Golden Roof Innsbruck Athletics

The world s first in city athletics ser.

Golden roof innsbruck athletics.

Innsbruck once again welcomes athletes and fans for the golden roof challenge street athletics. The structure below the roof is richly adorned with a wide variety of figures and images including many curiosities. The flyswat the largest and most flexible mobile athletics facility in the world iaaf certified is the heart of the int. 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.

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. 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. 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. Golden roof challenge 5 september 2020.

Welcome to the home of the golden fly series the creation of former austrian national athletics coach armin margreiter. In the future it will form the new heart of the golden fly series. An exposed backside sticks prominently out from the golden roof. 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.

Bare facts and a love triangle. 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. Due to the long duration of the golden roof challenge the city has become the home of the golden fly series the world s first ever in city athletics tour. 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.

Live streaming of the golden fly series street athletics event in innsbruck austria on june 2.