2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup

The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup.[2] The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here". This reception led to Leipzig being awarded the hosting rights to the 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup by the European Athletic Association.[3] Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.[1]

2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup
Host cityLeipzig, Germany
Events19
Dates15 February
Main venueArena Leipzig
The host stadium for the event in Leipzig

The competition comprised nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women. The 400 metres races and medley relays were held in a dual final format, with finishing times determining the ultimate final rankings. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.

Results summary

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The reigning European Indoor champion Marek Plawgo won the 400 m.
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres   Jason Gardener (GBR) 6.55   Aristotelis Gavelas (GRE) 6.61   Andrey Yepishin (RUS) 6.70
400 metres   Marek Plawgo (POL) 46.76   David Canal (ESP) 46.93   Jamie Baulch (GBR) 46.99
800 metres   René Herms (GER) 1:48.65   Dmitriy Bogdanov (RUS) 1:49.30   Nicolas Aïssat (FRA) 1:49.43
1500 metres   Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP) 3:41.64   Saïd Chébili (FRA) 3:42.27   Zbigniew Graczyk (POL) 3:42.55
3000 metres   Yousef El Nasri (ESP) 8:00.28   Jan Fitschen (GER) 8:00.59   Lorenzo Perrone (ITA) 8:01.15
60 metres hurdles   Mike Fenner (GER) 7.68   Andrea Giaconi (ITA) 7.74   Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 7.77
2000 m medley relay
(200/400/600/800 m)
  France (FRA)
Leslie Djhone
Cédric Felip
Jimmy Lomba
Florent Lacasse
4:14.42   Poland (POL)
Marcin Urbaś
Piotr Rysiukiewicz
Artur Gąsiewski
Grzegorz Krzosek
4:15.18   Great Britain (GBR)
Julian Golding
Matthew Elias
Jared Deacon
Chris Moss
4:16.38
High jump   Alessandro Talotti (ITA) 2.28 m   Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) 2.26 m   Roman Fricke (GER) 2.24 m
Long jump   Yago Lamela (ESP) 8.09 m   Ruslan Gataullin (RUS) 7.97 m   Chris Tomlinson (GBR) 7.97 m
Shot put   Ralf Bartels (GER) 19.69 m   Manuel Martínez (ESP) 19.60 m   Ivan Yushkov (RUS) 19.58 m

Women

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Christine Arron of France won the women's 60 metres.
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres   Christine Arron (FRA) 7.18   Marina Kislova (RUS) 7.24   Esther Möller (GER) 7.30
400 metres   Grit Breuer (GER) 51.91   Catherine Murphy (GBR) 52.63   Natalya Antyukh (RUS) 52.66
800 metres   Mayte Martínez (ESP) 2:03.14   Jo Fenn (GBR) 2:03.70   Anna Jakubczak (POL) 2:04.03
1500 metres   Hayley Tullett (GBR) 4:08.63   Yuliya Kosenkova (RUS) 4:09.10   Lidia Chojecka (POL) 4:10.79
3000 metres   Galina Bogomolova (RUS) 8:55.41   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 8:56.33   Wioletta Janowska (POL) 9:00.77
60 metres hurdles   Glory Alozie (ESP) 7.94   Linda Ferga (FRA) 8.06   Flora Rentoumi (GRE) 8.17
2000 m medley relay
(200/400/600/800 m)
  Russia (RUS)
Yuliya Tabakova
Svetlana Goncharenko
Svetlana Khrushcheleva
Svetlana Klyuka
4:41.69   Germany (GER)
Gabi Rockmeier
Claudia Marx
Ulrike Urbansky
Anja Knippel
4:49.40   Romania (ROM)
Eveline Lisenco
Maria Rus
Alina Rîpanu
Elena Iagăr
4:52.62
Pole vault   Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.65 m   Annika Becker (GER) 4.50 m   Monika Pyrek (POL) 4.30 m
Triple jump   Adelina Gavrilă (ROM) 14.23 m   Olga Vasdeki (GRE) 14.07 m   Carlota Castrejana (ESP) 14.01 m

Medal table

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Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Russi, Nic (2006-06-14). 1st European Indoor Cup 2003 Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  2. ^ European Indoor Cup. GBR Athletics/Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  3. ^ Second edition of European Indoor Cup will take place in Leipzig[permanent dead link]. European Athletics (2003-02-16). Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
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