| 1991 European Cup | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29–30 June ("A" Finals) 22–23 June ("B" & "C" Finals) |
| Host city | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 36 |
The 1991 European Cup was the 13th edition of the European Cup of athletics. [1]
The "A" Finals were held in Frankfurt, Germany. The first two teams qualified for the 1992 IAAF World Cup.
Held on 29 and 30 June in Frankfurt, Germany [2]
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 114 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 111.5 |
| 3 |  Germany | 108 |
| 4 |  Italy | 107 |
| 5 |  France | 98.5 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia | 66.5 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 63 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 49.5 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 110 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 105 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 82 |
| 4 |  Romania | 71 |
| 5 | France | 62 |
| 6 |  Poland | 55 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 46 |
| 8 | Hungary | 44 |
Both "B" finals held on 22 and 23 June in Barcelona, Spain [2]
|
|
All "C" finals held on 22 and 23 June [2]
The World Athletics Championships are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics. Alongside the Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championships.
Tatyana Petrovna Alekseyeva is a former 400 metres sprinter from Novosibirsk, Russia. Her personal best result was 49.98. She retired from international competition after 1998. A three-time individual Russian national champion, she won 400 m silver medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships. With the Russian 4 × 400 metres relay team, she set an indoor world record to win gold at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships and set the Russian record of 3:18.38 as silver medallist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
Natalya Voronova is a retired Russian sprint athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres for the Soviet Union and later Russia. A three time Olympian, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1988. She also won the 1992 World Cup 100 metres title, and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships.
Vera Ivanovna Popkova was a Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the sprints. She had personal bests of 11.3 seconds for the 100 metres and 23.0 seconds for the 200 metres. Over her career, she won eight individual national titles in the sprints.
The 2001 European Cup took place on 23 and 24 June 2001 in Bremen, Germany. The B finals were held in Vaasa, Finland and Budapest, Hungary.
The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. 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. 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. Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.
The 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 14 February 2004 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. It was the second edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2003 European Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the event was held at the venue, following on from a successful hosting of the 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup.
The 1965 European Cup was the 1st edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1967 European Cup was the 2nd edition of the international team competition in athletics between European nations, organised by the European Athletic Association.
The 1970 European Cup was the 3rd edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 2002 European Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1997 European Cup was the 18th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 2000 European Cup was the 21st edition of the European Cup of athletics.
Anna Mikhaylovna Knoroz is a retired Russian hurdler who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1994 European Championships, and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships. She also competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Sabine Richter is a German former track and field sprinter who competed mainly over 100 metres. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, winning a relay bronze medal at the latter.
Ellen Buchleitner is a German former track and field athlete who was a middle-distance specialist. Representing East Germany, she won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1989 European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1989 World Indoor Championships, before going on to win a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 European Championships. She won three East German national titles.
Andrea Joan Caron Lynch is a British former track and field sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. A two-time Olympian, the peak of her career was becoming a bronze medallist in the 100 m at the 1974 European Championships and a double silver medallist in the 100 m and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. A former British record holder in the 100 m, she has a hand-timed best of 10.9 seconds in 1974 and an auto-timed best of 11.16 secs in 1975. Her 200 metres best is 23.15 secs in 1975.
Marina Grigorievna Sidorova is a Russian former Soviet track and field sprinter. She was a seven-time Soviet champion, winning over distances from 100 metres to 400 metres.
Milena Strnadová is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 400 metres and 800 metres events.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Ignatenko is a Ukrainian former Soviet sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. At the 1978 European Athletics Championships he was the bronze medallist in the 100 m and a member of the bronze medal-winning Soviet 4 × 100 metres relay team, alongside Sergey Vladimirtsev, Nikolay Kolesnikov and Aleksandr Aksinin. Ignatenko won a relay gold medal with Kolesnikov, Aksinin and Juris Silovs at the 1977 Universiade. He also represented his country in the relay at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.
