Torino 2009- 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships
6 March 2009
First 4 Numbers are pleased to have printed the numbers for the European Athletics Torino 2009. For further information on the event please visit European Athletics
When will the event take place?
6-8th March 2009
Where will the event be held?
Torino is the capital of Piemonte Region, west-northern area of Italy.
The Venue of the European Indoor Championships will be the Oval, a large indoor space builded on the occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games (it hosted the speed skating events). After the Games the Oval (an overall area of about 26.500 square meter) has been transformed in a multipurpose space, able to host both sport and fairs events, thanks to the connection to the Lingotto Fiere Exhibition Centre
Who is taking part from Great Britain?
This winter's UK record-breaking athletes Mo Farah and Kate Dennison are included in a 36-strong Great Britain Team for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torino, Italy on 6-8 March. The championships mark the first for the GB & NI team with UKA's Head Coach Charles van Commenee at the helm.
Men
60m: Dwain Chambers; Craig Pickering; Simeon Williamson; 400m: Richard Buck; Nick Leavey; 1500m: Neil Speaight; Chris Warburton; 3000m: Mark Draper; Mo Farah; Nick McCormick; 60m hurdles: Allan Scott; Andy Turner; High Jump: Martyn Bernard; Samson Oni; Pole Vault: Steve Lewis; Long Jump: Greg Rutherford; Chris Tomlinson; Shot: Carl Myerscough; 4x400m: Buck, Dale Garland; Leavey, Nigel Levine; Phil Taylor
Women
400m: Donna Fraser; 800m: Jennifer Meadows; Marilyn Okoro; 1500m: Hannah England; Susan Scott, 3000m: Katrina Wootton; 60m hurdles: Gemma Bennett; Sarah Claxton; Pole Vault: Kate Dennison; Long Jump: Jade Johnson; Pentathlon: Kelly Sotherton; 4x400m: Vicki Barr; Tara Bird; Fraser; Kim Wall; Dawn Wilson
