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Here are the best performances this year by athletes expected to compete in Apeldoorn from March 6-9
On the eve of the European Indoor Championships, here are some statistics to help set the scene. They include record-holders and reigning champions, plus 2025 rankings with members of the British team in bold.
Stats courtesy of Track & Field Tours.
(A = high altitude + = en route time; WL = World lead)
MEN’S 60 METRES
World rec: 6.34A Christian Coleman USA 18
Eur & UK rec: 6.42 Dwain Chambers GBR 09
UK medallists: (gold) Barrie Kelly 66, Mike McFarlane 85, Linford Christie 88 & 90, Jason Livingston 92, Colin Jackson 94, Jason Gardener 00, 02, 05 & 07, Chambers 09, Richard Kilty 15 & 17; (silver) Bob Frith 68 (50m), Jason John 96, Gardener 98, Mark Lewis-Francis 02, Craig Pickering 07, Chambers 11, James Dasaolu 13; (bronze) Frith 69 (50m), Mike Rosswess 89, 92 & 94
CBP: 6.42 Dwain Chambers GBR 09 (SF)
Holder: 6.48 Samuele Ceccarelli ITA
2025 rankings
6.54 Henrik Larsson SWE
6.54 Abel Jordan ESP
6.56 Joshua Hartmann GER
6.56 Romell Glave GBR
6.56 Robin Ganter GER
6.56 Jeremiah Azu GBR
6.57 Kevin Kranz GER
6.58 Allan Lagui FRA
6.60 Guillem Crespi ESP
6.60 John Otugade GBR
6.60 Yannick Wolf GER
6.60 Ertan Ozkan TUR
Additional entries
6.64 Samuele Ceccarelli ITA
Reserve
6.61 Andrew Robertson GBR
Notable absentees:
6.56 Raphael Bouju NED
6.57 Heiko Gussman GER
6.57 Chidiera Onuoha GER
6.59 Eugene Amo-Dadzie GBR
6.63 Lamont Marcell Jacobs ITA
World lead:
6.50 JC Stevenson/Ronnie Baker (USA)
400 METRES
WR: 44.57 Kerron Clement USA 05 (Chris Williams CAN 44.49 24 not ratified)
ER: 45.05 Thomas Schönlebe GDR 88
UKR: 45.39 Jamie Baulch 97
UK medallists: (gold) Todd Bennett 85 & 87, Du’aine Ladejo 94 & 96; (silver) Ainsley Bennett 83, Brian Whittle 88 & 89, Nigel Levine 13; (bronze) Paul Harmsworth 87, David Grindley 92, Robert Tobin 07, Richard Buck 11
CBP: 45.05 Karsten Warholm NOR 19
Holder: 45.35 Karsten Warholm NOR
45.08 Attila Molnar HUN
45.74 Inaki Canal ESP
45.81 Maks Szwed POL
45.85 Matej Krsek CZE
45.90 Jonas Pjijffers NED
45.93 Eugene Omalla NED
45.96 Isaya Klein Ikkink NED
46.03 Jimy Soudril FRA
46.15 Luca Sito ITA
46.18 Yann Spillmann FRA
46.19 Patrik Enyingi HUN
UK
46.45 Alex Haydock-Wilson GBR
46.72 Efe Okoro GBR
Additional entries
46.31 Oscar Husillos ESP
46.39 Havard Ingvaldesen NOR
nm Liemarvin Bonevacia NED
Notable absentees
45.46A Brodie Young GBR
45.82 Jaden Smith GBR
45.93 Aleksandr Masyutenko RUS
46.05A Adrien Coulibaly FRA
46.17 Nick Smidt NED
World lead:
44.70 Chris Bailey USA
Justin Davies (Getty)
800 METRES
WR & ER: 1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer DEN 97
UKR: 1:43.63 Elliot Giles 21
UK medallists: (gold) Seb Coe 77, Rob Harrison 85, David Sharpe 88, Steve Heard 89, Tom McKean 90; (silver) Phil Lewis 71, Peter Elliott 83; Jamie Webb 19; (bronze) Phil Norgate 84, Mukhtar Mohammed 13, Webb 21
CBP: 1:44.78 Pawel Czapiewski POL 02
Holder: 1:47.34 Adrian Ben ESP
1:44.65 Elvin Josue Canales ESP
1:44.69 Eliott Crestan BEL
1:45.15 Mark English IRL
1:45.33 Cian McPhillips IRL
1:45.35 Catalin Tecuceanu ITA
1:45.46 Samuel Chapple NED
1:45.47 Maciej Wyderka POL
1:45.75 Bartosz Kitlinski POL
1:45.78 Justin Davies GBR
1:45.80 Yanis Meziane FRA
1:45.84 Alvaro de Arriba ESP
1:45.96 Mariano Garcia ESP
1:46.08 Louey Ouerrat FRA
1:46.11 Ryan Clarke NED Other UK
1:46.56 Thomas Randolph GBR
1:46.69 Jack Higgins GBR
Other entries
nm Andreas Kramer SWE
Notable absentees:
1:45.39 Adrian Ben ESP
1:45.64 Mohamed Attaoui ESP
1:45.86 Callum Dodds GBR
1:45.89 Elliot Giles GBR
World lead:
1:43.24 Josh Hoey USA
1500 METRES
WR/ER: 3:29.63 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 25
UKR: 3:32.48 Neil Gourley 23
UK medallists: (gold) John Whetton 66, 67 & 68, Matt Yates 92, David Strang 94; (silver) Anthony Whiteman 96; Neil Gourley 23; (bronze) Walter Wilkinson 69, John Robson 79, Tony Morrell 90, Michael East 02, Chris O’Hare 15
CBP/Holder: 3:33.95 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR
3:29.63+ Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR
3:32.24+ Azeddine Habz FRA
3:32.59 Isaac Nader POR
3:33.14+ Robert Farken GER
3:33.18+ Neil Gourley GBR
3:34.49 Ruben Verheyden BEL
3:35.12 Thomas Keene GBR
3:35.43 Elliot Giles GBR
3:35.62 Samuel Pihlstrom SWE
3:36.08+ Jochem Vermeulen BEL
3:36.24 Mohamed Attaoui ESP
3:36.25 Louis Gilavert FRA
3:36.28 Mahadi Abdi Ali NED
Notable absentees:
3:33.40 Andrew Coscoran IRL
3:34.00+ Adam Fogg GBR
3:35.61 Samuel Chapple NED
3:35.87 Mariano Garcia ESP
World lead:
3:29.63+ Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and George Mills (Getty)
3000 METRES
WR: 7:22.91 Grant Fisher USA 25
ER: 7:24.68 Mohamed Katir ESP 23;
UKR: 7:27.92 George Mills 25
UK medallists: (gold) Ian Stewart 69 & 75, Ricky Wilde 70, Peter Stewart 71, John Mayock 98, Farah 09 & 11; (silver) Mayock 92 & 05, Lee Emanuel 15; Chris O’Hare 19; (bronze) Ray Smedley 76, Rod Finch 94, Mayock 00 & 02
CBP: 7:40.17 Mo Farah GBR 09
Holder: 7:40.32 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR
7:27.92 George Mills GBR
7:29.49 Niels Laros NED
7:30.75 Andrew Coscoran IRL
7:31.50 Azeddine Habz FRA
7:36.38 Andreas Almgren SWE
7:37.05 John Heymans BEL
7:37.10 Stefan Nillessen NED
7:37.13 James West GBR
7:38.06 Sam Parsons GER
7:38.20 Mike Foppen NED
7:39.01 Florian Bremm GER
7:39.05 Narve Gilje Nordas NED
7:39.77 Bastien Augusto FRA
7:39.90 Ruben Verheyden BEL
7:39.97 Filip Ingebrigtsen NED
Other UK:
7:40.84 Adam Fogg GBR
Other entries:
nm Jakob Ingebrigtdsen NED
Reserve
7:41.97 Henry McLuckie GBR
Notable absentees:
7:30.18 Jimmy Gressier FRA
7:35.11 Yann Schrub FRA
7:36.28 Romain Legendre FRA
World lead:
7:22.91 Grant Fisher USA
60 METRES HURDLES
WR: 7.27 Grant Holloway USA
ER & UKR: 7.30 Colin Jackson GBR 94
UK medallists: (gold) Alan Pascoe 69 (50m), Jackson 89, 94 & 02, Andy Pozzi 17; (silver) Mike Parker 66, Berwyn Price 76, Jackson 87, Jon Ridgeon 88, Tony Jarrett 90 & 00; Pozzi 21; (bronze) Nigel Walker 87
CBP: 7.39 Jackson GBR 94 (SF)
Holder: 7.41 Jason Joseph SUI
7.39 Jakub Szymanski POL
7.45 Jason Joseph SUI
7.46 Wilhem Belocian FRA
7.48 Enrique Llopis ESP
7.50 Damian Czykier POL
7.51 Elle Bacari BEL
7.52 Just Kwaou-Mathey FRA
7.53 Abel Jordan ESP
7.53 Asier Martinez ESP
7.56 Manuel Mordi GER
7.57 Krzysztof Kiljan POL
UK
7.76 Daniel Goriola GBR
Other entries
nm Lorenzo Simonelli ITA
Notable Absentees
7.52 Artem Makarenko RUS
7.54 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde FRA (reserve)
7.58 Aurel Manga FRA
World lead:
7.36 Grant Holloway USA
HIGH JUMP
WR: 2.43 Javier Sotomayor CUB 89
ER: 2.42 Carlo Thränhardt FRG 88
UKR: 2.38 Steve Smith 94
UK medallists: (gold) Dalton Grant 94; (silver) Grant 89, Robbie Grabarz 17; (bronze) Geoff Parsons 86, Martyn Bernard 07
CBP: 2.40 Stefan Holm SWE 05
Holder: 2.31 Douwe Amels NED
2.32 Oleh Doroshchuk UKR
2.31 Jonathan Kapitolnik ISR (outdoor)
2.30 Jan Stefela CZE
2.28 Matteo Sioli ITA
2.27 Dmytro Nikitin UKR
2.26 Manuel Lando ITA
2.25 Tihomir Ivanov BUL
2.24 Thomas Carmoy BEL
2.24 Tobias Potye GER
2.22 Vadym Kravchuk UKR
Other entries
2.17 Douwe Amels NED
No UK competitors
Notable absentees:
2.30 Danil Lysenko RUS
2.27 Ilya Ivanyuk RUS
2.26 Andreas Mita GRE
2.23 Mateusz Przybylko GER
2.23 Federico Celebrin ITA
World Lead
2.32 Oleh Doroshchuk UKR
POLE VAULT
WR & ER: 6.27 Mondo Duplantis SWE 25
UKR: 5.83 Luke Cutts 14
UK medallists: none
CBP: 6.05 Mondo Duplantis SWE 21
Holder: 5.80 Sondre Guttormsen NOR
6.02 Emmanouil Karalis GRE
5.91 Thibaut Collet FRA
5.91 Renaud Lavillenie FRA
5.91 Baptiste Thiery FRA
5.90 Ersu Sasma TUR
5.85 Sondre Guttormsen NOR
5.83 Menno Vloon NED
5.82 Valters Kreiss LAT
5.80 Torben Blech GER
5.80 Ben Broeders BEL
5.72 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre GER
5.70 Piotr Lisek POL
No UK competitors
Notable absentee:
6.10 Mondo Duplantis SWE
5.80 Alekasandr Solovyov RUS
5.72 Valentin Imsand SUI
World lead:
6.27 Mondo Duplantis SWE
Mattia Furlani (Getty)
LONG JUMP
WR: 8.79 Carl Lewis USA 84
ER/CBP: 8.71 Sebastian Bayer GER 09
UKR: 8.26A Greg Rutherford 16
UK medallists: (gold) Lynn Davies 67; (silver) Davies 69
Holder: 8.30 Miltiadis Tentoglou GRE
8.37 Mattia Furlani ITA
8.23 Thobias Montler SWE
8.19 Bozhidar Saraboyukov BUL
8.14 Jaime Guerra ESP
8.11 Gerson Balde POR
8.05 Simon Batz GER
8.05 Miltiádis Tentóglou GRE
7.94 Radek Juska CZE
7.93 Kalle Salminen FIN
7.92 Danylo Dubyna UKR
No UK competitors
Notable absentees
8.19 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR
8.18A Jacob Fincham-Dukes GBR
8.10 Simon Ehammer SUI
7.99 Aliaksei Dudzinski BLR
7.93 Daniele Leonardo Inzoli ITA
TRIPLE JUMP
WR: 18.07 Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR 21
ER & CBP: 17.92 Teddy Tamgho FRA 11
UKR: 17.75 Phillips Idowu 08
UK medallists: (gold) Jonathan Edwards 98, Idowu 07; (silver) Keith Connor 78, Francis Agyepong 96, Nathan Douglas 07; (bronze) Aston Moore 81
Holder: 17.60 Pedro Pichardo POR
17.41 Max Hess GER
17.36 Andrea Dallavalle ITA
17.31 Andy Diaz Hernandez ITA
17.05 Melvin Raffin FRA
16.83 Thomas Gogois FRA
16.67 Simone Biasutti ITA
16.54 Rustam Mammadov AZE
16.50 Can Ozupek TUR
16.44 Tiago Pereira POR
16.43 Vladyslav Shepeliev UKR
UK:
15.96 Efe Uwaifo GBR
Notable absentees
16.97 Jonathan Seremes FRA
16.90 Ilya Telkunov RUS
16.78 Marcos Ruiz ESP
16.59 Dmitriy Chizhikov RUS
World lead:
17.41 Max Hess GER
Leonardo Fabbri (Getty)
SHOT
WR: 22.82 Ryan Crouser USA 21
ER: 22.55 Ulf Timmermann GDR 89
UKR: 21.49 Carl Myerscough 03
UK medallists: (gold) Geoff Capes 74 & 76; (silver) Capes 75, 77 & 79; (bronze) Capes 78
CBP: 22.19 Timmermann GDR 88
Holder: 22.06 Zane Weir ITA
21.95 Leonardo Fabbri ITA
21.76 Zane Weir ITA
21.49 Wictor Petersson SWE
21.32 Konrad Bukowiecki POL
21.21 Andrei Toader ITA
21.18 Tomas Stanek CZE
20.86 Scott Lincoln GBR
20.67 Nick Ponzio ITA
20.56 Armin Sinancevic SRB
20.37 Eric Maihofer GER
20.22 Jesper Arbinge SWE
Notable absentees
21.17 Aleh Tamashevich BLR
20.62 Fred Moudani-Likibi FRA
20.18 Maxsim Afonin RUS
World lead:
21.95 Leonardo Fabbri ITA
Scott Lincoln (Getty)
HEPTATHLON
WR: 6645 Ashton Eaton USA 12
ER: 6484 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR 25
UKR: 6118 Tim Duckworth 18
UK medallists: (silver); Tim Duckworth 19
CBP: 6424 Tomas Dvorak CZE 00
Holder: 6348 Kevin Mayer FRA
6484 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR
6255 Till Steinforth GER
6205 Simon Ehammer SUI
6199 Luc Brewin FRA
6028 Jente Hauttekeete BEL
6026 Teo Bastien FRA
5996 Vilem Strasky CZE
5940 Rasmus Roosleht EST
5897 Tim Nowak GER
nm Johannes Erm EST (6340 in 24)
nm Risto Lillemets EST
nm Karel Tilga EST
No UK competitors
Notable absentees:
6046 Jip De Greef NED
World lead:
6484 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR
4 x 400 METRES RELAY
WR 3:01.51 Houston (USA) 19
ER: 3:01.77 Poland 18
UKR: 3:03.20 in 99;
UK medallists: (gold) 07, 13; (silver) 05, 09, 11; Bronze 21
CBP: 3:02.87 Belgium 15
Holder: 3:05.83 Belgium
Invited teams (with 2024 outdoor best)
2:55.83 Gt Britain & NI
2:57.75 Belgium
2:59.53 France
3:00.29 Germany
3:01.44 Spain
3:03.00 Czech Republic
Mixed 4×400 METRES
New Event
Invited teams (with 2024 outdoor best)
3:07.73 Netherlands
3:08.01 Gt Britain & NI
3:09.36 Belgium
3:09.92 Ireland
3:14.24 Czech Republic
3:15.11 Spain
Mujinga Kambundji (Getty)
WOMEN’S 60 METRES
WR & ER: 6.92 Irina Privalova RUS 93 & 95
UKR: 7.03 Dina Asher-Smith 23
UK medallists: (gold) Andrea Lynch 75, Bev Kinch 84, Philip 17; (silver) Lynch 74, Sonia Lannaman 76, Dina Asher-Smith 15; (bronze) Mary Rand 66, Madeleine Cobb 69 (50m), Wendy Hoyte 82, Heather Oakes 85, Philip 19; Daryll Neita 23
CBP: 7.00 Nellie Cooman NED 86
CBP/Holder: 7.00 Mujinga Kambundji SUI
7.03 Mujinga Kambundji SUI
7.05 Zaynab Dosso ITA
7.07 Patrizia van der Weken LUX
7.09 Ewa Swoboda POL
7.13 Alexandra Burghardt GER
7.15 Maria Isabel Perez ESP
7.16 Geraldine Frey SUI
7.16 Bianca Williams GBR
7.17 Delphine Nkansa BEL
7.17 Karolina Manasova CZE
7.17 Lorene Dorcas Bazalo POR
7.18 Jael Bestue ESP
7.18 Emma Van Camp SUI
7.18 Amy Hunt GBR
7.19 Joy Eze GBR
Reserve
7.28 Mabel Akande GBR
Notable absentees
7.15 Gemima Joseph FRA
7.18 Orlann Oliere FRA
World lead:
7.02 Jacious Sears USA
Amber Anning (Getty)
400 METRES
WR & ER & CBP: 49.59 Jarmila Kratochvilová TCH 82
UKR: 50.02 Nicola Sanders 07
UK medallists: (gold) Marilyn Neufville 70, Verona Elder 73, 75 & 79, Sally Gunnell 89, Sanders 07, Perri Shakes-Drayton 13; (silver) Elder 77, Eilidh Child 13; (bronze) Rosemary Stirling 69, Elder 81, Seren Bundy-Davies 15, Jodie Williams 21
Holder: 49.85 Femke Bol NED
50.44 Henriette Jaeger NOR
50.57 Amber Anning GBR
50.76 Lieke Klaver NED
51.15 Lurdes-Gloria Manuel CZE
51.20 Paula Sevilla ESP
51.36 Justyna Swiety-Ersetic POL
51.44 Blanca Hervas ESP
51.46 Eva Santidrian ESP
51.47 Lada Vondrova CZE
51.56 Cathelijn Peeters NED
51.64 Daniela Fra ESP
51.69 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL
51.75 Alice Mangione ITA
Other UK:
52.10 Ami Pipi GBR
52.66 Poppy Malik GBR
Notable absentees:
51.58 Polina Tkalich RUS
51.77 Lina Nielsen GBR
World lead:
49.78 Aaliyah Butler USA
800 METRES
WR & ER & CBP: 1:55.82 Jolanda Ceplak SLO 02 UKR: 1:57.18 Keely Hodgkinson 23
UK medallists: (gold) Jane Colebrook 77, Meadows 11; Shelayna Oskan-Clarke 19; Keely Hodgkinson 21/23; (silver) Oskan-Clarke 17; (bronze) Rosemary Stirling 71, Liz Barnes 80, Lorraine Baker 90, Marilyn Okoro 13
Holder: 1:58.66 Hodgkinson GBR
2:00.34 Audrey Werro SUI
2:00.35 Anita Horvat SLO
2:00.38 Anna Wielgosz POL
2:00.53 Majtie Kolberg GER
2:00.76 Angelika Sarna POL
2:00.97 Gabija Galvydytwe LTU
2:01.20 Lorea Ibarzabal ESP
2:01.22 Lena Kandissounon FRA
2:01.25 Lore Hoffmann SUI
2:01.27 Wilma Nielsen SWE
2:01.46 Clara Liberman FRA
2:01.53 Aleksandra Formella POL
2:01.55 Evaliina Maattanen FIN
2:01.55 Gabriela Gajanova SVK
UK
2:01.69 Isabelle Boffey GBR
2:02.20 Grace Vans Agnew GBR
2:02.61 Erin Wallace GBR
Notable absentees:
1:59.72 Jemma Reekie GBR
2:00.66 Agathe Guillemot FRA
2:00.79 Patricia Silva POR
2:00.98 Anais Bourgoin FRA
World lead:
1:58.97 Tsige Duguma ETH
Georgia Hunter Bell (Getty)
1500 METRES
WR: 3:53.09 Gudaf Tsegay ETH 21
ER: 3:57.91 Abeba Aregawi SWE 14
UKR: 3:59.58 Laura Muir 21
UK medallists: (gold) Margaret Beacham 71, Mary Stewart 77, Muir 17, 19, 23 (silver) Holly Archer 21
CBP: 4:02.39 Laura Muir GBR 17
Holder: 4:03.40 Laura Muir GBR
4:00.63 Georgia Hunter Bell GBR
4:01.62 Sarah Healy IRL
4:03.59 Marta Zenoni ITA
4:03.72 Weronoka Lizakowska POL
4:05.02 Patricia Silva POR
4:05.04 Salome Afonso POR
4:05.31 Revee Walcott-Nolan GBR
4:05.53 Agathe Guillemot FRA
4:06.31 Esther Guerrero ESP
4:06.58 Berenice Cleyet-Merle FRA
4:07.13 Elise Vanderelst BEL
Other UK: 4:12.59 Ava Lloyd GBR
Reserve:
4:15.68 Ellie Leather GBR
Notable absentees:
4:05.32+ Gabija Galvydyte LTU
4:05.61 Agueda Marques ESP
4:05.66+ Ailan Ayyildiz TUR
4:06.44 Katie Snowden GBR
4:06.64 Maureen Koster NED
4:06.82 Aleksandra Plocinska POL
World lead:
3:53.92 Gudaf Tsegay ETH
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Getty)
3000 METRES
WR: 8:16.60 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 14
ER & UKR: 8:26.41 Laura Muir 17
UK medallists: (gold) Yvonne Murray 87, Helen Clitheroe 11, Muir 17/19; Markovc 21; (silver) Murray 86, Nicky Morris 89; (bronze) Paula Fudge 82, Murray 85, Wendy Sly 88, Eilish McColgan 17, Melissa Courtney-Bryant 19/23; Ockenden 21
CBP: 8:30.61 Laura Muir GBR 19
Holder: 8:35.87 Hannah Klein GER
8:28.69 Melissa Courtney-Bryant GBR
8:30.79 Sarah Healy IRL
8:33.47 Maureen Koster NED
8:39.25 Salome Afonso POR
8:40.01 Hannah Nuttall GBR
8:40.05 Innes FitzGerald GBR
8:40.96 Lea Meyer GER
8:41.56 Marta Garcia ESP
8:41.75 Agueda Marques ESP
8:47.12 Ludovica Cavalli ITA
8:47.74 Lisa Rooms BEL
8:48.00 Weronika Lizakowska POL
Reserve:
8:47.36 Elise Thorner GBR
Notable absentees
8:30.82 Nadia Battocletti ITA
8:36.96 Georgia Hunter-Bell GBR
8:46.33 Silan Ayyilidiz TUR
8:50.16 Laura Muir GBR
World lead:
8:19.98 Freweyni Hailu ETH
60 METRES HURDLES
WR: 7.65 Devynne Charlton BAH 24
ER: 7.68 Susanna Kallur SWE 08
UKR: 7.80 Tiffany Porter 11
UK medallists: (silver) Porter 11, Lucy Hatton 15; Sember 21; (bronze) Chris Perera 69 (50mH), Diane Allahgreen 98, Serita Solomon 15, Porter 21
CBP: 7.74 Lyudmila Narozhilenko URS 90
Holder: 7.79 Reetta Hurske FIN
7.76 Laeticia Bapte FRA
7.80 Ditaji Kambundji SUI
7.82 Nadine Visser NED
7.87 Pia Skrzyazowska POL
7.92 Marlene Meier GER
7.95 Anna Toth HUN
7.96 Rosina Schneider GER
7.97 Sarah Lavin IRL
7.97 Luca Kozak HUN
7.98 Ida Beiter Bomme DEN
7.99 Sacha Alessandrini FRA
Additional entries:
8.03 Reeta Hurske FIN
No UK competitors
Notable absentees
7.92 Annik Kalin SUI
7.92 Elvira Hrabarenka BLR
7.96 Naomi Krebs GER
World lead:
7.74 Masai Russell USA
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
HIGH JUMP
WR & ER: 2.08 Kajsa Bergqvist SWE 06
UKR: 1.99 Morgan Lake 23
UK medallists: (silver) Linda Knowles 67; (bronze) Mary Rand 66
CBP: 2.05 Tia Hellebaut BEL 07
Holder: 1.98 Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR
2.01 Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR
1.96 Angelina Topic SRB
1.95 Christina Honsel GER
1.94 Morgan Lake GBR
1.93 Imke Onnen GER
1.93 Kateryna Tabashnyk UKR
1.93 Lilianna Batori HUN
1.91 Idea Pieroni ITA
1.89 Michaela Hruba CZE
Additional entries
1.87 Britt Weerman NED
1.87 Yuliia Chumachenko UKR
Notable absentees:
1.98 Maria Zodzik POL
1.96 Kristina Korolyova RUS
1.95 Elena Kulichenko CYP
1.93 Karyna Demidik BLR
World lead:
2.01 Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR
POLE VAULT
WR: 5.03 Jenn Suhr USA 16
ER: 5.01 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS 12
UKR: 4.87 Holly Bradshaw 12
UK medallists: (gold) Bradshaw 13; (silver) Bradshaw 19; (bronze); Bradshaw 21
CBP: 4.90 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS 05
Holder: 4.80 Wilma Murto FIN
4.76 Angelica Moser SUI
4.71 Marie-Julie Bonnin FRA
4.70 Tina Sutej SLO
4.70 Roberta Bruni ITA
4.65 Amalie Svabikova CZE
4.60 Elisa Molinarolo ITA
4.60 Elina Lampela FIN
4.56 Elien Vekemans BEL
4.55 Kitty Faye NOR
Notable absentees
4.85 Molly Caudery GBR
4.75 Polina Knoroz RUS
World lead
4.88 Amanda Moll USA
Malaika Mihambo (Getty)
LONG JUMP
WR & ER: 7.37 Heike Drechsler GDR 88
UKR/Holder: 7.00 Jazmin Sawyers GBR 03
UK medallists: (gold) Sue Hearnshaw 84; Jazmin Sawyers 23; (silver) Mary Rand 66, Sue Reeve 69, Ugen 17; (bronze) Reeve 78
CBP: 7.30 Heike Drechsler GDR 88
7.07 Malaika Mihambo GER
6.86 Larissa Iapichino ITA
6.79 Mikaelle Assani GER
6.77 Annik Kalin SUI
6.71 Anna Matuszewicz POL
6.70 Pauline Hondema NED
6.70 Plamena Mitkova BUL
6.62 Irati Mitxelena ESP
6.60 Milica Gardasevic SRB
6.59 Fatima Diame ESP
6.59 Alice Hopkins GBR
Additional entries
6.41 Alina Rotaru-Kottmann ROU
Notable absentees
6.68 Jessica Kahara FIN
6.67 Funminiyi Olajide GBR
6.63 Yelena Sokolova RUS
World lead
7.07 Malaika Mihambo GER
TRIPLE JUMP
WR: 15.74 Yulimar Rojas VEN 22
ER: 15.36 Tatyana Lebedeva RUS 04
UKR & CBP: 15.16 Ashia Hansen GBR 98
UK medallists: (gold) Hansen 98; (silver) Hansen 02
Holder: 14.31 Tugba Danismaz TUR
14.33 Ana Peleteiro-Campaore ESP
14.07 Senni Salminen FIN
14.06 Maja Askag SWE
14.06 Diana Ion ROU
14.05 Neja Filipic SLO
14.04 Jessie Maduka GER
13.98 Ilionis Guillaume FRA
13.96 Mariya Siney UKR
13.87 Kira Wittmann GER
13.80 Dovile Kilty LTU
Additional entries
13.75 Gabriela Petrova BUL
13.71 Tugba Danismaz TUR
No UK competitors
Notable absentees:
14.00 Ruta Kate Lasmane LAT
World lead:
14.62 Leyanis Perez CUB
SHOT
WR & ER: 22.50 Helena Fibingerová TCH 77
UKR: 19.06 Venissa Head 84
UK medallists: (bronze) Judy Oakes 79
CBP: 21.46 Helena Fibingerova TCH 77
Holder: 19.76 Auriol Dongmo POR
20.27 Yemisi Ogunleye GER
20.19 Jessica Schilder NED
19.18 Jessica Inchude POR
19.10 Katharina Maisch GER
19.00 Auriol Dongmo POR
18.89 Jorinde van Klinken NED
18.82 Fanny Roos SWE
18.36 Alina Kenzel GER
18.29 Eliana Bandeira POR
18.08 Sara Kennman SWE
UK: 17.07 Serena Vincent GBR
Notable absentees:
18.59 Axelina Johansson SWE
World leader:
20.68 Sarah Mitton CAN
Saga Vanninen (Getty)
PENTATHLON
WR & ER & CBP & Holder: 5055 Nafissatou Thiam BEL 23
UKR: 5000 Katarina Johnson-Thompson 15
UK medallists: (gold) Johnson-Thompson 15 & 19; (silver) Kelly Sotherton 05 & 07, Niamh Emerson 19
4843 Saga Vanninen FIN
4683 Kate O’Connor IRL
4615 Paulina Ligarska POL
4498 Sveva Gerevini ITA
4471 Celia Perron FRA
4455 Sandrina Sprengel GER
4365 Marijke Esselink NED
Other entries:
nm Sofie Dokter NED (4571 in 24)
nm Yuliya Loban UKR (4537 in 24)
nm Verena Mayr AUT (4525 in 24)
nm Jade O’Dowda GBR (6314 Hept in 24)
Notable absentees:
4593 Pippi Lotta Enok EST
4556 Sophia Yakushina RUS
4522 Liisa-Maria Lusti EST
4498 Jana Koscak CRO
World lead:
4843 Saga Vanninen FIN
4 x 400 METRES RELAY
WR & ER: 3:23.37 Russia 06
UKR: 3:26.36 in 24
UK medallists: (gold) 13; (silver) 09, 11, 15,17 & 19; (bronze) 05 & 07
CBP/holder: 3:25.66 Netherlands 23
Invited teams (with 2024 outdoor best)
3:19.50 Netherlands
3:19.72 Gt Britain & NI
3:19.90 Ireland
3:21.41 France
3:25.25 Spain
3:27.76 Czech Republic
British prospects in Apeldoorn
After three successive European medal hauls in two figures in 2017, 2019 and 2021, it dropped to six in 2023 although there were three gold medals.
Injury prevents all three champions (Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir and Jazmin Sawyers) returning but Britain still has a strong team even if injuries have kept a few others away too and some have had shorter indoor seasons than normal.
Unusually, British Athletics have picked a larger team than normal (potentially the largest ever outside of Britain) and selected athletes who wouldn’t have normally reached their harsh qualification criteria,
A total of 13 athletes were selected through the Road to Apeldoorn feature.
Topping the rankings are Georgia Hunter Bell (1500m), George Mills and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (3000m) though sadly top-ranked Molly Caudery (pole vault) was a late withdrawal.
Other events where Britain could win a medal is in all three relays, the women’s 400m through Amber Anning and the 1500m with Neil Gourley or Elliot Giles.
There are outside hopes in the 800m races, men’s 60m and women’s high jump and Britain should be vying with the likes of Norway, Netherlands and Italy towards the top of the medal table.
Britain’s European Indoor medal tally since 1990 – excluding the 200m event
Year: gold-silver-bronze
1990: 2-1-2
1992: 2-1-2
1994: 5-0-2
1996: 1-3-0
1998: 3-1-1
2000: 1-1-1
2002: 2-2-2
2005: 1-3-1
2007: 4-3-3
2009: 2-2-0
2011: 3-4-1
2013: 4-3-1
2015: 2-4-3
2017: 5-4-1
2019: 4-5-1
2021: 2-4-6
2023: 3-1-2
All statistics courtesy of Steve Smythe and Track & Field Tours