European Cup Winter Throwing

The European Cup Winter Throwing is an annual continental athletics competition for athletes specialising in the events of discus, javelin and hammer throwing and the shot put. The winter event, organised every March by the European Athletics Association, is intended as a counterbalance to the fact that indoor track and field meetings cannot host the longer throwing events. It allows athletes who specialise in throwing events to gauge their form for the forthcoming outdoor athletics season.[1]

The event was first held in Nice, France, in 2001 as the European Winter Throwing Challenge.[2] It was renamed as a European Cup event in 2005 when it was held in Mersin, Turkey.[3]

Editions

Edition Year Host city Host country Date No. of athletes Nations
1st 2001 Nice  France 9–10 March 80 men/71 women 21
2nd 2002 Pula  Croatia 9–10 March 99 men/76 women 26
3rd 2003 Gioia Tauro  Italy 13–14 March 71 men/66 women 25
4th 2004 Marsa  Malta 13–14 March 71 men/76 women 27
5th 2005 Mersin  Turkey 12–13 March 89 men/85 women 30
6th 2006 Tel-Aviv  Israel 18–19 March 86 men/82 women 28
7th 2007 Yalta  Ukraine 17–18 March 96 men/ 98 women 28
8th 2008 Split  Croatia 15–16 March 121 men/ 108 women 34
9th 2009 Tenerife  Spain 14–15 March 119 men/ 107 women 29
10th 2010 Arles  France 20–21 March 166 men/ 114 women30
11th 2011 Sofia  Bulgaria 19–20 March 125 men/123 women 33
12th 2012 Bar  Montenegro 17–18 March 142 men/140 women 33
13th 2013 Castellon  Spain 16–17 March 249 38
14th 2014 Leiria  Portugal 15–16 March
15th 2015 Leiria  Portugal 14–15 March

Championships records

Senior men

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Ref
Shot put 21.02 m[a] Marco Fortes  Portugal 18 March 2012 2012
Discus throw 69.70 m Gerd Kanter  Estonia 15 March 2009 2009
Javelin throw 84.47 m Zigismunds Sirmais  Latvia 20 March 2011 2011
Hammer throw 82.27 m Aleksey Zagornyi  Russia 9 March 2002 2002

Senior women

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Ref
Shot put 20.29 m[b] Nadzeya Ostapchuk  Belarus 17 March 2012 2012
Discus throw 68.89 m Nadine Müller  Germany 18 March 2012 2012
Javelin throw 69.34 m Mariya Abakumova  Russia 16 March 2013 Spain 2013 Castellón [5]
Hammer throw 75.07 m Anita Włodarczyk  Poland 14 March 2009 2009

U-23 men

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Ref
Shot put 19.85 m Bob Bertemes  Luxembourg 15 March 2015 Portugal 2015 Leiria [7]
Discus throw
Javelin throw 82.89 m Valeriy Iordan  Russia 17 March 2013 Spain 2013 Castellón [8]
Hammer throw 72.94 m Bence Pásztor  Hungary 14 March 2015 Portugal 2015 Leiria [9]

U-23 women

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Ref
Shot put 17.45 m Emel Dereli  Turkey 14 March 2015 Portugal 2015 Leiria [10]
Discus throw
Javelin throw 60.91 m Christin Hussong  Germany 14 March 2015 Portugal 2015 Leiria [11]
Hammer throw 69.95 m Alena Sobaleva  Belarus 15 March 2015 Portugal 2015 Leiria [12]

References

  1. Final entries confirmed for European Cup Winter Throwing . European Athletics (2010-03-11). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  2. Ventouillac, Marc (2001-03-18). European Winter Throwing Challenge 2001. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  3. European Cup Winter Throwing 2005. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  4. Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005. IAAF (2013-07-31). Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
  5. "2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Complete Results". EAA. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. Doping: Five 2005 world medallists caught after IAAF retests. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2013-11-17.
  7. "15th European Cup Winter Throwing 2015 Results". European Athletics. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. "2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Complete Results". EAA. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  9. "15th European Cup Winter Throwing 2015 Results". European Athletics. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. "15th European Cup Winter Throwing 2015 Results". European Athletics. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  11. "15th European Cup Winter Throwing 2015 Results". European Athletics. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  12. "15th European Cup Winter Throwing 2015 Results". European Athletics. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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