2014 IPC Athletics European Championships

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IPC Athletics European Championships
2014 IPC Athletics European Championships logo.jpg
Host city Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Nations37
Athletes550
Events193
Dates18 – 23 August
Main venue Swansea University

The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Israel. It was held in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and lasted from 18 to 23 August. The competition was staged at Swansea University Stadium. Approximately 550 athletes from 37 countries attended the games. [1]

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Russia won the Games atop the medal table with 41 Gold medals, and also collected the greatest overall medal haul with 88. [2] The host nation, Britain, finished third. [2] Of the 37 competing nations, 34 managed to achieve a podium finish. [3] There were seven world records set and a further seven European records, in a games that was beset by difficult weather conditions throughout the tournament. [4]

Venue

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The venue for the Championships was the Swansea University athletics stadium. [5]

Format

The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships is an invitational tournament taking in track and field events. No combined sports were included in the 2014 Championships. Not all events were open to all classifications, though no events were contested between classifications.

Athletes finishing in first place are awarded the gold medal, second place the silver medal and third place the bronze. If only three competitors are available to challenge for an event then no bronze medal is awarded. Some events will be classed as 'no medal' events.

Coverage

As with the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, the IPC produced live streaming footage of the Championships on ParalympicSport.TV. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 continued their commitment to para-sport with their own live streaming website and daily live coverage shown on their sister channel More4. [6]

Events

The flags of the competing nations at the 2014 Championships. IPC European Athletics Championships - flags of nations.JPG
The flags of the competing nations at the 2014 Championships.

Opening ceremony

The Championship opening ceremony took place at the Swansea University Stadium on the night of 18 August the day before the first events were held. The competition was officially opened by Welsh Assembly Minister John Griffiths followed by an address by the IPC president Sir Philip Craven. [7]

The IPC flag carried into the stadium by schoolgirl Molly Hopkins, the youngest Swansea 2014 ambassador, Paralympian champion John Harris, swimmer Jack Thomas and games volunteer Harmony Dumay; before it was raised to signal the opening of the games. The swearing of the oaths were undertaken by Welsh athlete Josie Pearson, her coach Anthony Hughes, and on behalf of the officials by Matt Witt. [7]

Entertainment was provided at the venue by singers Shaheen Jafargholi and John Adams; and the Morriston Orpheus Choir. [7]

Classification

To ensure competition is as fair and balanced as possible, athletes are classified dependent on how their disability impacts on their chosen event/s. Thus athletes may compete in an event against competitors with a different disability to themselves. Where there are more than one classification in one event, (for example discus throw F54/55/56), a points system is used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The final of the men's T54 400m sprint. The Netherlands' Kenny van Weeghel celebrates the gold medal during the victory lap. IPC European Championships Men's 400m T54 Final 1.JPG
The final of the men's T54 400m sprint. The Netherlands' Kenny van Weeghel celebrates the gold medal during the victory lap.
The final of the men's T12 400m sprint. Germany's Thomas Ulbricht wins gold, here challenged by Elmir Jabrayilov IPC European Championships Men's 400m - T12 Final.jpg
The final of the men's T12 400m sprint. Germany's Thomas Ulbricht wins gold, here challenged by Elmir Jabrayilov
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T12
T42
T44
T35
T36
T37
T38
T34
T54
T33
T53
T51
T13
T11
T47
Women
Details
T42
T44
T37
T34
T51
T53
T13
T54
T47
T38
T35
T12
T11
T36 T33
T52
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T44
T11
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T13
T35
T36
T37
T38
T42
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T53
T54
Women
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T36 T12
T35
T44
T11
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T51 T44
T36
T54
T52
T12
T53
T37
T38
T47
T13
T20
T11
T34
Women
Details
T13
T53
T47
T54
T20
T52
T44
T37
T38
T12
T11
800 mMen
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T53 T38
T34
T36
T54
Women
Details
T53
T54
T34
1500 mMen
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T52 T54 T20 T38
T46
T11
Women
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T11 T13 T46
T13
T20
T54
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Women
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T54
4 × 100 m relayMen
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T11-13
Women
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T35-38
Long jumpMen
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T11 T47
T12
T37
T20 T36
T13
T38
T44
T42
Women
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T38
T11
T12 T37
T20
T42
T47
T44
High jumpMen
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T12 T42 T47 T44
Triple jumpMen
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T47
Shot putMen
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F20
F38
F57
F44
F32
F34
F42
F36
F35
F33
F12
F46
F55
F40
F37
F53
F41
Women
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F37
F32
F35
F20
F40
F55
F12 F36
F57
F41
F33
F53
F34
Discus throwMen
Details
F12
F34
F56
F38
F52
F11
F44 F57
F46
F42
Women
Details
F55
F40
F52
F41
F57 F11
F12
F44
F38
Javelin throwMen
Details
F46
F42
F57
F34
F41
F44
F38
F56
F40
F54
F12
Women
Details
F12 F56
F46
F37
F34
F54
Club throwMen
Details
F32 F51
Women
Details
F51 F32
Ceremonies

Medal table

The end medal table after day 5, showing all medal winning countries.

  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41291888
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1781843
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain*16191752
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14171546
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 93416
6Flag of France.svg  France 88420
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 83617
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6151031
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 691025
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54514
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 45211
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 43411
13Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4329
14Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4105
15Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3227
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 25512
17Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2204
18Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2158
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2158
20Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2125
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2114
22Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2013
23Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16310
24Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1214
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1214
26Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1113
27Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1012
28Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0516
29Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0213
30Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0202
31Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0101
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0101
33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0011
Totals (33 entries)168162146476

Multiple medallists

Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2014 Championships. The following athletes won four medals or more.

NameCountryMedalEvent
Margarita Goncharova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
100m - T38
400m - T38
Long jump - T38
4 × 100 m relay - T35-38
Henry Manni Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
100m - T34
200m - T34
400m - T34
800m - T34
Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
400m - T54
800m - T54
1500m - T54
5000m - T54
Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
800m - T54
1500m - T54
5000m - T54
400m - T54
Kenny van Weeghel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
200m - T54
400m - T54
100m - T54
800m - T54
Marc Schuh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
400m - T54
100m - T54
200m - T54
800m - T54

Highlights

Broken records

Fourteen records were broken including seven world records.

EventRoundNameNationTime/DistanceDateRecord
Men's 400m T37Final Andrei Vdovin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 50.9122 AugustWR
Men's 5000m T13Final Alexey Akhtyamov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15:07.1320 AugustER
Men's High Jump T44Final Maciej Lepiato Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2.17m22 AugustWR
Men's Discus Throw F44Final Dan Greaves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 62.34m22 AugustER
Men's Discus Throw F54Final Drazenko Mitrovic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 33.6820 AugustWR
Women's 100m T12Semifinal Oxana Boturchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 12.0019 AugustER
Women's 400m T38Final Margarita Goncharova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:03.4022 AugustWR
Women's 400m T44Final Marie-Amelie Le Fur Flag of France.svg  France 1:01.4122 AugustWR
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay T35-38Final Zhanna Fekolina
Margarita Goncharova
Anna Sapozhnikova
Svetlana Sergeeva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 53.5323 AugustWR
Women's Long Jump T37Final Anna Sapozhnikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4.4621 AugustER
Women's Shot Put F37Final Eva Berna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11.0119 AugustER
Women's Discus Throw F12Final Sofia Oksem Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45.9722 AugustWR
Women's Javelin Throw F53Final Svitlana Stetsyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10.5022 AugustER
Women's Club Throw F51Final Joanna Butterfield Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17.6822 AugustER

Participating nations

Below is the list of countries who agreed to participate in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each.

See also

Footnotes

Notes
    References
    1. "Swansea 2014". paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
    2. 1 2 "Medal Standings" (PDF). IPC. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
    3. "Placing Table" (PDF). IPC. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
    4. "Records Set: As of 23 Aug 2014" (PDF). IPC. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
    5. Davies, Gareth A (21 March 2013). "Swansea to host 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
    6. Anderson, Gary (10 July 2014). "Bumper summer of Paralympic sports coverage as Channel 4 set to broadcast host of events". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    7. 1 2 3 "Swansea 2014: The Opening Ceremony". thewave.co.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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