2007 European Indoor Championships

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Here's the startlist for the Men's PV:[code]Country Name Firstname SB PB
GER OTTO Björn 5.90i 5.90i
GER SCHULZE Fabian 5.83i 5.83i
GER ECKER Danny 5.82i 6.00i
RUS PAVLOV Igor 5.80i 5.90i
UKR KORCHMID Oleksandr 5.80i 5.80i
GER LOBINGER Tim 5.75i 5.95i
BUL EFREMOV Ilian 5.70i 5.73i
FRA CLAVIER Jérôme 5.70i 5.70i
POL KOLASA Adam 5.70i 5.70i
UKR YURCHENKO Denys 5.65i 5.85i
RUS GERASIMOV Pavel 5.65i 5.80i
POL CZERWINSKI Przemyslaw 5.65i 5.70i
FRA GUIGON Nicolas 5.65i 5.65i
CZE PTÃÂ

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Okay, here's the PV excerpt from the Men's Events Preview:

Pole Vault

German Bjorn Otto starts favourite in the pole vault after registering a lifetime best of 5.90m to win his national title in Leipzig in February. The Germans boast the top three men in the Europeans rankings with Fabian Schulze and Danny Ecker at two and three and former two-time European indoor silver medallist Tim Lobinger is also entered. Defending champion Igor Pavlov of Russia, who always seems to produce his best indoors, has cleared 5.80m this season and Oleksandr Korchmid of the Ukraine with 5.80m is another medal threat.

And I guess the men's qualifying round was about three hours ago. Here are the results:

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Pole Vault Men
                           520 540 555 565 570
Otto, Björn            GER -   -   o   -   o   Q
Ecker, Danny           GER -   -   o   o       q
Korchmid, Oleksandr    UKR -   o   o   o       q
Lobinger, Tim          GER -   -   xxo o       q
Bukhalov, Spas         BUL -   o   o   xo      q
Yurchenko, Denys       UKR -   o   xo  xo      q
Starodubtsev, Dmitriy  RUS o   o   xxo xxo x   q
Clavier, Jérôme        FRA -   xo  xxo xxo x   q
Ptácek, Adam           CZE o   o   o   xxx 
Blom, Rens             NED -   o   o   xxx 
Pavlov, Igor           RUS -   o   o   xxx 
Guigon, Nicolas        FRA o   o   o   xxx 
Gerasimov, Pavel       RUS -   o   xo  xxx 
Efremov, Ilian         BUL -   -   xxo x- 
Lewis, Steven          GBR xo  xo  xxo xx- x
Czerwinski, Przemyslaw POL -   o   xxx   
Kolasa, Adam           POL o   o   xxx   
Poljanec, Andrej       SLO o   xxx

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The women's quals were earlier this morning.

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Pole Vault Women
                           375 405 425 440 450 455
Feofanova, Svetlana    RUS -   -   -   o   xxo xo  Q
Golubchikova, Yuliya   RUS -   -   o   o   o   xxo Q
Rogowska, Anna         POL -   -   o   -   o       q
Boslak, Vanessa        FRA -   -   o   o   o       q
Spiegelburg, Silke     GER -   -   o   xo  o       q
Rybová, Pavla          CZE -   -   xo  o   o       q
Hütter, Julia          GER -   o   o   xxo o   xxx q
Kasprzak, Róza         POL -   -   o   xxo xo      q
Piwowarska, Joanna     POL -   o   o   xxo xxo xxx
Hingst, Carolin        GER -   -   o   o   xxx 
Persson, Hanna-Mia     SWE -   o   o   o   xxx 
Badurová, Katerina     CZE -   -   o   o   xxx 
Agirre, Naroa          ESP -   o   o   xo  xxx 
Dennison, Kate         GBR -   xo  o   xo  xxx 
Berglund, Linda        SWE xo  o   xo  xo  xxx 
Kiryashova, Aleksandra RUS -   o   o   xxx   
Molnár, Krisztina      HUN -   o   o   xxx   
Tørring, Anita         DEN o   o   xxx   
Sutej, Tina            SLO o   o   xxx   
Fitidou, Anna          CYP o   xo  xxx   
Tavares, Eleonor       POR o   xxx     
Nikkanen, Minna        FIN xxx

Full results breakdown here.

I gotta feel bad for Joanna Piwowarska, since 4.50 is a new PB and still didn't make the cut. All four of the gals who took shots at 4.55 were in group A, so it looks like there was a fairly spirited fight.

BTW, Spiegelburg, Persson, Berglund and Dennison also had PB's (Persson & Berglund =NR).

The men's final is in progress now, with live results here.

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Dang, I just realized the Eurosport webcast is already on! http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/mcpla ... 4854.shtml

Just caught the end of the mPV.

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Pole Vault Men
                          541 551 561 571 576 581
Ecker, Danny          GER -   o   -   o   -   xxx
Yurchenko, Denys      UKR -   xo  --  xo  -   xxx
Otto, Björn           GER -   o   -   xxo -   xxx
Korchmid, Oleksandr   UKR -   o   -   xxx 
Lobinger, Tim         GER -   xxo -   xxx
Bukhalov, Spas        BUL o   -   xxx   
Clavier, Jérôme       FRA o   -   xxx   
Starodubtsev, Dmitriy RUS o   xxx     

Bit of an upset I guess.

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The flash interviews for the men's PV on the EAA site seem to be screwed up. I'm not sure if they've got the wrong medals with the names, or the wrong names with the quotes, but I'm really quite sure that it's Ecker who took the gold and Otto the bronze. But here's what's on the site ...

Danny Ecker (GER) - BRONZE
Pole Vault Men Final

It is strange to have such a short competition - our national final was over three hours long but this was over in less than two! Yesterday I would have said the winner would have to jump 5.80 or more but everyone had a poor day today.

Oleksandr Korchmid (UKR) - SILVER
Pole Vault Men Final

Silver is OK but I came for the gold. I cannot say that I am happy with my overall performance but I still ended up with a medal. I have competed in Britain a few times and its always been a good place for me.

Björn Otto (GER) - GOLD
Pole Vault Men Final

It was not a good competiton. I had to change my pole for a harder one but it is not a good thing to do at a Championship. I think the heights were not good today and we all feel as if we were poor today. I guess a win is a win no matter what height is jumped.

And from the women's quals ...

Anna Rogowska (POL)
Pole Vault Women Qualification Group B

I am feeling very comfortable, even though it was an early start for us all. I am looking forward to the competition tomorrow, I want to win a medal. But the two Russian girls are the ones to beat, they will be very strong.

Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
Pole Vault Women Qualification Group A

I felt very bad as its too early, and the pole vault is a very technical event. I couldn't get my focus. But I am happy to get 4.55m. I want to win and I am going to fight in the final.

Linda Berglund (SWE) - NATIONAL RECORD
Pole Vault Women Qualification Group A

I'm very pleased to break the national record. I don't know why I've jumped so well. Everything just flowed and my body felt good. I am only in eighth so I don't think I will be in the final as there is another round to come, but I am still pleased.

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Eurosport webcast is live now at http://www.eurosport.com/athletics/mcpl ... 4858.shtml

You can also use this URL directly in a video player: mms://event-1-com.eurosport.com/reflector:36105

Still in progress, but we're down to three:

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Pole Vault Women
                         423 438 448 458 466 471
Feofanova, Svetlana  RUS -   o   o   o   o   xx
Rogowska, Anna       POL o   -   o   xo  o   xx
Golubchikova, Yuliya RUS o   o   o   o   xo  x
Rybová, Pavla xxo    CZE -   o   o   xxx
Spiegelburg, Silke   GER o   xxo o   xxx
Boslak, Vanessa      FRA o   -   xxx
Kasprzak, Róza       POL o   xxx
Hütter, Julia        GER o   xxx

Live scoring here.

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Yow! Golubchikova takes the lead with a new PB of 4.71 on her second attempt!

Now a third failure for Rogowska, so she's got the bronze, and Feofanova passes to 4.76.

Now Feofanova clears 4.76 on her first try!

First attempt miss by Golubchikova.

Now a second miss. C'mon Yuliya!

Nope ... a third miss for Golubchikova. So it's gold for Feofanova!

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Pole Vault Women
                         423 438 448 458 466 471 476
Feofanova, Svetlana  RUS -   o   o   o   o   xx- o
Golubchikova, Yuliya RUS o   o   o   o   xo  xo  xxx
Rogowska, Anna       POL o   -   o   xo  o   xxx
Rybová, Pavla xxo    CZE -   o   o   xxx
Spiegelburg, Silke   GER o   xxo o   xxx
Boslak, Vanessa      FRA o   -   xxx
Kasprzak, Róza       POL o   xxx
Hütter, Julia        GER o   xxx

Actually they just showed the video, and I guess Golubchikova didn't even take the third attempt. Oh well.

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Flash quotes from the EAA site ...

Anna Rogowska (POL)
Pole Vault Women Final

I have not had much training or competition because of an injury so to get a medal at a European Championship is very good. I am below what I should be jumping so I am a little disappointed. I will be looking to improve on my PB during this year and come back stronger.

Yuliya Golubchikova (RUS)
Pole Vault Women Final

I have to happy to get a medal but my performance was a little below what I can do. I was looking to go near my PB but it didn't happen today.

Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) - GOLD
Pole Vault Women Final

That was a very good day. I am so happy to get the gold medal. I had two attempts at 4.71 but I would be in second position. So I went to 4.76 to get first place. It did not affect my competition with Yelena not being here, I still would jump the same. It was still a good competion.

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Here are the PV event summaries for both the men and women from the EAA site ...
[quote]Pole Vault Men Final: Ecker adds to his mother medal

German Danny Ecker captured his first major title in a below-par final to match the achievements of his mother, Heide Rosendahl, by becoming a European Indoor champion .

Rosendahl struck gold in the women’s long jump at the 1971 edition of the championships in Sofia some six years before Ecker was born but the 29-year-old has himself enjoyed a distinguished career and it was reward for a long career at the top level.

“I guess a win is a win no matter what height is jumped,â€Â

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And finally, just a few photos from Birmingham:
Yesterday ...

Bjorn Otto takes out some frustration.
Danny Ecker on the runway.
Ecker & Otto with German flags.
Yurchenko, Ecker & Otto on the podium.

and today ...

Svetlana Feofanova in midair.
Feofanova is happy after clearing 4.76.
Golubchikova, Feofanova & Rogowska on the podium.

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