2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge

2003 European Throwing Cup 8 2002 2004 The 2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 1 and 2 March at Stadio Polivalente Gioia Tauro in Gioia Tauro, Italy. It was the third edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 137 athletes from 24 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 competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Several events were split into two groups due to the number of entries. Russia and Germany were the top performing nations at the competition. Russia won the women's division on points and had the largest medal haul with one gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Germany topped the men's points table and was the only nation to win two gold medals at the challenge. The host nation, Italy, ranked third in both the men's and women's categories.Buccellato, Marco (2003-03-10). 3rd European Winter Throwing Challenge 2003 Gioia Tauro / ITA, 09 - 10 March 2003. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. Three medallists in Gioia Tauro went on to reach the podium at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Women's hammer throwers Manuela Montebrun and Olga Kuzenkova were world bronze and silver medallists, respectively, while Steffi Nerius (women's javelin winner at this competition) took the bronze on the global stage. Medal summary Men Shot putRutger Smith NED 20.52 mIvan Yushkov RUS 19.54 mPeter Sack GER 19.53 mDiscus throwGerd Kanter EST 64.17 mMario Pestano ESP 63.71 mIonel Oprea ROM 62.29 mJavelin throwChristian Nicolay GER 83.80 mAlexandr Ivanov RUS 79.24 mDominique Pausé FRA 78.60 mHammer throwNicola Vizzoni ITA 75.35 mAlexandros Papadimitriou GRE 74.74 mIlya Konovalov RUS 74.73 m Women Shot putIrina Khudoroshkina RUS 18.47 mAnna Romanova RUS 18.09 mCristiana Checchi ITA 17.91 mDiscus throwTeresa Machado POR 63.65 mViktoriya Boyko UKR 60.63 mStyliani Tsikouna GRE 59.73 mJavelin throwSteffi Nerius GER 62.50 mOksana Gromova RUS 61.12 mYekaterina Ivakina RUS 60.42 mHammer throwManuela Montebrun FRA 72.18 mMihaela Melinte ROM 69.24 mOlga Kuzenkova RUS 66.25 m Medal and points table Key #ccccff The host country is highlighted in lavender blue solid 1px #AAAAAA 1 2 0 1 3 8482 7885 2 1 4 3 8 8296 8238 3= 1 0 1 2 6177 3149 3= 1 0 1 2 8161 7882 5= 1 0 0 1 5= 1 0 0 1 5= 1 0 0 1 2842 3933 8= 0 1 1 2 3053 8= 0 1 1 2 3213 10= 0 1 0 1 4104 2856 10= 0 1 0 1 3941 7705 12= 0 0 0 0 4599 12= 0 0 0 0 3193 12= 0 0 0 0 3318 12= 0 0 0 0 3853 Participation 22em References Results 3rd European Winter Throwing Challenge Results https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090945/http://www.rfea.es/competi/2013_ECPWT_Castellon/resultados/CpELanzamientos_2003.pdf 2015-09-24 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. Euro Chall Gioia Tauro ITA 1 - 2 March. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. Category:European Throwing Cup European Cup Winter Throwing Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Italy Category:2003 in European sport Category:Sport in Calabria Category:March 2003 sports events in Italy