2001 European Winter Throwing Challenge

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The track and stands at the host venue, Stade Charles-Ehrmann, in Nice
2001 European Throwing Cup
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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. [1]

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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. [2] 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. [3]

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 m (233 ft 11 in). Spanish shot putter Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez produced the best mark in the men's side, earning 1136 points for his throw of 20.27 m (66 ft 6 in). 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 m (223 ft 7 in) and eighth-placed Cecilia Nilsson broke the Swedish record with her throw of 64.34 m (211 ft 1 in). [3]

The inaugural edition of the event attracted a high calibre of participants, with ten Olympic or World Championships medallists in attendance. [2] 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

EventGoldSilverBronze
Shot put Flag of Spain.svg  Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez  (ESP)20.27 mFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Dal Soglio  (ITA)19.96 mFlag of Romania.svg  Gheorghe Gușet  (ROM)19.50 m
Discus throw Flag of Finland.svg  Timo Tompuri  (FIN)61.79 mFlag of Poland.svg  Andrzej Krawczyk  (POL)61.60 mFlag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Borichevskiy  (RUS)61.22 m
Javelin throw Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Blank  (GER)82.10 mFlag of Austria.svg  Gregor Högler  (AUT)80.81 mFlag of Germany.svg  Björn Lange  (GER)78.60 m
Hammer throw Flag of France.svg  David Chaussinand  (FRA)76.54 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Vladyslav Piskunov  (UKR)76.41 mFlag of Greece.svg  Alexandros Papadimitriou  (GRE)76.36 m
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Shot put Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vita Pavlysh  (UKR)19.47 mFlag of Russia.svg  Larisa Peleshenko  (RUS)18.77 mFlag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Sechko  (RUS)18.54 m
Discus throw Flag of Romania.svg  Nicoleta Grasu  (ROM)65.54 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Antonova  (UKR)61.88 mFlag of France.svg  Mélina Robert-Michon  (FRA)61.67 m
Javelin throw Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Shikolenko  (RUS)63.96 mFlag of Romania.svg  Ana Mirela Țermure  (ROM)62.49 mFlag of Italy.svg  Claudia Coslovich  (ITA)57.89 m
Hammer throw Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)71.30 mFlag of France.svg  Manuela Montebrun  (FRA)69.72 mFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Shaw  (GBR)68.15 m NR

Medal and points table

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2125
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1203
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)*1113
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)1113
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1012
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0112
9Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0011
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0000
Totals (13 entries)88824

Participation

References

  1. European Cup Winter Throwing Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
  2. 1 2 Ventouillac, Marc (2001). European Winter Throwing Challenge 2001 Nice / FRA, 17 - 18 March 2001 - A promising start. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-11-17.
  3. 1 2 1st European Winter Throwing Challenge Results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-17.
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