2008 European Cup (athletics)

International sporting competition January 2022 2008 European Cup Annecy2008logo.png Annecy, France (Super League) Logo of the Superleague 21–22 June 2008 Parc des Sports (Super League) 2007 Munich 2009 Leiria The 29th and final SPAR European Cup took place in June 2008. Track and field events were held on 21 and 22 June 2008 at the Parc des Sports Stadium in Annecy, France. Other event venues included Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Portugal and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey (for First League track and field events), Kadriorg Stadium in Estonia and SNP Stadium in Slovakia (for Second League track and field events), and facilities in Eindhoven, Netherlands (for diving and other water sports events). The Parc des Sports Annecy Stadium was also stadium for 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was the last edition of the European Cup which from 2009 has been replaced by European Team Championships combining the men and women competitions. Super League 2008 European Cup Super League Final standings Men PosCountryPts 1 Great Britain 112 2 Poland 98 3 France 96 4 Germany 95 5 Russia 84 6 Italy 82 7 Spain 81 8 68 Women PosCountryPts 1 Russia 122 2 108.5 3 Great Britain 89 4 Poland 86 5 France 81 6 Italy 79.5 7 Belarus 1995 78 8 Germany74 Day 1 standings Men PosCountryPts1Great Britain552Poland523France524Italy465Germany456Russia37 7Spain37 8Greece35 Women PosCountryPts1Russia712Ukraine583Great Britain514Poland515France426Italy42 7Belarus 199540 8Germany39 Men's results 100 metresTyrone Edgar GBR 10.20Martial Mbandjock FRA 10.25Tobias Unger GER 10.37200 metresMarlon Devonish GBR 20.52Anastásios Goúsis GRE 20.57Alexander Kosenkow GER 20.61400 metresMartyn Rooney GBR 45.33Claudio Licciardello ITA 45.57Denis Alekseyev RUS 45.67800 metresManuel Olmedo ESP 1:49.98Marcin Lewandowski POL 1:50.13Yuriy Koldin RUS 1:50.171500 metresMehdi Baala FRA 3:40.55Arturo Casado ESP 3:40.70Carsten Schlangen GER 3:41.753000 metresAndy Baddeley GBR 8:01.28Jesús España ESP 8:01.62Sergey Ivanov RUS 8:01.915000 metresMohamed Farah GBR 13:44.07Carles Castillejo ESP 13:57.37Daniele Meucci ITA 14:03.043000 m steeplechaseMahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad FRA 8:33.10Ildar Minshin RUS 8:34.89Andrew Lemoncello GBR 8:36.33100 m hurdlesJackson Quiñónez ESP 13.40Konstadínos Douvalídis GRE 13.59Yevgeniy Borisov RUS 13.66400 m hurdlesPeriklís Iakovákis GRE 49.15Marek Plawgo POL 49.44Salah Ghaidi FRA 49.644 × 100 m relay GBRChristian MalcolmTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishRikki Fifton 38.48 POLDariusz KućŁukasz ChyłaKamil MasztakMarcin Jędrusiński 38.61 ITAEmanuele Di GregorioSimone CollioMassimiliano DonatiMaurizio Checcucci 38.734 × 400 m relay FRALeslie DjhoneTeddy VenelBrice PanelRichard Maunier 3:02.33 GBRRobert TobinDale GarlandConrad WilliamsMartyn Rooney 3:02.66 GERSimon KirchKamghe GabaFlorian SeitzBastian Swillims 3:03.04High jumpAndrey Silnov RUS 2.32 mAndrea Bettinelli ITA 2.30 mJavier Bermejo ESP 2.24 mPole vaultDanny Ecker GER 5.55 mPrzemysław Czerwiński POL 5.55 mSteven Lewis GBR 5.40 mLong jumpLoúis Tsátoumas GRE 8.17 mMarcin Starzak POL 8.09 mNils Winter GER 8.05 mTriple jumpPhillips Idowu GBR 17.46 mColomba Fofana FRA 17.21 mFabrizio Schembri ITA 17.01 mShot putPeter Sack GER 20.41 mTomasz Majewski POL 20.32 m Yves Niaré FRA 20.31 mDiscus throwMario Pestano ESP 68.34 mRobert Harting GER 65.25 mPiotr Małachowski POL 63.20 mHammer throwSzymon Ziółkowski POL 79.26 mNicola Vizzoni ITA 77.32 mMarkus Esser GER 75.07 mJavelin throwPeter Esenwein GER 79.23 mLaurent Dorique FRA 75.97 mIgor Janik POL 75.65 m Women's results 100 metresYulia Nestsiarenka BLR 1995 11.17Emma Ania GBR 11.22Yevgeniya Polyakova RUS 11.26200 metresMuriel Hurtis FRA 22.75Christine Ohuruogu GBR 23.23Natalya Rusakova RUS 23.29400 metresNicola Sanders GBR 51.17Nataliya Pyhyda UKR 51.57Tatyana Veshkurova RUS 52.00800 metresJenny Meadows GBR 2:01.20Élodie Guégan FRA 2:01.65Anna Rostkowska POL 2:01.821500 metresSylwia Ejdys POL 4:19.17Nataliya Tobias UKR 4:19.70Susan Scott GBR 4:19.833000 metresLidia Chojecka POL 9:03.49Helen Clitheroe GBR 9:04.38Olga Komyagina RUS 9:05.765000 metresNataliya Berkut UKR 15:23.97Kate Reed GBR 15:40.73Regina Kashayeva RUS 15:50.983000 m steeplechaseGulnara Galkina RUS 9:35.32Valentyna Zhudina UKR 9:35.42Wioletta Frankiewicz POL 9:39.60100 m hurdlesYevheniya Snihur UKR 12.81 PBAurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch POL 12.82Yuliya Kondakova RUS 12.83400 m hurdlesAnastasiya Rabchenyuk UKR 54.64Anna Jesień POL 54.81Jonna Tilgner GER 56.154 × 100 m relay RUSYevgeniya PolyakovaNatalya RusakovaYuliya GushchinaYuliya Chermoshanskaya 42.80 GBRAnyika OnuoraMontell DouglasJeanette KwakyeEmma Ania 42.95 ITAAnita PistoneVincenza CalìGiulia ArcioniAudrey Alloh 43.04 NR Italian4 × 400 m relay RUSYuliya GushchinaOlesya KrasnomovetsTatyana VeshkurovaLyudmila Litvinova 3:23.77 FRAPhara AnacharsisThélia SigèreSolen Désert-MarillerVirginie Michanol 3:26.63 BLR 1995 Katsiaryna BobrykIryna KhliustavaAnna KozakYulianna Yuschanka 3:27.13High jumpAriane Friedrich GER 2.03 mViktoriya Styopina UKRAntonietta Di Martino ITA 1.95 mNot awardedPole vaultYuliya Golubchikova RUS 4.73 mAnna Rogowska POL 4.66 mSilke Spiegelburg GER 4.59 mLong jumpLyudmila Kolchanova RUS 7.04 mJade Johnson GBR 6.81 m PBBianca Kappler GER 6.63 mTriple jumpOlha Saladukha UKR 14.73 m Teresa Nzola Meso Ba FRA 14.51 mMagdelín Martínez ITA 14.28 mShot putChristina Schwanitz GER 18.55 m Anna Omarova RUS 18.30 mChiara Rosa ITA 18.03 mDiscus throwSvetlana Saykina RUS 62.56 mNataliya Semenova UKR 62.25 mJoanna Wiśniewska POL 59.01 mHammer throwAksana Menkova BLR 1995 75.97 mManuela Montebrun FRA 72.18 mIryna Novozhylova UKR 71.12 mJavelin throwNatallia Shymchuk BLR 1995 63.24 m NR BelarusianMariya Abakumova RUS 61.78 mZahra Bani ITA 58.13 m Abakumova later disqualified for doping First League Nations of 1st League (16 teams, men and women, in two groups of equal level). Group A At Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, (Portugal), on 21 & 22 June 2008. Men's AUT BEL BLR 1995 CZE FIN NED NOR POR Belgium was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2007 2nd League for 2008 European Cup. Women's BEL CZE FIN IRL LTU NED POR ESP Spain was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and Belgium & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Day 1 Events and winners Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Aleksandr Vashchyla BLR 1995 High jump Tomáš Janku CZE 400m hurdles Ondrej Danek CZE 100m Francis Obikwelu POR 1500m Michal Šneberger CZE Shot put Rutger Smith NED Long jump Nelson Évora POR 400m Kevin Borlée BEL 5000m Günther Weidlinger AUT 4 × 100 m relay Portugal PORWomen Event Winner Country Pole vault Naroa Agirre ESP Triple jump Carlota Castrejana ESP 400m hurdles Zuzana Hejnová CZE Discus throw Vera Cechlová CZE 100m Kim Gevaert BEL 800m Yvonne Hak NED 3000m Dolores Checa ESP 400m Annemarie Schulte NED Javelin throw Barbora Špotáková CZE 3000m Steeplechase Rosa María Morató ESP 4 × 100 m relay Belgium BEL Standings Men PosCountryPts1Czech Republic1062Netherlands1063Portugal1054Belgium965Finland926Belarus 199582 7Austria67.5 8Norway63.5 Women PosCountryPts1Spain1252Czech Republic1073Belgium914Portugal845Lithuania806Ireland79 7Netherlands77 8Finland76 Group B At Enka Sadi Gülçelik Stadium, Istanbul, (Turkey), on 21 & 22 June 2008. Men's CRO HUN ROM SLO SUI SWE TUR UKR was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Women's BUL CRO GRE HUN ROM SRB SWE TUR was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Day 1 Events and winners Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Krisztián Pars HUN High jump Stefan Holm SWE 400m hurdles Stanislav Melnykov UKR 100m Matic Osovnikar SLO 1500m Peter Szemeti HUN Shot put Lajos Kürthy HUN Long jump Julien Fivaz SUI 400m Johan Wissman SWE 5000m Selim Bayrak TUR 4 × 100 m relay Ukraine UKRWomen Event Winner Country Pole vault Afrodíti Skafída GRE Triple jump Hrisopiyí Devetzí GRE 400m hurdles Tsvetelina Kirilova BUL Discus throw Nicoleta Grasu ROU 100m Inna Eftimova BUL 800m Liliana Popescu ROU 3000m Alemitu Bekele TUR 400m Barbara Petráhn HUN Javelin throw Nikolett Szabó HUN 3000m Steeplechase Iríni Kokkinaríou GRE 4 × 100 m relay Bulgaria BUL Standings Men PosCountryPts1Sweden1172Ukraine106,53Slovenia964Hungary93,55Switzerland866Romania81,5 7Turkey79 8Croatia58,5 Women PosCountryPts1Greece1222Romania117,53Turkey90,54Bulgaria855Sweden846Hungary77 7Serbia74 8Croatia70 Second League Group A At Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (Estonia), on 21 & 22 June 2008. Men's BUL DEN EST IRL ISL LAT LTU LUX & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Women's AUT DEN EST ISL LAT LUX NOR SUI & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Day 1 Events and winners Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Bergur Ingi Petursson ISL High jump Angel Kararadev BUL 400m hurdles Gatis Spunde LAT 100m Paul Hession IRL 1500m Girts Azis LAT Shot put Taavi Peetre EST Long jump Morten Jensen DEN 400m Paul McKee IRL 5000m Tiidrek Nurme EST 4 × 100 m relay Latvia LATWomen Event Winner Country Pole vault Thorey Edda Elisdottir ISL Triple jump Veera Baranova EST 400m hurdles Martina Näf SUI Discus throw Eha Rünne EST 100m Ezinne Okparaebo NOR 800m Egle Uljas EST 3000m Sabine Fischer SUI 400m Ieva Zunda LAT Javelin throw Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir ISL 3000m Steeplechase Andrea Mayr AUT 4 × 100 m relay Norway NOR Standings Men PosCountryPts1Estonia1262Latvia1223Ireland1004Denmark995Bulgaria916Lithuania79 7Iceland55 8Luxembourg45 Women PosCountryPts1Norway1242Estonia1193Switzerland1164Latvia985Austria896Iceland70 7Denmark66 8Luxembourg37 Group B At SNP Stadium, Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), on 21 & 22 June 2008. Men's AASSE ALB AND ARM AZE BIH CYP GEO ISR Macedonia MDA MNE SRB SVK & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Women's AASSE ALB AND ARM AZE BIH CYP GEO ISR Macedonia MDA MNE SVK SLO & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup. Day 1 Events and winners Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Libor Charfreitag SVK High jump Dragutin Topić SRB 400m hurdles Minas Alozides CYP 100m Ruslan Abbasov AZE 1500m Mirko Petrović SRB Shot put Milan Haborák SVK Long jump Admir Bregu ALB 400m Peter Žňava SVK 5000m Gezachw Yossef ISR 4 × 100 m relay Azerbaijan AZEWomen Event Winner Country Pole vault Tina Sutej SLO Triple jump Dana Veldáková SVK 400m hurdles Sara Orešnik SLO Discus throw Sivan Jean ISR 100m Alenka Bikar SLO 800m Lucia Klocová SVK 3000m Sonja Roman SLO 400m Sabina Veit SLO Javelin throw Martina Ratej SLO 3000m Steeplechase Oxana Juravel MDA 4 × 100 m relay Slovenia SLO Standings Men PosCountryPts1Serbia2322Slovakia2303Cyprus208,54Israel206,55Moldova1856Bosnia167 7Georgia163,5 8Azerbaijan1509Montenegro127,510Armenia11911AASSE7912Andorra6813Macedonia6514Albania55Women PosCountryPts1Slovenia2612Slovakia222,53Israel2164Cyprus2165Moldova2106Bosnia177 7AASSE133,5 8Montenegro108 9Armenia10610Georgia9011Andorra88,512Albania67,513Azerbaijan6214Macedonia59 See also European Cup in Athletics 2007 Notes External links Annecy European Cup 2008 Website (english) – Official website European Cup First & Second League 2008 – event coverage at European-athletics.org European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group A in Leiria – Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo website European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group B in IstanbulSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes – Official website European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group A in Tallinn – Official website European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group B in Banska Bystrica – Official website Category:European Cup (athletics) European Cup (Athletics), 2008 Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Portugal Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Slovakia Category:Sports competitions in Istanbul Category:Sport in Annecy Athletics European Cup (athletics) Athletics Athletics Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Turkey Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Estonia Category:2000s in Istanbul Category:June 2008 sports events in Europe