 metres details | Nigel Levine Great Britain | 46.10 | Brian Gregan Ireland | 46.12 PB | Luke Lennon-Ford Great Britain | 46.22 |
| 800 metres details | Adam Kszczot Poland | 1:46.71 | Kevin López Spain | 1:46.93 | Mukhtar Mohammed Great Britain | 1:48.01 |
| 1500 metres details | Florian Carvalho France | 3:50.42 | James Shane Great Britain | 3:50.58 | David Bustos Spain | 3:50.59 |
| 5000 metres details | Sindre Buraas Norway | 14:22.69 | Ross Millington Great Britain | 14:22.78 | Jesper van der Wielen Netherlands | 14:23.31 |
| 10,000 metres details | 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 details | Sergey Shubenkov Russia | 13.56 | Balázs Baji Hungary | 13.58 PB | Lawrence Clarke Great Britain | 13.62 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Jack Green Great Britain | 49.13 | Nathan Woodward Great Britain | 49.28 | Emir Bekrić Serbia | 49.61 NR |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Sebastián Martos Spain | 8:35.35 | Abdelaziz Merzougui Spain | 8:36.21 | Alexandru Ghinea Romania | 8:38.51 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Michael Tumi Francesco Basciani Davide Manenti Delmas Obou Italy | 39.05 | Andrew Robertson Kieran Showler-Davis Richard Kilty Daniel Talbot Great Britain | 39.10 | Florian Hübner Maximilian Kessler Robin Erewa Felix Göltl Germany | 39.19 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Nigel Levine Thomas Phillips Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford Great Britain | 3:03.53 | Michał Pietrzak Jakub Krzewina Łukasz Krawczuk Mateusz Fórmanski Poland | 3:03.62 | Aleksey Kenig Anton Volobuev Artem Vazhov Vladimir Krasnov Russia | 3:04.01 |
| 20 km walk details | Dawid Tomala Poland | 1:24:21 | Denis Strelkov Russia | 1:24:25 | Valeriy Filipchuk Russia | 1:24:30 |
| High jump details | Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine | 2.30 PB | Sergey Mudrov Russia | 2.30 PB | Miguel Ángel Sancho Spain | 2.21 =SB |
| Pole vault details | Paweł Wojciechowski Poland | 5.70 PB | Karsten Dilla Germany | 5.60 | Dmitriy Zhelyabin Russia | 5.55 PB |
| Long jump details | Aleksandr Menkov Russia | 8.08 | Marcos Chuva Portugal | 7.94 | Guillaume Victorin France | 7.86 PB |
| Triple jump details | Sheryf El-Sheryf Ukraine | 17.72 CR | Aleksey Fyodorov Russia | 16.85 | Yuriy Kovalyov Russia | 16.82 |
| Shot put details | David Storl Germany | 20.45 CR | Dmytro Savytskyy Ukraine | 19.18 PB | Marin Premeru Croatia | 18.83 |
| Discus throw details | Lawrence Okoye Great Britain | 60.70 | Mykyta Nesterenko Ukraine | 59.67 | Fredrik Amundgård Norway | 59.42 SB |
| Hammer throw details | Paweł Fajdek Poland | 78.54 PB | Javier Cienfuegos Spain | 73.03 | Aleh Dubitski Belarus | 72.52 |
| Javelin throw details | Till Wöschler Germany | 84.38 PB | Fatih Avan Turkey | 84.11 | Dmitry Tarabin Russia | 83.18 |
| Decathlon details | Thomas Van der Plaetsen Belgium | 8157 NR PB | Eduard Mikhan Belarus | 8152 PB | Mihail Dudaš Serbia | 8117 NR PB |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres * details | Andreea Ograzeanu Romania | 11.65 | Leena Günther Germany | 11.75 | Anna Kiełbasińska Poland | 11.77 |
| 200 metres * details | Anna Kiełbasińska Poland | 23.23 PB | Moa Hjelmer Sweden | 23.24 | Marit Dopheide Netherlands | 23.32 |
| 400 metres details | Olga Topilskaya Russia | 51.45 | Yuliya Terekhova Russia | 52.63 | Lena Schmidt Germany | 52.66 |
| 800 metres ** details | Merve Aydin Turkey | 2:00.46 SB | Lynsey Sharp Great Britain | 2:00.65 PB | Aleksandra Bulanova Russia | 2:01.40 |
| 1500 metres ** details | Tuğba Karakaya Turkey | 4:20.80 | Corinna Harrer Germany | 4:21.52 | Katarzyna Broniatowska Poland | 4:22.06 |
| 5000 metres details | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan | 15:29.47 NR | Yekaterina Gorbunova Russia | 15:45.14 | Stevie Stockton Great Britain | 15:58.51 PB |
| 10,000 metres details | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan | 32:18.05 CR | Lyudmyla Kovalenko Ukraine | 33:35.36 | Catarina Ribeiro Portugal | 34:10.39 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Alina Talay Belarus | 12.91 SB | Lisa Urech Switzerland | 13.00 | Cindy Roleder Germany | 13.10 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Hanna Yaroshchuk Ukraine | 54.77 PB | Hanna Titimets Ukraine | 54.91 | Meghan Beesley Great Britain | 55.69 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Gülcan Mingir Turkey | 9:47.83 | Jana Sussmann Germany | 9:48.01 | Mariya Shatalova Ukraine | 9:48.22 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay * details | 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 Great Britain | 44.34 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Yevgeniya Subbotina Yekaterina Yefimova Yuliya Terekheva Olga Topilskaya Russia | 3:27.72 | Kateryna Plyashechuk Alina Lohvynenko Hanna Yaroshchuk Yuilya Olishevska Ukraine | 3:30.13 | Clemence Sorgnard Marie Gayot Elea-Mariama Diarra Floria Gueï France | 3:31.73 |
| 20 km walk details | Julia Takács Spain | 1:31:55 | Antonella Palmisano Italy | 1:36:26 | Eleonora Giorgi Italy | 1:38:41 |
| High jump details | Esthera Petre Romania | 1.98 =CR | Oksana Okuneva Ukraine | 1.94 PB | Burcu Ayhan Turkey | 1.94 NR |
| Pole vault details | Holly Bleasdale Great Britain | 4.55 | Katerina Stefanidi Greece | 4.45 PB | Annika Roloff Germany | 4.40 PB |
| Long jump details | Darya Klishina Russia | 7.05 CR | Ivana Španović Serbia | 6.74 SB | Sosthene Moguenara Germany | 6.74 PB |
| Triple jump details | Paraskevi Parahristou Greece | 14.40 | Carmen Toma Romania | 13.92 | Anna Jagaciak Poland | 13.86 |
| Shot put details | Yevgeniya Kolodko Russia | 18.87 | Sophie Kleeberg Germany | 17.92 PB | Melissa Boekelman Netherlands | 17.88 |
| Discus throw details | Julia Fischer Germany | 59.60 PB | Nastassia Kashtanava Belarus | 56.25 | Anita Márton Hungary | 54.14 |
| Hammer throw details | Bianca Perie Romania | 71.59 CR | Joanna Fiodorow Poland | 70.06 PB | Sophie Hitchon Great Britain | 69.59 NR |
| Javelin throw details | Sarah Mayer Germany | 59.29 PB | Vira Rebryk Ukraine | 58.95 | Oona Sormunen Finland | 58.54 |
| Heptathlon details | Grit Šadeiko Estonia | 6134 PB | Kateřina Cachová Czech Republic | 6123 PB | Yana Maksimava Belarus | 6075 |
Notes: 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. Elena Arzhakova of Russia originally won two gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m, but was later disqualified for doping and stripped of medals. The medal standings and record have been updated to reflect the reallocation of those medals.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Czech Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 44 | 42 | 46 | 132 |

## Participating nations

According to an unofficial count, 899 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.
* Armenia (1)
* Austria (8)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Belarus (21)
* Belgium (16)
* Bulgaria (11)
* Croatia (10)
* Cyprus (9)
* Czech Republic (33) (host)
* Denmark (8)
* Estonia (15)
* Finland (29)
* France (66)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (69)
* Great Britain (39)
* Greece (12)
* Hungary (19)
* Iceland (3)
* Ireland (19/20)
* Israel (8)
* Italy (49)
* Latvia (15/17)
* Lithuania (14)
* Macedonia (2)
* Malta (2)
* Moldova (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Netherlands (25)
* Norway (29)
* Poland (65)
* Portugal (19)
* Romania (27/30)
* Russia (58)
* Serbia (9)
* Slovakia (7)
* Slovenia (6)
* Spain (47)
* Sweden (36/35)
* Switzerland (24)
* Turkey (19)
* Ukraine (43)