Friday, 9 March 2007

10 Medals at European Indoor Athletics Championships

European Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsAthleticsLast weekend was Great Britain's best ever performance at the European Indoor Athletics Championships. The team won ten medals (4 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze) to finish top of the medal table. Highlights included, Jason Gardner winning Gold in the 60m sprint for the fourth consecutive time. Craig Pickering won Silver in the same event. Philips Idowu won Gold in the Triple Jump with team-mate Nathan Douglas claiming Silver. Nicola Sanders won Gold in the 400m . Kelly Sotherton won Silver in the Pentathlon. In the final event of the competition the men's 4 x 400m relay team won Gold after the German team were disqualified.

Athlete(s)EventMedal
Kelly SothertonPentathlonSilver
Robert Tobin400mBronze
Martyn BernardHigh JumpBronze
Philips IdowuTriple JumpGold
Nathan DouglasTriple JumpSilver
Nicola Sanders400mGold
Jason Gardner60mGold
Craig Pickering60Silver
Emma Duck, Nicola Sanders, Kim Wall and Lee McConnell4 x 400m RelayBronze
Robert Tobin, Dale Garland, Philip Taylor and Steve Green4 x 400m RelayGold

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