2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour: Meeting Karlsruhe results, complete from IAAF Meeting Results

The Messe Karlsruhe is one of two German meets on the IAAF World Indoor Tour. The construction of the track and seating took two weeks, and they had four days post meet to tear it down. The Meeting Indoor Karlsruhe lived up to the pre event hype.A crowd sold out since Mid December, came to see a celebration of athletics, with local, Under 16, Regional and the IAAF World Indoor Tour.

The women’s pole vault had three women at 4.71m, with Alysha Newman setting a new Canadian record. The women’s TJ has Yulimar Rojas take second, something unusual for her, with Ana Pellitero gettingr the nod, 14.51m to 14.45m.

A night of Athletics, Messe Karlsruhe, 2 February 2019, photo by Larry Eder

Ewa Sowoda showed her improved fitness, sprinting a fine 7.08 WL in heat 1, and following up with a win of 7.10 to Dafne Schippers’ 7.19.

A fine 3000m was enjoyed by the German fans as Alina Reh took the lead with six laps to go and made the race a battle. Brit Melissa Courtney surprised 3 Ethiopians to take the win in a PB of 8:43.36 PB. Alina Reh was rewarded with a PB of 8:47.40, as was Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay, who took third rin 8:46.27!

On the men’s side, some exciting races and events as well!

Pavel Maslak, European and World Indoor champ at 400m, made his patented move by Oscarr Husillos, taking the 400m in 46.78 to 47.12.

In the 800m, Swedens’ Andreas Kramer ran 1:46.52 PB to hold off Erik Sowinski, who ran 1:46.69 SB. Filip Snejdr of the Czech Republic took 3rd in 1:47.01 PB.

The men’s 1,500m was fast, 57.30 at 400m, and 800m at 1:56.02 as Saul Martinez paced the field. Aman Wote lead through 1200m in 2:56.25. Bethwell Birgen, then, Vincent Kibet passed Wote, as well as France’s Simon Denissel. Kibet, who was 5th in Boston over the mile, won in 3:38.23. Bethwell Birgen, 2nd in Boston, was second in Karlsruhe in 3:38.69. Simon Denissel was 3rd in 3:39.17.

The highlight of the evening, on the men’s side, as Naoto Tobe battled Wang Tu. Wang Tu equalled his PB of 2.31m. Naoto Tobe went to 2.35m, clearing his NR, MR and WL on his second attempt.

In the long jump, Thobias Nilsson Montler of Sweden had to set a PB of 8.08m to defeat Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba, in his return to fitness, also atr 8.08m (Montler took win with better second mark, 8.04m to 7.95m).

A fantastic second meeting of the world indoor, Karslruhe had its largest crowd, and the fans were rewarded with a fine evening of athletics.

02/02/2019

Indoor Meeting – Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe (Messehalle), 02/02/2019

Men’s results

400 Metres – Men Final Heat 1 – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Koch , Marc GER 47.74
2 Dos Santos , Ricardo POR 47.82
3 Parge , Robert ROU 48.01
4 Conradie , Pieter RSA 48.20
5 Schneider , Patrick GER 48.92

400 Metres – Men Final Heat 2 – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Maslák , Pavel CZE 46.78 10
2 Husillos , Óscar ESP 47.12 7
3 Zalewski , Karol POL 47.17 5
4 Santos , Luguelín DOM 47.71 3
5 Trefz , Johannes GER 47.75

800 Metres – Men

1 Kramer , Andreas SWE 1:46.52
2 Sowinski , Erik USA 1:46.69
3 Å nejdr , Filip CZE 1:47.01
4 Rozmys , Michal POL 1:47.29
5 Bube , Andreas DEN 1:47.43
6 Kupers , Thijmen NED 1:47.96
7 Osagie , Andrew GBR 1:49.01
Rojo , Guillermo ESP DNF

1500 Metres – Men – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Kibet , Vincent KEN 3:38.23 10
2 Birgen , Bethwell KEN 3:38.69 7
3 Denissel , Simon FRA 3:39.17 5
4 Wote , Aman ETH 3:39.33 3
5 Ordóñez , Saúl ESP 3:39.40
6 Probst , Marius GER 3:39.89
7 Belhadj , Mehdi FRA 3:40.65
8 Bebendorf , Karl GER 3:40.67
Martínez , Saúl ESP DNF
Mutai , Vincent Kiprotich KEN DNF
Kessler , Christoph GER DNS

High Jump – Men – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Tobe , Naoto JPN 2.35 10
2 Wang , Yu CHN 2.31 7
3 Thomas , Donald BAH 2.26 5
4 Protsenko , Andriy UKR 2.26 3
4 Tamberi , Gianmarco ITA 2.26 3
6 Przybylko , Mateusz GER 2.22
7 Culver , Trey USA 2.13
Seliverstau , Pavel BLR DNS

Long Jump – Men – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Nilsson Montler , Thobias SWE 8.08 10
2 Echevarría , Juan Miguel CUB 8.08 7
3 Tornéus , Michel SWE 7.91 5
4 Howard , Julian GER 7.85 3
5 Tentoglou , Miltiadis GRE 7.82
6 Gföhler , Benjamin SUI 7.60
7 Gotch , Jarvis USA 7.29

Women’s results

60 Metres – Women Heats Heat 1 – IAAF World Indoor Tour

1 Swoboda , Ewa POL 7.08 Q
2 Haase , Rebekka GER 7.24 Q
3 Samuel , Jamile NED 7.29 q
4 Nippgen , Lisa GER 7.39
5 Evans , Gayon JAM 7.40
6 Al Ameeri , Hajar Saad BRN 7.50
7 Wessolly , Jessica-Bianca GER 7.55

60 Metres – Women Heats Heat 2 – IAAF World Indoor Tour

1 Schippers , Dafne NED 7.25 Q
2 Okparaebo , Ezinne NOR 7.31 Q
3 van Hunenstijn , Marije NED 7.34 q
4 Bukša , Sindija LAT 7.38 q
5 Montag , Jennifer GER 7.39 q
6 Burghardt , Alexandra GER 7.40
7 Roos , Jessica GER 7.45

60 Metres – Women Final – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Swoboda , Ewa POL 7.10 10
2 Schippers , Dafne NED 7.19 7
3 Haase , Rebekka GER 7.23 5
4 Samuel , Jamile NED 7.28 3
5 Bukša , Sindija LAT 7.34
6 van Hunenstijn , Marije NED 7.36
7 Okparaebo , Ezinne NOR 7.36
8 Montag , Jennifer GER 7.37

3000 Metres – Women – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Courtney , Melissa GBR 8:43.36 10
2 Samuel , Alemaz ETH 8:43.78 7
3 Tsegay , Gudaf ETH 8:46.27 5
4 Reh , Alina GER 8:47.40 3
5 Koster , Maureen NED 8:47.61
6 Embaye , Axumawit ETH 8:49.92
7 Klein , Hanna GER 8:50.57
8 Gebreselama , Tsigie ETH 8:53.98
9 Antón , Celia ESP 9:01.51
10 Claude-Boxberger , Ophélie FRA 9:01.78
11 Krause , Gesa Felicitas GER 9:03.19
Granz , Caterina GER DNF
Guerrero , Esther ESP DNF

60 Metres Hurdles – Women Heats Heat 1

1 Visser , Nadine NED 8.04 Q
2 Plotitsyna , Hanna UKR 8.07 Q
3 Pennella , Giulia ITA 8.20 q
4 Hofmann , Franziska GER 8.25 q
5 Zbären , Noemi SUI 8.30
6 Quenot , Fanny FRA 8.36
Britton , Evonne USA DQ

60 Metres Hurdles – Women Heats Heat 2

1 Hurske , Reetta FIN 7.99 Q
2 Roleder , Cindy GER 8.05 Q
3 Koleczek , Karolina POL 8.13 q
4 Kozák , Luca HUN 8.15 q
5 Boons , Eefje NED 8.29
6 Samba-Mayela , Cyréna FRA 8.44

60 Metres Hurdles – Women Final

1 Visser , Nadine NED 7.97
2 Roleder , Cindy GER 7.98
3 Koleczek , Karolina POL 8.05
4 Hurske , Reetta FIN 8.06
5 Kozák , Luca HUN 8.08
6 Hofmann , Franziska GER 8.12
7 Plotitsyna , Hanna UKR 8.20
8 Pennella , Giulia ITA 8.24

Pole Vault – Women – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Newman , Alysha CAN 4.71 10
1 Sidorova , Anzhelika ANA 4.71 10
1 Stefanidi , Katerina GRE 4.71 10
4 Nageotte , Katie USA 4.63 3
5 Kyriakopoúlou , Nikoléta GRE 4.63
5 Ryzih , Lisa GER 4.63
7 Bengtsson , Angelica SWE 4.63
8 Guillon-Romarin , Ninon FRA 4.63
9 Bauer , Katharina GER 4.40
9 Moser , Angelica SUI 4.40
11 Kylypko , Maryna UKR 4.40

Triple Jump – Women – IAAF World Indoor Tour
Pts
1 Peleteiro , Ana ESP 14.51 10
2 Rojas , Yulimar VEN 14.45 7
3 Mamona , Patrícia POR 14.36 5
4 Gierisch , Kristin GER 14.31 3
5 Diallo , Rouguy FRA 14.26
6 Saladukha , Olga UKR 14.19
7 Franklin , Tori USA 13.97
8 Elbe , Jenny GER 13.47