# 2002 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

The 2002 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 2002) was the 11th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 12–14 February at the VGAFK Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 28 events (14 for men and 14 for women) were contested over the three-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Two indoor events were contested in Moscow, separately from the main championships. An indoor 6-hour run was held on 1–2 February and the combined events were held from 3–5 February.
Natalya Cherepanova set a world indoor best for the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with 9:38.30. Vyacheslav Shabunin set a championship record of 3:40.88 to win the men's 1500 metres. Yekaterina Puzanova won an 800 metres/1500 m double on the women's side. Sergey Ivanov broke the championship record with a time of 7:57.53 minutes in the men's 3000 metres.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Ilya Levin Tula Oblast | 6.70 | Aleksandr Smirnov Karelia | 6.73 | Sergey Blinov Moscow/Nizhny Novgorod OblastSergey Bychkov Omsk Oblast | 6.75 |
| 200 metres | Denis Busovikov Perm Oblast | 21.47 | Aleksandr Makukha Tomsk Oblast | 21.57 | Oleg Sergeyev Sverdlovsk Oblast/Tyumen Oblast | 21.74 |
| 400 metres | Dmitry Golovastov Moscow | 47.19 | Aleksandr Usov Lipetsk Oblast/Sverdlovsk Oblast | 47.24 | Yevgeniy Lebedev Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 47.47 |
| 800 metres | Dmitry Bogdanov Sverdlovsk Oblast/Saint Petersburg | 1:48.57 | Sergey Kozhevnikov Moscow/Ryazan Oblast | 1:48.67 | Boris Kaveshnikov Sverdlovsk Oblast/Moscow Oblast | 1:49.55 |
| 1500 metres | Vyacheslav Shabunin Moscow | 3:40.88 | Andrey Zadorozhniy Moscow/Yaroslavl Oblast | 3:42.88 | Sergey Ivanov Moscow/Chuvashia | 3:45.38 |
| 3000 metres | Sergey Ivanov Moscow/Chuvashia | 7:57.53 | Andrey Zadorozhniy Moscow/Yaroslavl Oblast | 7:59.82 | Aleksandr Otmakhov Chuvashia | 8:00.54 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Roman Usov Moscow/Kursk Oblast | 8:35.39 | Andrey Olshanskiy Moscow/Volgograd Oblast | 8:35.61 | Aleksey Veselov Saint Petersburg | 8:37.78 |
| 60 m hurdles | Andrey Kislykh Kemerovo Oblast | 7.85 | Igor Peremota Chelyabinsk Oblast | 7.97 | Vyacheslav Shaporta Kemerovo Oblast | 8.02 |
| High jump | Pavel Fomenko Bryansk Oblast | 2.32 m | Pyotr Brayko Saint Petersburg | 2.28 m | Yaroslav Rybakov Moscow/Yaroslavl Oblast | 2.24 m |
| Pole vault | Yuriy Yeliseyev Moscow | 5.65 m | Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko Moscow/Krasnodar Krai | 5.60 m | Pavel Gerasimov Moscow | 5.60 m |
| Long jump | Vitaliy Shkurlatov Volgograd Oblast/Bashkortostan | 8.08 m | Kirill Sosunov Ryazan Oblast | 8.01 m | Danil Burkenya Moscow | 7.90 m |
| Triple jump | Igor Spasovkhodskiy Moscow | 17.00 m | Aleksandr Aseledchenko Stavropol Krai | 16.99 m | Andrey Kurennoy Moscow/Krasnodar Krai | 16.75 m |
| Shot put | Pavel Chumachenko Irkutsk Oblast | 19.47 m | Aleksandr Salnikov Tatarstan | 19.25 m | Ivan Yushkov Irkutsk Oblast/Novosibirsk Oblast | 18.68 m |
| 4 × 200 m relay | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Dmitri Vasilyev Sergey Blinov Yevgeniy Lebedev Oleg Mishukov | 1:27.94 | | | | |
$^a$ On July 30, 2002, the IAAF in its monthly newsletter announced the disqualification of Russian hurdler Evgeny Pechonkin for 2 years. In his doping sample, taken as part of out-of-competition control on February 10, 2002, the prohibited drug norandrosterone was found. In accordance with the rules, all the athlete's results from the moment of sampling were annulled, including his win at the Russian Indoor Championship with a result of 7.63.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Larisa Kruglova Murmansk Oblast | 7.20 | Marina Kislova Saint Petersburg | 7.30 | Mariya Bolikova Kalmykiya | 7.35 |
| 200 metres | Yuliya Tabakova Tula Oblast/Kaluga Oblast | 23.47 | Svetlana Goncharenko Stavropol Krai | 23.55 | Irina Khabarova Sverdlovsk Oblast | 24.08 |
| 400 metres | Natalya Antyukh Saint Petersburg | 51.80 | Yuliya Pechonkina Moscow Oblast | 52.27 | Natalya Ivanova Moscow | 52.66 |
| 800 metres | Yekaterina Puzanova Moscow Oblast/Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 2:01.42 | Yuliya Kosenkova Moscow/Omsk Oblast | 2:01.92 | Svetlana Cherkasova Moscow/Khabarovsk Krai | 2:02.85 |
| 1500 metres | Yekaterina Puzanova Moscow Oblast/Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 4:11.42 | Yuliya Kosenkova Moscow/Omsk Oblast | 4:11.48 | Natalya Yevdokimova Saint Petersburg | 4:14.17 |
| 3000 metres | Yelena Zadorozhnaya Irkutsk Oblast | 8:45.72 | Liliya Volkova Bashkortostan | 8:46.92 | Oksana Belyakova Moscow | 8:56.82 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Natalya Cherepanova Moscow Oblast | 9:38.30 | Yuliya Vinokurova Penza Oblast | 9:52.11 | Yekaterina Volkova Moscow/Kursk Oblast | 9:58.53 |
| 60 m hurdles | Svetlana Laukhova Saint Petersburg | 8.10 | Mariya Koroteyeva Moscow Oblast | 8.16 | Natalya Davidenko Volgograd Oblast | 8.28 |
| High jump | Yelena Sivushenko Volgograd Oblast | 1.96 m | Viktoriya Seregina Bryansk Oblast/Primorsky Krai | 1.94 m | Olga Kaliturina Moscow/Ryazan Oblast | 1.92 m |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Volgograd Oblast | 4.40 m | Yelena Belyakova Moscow | 4.40 m | Tatyana Polnova Krasnodar Krai | 4.20 m |
| Long jump | Olga Rublyova Volgograd Oblast | 6.69 m | Lyudmila Galkina Saratov Oblast | 6.67 m | Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan Saint Petersburg | 6.51 m |
| Triple jump | Nadezhda Bazhenova Vladimir Oblast | 14.49 m | Irina Vasilyeva Moscow | 14.38 m | Yelena Oleynikova Moscow | 14.30 m |
| Shot put | Lyudmila Sechko Saint Petersburg | 19.20 m | Irina Khudoroshkina Moscow Oblast | 18.01 m | Anna Romanova Bryansk Oblast | 17.55 m |
| 4 × 200 m relay | Sverdlovsk Oblast Margarita Konoyko Natalya Mikhaylovskaya Elena Kolesnikova Irina Khabarova | 1:36.54 | | | | |

## Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships

The Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held over 1–2 February in Moscow at the Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome. The competition was held as part of the second Moscow Night Supermarathon. 42 athletes (30 men and 12 women) from 16 regions of the country started the race. Aleksey Belosludtsev and Marina Bychkova set new Russian records of 91,017 metres and 74,475 metres, respectively.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 6-hour run | Aleksey Belosludtsev Udmurtia | 91,017 m | Igor Tyazhkorob Kursk Oblast | 90,020 m | Anatoliy Kruglikov Smolensk Oblast | 85,148 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 6-hour run | Marina Bychkova Smolensk Oblast | 74,475 m | Irina Reutovich Kaliningrad Oblast | 71,969 m | Anna Kuptsova Moscow | 70,630 m |

## Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships

The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held from 3 to 5 February at the Znamensky Brothers Olympic Center in Moscow.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon | Aleksandr Pogorelov Bryansk Oblast | 5777 pts | Sergey Nikitin Moscow/Kemerovo Oblast | 5775 pts | Nikolay Averyanov Chelyabinsk Oblast | 5765 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Pentathlon | Svetlana Sokolova Belgorod Oblast | 4371 pts | Anna Snetkova Irkutsk Oblast | 4234 pts | Yelena Chernyavskaya Belgorod Oblast | 4172 pts |

## International team selection

As a result of the championships, the following athletes were selected for Russia at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships:

### Men

* 60 m: Ilya Levin
* 200 m: Denis Busovikov, Aleksandr Makukha
* 400 m: Dmitry Golovastov, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev
* 4 × 400 m relay: Dmitry Golovastov, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev, Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Oleg Mishukov
* 800 m: Dmitry Bogdanov, Sergey Kozhevnikov
* 1500 m: Vyacheslav Shabunin, Andrey Zadorozhniy
* 3000 m: Sergey Ivanov
* 60 m hurdles: Evgeny Pechonkin
* High jump: Pavel Fomenko, Pyotr Brayko, Yaroslav Rybakov
* Pole vault: Yuriy Yeliseyev, Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko, Pavel Gerasimov
* Long jump: Vitaliy Shkurlatov, Kirill Sosunov, Danil Burkenja$^‡$
* Triple jump: Aleksandr Sergeyev$^†$, Igor Spasovkhodskiy, Aleksandr Aseledchenko
* Shot put: Pavel Chumachenko, Ivan Yushkov.

### Women

* 60 m: Larisa Kruglova, Marina Kislova, Yuliya Tabakova
* 200 m: Yuliya Tabakova, Svetlana Goncharenko$^‡$, Olga Khalandyreva
* 400 m: Natalya Antyukh, Yuliya Pechonkina, Natalya Ivanova
* 800 m: Svetlana Cherkasova
* 1500 m: Olga Komyagina$^†$, Yekaterina Puzanova, Yuliya Kosenkova
* 3000 m: Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Liliya Volkova, Oksana Belyakova
* 60 m hurdles: Svetlana Laukhova, Mariya Koroteyeva
* High jump: Marina Kuptsova$^†$, Yelena Sivushenko, Viktorija Seregina
* Pole vault: Svetlana Feofanova$^†$, Yelena Belyakova
* Long jump: Olga Rublyova, Lyudmila Galkina, Irina Simagina
* Triple jump: Nadezhda Bazhenova, Irina Vasilyeva, Yelena Oleynikova
* Shot put: Lyudmila Sechko
* Pentathlon: Yelena Prokhorova$^†$
$^†$ Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships
$^‡$ Later withdrew from the international competition