The 29th European Athletics Cup was held on June 21–22, 2008 in Annecy, France, at the Park de Sport stadium. At the start of the Super League (the strongest division of the tournament), 8 of the continent's strongest national teams among men and women came out. For two days, the participants fought for team points in 20 athletics disciplines.
| 2008 European Athletics Cup | |
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| Host city |  Annecy , France |
| Member countries | 8 (husband) / 8 (women) (super league) |
| Medals | 2 |
| Opening | June 21, 2008 |
| Closing | June 22, 2008 |
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| Stadium | " Park de Sport " |
Competitions in the First League took place at the same time in Portuguese Leiria and Turkish Istanbul , and in the Second League in Estonian Tallinn and Slovak Banska Bistrita .
The European Cup was last held under its name and in a similar format. The next year he was replaced by the European team championship , and the system has undergone significant changes. In order to increase the entertainment of competitions, the European Athletics Association combined men's and women's counts, as well as made adjustments to the rules of individual disciplines. According to the results of the European Cup in 2008, the composition of the leagues of the new tournament was determined, for these purposes a combined rating was compiled among men and women.
Content
Super League
Team Championship
The women's team of Russia for the 13th time won the European Cup - this figure was a record in the history of competitions. Thus, for 29 tournament draws, only three teams won the victory, East Germany / Germany, USSR / Russia and France.
For men , the UK team won the Cup for the first time since 2000 .
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 112 | |
| Poland | 98 | |
| France | 96 | |
| four | Germany | 95 |
| five | Russia | 84 |
| 6 | Italy | 82 |
| 7 | Spain | 81 |
| eight | Greece | 68 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 124 | |
| Ukraine | 110.5 | |
| Great Britain | 90 | |
| four | Poland | 87 |
| five | Italy | 81.5 |
| 6 | Germany | 76 |
| 7 | France | 76 |
| eight | Belarus | 69 |
Strongest in Individual Forms - Men
Abbreviations: WR - world record | ER - Europe's record | NR - national record | CR - European Cup record
| Discipline | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m (wind: −1.8 m / s) | Tyrone Edgar Great Britain | 10,20 | Martial Mbandjock France | 10.25 | Tobias Unger Germany | 10.37 |
| 200 m (wind: −0.3 m / s) | Marlon Devonish Great Britain | 20.52 | Anastasios Gusis Greece | 20.57 | Alexander Kosenkov Germany | 20.61 |
| 400 m | Martin Rooney Great Britain | 45.33 | Claudio Licciardello Italy | 45.57 | Denis Alekseev Russia | 45.67 |
| 800 m | Manuel Olmedo Spain | 1.49.98 | Marcin Lewandowski Poland | 1.50,13 | Yuri Koldin Russia | 1.50.17 |
| 1,500 m | Mehdi Baal France | 3.40.55 | Arturo Casado Spain | 3.40.70 | Karsten Schlangen Germany | 3.41.75 |
| 3000 m | Andrew Baddeley Great Britain | 8.01,28 | Jesus Espanya Spain | 8.01.62 | Sergey Ivanov Russia | 8.01.91 |
| 5000 m | Mohammed Farah Great Britain | 13.44.07 | Carles Castillejo Spain | 13.57.37 | Daniele meucci Italy | 03/14/04 |
| Relay 4 × 100 m | Great Britain Christian Malcolm Tyrone Edgar Marlon Devonish Ricky Fifton | 38.48 | Poland Dariush Kuts Lukas Hyla Camille Mashtak Marcin Endrusinsky | 38.61 | Italy Emanuele Di Gregorio Simone Collio Massimiliano Donati Maurizio Ceccucci | 38.73 |
| Relay 4 × 400 m | France Leslie John Teddy venel Bris Panel Richard Monier | 3.02.33 | Great Britain Robert Tobin Dale Garland Conrad Williams Martin Rooney | 3.02.66 | Germany Simon Kirch Camge gaba Florian Hare Bastian Svillims | 3.03.04 |
| 110 m with barriers (wind: −0.6 m / s) | Jackson quinones Spain | 13.40 | Konstantinos Duvalidis Greece | 13.59 | Evgeny Borisov Russia | 13.66 |
| 400 m with barriers | Periklis Iakovakis Greece | 49.15 | Marek Plavgo Poland | 49.44 | Salah Gaidi France | 49.64 |
| 3000 m obstacle course | Mahidin Mehissi-Benabbad France | 8.33.10 | Ildar Minshin Russia | 8.34.89 | Andrew Lemoncello Great Britain | 8.36.33 |
| High jump | Andrey Silnov Russia | 2.32 m | Andrea Bettinelli Italy | 2,30 m | Javier Bermejo Spain | 2.24 m |
| Pole vault | Danny Ecker Germany | 5.55 m | Przemyslaw Czervinsky Poland | 5.55 m | Stephen Lewis Great Britain | 5.40 m |
| Long jump | Louis Tsatumas Greece | 8.17 m (−0.6 m / s) | Marcin Stajak Poland | 8.09 m (+0.6 m / s) | Nils winter Germany | 8.05 m (+1.3 m / s) |
| Triple jump | Phillips Aidov Great Britain | 17.46 m (+0.5 m / s) | Columbus Fofana France | 17.21 m (−0.3 m / s) | Fabrizio Scambri Italy | 17.01 m (−0.2 m / s) |
| Shot put | Peter Zach Germany | 20.41 m | Tomasz Majewski Poland | 20.32 m | Yves Niare France | 20.31 m |
| Discus throw | Mario pestano Spain | 68.34 m | Robert Harting Germany | 65.25 m | Peter Malakhovsky Poland | 63.20 m |
| Hammer throwing | Shimon Zelkovsky Poland | 79.26 m | Nicola Vizzoni Italy | 77.32 m | Marcus Esser Germany | 75.07 m |
| Javelin-throwing | Peter Ezenvayn Germany | 79.23 m | Laurent Doric France | 75.97 m | Igor Yanik Poland | 75.65 m |
Strongest in Individual Species - Women
| Discipline | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m (wind: +1.3 m / s) | Julia Nesterenko Belarus | 11.17 | Emma Ania Great Britain | 11.22 | Evgenia Polyakova Russia | 11.26 |
| 200 m (wind: −0.2 m / s) | Muriel Yurt France | 22.75 | Kristin Ohuruogu Great Britain | 23,23 | Natalya Rusakova Russia | 23.29 |
| 400 m | Nicola Sanders Great Britain | 51.17 | Natalya Pigida Ukraine | 51.57 | Tatyana Veshkurova Russia | 52.00 |
| 800 m | Jennifer Meadows Great Britain | 2.01,20 | Elodie Gegan France | 2.01.65 | Anna Rostkovskaya Poland | 2.01.82 |
| 1,500 m | Sylvia Aydice Poland | 4.19.17 | Natalia Tobias Ukraine | 4.19.70 | Susan Scott Great Britain | 4.19.83 |
| 3000 m | Lydia Khoetskaya Poland | 03/03/49 | Helen Clitrou Great Britain | 9.04.38 | Olga Komyagina [a] Russia | 9.05.76 [a] |
| 5000 m | Natalia Berkut Ukraine | 15.23.97 | Kate reed Great Britain | 15.40.73 | Regina Rakhimkulova Russia | 15.50.98 |
| Relay 4 × 100 m | Russia Evgenia Polyakova Natalya Rusakova Julia Gushchina Julia Chermoshanskaya | 42.80 | Great Britain Anika Onuora Montell Douglas Janette Kwachi Emma Ania | 42.95 | Italy Anita Pistone Vincenza Cali Julia Archoni Audrey Allo | 43.04 Nr |
| Relay 4 × 400 m | Russia Julia Gushchina Olesya Krasnomovets Tatyana Veshkurova Lyudmila Litvinova | 3.23.77 | France Fara Anasharsis Telia Sizer Solen Deser-Marieux Virginie Mishanol | 3.26.63 | Belarus Ekaterina Bobrik Irina Khlyustova Anna Kozak Yuliana Yushchenko | 3.27.13 |
| 100 m with barriers (wind: −1.3 m / s) | Evgenia Snigur Ukraine | 12.81 | Aurelia Tryvyanskaya Poland | 12.82 | Julia Kondakova Russia | 12.83 |
| 400 m with barriers | Anastasia Rabchenyuk Ukraine | 54.64 | Anna Yesen Poland | 54.81 | Yonna Tilgner Germany | 56.15 |
| 3000 m obstacle course | Gulnara Galkina Russia | 9.35.32 CR | Valentina Gorpinich Ukraine | 9.35.42 | Violetta Frankevich Poland | 9.39.60 |
| High jump | Ariane Friedrich Germany | 2.03 m | Vita Styopina Ukraine | 1.95 m | ||
| Antonietta Di Martino Italy | 1.95 m | |||||
| Pole vault | Julia Golubchikova Russia | 4.73 m | Anna Rogovskaya Poland | 4.66 m | Zilke Spiegelburg Germany | 4,59 m |
| Long jump | Lyudmila Kolchanova Russia | 7.04 m (+1.7 m / s) | Jade johnson Great Britain | 6.81 m (+1.7 m / s) | Bianca Kappler Germany | 6.63 m (+1.9 m / s) |
| Triple jump | Olga Saladuha Ukraine | 14.73 m ( +2.2 m / s ) | Theresa Nzola France | 14.51 m (+1.0 m / s) | Magdeline Martinez Italy | 14.28 m (+0.2 m / s) |
| Shot put | Christina Schwanitz [b] Germany | 18.55 m [b] | Anna Omarova [b] Russia | 18.30 m [b] | Chiara Rosa [b] Italy | 18.03 m [b] |
| Discus throw | Svetlana Saykina Russia | 62.56 m | Natalya Semenova Ukraine | 62.25 m | Yoanna Visnevskaya Poland | 59.01 m |
| Hammer throwing | Oksana Menkova Belarus | 75.97 m | Manuela Montebrune France | 72.18 m | Irina Novozhilova Ukraine | 71.12 m |
| Javelin-throwing | Natalya Shimchuk Belarus | 63.24 m Nr | Maria Abakumova Russia | 61.78 m | Zahra Bani Italy | 58.13 m |
a In September 2008, the French Athletics Federation disqualified Julie Culot for middle-distance running for three years. Her doping test of May 29, 2008 tested positive for testosterone . All performances of the athlete after this date were canceled, including third place in the 2008 European Cup in the 3000m race (9.04.39) [1] .
b A doping test of the Belarusian core-putter, Yulia Leontyuk , taken at the end of the competition, showed a significant excess of testosterone in her body. In accordance with the rules, the athlete was disqualified for two years, and her result in the European Cup (first place with an attempt at 19.43 m) was canceled [2] .
League One
Competitions in the First League were held on June 21-22 in two divisions, each of which had 8 male and female teams. Group A teams performed in Portuguese Leiria , group B - in Turkish Istanbul .
Group A (Leiria)
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Czech | 106 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 106 |
| 3 | Portugal | 105 |
| four | Belgium | 96 |
| five | Finland | 92 |
| 6 | Belarus | 82 |
| 7 | Austria | 67.5 |
| eight | Norway | 63.5 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Spain | 125 |
| 2 | Czech | 107 |
| 3 | Belgium | 91 |
| four | Ireland | 86 |
| five | Portugal | 84 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 80 |
| 7 | Finland | 78 |
| eight | Netherlands | 77 |
Group B (Istanbul)
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Sweden | 117 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 106.5 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 96 |
| four | Hungary | 93.5 |
| five | Switzerland | 86 |
| 6 | Romania | 81.5 |
| 7 | Turkey | 79 |
| eight | Croatia | 58.5 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Greece | 122 |
| 2 | Romania | 117.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 97.5 |
| four | Bulgaria | 85 |
| five | Sweden | 84 |
| 6 | Hungary | 77 |
| 7 | Serbia | 74 |
| eight | Croatia | 70 |
League Two
Competitions in the Second League were held June 21-22 in two divisions. Group A teams performed in Estonian Tallinn , group B - in the Slovak Banska Bystrica
Group A (Tallinn)
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Estonia | 126 |
| 2 | Latvia | 122 |
| 3 | Ireland | 100 |
| four | Denmark | 99 |
| five | Bulgaria | 91 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 79 |
| 7 | Iceland | 55 |
| eight | Luxembourg | 45 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Norway | 124 |
| 2 | Estonia | 119 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 116 |
| four | Latvia | 98 |
| five | Austria | 89 |
| 6 | Iceland | 70 |
| 7 | Denmark | 66 |
| eight | Luxembourg | 37 |
Group B (Banska Bystrica)
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Serbia | 232 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 230 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 208.5 |
| four | Israel | 206.5 |
| five | Moldova | 185 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 167 |
| 7 | Georgia | 163.5 |
| eight | Azerbaijan | 150 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 127.5 |
| ten | Armenia | 119 |
| eleven | Team of small states of Europe Malta Liechtenstein San marino Monaco | 79 |
| 12 | Andorra | 68 |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 65 |
| 14 | Albania | 55 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Slovenia | 261 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 222.5 |
| 3 | Israel | 216 |
| four | Cyprus | 216 |
| five | Moldova | 210 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 177 |
| 7 | Team of small states of Europe Malta San marino Liechtenstein | 133.5 |
| eight | Montenegro | 108 |
| 9 | Armenia | 106 |
| ten | Georgia | 90 |
| eleven | Andorra | 88.5 |
| 12 | Albania | 67.5 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 62 |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 59 |
Notes
- ↑ Doping Rule Violation (English) , IAAF (September 19, 2008). Archived on November 10, 2017. Date of treatment November 10, 2017.
- ↑ Doping Rule Violation (English) , IAAF (August 28, 2008). Archived on November 10, 2017. Date of treatment November 10, 2017.
See also
- Indoor Track and Field European Cup 2008
Links
- European Cup Super League - Annecy 2008 Results (inaccessible link) . EA . - Results of competitions in the Super League on the website of the European Athletics Association. Date of treatment November 10, 2017. Archived September 24, 2015.
- European Cup First League - Leiria 2008 Results . EA . - The results of the competitions in Group A of the First League on the website of the European Athletics Association. Date of treatment October 11, 2017. Archived November 10, 2017.
- European Cup First League - Istanbul 2008 Results . EA . - The results of the competitions in Group B of the First League on the website of the European Athletics Association. Date of treatment October 11, 2017. Archived November 10, 2017.
- European Cup Second League - Tallinn 2008 Results . EA . - The results of the competitions in Group A of the Second League on the website of the European Athletics Association. Date of treatment October 11, 2017. Archived November 10, 2017.
- European Cup Second League - Banská Bystrica 2008 Results . EA . - The results of the competitions in Group B of the Second League on the website of the European Athletics Association. Date of treatment October 11, 2017. Archived November 10, 2017.