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
Nations participating38
Athletes participating550
EventsTrack and field
Dates23 – 28 June
Main venueStadskanaal Stadium

Venue

The event was held at the Stadskanaal Stadium.

Format

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.

Events

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.[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

  Opening ceremony   Events   Closing ceremony
Date →232425262728
100 mMen
Details
T11
T12
T35
T36
T42
T34
T37
T54
T13
T46
T51/53
T44
T38
Women
Details
T11
T12
T34/52/53T42
T44
T46
T13
T35
T36
T37
T38
T54
200 mMen
Details
T44T46
T53
T36
T37
T38
T42
T11
T34
T35
T12
T13
Women
Details
T34T53
T53
T35
T36
T44
T46
T37
T34/52/53
T11
T12
400 mMen
Details
T38T46
T54
T12
T44
T36
T53
Women
Details
T46
T13
T37
T53
T54
T12T44
800 mMen
Details
T53
T46
T12
T36
T54T13
Women
Details
T12
T53
T54
1500 mMen
Details
T54
T11
T20
T37
T13
T46
T54
Women
Details
T12
T20
T54
5000 mMen
Details
T11
T12
4×100 m relayMen
Details
T11-T13
Women
Details
T35-T38
Long jumpMen
Details
T37/38F36F11F20
F13
F42/44
Women
Details
F13F20
F11
F12
F37
F38
F42/44/46
Triple jumpMen
Details
F46F11
F12
Shot putMen
Details
F20
F54
F55
F37
F38
F11
F32/33/34
F52/53
F56/57/58F40
F46
F42
F44
Women
Details
F37F35/36
F57/58
F20F40/42/44
F11/12
F34
Discus throwMen
Details
F51/53/53
F11
F37/38
F57/58
F40/44
F42
F54
F55
F35/36
F55
F32/33/34
Women
Details
F51/52/53F35/36F37
F57/58
F32/33
F11/12
Javelin throwMen
Details
F12/13
F44
F33/34/52/53F54
F55/56
F40
F42
F57/58
Women
Details
F57/58F12/13 + F37/38F52/53/33/34F46
F54/55/56
Club throwMen
Details
F32
F51
Women
Details
F31/32/51
Ceremonies

Medal table

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 nations)144142129415

Source: paralympic.org

Highlights

Broken records

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

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

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. "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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