Every year the world s athletic elite come together in innsbruck s old town to compete in the annual golden roof challenge set against the mediaeval backdrop of the city s world famous goldenes dachl world class sportsmen and sportswomen battle it out in the disciplines of pole vault and long jump the results attained here often play a key factor in the athletes eligibility for.
Golden roof innsbruck athletics.
Innsbruck once again welcomes athletes and fans for the golden roof challenge street athletics.
It is the largest and most flexible mobile athletics facility in the world which last night revealed its great potential.
The structure below the roof is richly adorned with a wide variety of figures and images including many curiosities.
The goldenes dachl golden roof is a landmark structure located in the old town altstadt section of innsbruck austria it is considered the city s most famous symbol.
Glasgow 2019 european athletics indoor championships silver medallist nastassia mironchyk ivanova won the long jump at the golden roof challenge in innsbruck with a world leading 6 94m on saturday.
The shining golden roof can be seen on entering the historic old town but it is also well worth taking a look up close.
The flyswat the largest and most flexible mobile athletics facility in the world iaaf certified is the heart of the int.
The emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe festivals tournaments.
Bare facts and a love triangle.
Welcome to the home of the golden fly series the creation of former austrian national athletics coach armin margreiter.
The belarusian finished ahead of ukraine s maryna bekh romanchuk who was second with 6 82m and extended her unbeaten 2020 outdoor winning streak to six meetings.
Armin is the meet director of the golden roof challenge innsbruck aut whose dream was to bring the most spectacular queen of olympic sports athletics to the heart of some of the world s most beautiful cities and deliver attractive elite sports events to the public.
Completed in 1500 the roof was decorated with 2 657 fire gilded copper tiles for emperor maximilian i to mark his wedding to bianca maria sforza.
The 15th international golden roof challenge innsbruck s own world class jump meeting will take place on saturday 8 june 2019 in front of the golden roof at the heart of the old town.
In the future it will form the new heart of the golden fly series.
Golden roof challenge 5 september 2020.
The world s first in city athletics ser.