# 1996 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

The 1996 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 1996) was the 5th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 23–25 February at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA in Moscow. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the two-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

## Championships

In the winter of 1996, Russian championships were also held in the following disciplines:
* 9–11 February — Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships (Lipetsk)
* 10–11 February – Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships (Podolsk)

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Andrey Fedoriv Moscow | 6.65 | Pavel Galkin Samara Oblast | 6.70 | Vladislav Lebedev Moscow | 6.73 |
| 200 metres | Aleksandr Slyunkov Belarus | 21.30 | Aleksey Kuznetsov Saratov Oblast | 21.47 | Vladislav Lebedev Moscow | 21.55 |
| 400 metres | Mikhail Vdovin Penza Oblast | 47.64 | Aleksandr Dobryanskiy Lipetsk Oblast | 47.65 | Aleksey Sergeyev Rostov Oblast | 47.85 |
| 800 metres | Vyacheslav Shabunin Moscow | 1:49.96 | Sergey Kozhevnikov Ryazan Oblast | 1:50.67 | Erken Isakov Sverdlovsk Oblast | 1:50.83 |
| 1500 metres | Andrey Loginov Moscow | 3:46.85 | Andrey Zadorozhnyy Yaroslavl Oblast | 3:46.90 | Sergey Melnikov Yaroslavl Oblast | 3:47.32 |
| 3000 metres | Vener Kashaev Bashkortostan | 7:59.76 | Sergey Drygin Moscow | 8:00.45 | Sergey Samoylov Kursk Oblast | 8:00.99 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Konstantin Tomskiy Moscow | 8:35.76 | Aleksey Rudenko Kursk Oblast | 8:37.29 | Aleksey Potapov Volgograd Oblast | 8:37.40 |
| 60 m hurdles | Evgeny Pechonkin Novosibirsk Oblast | 7.68 | Andrey Kislykh Kemerovo Oblast | 7.69 | Sergey Vetrov Moscow | 7.70 |
| High jump | Leonid Pumalaynen Moscow | 2.28 m | Aleksey Makurin Bashkortostan | 2.28 m | Aleksey Denisov Altai Krai | 2.22 m |
| Pole vault | Pyotr Bochkaryov Moscow | 5.75 m | Dmitri Markov Belarus | 5.75 m | Yevgeny Smiryagin Saint Petersburg | 5.65 m |
| Long jump | Aleksandr Glavatskiy Belarus | 8.01 m | Aleksandr Zharkov Samara Oblast | 7.93 m | Vyacheslav Taranov Volgograd Oblast | 7.83 m |
| Triple jump | Armen Martirosyan Armenia | 16.86 m | Viktor Sotnikov Saint Petersburg | 16.85 m | Igor Gavrilenko Krasnodar Krai | 16.83 m |
| Shot put | Vyacheslav Lykho Moscow Oblast | 19.91 m | Yevgeny Palchikov Irkutsk Oblast | 19.57 m | Sergey Nikolaev Saint Petersburg | 19.25 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Natalya Anisimova Saint Petersburg | 7.14 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina Tula Oblast | 7.19 | Natalya Merzlyakova Sverdlovsk Oblast | 7.20 |
| 200 metres | Marina Zhirova Moscow | 23.25 | Nadezhda Roshchupkina Tula Oblast | 23.26 | Yelena Petushinskaya Moscow Oblast | 23.87 |
| 400 metres | Olga Kotlyarova Sverdlovsk Oblast | 52.23 | Yekaterina Kulikova Saint Petersburg | 52.71 | Margarita Ponomaryova Saint Petersburg | 53.71 |
| 800 metres | Svetlana Masterkova Moscow | 2:01.73 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Moscow Oblast | 2:03.98 | Alla Krasnoslobodskaya Krasnodar Krai | 2:04.46 |
| 1500 metres | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Moscow Oblast | 4:16.45 | Mariya Pantyukhova Irkutsk Oblast | 4:16.96 | Olga Churbanova Sverdlovsk Oblast | 4:16.97 |
| 3000 metres | Lyudmila Petrova Chuvashia | 9:07.13 | Marina Pluzhnikova Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 9:13.35 | Tatyana Maslova Stavropol Krai | 9:21.20 |
| 2000 m s'chase | Svetlana Pospelova Irkutsk Oblast | 6:08.59 | Olga Yegorova Chuvashia | 6:09.74 | Marina Pluzhnikova Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 6:12.74 |
| 60 m hurdles | Svetlana Laukhova Saint Petersburg | 8.19 | Irina Korotya Moscow Oblast | 8.28 | Svetlana Voloshina Kursk Oblast | 8.32 |
| High jump | Natalya Golodnova Samara Oblast | 1.96 m | Viktoriya Seregina Primorsky Krai | 1.94 m | Yelena Gulyayeva Moscow | 1.92 m |
| Pole vault | Marina Andreeva Krasnodar Krai | 4.20 m | Galina Envarenko Krasnodar Krai | 4.10 m | Natalya Mekhanoshina Moscow | 3.90 m |
| Long jump | Yelena Sinchukova Moscow | 6.75 m | Nina Perevedentseva Tatarstan | 6.70 m | Lyudmila Mikhaylova Kirov Oblast | 6.58 m |
| Triple jump | Natalya Kayukova Khabarovsk Krai | 14.10 m | Lyudmila Dubkova Moscow | 13.90 m | Marina Goryacheva Moscow Oblast | 13.83 m |
| Shot put | Irina Khudoroshkina Moscow Oblast | 18.65 m | Svetlana Krivelyova Moscow Oblast | 18.47 m | Elvira Urusova Moscow | 18.06 m |

## Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships

The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held on 9–11 February 1996 in Lipetsk in the Yubileiny Sports Palace. Yelena Lebedenko set a personal record and for the first time in her career became national champion. Her score of 4735 points was the best in the world that year for women's indoor pentathlon.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon | Sergey Khokhlov Saint Petersburg | 5797 pts | Sergey Nikitin Kemerovo Oblast | 5691 pts | Aleksandr Averbukh Irkutsk Oblast | 5611 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Pentathlon | Yelena Lebedenko Moscow | 4735 pts | Irina Vostrikova Tatarstan | 4598 pts | Natalya Popykina Altai Krai | 4332 pts |

## Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships

The Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held on 10–11 February in Podolsk on the 133-meter circle of the arena of the local youth sports school. Competitions were held as part of the Podolsk Day super marathon and were held in memory of Nikolay Safin, who had established here the highest world achievement three years earlier (275,576 m). Elena Sidorenkova set a world record distance of 248,901 m in the women's race. However, this result (like Safin's record) was not ratified by the international association due to the uncertified track length and the lack of strict documentation of the circles passed by the participants.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 24-hour run | Nasibulla Khusnullin Tatarstan | 262853 m | Nikolay Kruglikov Smolensk Oblast | 256457 m | Enver Balabekov Kirov Oblast | 242927 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 24-hour run | Elena Sidorenkova Smolensk Oblast | 248901 m | Flyura Gimaeva Sverdlovsk Oblast | 215015 m | Zinaida Shabalina Moscow Oblast | 208346 m |

## International team selection

Following the results of the championships, taking into account the qualifying standards, the Russian team for the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships included:

### Men

* 60 m: Andrey Fedoriv, Pavel Galkin
* 200 m: Andrey Fedoriv
* 400 m: Aleksandr Dobryanskiy
* 1500 m: Andrey Zadorozhnyy
* 60 m hurdles: Andrey Kislykh
* High jump: Leonid Pumalainen
* Pole vault: Viktor Chistiakov$^†$, Pyotr Bochkaryov
* Long jump: Kirill Sosunov$^†$, Yuriy Naumkin$^†$
* Triple jump: Viktor Sotnikov, Igor Gavrilenko, Aleksandr Aseledchenko
* Shot put: Vyacheslav Lykho

### Women

* 60 m: Nadezhda Roshchupkina, Natalya Merzlyakova
* 200 m: Marina Zhirova
* 400 m: Tatyana Chebykina$^†$, Olga Kotlyarova
* 800 m: Svetlana Masterkova
* 1500 m: Yekaterina Podkopayeva
* 3000 m: Lyudmila Petrova, Mariya Pantyukhova
* High jump: Natalya Golodnova, Victoria Seregina
* Pole vault: Galina Envarenko, Natalya Mekhanoshina
* Long jump: Yelena Sinchukova, Nina Perevedentseva
* Triple jump: Natalya Kayukova
* Shot put: Irina Khudoroshkina
* Pentathlon: Yelena Lebedenko, Irina Vostrikova
$^†$ Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships