European Cup in Athletics 2007
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The 2007 Spar European Cup took place on 23 and 24 June 2007 at the Olympic Stadium
in Munich
, Germany
. This was the 27th time the European Cup
has been held and the second time the event has been hosted in Munich. It was the penultimate staging of the Cup.
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Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. This was the 27th time the European Cup
European Cup (athletics)
The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
has been held and the second time the event has been hosted in Munich. It was the penultimate staging of the Cup.
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Early Modern France |
116 |
| 2 |  Germany |
116 |
| 3 |  Poland |
110 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
101 |
| 5 |  Russia |
93 |
| 6 |  Greece |
70 |
| 7 |  Ukraine |
58.5 |
| 8 |  Belgium |
53.5 |
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| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
127 |
| 2 | Early Modern France |
107 |
| 3 | Germany |
94.5 |
| 4 | Poland |
89 |
| 5 | Ukraine |
81 |
| 6 |  Belarus |
80 |
| 7 | Greece |
75 |
| 8 |  Spain |
64.5 |
| Relegation to 1st League |
Score table
| Event | Belgium |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
Greece |
 France |
Poland |
Russia |
Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and... |
4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 110 metre hurdles | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 400 metre hurdles | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 3000 m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... |
4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... |
2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
2.5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Women>
| Event | Belarus |
Germany |
Greece |
France |
Poland |
Russia |
Spain |
Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and... |
1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 100 metre hurdles | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 400 metre hurdles | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 3000 m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... |
2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... |
8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
1 | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Events and winners
Men
|
Women
|
Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
64 |
| 2 | Early Modern France |
59 |
| 3 | Poland |
55 |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
47 |
| 5 | Russia |
43 |
| 6 | Greece |
39 |
| 7 | Ukraine |
27.5 |
| 8 | Belgium |
24.5 |
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| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
71 |
| 2 | Early Modern France |
54 |
| 3 | Germany |
53.5 |
| 4 | Poland |
53 |
| 5 | Ukraine |
47 |
| 6 | Greece |
43 |
| 7 | Belarus |
40 |
| 8 | Spain |
33.5 |
Events and winners
Men
|
Women
|
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
111 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
107 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
101.5 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
93.5 |
| 5 |  Finland |
88.5 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
81 |
| 7 |  Republic of Ireland |
76 |
| 8 |  Slovakia |
59.5 |
Women>
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
131 |
| 2 | Sweden |
110 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
102 |
| 4 | Finland |
98 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
78 |
| 6 | Republic of Ireland |
76 |
| 7 |  Norway |
73 |
| 8 | Slovakia |
50 |
| Promotion to Superleague | |
| Relegation to 2nd League |
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
135 |
| 2 |  Slovenia |
105 |
| 3 |  Portugal |
102 |
| 4 |  Kingdom of Romania |
98 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
89 |
| 6 | Belarus |
85 |
| 7 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
57 |
| 8 |  Serbia |
46 |
Women>
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
139 |
| 2 | Kingdom of Romania |
123 |
| 3 | Portugal |
95.5 |
| 4 | Kingdom of Bulgaria |
84 |
| 5 | Hungary |
82 |
| 6 | Slovenia |
72.5 |
| 7 | Serbia |
61.5 |
| 8 |  Cyprus |
58.5 |
| Promotion to Superleague | |
| Relegation to 2nd League |
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
120.5 |
| 2 | Norway |
118 |
| 3 |  Latvia |
111 |
| 4 |  Estonia |
109.5 |
| 5 |  Denmark |
104 |
| 6 |  Lithuania |
72 |
| 7 |  Iceland |
50 |
| 8 |  Andorra |
30 |
Women>
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
124 |
| 2 | Lithuania |
117 |
| 3 | Latvia |
109 |
| 4 | Austria |
102 |
| 5 | Estonia |
101 |
| 6 | Denmark |
83.5 |
| 7 | Iceland |
61.5 |
| 8 | Andorra |
20 |
| Promotion to 1st League |
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey |
232 |
| 2 |  Independent State of Croatia |
226 |
| 3 | Cyprus |
209 |
| 4 |  Israel |
208 |
| 5 |  Moldova |
196.5 |
| 6 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
158.5 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg |
151 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan |
142.5 |
| 9 |  Georgia (country) |
124.5 |
| 10 |  Kingdom of Montenegro |
115 |
| 11 |  Armenia |
106 |
| 12 | AASSE Athletic Association of Small States of Europe The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations... |
72 |
| 13 |  Albania |
66 |
| 14 |  Republic of Macedonia |
57 |
Women>
| Pos | Country | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
254 |
| 2 | Independent State of Croatia |
246 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
243 |
| 4 | Moldova |
217 |
| 5 | Israel |
180 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
155.5 |
| 7 | Luxembourg |
149 |
| 8 | Kingdom of Montenegro |
118 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan |
110.5 |
| 10 | Armenia |
98 |
| 11 | Georgia (country) |
90.5 |
| 12 | Albania |
78 |
| 13 | AASSE Athletic Association of Small States of Europe The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations... |
55 |
| 14 | Republic of Macedonia |
46.5 |
| Promotion to 1st League |
External links
- Munich European Cup 2007 Website (english) - Official Website
- SPAR European Cup - event coverage a European-athletics.org