:2014 IPC Athletics European Championships

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The venue for the Championships was the Swansea University athletics stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9946529/Swansea-to-host-2014-IPC-Athletics-European-Championships.html|title=Swansea to host 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|first=Gareth A|last=Davies|date=21 March 2013|access-date=20 November 2013}}

The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships is an invitational tournament taking in track and field events. No combined sports were included in the 2014 Championships. Not all events were open to all classifications, though no events were contested between classifications.

Athletes finishing in first place are awarded the gold medal, second place the silver medal and third place the bronze. If only three competitors are available to challenge for an event then no bronze medal is awarded. Some events will be classed as 'no medal' events.

As with the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, the IPC produced live streaming footage of the Championships on ParalympicSport.TV. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 continued their commitment to para-sport with their own live streaming website and daily live coverage shown on their sister channel More4.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/1021237-bumper-summer-of-paralympic-sports-coverage-as-channel-4-set-to-broadcast-host-of-events|date=10 July 2014|title=Bumper summer of Paralympic sports coverage as Channel 4 set to broadcast host of events|publisher=insidethegames.biz|first=Gary|last=Anderson|access-date=20 July 2014}}

File:IPC European Athletics Championships - flags of nations.JPG

The Championship opening ceremony took place at the Swansea University Stadium on the night of 18 August the day before the first events were held. The competition was officially opened by Welsh Assembly Minister John Griffiths followed by an address by the IPC president Sir Philip Craven.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewave.co.uk/news/local/swansea-2014-the-opening-ceremony/ |title=Swansea 2014: The Opening Ceremony|publisher=thewave.co.uk|date=19 August 2014|access-date=21 August 2014}}

The IPC flag carried into the stadium by schoolgirl Molly Hopkins, the youngest Swansea 2014 ambassador, Paralympian champion John Harris, swimmer Jack Thomas and games volunteer Harmony Dumay; before it was raised to signal the opening of the games. The swearing of the oaths were undertaken by Welsh athlete Josie Pearson, her coach Anthony Hughes, and on behalf of the officials by Matt Witt.

Entertainment was provided at the venue by singers Shaheen Jafargholi and John Adams; and the Morriston Orpheus Choir.

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To ensure competition is as fair and balanced as possible, athletes are classified dependent on how their disability impacts on their chosen event/s. Thus athletes may compete in an event against competitors with a different disability to themselves. Where there are more than one classification in one event, (for example discus throw F54/55/56), a points system is used to determine the winner.

• F = field athletes
• T = track athletes
• 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
• 20 – intellectual disability
• 31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
• 41-46 – amputation, les autres
• 51-58 – wheelchair athletes

File:IPC European Championships Men's 400m T54 Final 1.JPG celebrates the gold medal during the victory lap.]]

File:IPC European Championships Men's 400m - T12 Final.jpg wins gold, here challenged by Elmir Jabrayilov]]

The end medal table after day 5, showing all medal winning countries.

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| gold_RUS = 41 | silver_RUS = 29 | bronze_RUS = 18

| gold_UKR = 17 | silver_UKR = 8 | bronze_UKR = 18

| gold_GBR = 16 | silver_GBR = 19 | bronze_GBR = 17 | host_GBR = yes

| gold_GER = 14 | silver_GER = 17 | bronze_GER = 15

| gold_FIN = 9 | silver_FIN = 3 | bronze_FIN = 4

| gold_FRA = 8 | silver_FRA = 8 | bronze_FRA = 4

| gold_SUI = 8 | silver_SUI = 3 | bronze_SUI = 6

| gold_POL = 6 | silver_POL = 15 | bronze_POL = 10

| gold_ESP = 6 | silver_ESP = 9 | bronze_ESP = 10

| gold_NED = 5 | silver_NED = 4 | bronze_NED = 5

| gold_ITA = 4 | silver_ITA = 5 | bronze_ITA = 2

| gold_BUL = 4 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 4

| gold_TUR = 4 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 2

| gold_IRE = 4 | silver_IRE = 1 | bronze_IRE = 0

| gold_SWE = 3 | silver_SWE = 2 | bronze_SWE = 2

| gold_GRE = 2 | silver_GRE = 5 | bronze_GRE = 5

| gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 2 | bronze_AUT = 0

| gold_CRO = 2 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 5

| gold_CZE = 2 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 5

| gold_LTU = 2 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 2

| gold_BLR = 2 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1

| gold_LAT = 2 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 1

| gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 6 | bronze_POR = 3

| gold_AZE = 1 | silver_AZE = 2 | bronze_AZE = 1

| gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 1

| gold_SVK = 1 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 1

| gold_ISL = 1 | silver_ISL = 0 | bronze_ISL = 1

| gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 5 | bronze_SRB = 1

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 1

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 2 | bronze_BEL = 0

| gold_LUX = 0 | silver_LUX = 1 | bronze_LUX = 0

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 0

| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 0 | bronze_SLO = 1

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Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2014 Championships. The following athletes won four medals or more.

Fourteen records were broken including seven world records.

Below is the list of countries who agreed to participate in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each.

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• {{flagcountry|AUT}} 6
• {{flagcountry|AZE}} 5
• {{flagcountry|BLR}} 6
• {{flagcountry|BEL}} 5
• {{flagcountry|BUL}} 10
• {{flagcountry|CRO}} 15
• {{flagcountry|DEN}} 7
• {{flagcountry|EST}} 2
• {{flagcountry|FIN}} 11
• {{flagcountry|FRA}} 19
• {{flagcountry|GER}} 32
• {{flagcountry|GBR}} 52
• {{flagcountry|GRE}} 35
• {{flagcountry|HUN}} 7
• {{flagcountry|IRL}} 8
• {{flagcountry|ISL}} 3
• {{flagcountry|ISR}} 2
• {{flagcountry|ITA}} 13
• {{flagcountry|LAT}} 8
• {{flagcountry|LTU}} 11
• {{flagcountry|LUX}} 1
• {{flagcountry|MNE}} 1
• {{flagcountry|NOR}} 4
• {{flagcountry|NED}} 23
• {{flagcountry|POL}} 33
• {{flagcountry|POR}} 22
• {{flagcountry|ROU}} 3
• {{flagcountry|RUS}} 74
• {{flagcountry|SRB}} 9
• {{flagcountry|SVK}} 5
• {{flagcountry|SLO}} 2
• {{flagcountry|ESP}} 31
• {{flagcountry|SWE}} 8
• {{flagcountry|SUI}} 9
• {{flagcountry|CZE}} 12
• {{flagcountry|TUR}} 24
• {{flagcountry|UKR}} 34

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• 2014 European Athletics Championships

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;References

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• [http://www.paralympic.org/Events/swansea-2014 Official web-site]

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Category:World Para Athletics European Championships

IPC Athletics European Championships

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Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Wales

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