2001 European Winter Throwing Challenge

thumb|The track and stands at the host venue, Stade Charles-Ehrmann, in Nice 2001 European Throwing Cup 8 2002 The 2001 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 17 and 18 March at Stade Charles-Ehrmann in Nice, France. It was the first edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 151 athletes from 22 countries entered the competition.European Cup Winter Throwing https://web.archive.org/web/20130609073031/http://www.rfea.es/competi/2013_ECPWT_Castellon/eng_history.htm 2013-06-09 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. The idea behind the creation of the challenge was to provide a venue for throwing athletes to compete during the European winter months. Indoor track and field competitions almost unanimously exclude long-distance throwing events. While colder climates are suitable for cross country running, most throwing athletes lacked a competitive outdoor venue during this period of the year. As a resolution, the European Athletics Association proposed the hosting of a throwing event to be held each March in the warmer areas of the continent.Ventouillac, Marc (2001). European Winter Throwing Challenge 2001 Nice / FRA, 17 - 18 March 2001 - A promising start. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in several events due to the number of entries.1st European Winter Throwing Challenge Results https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090938/http://www.rfea.es/competi/2013_ECPWT_Castellon/resultados/CpELanzamientos_2001.pdf 2015-09-24 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. In the points tally, Olga Kuzenkova, a Russian hammer thrower, delivered the best individual performance of the tournament, gaining 1164 points with her throw of 71.30. Spanish shot putter Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez produced the best mark in the men's side, earning 1136 points for his throw of 20.27. Two national records were set during the competition, both in the women's hammer throw (an event which had only been added to the Olympic Games programme the previous year). Lorraine Shaw, third place overall, set a British record of 68.15 and eighth-placed Cecilia Nilsson broke the Swedish record with her throw of 64.34. The inaugural edition of the event attracted a high calibre of participants, with ten Olympic or World Championships medallists in attendance. Three medallists in Nice went on to take medals on the global stage at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics later that year: women's shot put winner Vita Pavlysh was the world bronze medallist, while Olga Kuzenkova and women's discus winner Nicoleta Grasu were runner-up in their respective events. Medal summary Men Shot putManuel Martínez Gutiérrez ESP 20.27 mPaolo Dal Soglio ITA 19.96 mGheorghe Gușet ROM 19.50 mDiscus throwTimo Tompuri FIN 61.79 mAndrzej Krawczyk POL 61.60 mAleksandr Borichevskiy RUS 61.22 mJavelin throwPeter Blank GER 82.10 mGregor Högler AUT 80.81 mBjörn Lange GER 78.60 mHammer throwDavid Chaussinand FRA 76.54 mVladyslav Piskunov UKR 76.41 mAlexandros Papadimitriou GRE 76.36 m Women Shot putVita Pavlysh UKR 19.47 mLarisa Peleshenko RUS 18.77 mLyudmila Sechko RUS 18.54 mDiscus throwNicoleta Grasu ROM 65.54 mOlena Antonova UKR 61.88 mMélina Robert-Michon FRA 61.67 mJavelin throwTatyana Shikolenko RUS 63.96 mAna Mirela Țermure ROM 62.49 mClaudia Coslovich ITA 57.89 mHammer throwOlga Kuzenkova RUS 71.30 mManuela Montebrun FRA 69.72 mLorraine Shaw GBR 68.15 m NR Medal and points table FRA 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 yes 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Participation 22em France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Russia Spain Switzerland Sweden References Results 1st European Winter Throwing Challenge Results https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090938/http://www.rfea.es/competi/2013_ECPWT_Castellon/resultados/CpELanzamientos_2001.pdf 2015-09-24 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. Category:European Throwing Cup European Cup Winter Throwing Category:International athletics competitions hosted by France European Cup Winter Throwing Category:Sport in Nice Category:21st century in Nice European Cup Winter Throwing