2012 IPC Athletics European Championships

The 2012 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. It was held in Stadskanaal, Netherlands and lasted from 23 to 28 June. The event was held in the Stadskanaal Stadium and was the last major European disability athletics event before the forthcoming 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Approximately 550 athletes from 38 countries attended the games.[1] Several countries used the Championships to finalise the remaining places for the Paralympics.[2]

IPC Athletics European Championships
Host cityStadskanaal, Netherlands
Nations38
Athletes550
EventsTrack and field
Dates23 – 28 June
Main venueStadskanaal Stadium

Venue

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The event was held at the Stadskanaal Stadium.

Format

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The 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships was an invitational tournament taking in track and field events. No combined sports were included in the 2012 Championships. Not all events were open to all classifications, with several throwing and jumping events being contested between classifications, which were then decided on a points system. The men's 100m relay was the only event to use mixed classifications as a team, with each leg of the relay contested by a different classification athlete. There were no women's relay events. In total there were 144 events held over 17 disciplines.

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 were classed as 'no medal' events.

Coverage

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Events

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Opening ceremony

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Classification

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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.[3]

  • F = field athletes
  • T = track athletes
  • 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
  • 20 – intellectual disability
  • 31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
  • 41-46 – amputation, les autres
  • 51-58 – wheelchair athletes

Schedule

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 ●  Opening ceremony     Events  ●  Closing ceremony
Date → 23 24 25 26 27 28
100 m Men
Details
T11
T12
T35
T36
T42
T34
T37
T54
T13
T46
T51/53
T44
T38
Women
Details
T11
T12
T34/52/53 T42
T44
T46
T13
T35
T36
T37
T38
T54
200 m Men
Details
T44 T46
T53
T36
T37
T38
T42
T11
T34
T35
T12
T13
Women
Details
T34 T53
T53
T35
T36
T44
T46
T37
T34/52/53
T11
T12
400 m Men
Details
T38 T46
T54
T12
T44
T36
T53
Women
Details
T46
T13
T37
T53
T54
T12 T44
800 m Men
Details
T53
T46
T12
T36
T54 T13
Women
Details
T12
T53
T54
1500 m Men
Details
T54
T11
T20
T37
T13
T46
T54
Women
Details
T12
T20
T54
5000 m Men
Details
T11
T12
4×100 m relay Men
Details
T11-T13
Women
Details
T35-T38
Long jump Men
Details
T37/38 F36 F11 F20
F13
F42/44
Women
Details
F13 F20
F11
F12
F37
F38
F42/44/46
Triple jump Men
Details
F46 F11
F12
Shot put Men
Details
F20
F54
F55
F37
F38
F11
F32/33/34
F52/53
F56/57/58 F40
F46
F42
F44
Women
Details
F37 F35/36
F57/58
F20 F40/42/44
F11/12
F34
Discus throw Men
Details
F51/53/53
F11
F37/38
F57/58
F40/44
F42
F54
F55
F35/36
F55
F32/33/34
Women
Details
F51/52/53 F35/36 F37
F57/58
F32/33
F11/12
Javelin throw Men
Details
F12/13
F44
F33/34/52/53 F54
F55/56
F40
F42
F57/58
Women
Details
F57/58 F12/13 + F37/38 F52/53/33/34 F46
F54/55/56
Club throw Men
Details
F32
F51
Women
Details
F31/32/51
Ceremonies

Medal table

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The medal table at the end of Day 5 (28 June).

  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)29281976
2  Ukraine (UKR)17141041
3  Germany (GER)1114429
4  Poland (POL)1161229
5  Spain (ESP)89522
6  Greece (GRE)88521
7  Netherlands (NED)*88420
8  Great Britain (GBR)771226
9  Bulgaria (BUL)55313
10  Serbia (SRB)5128
11  Belarus (BLR)44311
12  Italy (ITA)40610
13  Finland (FIN)3249
14  Sweden (SWE)3238
15  Azerbaijan (AZE)3003
16  Switzerland (SUI)24410
17  Denmark (DEN)2417
18  Czech Republic (CZE)23813
19  Portugal (POR)2349
20  Lithuania (LTU)2114
21  Cyprus (CYP)2103
22  Croatia (CRO)14510
23  Slovakia (SVK)1326
24  Turkey (TUR)1247
25  Ireland (IRL)1203
26  Norway (NOR)1001
  Romania (ROU)1001
28  Austria (AUT)0404
29  Iceland (ISL)0123
  Slovenia (SLO)0123
31  France (FRA)0101
32  Hungary (HUN)0022
33  Belgium (BEL)0011
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)0011
Totals (34 entries)144142129415

Source: paralympic.org

Highlights

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Broken records

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World Records
Event Round Name Nation Time/Distance Date
Men's 200m T42 Final Richard Whitehead   United Kingdom 24.93 27 June
Men's 800m T36 Final Evgenii Shvetcov   Russia 2:05.05 26 June
Men's Shot Put F40 Final Paschalis Stathelakos   Greece 13.01m 28 June
Men's Shot Put F46 Final Dmytro Ibragimov   Ukraine 15.46m 28 June
Men's Discus Throw F32 Final Frantisek Serbus   Czech Republic 20.41m 28 June
Women's 100m T42 Final Martina Caironi   Italy 15.89 26 June
Women's 1500m T11 Final Annalisa Minetti   Italy 4:51.75 28 June
Women's 4x100m Relay T35-38 Final Russian women's relay team   Russia 54.77 28 June
Women's Long Jump F38 Final Inna Stryzhak   Ukraine 4.96m 26 June
Women's Shot Put F34 Final Birgit Kober   Germany 10.06m 28 June
Women's Shot Put F35 Final Mariia Pomazan   Ukraine 11.34 25 June
Women's Discus Throw F35 Final Mariia Pomazan   Ukraine 28.88 26 June

Multiple medalists

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Athletes who have obtained at least three medals.

Name Nationality Medals Events
Margarita Goncharova   Russia   Gold
  Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Women's 100m T38
Women's 200m T38
Women's 4x100m relay T35-38
Women's long jump T38
Evgenii Shvetcov   Russia   Gold
  Gold
  Gold
Men's 100m T36
Men's 400m T36
Men's 800m T36
Luis Goncalves   Portugal   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Men's 200m T12
Men's 400m T12
Men's 4x100m relay T11-13
Roman Kapranov   Russia   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Men's 100m T37
Men's 400m T37
Men's 200m T37
Roger Puigbo Verdaguer   Spain   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Men's 400m T53
Men's 800m T53
Men's 5000m T54
Maria Seifert   Germany   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Women's 100m T37
Women's 200m T37
Women's 4x100m relay T35-38
Roman Pavlyk   Ukraine   Gold
  Silver
  Silver
Men's 200m T36
Men's 100m T36
Men's long jump T36
Drazenko Mitrovic   Serbia   Gold
  Gold
  Bronze
Men's discus throw F54
Men's shot put F54
Men's javelin throw F54
Radoslav Zlatanov   Bulgaria   Silver
  Silver
  Bronze
Men's 200m T13
Men's long jump T13
Men's 100m T13

Participating nations

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

See also

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Footnotes

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Notes
References
  1. ^ "IPC Athletics European Championships Open". paralympic.org. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ "IPC Athletics European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal". disgames.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Classification". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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