The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
| 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | March 17–20 |
| Host city | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Venue | Oregon Convention Center |
| Events | 26 (+2 exhibition) |
| Participation | 487 (+12 in exhibition events) athletes from 137 nations |
The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices in Russian athletics, the IAAF provisionally suspended Russia's membership of the organisation in November 2015, effectively excluding the country both from hosting events and entering competitions.
Russia's effective exclusion from the tournament was confirmed in November 2015 when it was announced by IAAF that a decision over lifting its provisional suspension from international athletics would not be taken until the end of March at the earliest.[2][3][4]
Portland was selected unanimously with the only other bidder being 2003 host Birmingham, England.[5] Birmingham was ultimately selected as the host of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[6] The reason Portland was selected for 2016 and Birmingham being selected in 2018 is that the IAAF wanted more time between events in the UK with London hosting the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2017 World Championships in Athletics along with Cardiff hosting the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[7]
The event took place inside the Oregon Convention Center, fitted with the necessary 200m track and seating for 8,000 spectators.[5] A concept drawing of the plans were released in early 2015, showing a two toned track colored (Oregon) green, with trees adorning the peristyle of the indoor arena.[8]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres masters[23] | David Roy Wilcox Great Britain |
2:15.90 | Joe Gough Ireland |
2:16.01 | Oleksandr Lysenko Ukraine |
2:17.38 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres masters[38] | Helene Marie Douay France |
2:37.30 | Lesley Chaplin United States |
2:37.57 | Karen Brooks Great Britain |
2:40.14 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA)* | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Performance | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaud Lavillenie | France
|
Pole vault | 6.02 m | CR |
| Su Bingtian | China
|
60 metres | 6.50 | AR |
| Tomas Walsh | New Zealand
|
Shot put | 21.78 m | AR |
| Darlan Romani |  Brazil
|
Shot put | 18.50 m | NR |
| Asafa Powell Ramon Gittens Shaun Gill |
Jamaica Barbados Belize
|
60 metres | 6.44 6.51 6.99 |
NR |
| Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh |  Afghanistan
|
800 metres | 1:57.36 | NR |
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Performance | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenn Suhr | United States
|
Pole vault | 4.90 m | CR |
| Brianne Theisen-Eaton | Canada
|
Pentathlon | 4881 | AR |
| Oluwakemi Adekoya | Bahrain
|
400 m | 51.45 | AR |
| Ivana Španović Lorraine Ugen |
Serbia Great Britain
|
Long jump | 7.07 6.93 |
NR |
| Anita Márton | Hungary
|
Shot put | 19.33 | NR |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye Ángela Tenorio Kariman Abuljadayel |
Trinidad and Tobago  Ecuador Saudi Arabia
|
60 m | 7.09 7.21 9.48 |
NR |
| Andrea Ivančević | Croatia
|
60 m Hurdles | 7.91 | NR |
| Kabange Mupopo Djénébou Danté Christina Francisco |
 Zambia Mali Guam
|
400 m | 52.68 55.76 1:00.08 |
NR |
| Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi
|
800 m | 2.02.37 | NR |
| Beatha Nishimwe Tamara Armoush |
 Rwanda Jordan
|
1500 m | 4:19.39 4:37.61 |
NR |
| Lissa Labiche |  Seychelles
|
High jump | 1.89 | NR |
In brackets the number of athletes participating.
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (1)
Andorra (1)
American Samoa (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (1)
Aruba (1) Australia (7)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (1) Bahamas (10) Bahrain (1) Barbados (3)
Belarus (6)
Belgium (4) Belize (1) Brazil (10)
British Virgin Islands (2)
Bulgaria (1)
Burkina Faso (1) Burundi (2) Canada (14)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (1) China (12)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Comoros (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1) Croatia (2)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (1) Czech Republic (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Djibouti (2) Ecuador (1)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (2) Ethiopia (12)
Finland (2) France (10)
French Polynesia (1) Germany (14)
Ghana (2) Great Britain (23)
Greece (GRE) (6)
Grenada (3) Guam (1)
Guinea (1)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (1) Hungary (6)
Iceland (1)
India (1)
Indonesia (1) Ireland (1) Italy (5)
Ivory Coast (3) Jamaica (19)
Japan (4) Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (2) Kenya (12)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (1)
Lebanon (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1) Mali (1)
Malta (1)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritius (1)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (1)
Montserrat (1)
Morocco (4)
Namibia (1) Netherlands (8) New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Nigeria (10)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1) Poland (15)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (1) Qatar (3)
Republic of the Congo (1) Romania (10) Rwanda (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Saint Lucia (2)
El Salvador (1)
Samoa (1) Saudi Arabia (2)
Senegal (1) Serbia (1) Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (3)
South Africa (6) Spain (15)
Sri Lanka (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (2)
Tonga (1) Trinidad and Tobago (11)
Turkey (2)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1) Ukraine (13)
United Arab Emirates (1) United States (57)
United States Virgin Islands (2)
Uruguay (1) Venezuela (2) Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (1)