The 2002

Russian Indoor Athletics Championships The Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), ...

(russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 2002) was the 11th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 12–14 February at the VGAFK Stadium in Volgograd. A total of 28 events (14 for men and 14 for women) were contested over the three-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the

2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. This was the last edition to be held in an even year to avoid it occurring in the same year as the outdo ...

. Two indoor events were contested in Moscow, separately from the main championships. An indoor 6-hour run was held on 1–2 February and the combined events were held from 3–5 February. Natalya Cherepanova set a world indoor best for the women's

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

with 9:38.30.

Vyacheslav Shabunin Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Shabunin (russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Шабунин) (born 27 September 1969 in Kamyshlov, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. After a career that t ...

set a championship record of 3:40.88 to win the men's

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. Yekaterina Puzanova won an 800 metres/1500 m double on the women's side. Sergey Ivanov broke the championship record with a time of 7:57.53 minutes in the men's

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

Results

Men

On July 30, 2002, the IAAF in its monthly newsletter announced the disqualification of Russian hurdler

Evgeny Pechonkin Evgeny Gennadyevich Pechonkin (russian: Евгений Геннадьевич Печёнкин; born October 9, 1973, in Krasnodar) is a Russian bobsledder and former track and field athlete who has switched to his current sport in 2005. As a sprin ...

for 2 years. In his doping sample, taken as part of out-of-competition control on February 10, 2002, the prohibited drug norandrosterone was found. In accordance with the rules, all the athlete's results from the moment of sampling were annulled, including his win at the Russian Indoor Championship with a result of 7.63.

Women

Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships

The Russian 6-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held over 1–2 February in Moscow at the

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. The competition was held as part of the second Moscow Night Supermarathon. 42 athletes (30 men and 12 women) from 16 regions of the country started the race. Aleksey Belosludtsev and Marina Bychkova set new Russian records of 91,017 metres and 74,475 metres, respectively.

Men

Women

Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships

The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held from 3 to 5 February at the Znamensky Brothers Olympic Center in Moscow.

Men

Women

International team selection

As a result of the championships, the following athletes were selected for Russia at the

Men

*60 m: Ilya Levin *200 m: Denis Busovikov, Aleksandr Makukha *400 m:

Dmitry Golovastov Dmitriy Anatolyevich Golovastov ( Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Головастов; born 14 July 1971 in Moscow) is a Russian former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He competed at the 1992 and 2000 S ...

, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev *4 × 400 m relay:

, Aleksandr Usov, Yevgeniy Lebedev, Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov,

Oleg Mishukov Oleg Mishukov (born 31 August 1980) is a Russian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships The 18th European Athle ...

*800 m:

Dmitry Bogdanov Dmitriy Anatolyevich Bogdanov (russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Богданов, born 11 April 1979) is a Russian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best times are 1:44.33 minutes in the 800 me ...

, Sergey Kozhevnikov *1500 m:

, Andrey Zadorozhniy *3000 m: Sergey Ivanov *60 m hurdles:

*High jump: Pavel Fomenko, Pyotr Brayko,

Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov (, born November 22, 1980, in Mogilyev, Belarusian SSR) is a retired Russian high jumper. He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Víct ...

*Pole vault:

Yuriy Yeliseyev Yuri Kostiantynovych Yeliseyev (russian: Юрий Константинович Елисеев; born September 26, 1949) is a retired Ukrainian football player. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1972. * Olympic bronze: 1972. Internatio ...

, Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko,

Pavel Gerasimov Pavel Aleksandrovich Gerasimov (russian: Павел Александрович Герасимов, b. May 29, 1979, Aleksin, Tula Oblast) is a Russian athlete competing in the pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track ...

*Long jump:

Vitaliy Shkurlatov Vitaliy Shkurlatov (russian: Вита́лий Шкурла́тов; born 25 May 1979, in Volgograd) is a Russian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt ...

Kirill Sosunov Kirill Olegovich Sosunov (russian: Кири́лл Оле́гович Сосуно́в; born 1 November 1975 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper and bobsledder. He is the 1998 European champion, and that year he also set his personal best jump with ...

, Danil Burkenja^‡ *Triple jump: Aleksandr Sergeyev^†,

Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Igorevich Spasovkhodskiy (russian: Игорь Игоревич Спасовходский) (born 1 August 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump ...

Aleksandr Aseledchenko Aleksandr Aseledchenko (born 18 October 1973) is a retired Russian triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the tw ...

*Shot put:

Pavel Chumachenko Pavel Leonidivuch Chumachenko (Cyrillic: Павел Леонидович Чумаченко; born 5 April 1971 in Bratsk) is a Russian shot putter. His personal best is 20.54 metres, achieved in June 2001 in Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''B ...

Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov (born 15 January 1981) is a Russian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi. In 2016, he was disqualified from the Beijing 2008 Olympics following reanalysis of his samples from the 2008 ...

Women

*60 m:

Larisa Kruglova Larisa Nikolayevna Kruglova (russian: Лариса Николаевна Круглова, born 27 October 1972 in Murmansk) is a Russian sprinter who mainly competes in the 100 metres. Her greatest success has come in relay races, where sh ...

Marina Kislova Marina Vladimirovna Kislova (russian: Марина Владимировна Кислова; born 7 February 1978 in Leningrad) is a Russian sprinter. International competitions Personal bests *100 metres - 11.09 (2001) *200 metres The 2 ...

Yuliya Tabakova Yuliya Gennadiyevna Tabakova (russian: Юлия Геннадьевна Табакова; born 1 May 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Russia. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m re ...

*200 m:

Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Valentinovna Goncharenko (russian: Светлана Валентиновна Гончаренко; born May 28, 1971 in Rostov-on-Don as Svetlana Doronina) is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to ...

^‡, Olga Khalandyreva *400 m:

Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (russian: Наталья Николаевна Антюх, born 26 June 1981) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a silver fo ...

, Yuliya Pechonkina, Natalya Ivanova *800 m: Svetlana Cherkasova *1500 m:

Olga Komyagina Olga Komyagina (born 10 February 1974) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She gained fame acting as a pacemaker/rabbit in races, and is widely considered to be the best pacemaker in the history of athletics. ...

^†, Yekaterina Puzanova,

Yuliya Kosenkova Yuliya Kosenkova (born 28 March 1973, Omsk) is a former Russian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Achievements Personal bests *800 metres - 2:00.2 min (2001) *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typicall ...

*3000 m: Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Liliya Volkova, Oksana Belyakova *60 m hurdles: Svetlana Laukhova,

Mariya Koroteyeva Mariya Mikhailovna Koroteyeva (russian: Мария Михайловна Коротеева; born 10 November 1981) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 12.60 seconds, achieved during the Olympic ...

*High jump: Marina Kuptsova^†, Yelena Sivushenko, Viktorija Seregina *Pole vault: Svetlana Feofanova^†, Yelena Belyakova *Long jump:

Olga Rublyova Olga Rublyova (russian: Ольга Рублёва; born 28 October 1974 in Volgograd) is a retired Russian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.90 metres, achieved in June 1995 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; pcd, Neuvile-Ask) i ...

Lyudmila Galkina Lyudmila Ivanovna Galkina (russian: Людмила Ивановна Галкина; born January 20, 1972 in Saratov) is a Russian track and field athlete. She won the European Junior Championships in 1991 as a triple jumper, but thereafter later ...

Irina Simagina Irina Aleksandrovna Meleshina-Simagina (russian: Ирина Александровна Симагина) (born 25 May 1982, in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper. Simagina won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was then more or le ...

*Triple jump: Nadezhda Bazhenova, Irina Vasilyeva,

Yelena Oleynikova Yelena Oleynikova (russian: Елена Олейниковаborn 9 December 1976 in Zernograd) is a retired Russian athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She won the bronze at the 2002 European Championships. She has personal bests of 14.8 ...

*Shot put:

Lyudmila Sechko Ludmila, Ludmilla, or Lyudmila (Cyrillic: Людмила, ''Lyudmila'') may refer to: People * Ludmila (given name) a Slavic female given name (including a list of people with the name) * Ludmila da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer, com ...

*Pentathlon:

Yelena Prokhorova Yelena Vladimirovna Prokhorova (russian: Елена Владимировна Прохорова; born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. S ...

^† ^† Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships ^‡ Later withdrew from the international competition

References

;Results * {{2002 in athletics Russian Indoor Athletics Championships

Sports competitions in Volgograd