1997 European Cup (athletics)

The 1997 European Cup was the 18th edition of the European Cup of athletics.

Beginning with this edition athletes in throws and horizontal jumps were limited to only four attempts instead of the usual six. It was also the first edition to feature women's pole vault and hammer throw.

The Super League Finals were held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.

Super League

Held on 21 and 22 June in Munich, Germany.2010 Italian almanach (p469–470) Team standings

MenPos. Nation Points 1 118 2 105 3 104 4 96 5 78 6 75 7 72.5 8 71.5

Women Pos. Nation Points 1 127 2 113 3 86 4 77 5 77 6 76 7 72 8 55

Results summary Men's events 100 m(Wind: +0.2 m/s) Linford Christie10.04=CR Geir Moen10.18 Andrey Fedoriv10.19200 m(Wind: +0.7 m/s) Linford ChristieGeorgios Panayotopoulos20.56Not awarded Geir Moen20.60400 m Roger Black45.63 David Canal46.28 Marco Vaccari46.40800 m Vebjørn Rodal1:47.54 Nico Motchebon1:47.89 Mark Sesay1:48.111500 m Fermín Cacho3:37.79 Gennaro Di Napoli3:37.81 Vyacheslav Shabunin3:38.143000 m Dieter Baumann7:41.08CR Manuel Pancorbo7:41.60 Panagiotis Papoulias7:45.655000 m Gennaro Di Napoli13:38.33 Anacleto Jiménez13:39.42 Panagiotis Papoulias13:40.023000 m steeplechase Rob Hough8:35.03 Alessandro Lambruschini8:36.15 Vladimir Pronin8:36.94110 m hurdles(Wind: +0.2 m/s) Florian Schwarthoff13.20 Colin Jackson13.28 Andrey Kislykh13.53400 m hurdles Fabrizio Mori48.93 Stéphane Diagana49.15 Ruslan Mashchenko49.744 × 100 m Nicola AsuniGiovanni PuggioniAngelo CipolloniSandro Floris38.80 Fernando RamirezJohn ErtzgaardPer Ivar SivleGeir Moen38.96NR Jason GardenerMarlon DevonishDoug WalkerIan Mackie38.974 × 400 m Roger BlackJamie BaulchIwan ThomasMark Richardson2:59.46CR Marco VaccariAlessandro AimarFabrizio MoriAshraf Saber3:02.60 Innokentiy ZharovDmitriy KosovDmitriy GolovastovDmitriy Bey3:03.09High jump Arturo Ortiz2.30 Sergey Klyugin 2.30 Martin Buss2.30Pole vault (indoor) Maksim Tarasov5.95 Jean Galfione5.75 Tim Lobinger5.70Long jump Kirill Sosunov8.00 Kostas Koukodimos7.88 Emmanuel Bangué7.86Triple jump Jonathan Edwards17.74 Denis Kapustin17.24 Charles Friedek16.71Shot put Oliver-Sven Buder20.41 Corrado Fantini19.72 Manuel Martínez19.29Discus throw Lars Riedel63.36 Robert Weir61.62 Sergey Lyakhov59.72Hammer throw Heinz Weis81.42 Vadim Khersontsev78.48 Alexandros Papadimitriou74.12Javelin throw Steve Backley86.86 Kostas Gatsioudis86.10 Boris Henry85.42

Women's events 100 m(Wind: +0.8 m/s) Natalya Voronova11.18 Andrea Philipp11.23 Natalya Safronnikova11.41200 m(Wind: -0.2 m/s) Christine Arron22.89 Andrea Philipp22.98 Marina Trandenkova23.16400 m Grit Breuer50.38 Donna Fraser51.51 Olga Kotlyarova51.53800 m Yelena Afanasyeva1:59.93 Irina Lishchinskaya2:00.71 Linda Kisabaka2:01.071500 m Kelly Holmes4:04.79 Gabriela Szabo4:06.25 Irina Biryukova4:07.983000 m Roberta Brunet8:51.66 Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim8:52.20 Paula Radcliffe8:52.795000 m Gabriela Szabo15:02.68CR Roberta Brunet15:02.87 Luminita Zaituc15:52.95100 m hurdles(Wind: +0.7 m/s) Svetlana Laukhova12.94 Patricia Girard13.03 Angie Thorp13.16400 m hurdles Sally Gunnell54.57 Silvia Rieger55.23 Yekaterina Bakhvalova55.664 × 100 m Yekaterina LeshchovaGalina MalchuginaNatalya VoronovaMarina Trandenkova43.05 Frédérique BanguéChristine ArronPatricia GirardSylviane Félix43.21 Shanta GhoshGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierAndrea Philipp43.254 × 400 m Yekaterina BakhvalovaYekaterina KulikovaNatalya KhrushchelevaOlga Kotlyarova3:24.10 Anke FellerUta RohländerSilvia RiegerAnja Rücker3:26.12 Allison CurbishleyDonna FraserMichelle ThomasSally Gunnell3:26.48High jump Heike Balck1.94 Tatyana Motkova1.92 Antonella Bevilacqua1.88Pole vault Anzhela Balakhonova4.25 Andrea Müller4.20 Janine Whitlock4.10Long jump Fiona May6.61 Nina Perevedentseva6.60 Susen Tiedtke-Greene6.57Triple jump Inna Lasovskaya14.91 Rodica Mateescu14.53 Ashia Hansen14.52Shot put Astrid Kumbernuss20.64 Irina Korzhanenko18.18 Mara Rosolen17.28Discus throw Natalya Sadova67.72 Franka Dietzsch61.72 Yelena Antonova60.16Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova73.10 Mihaela Melinte69.76 Lyudmila Gubkina68.24Javelin throw Oksana Ovchinnikova67.16 Felicia Tilea64.98 Tanja Damaske64.72

First League The First League was held on 7 and 8 June Men

Group A Held in Prague, Czech Republic Pos. Nation Points 1 117 2 114 3 98 4 92 5 83 6 80.5 7 68.5 8 64

Group B Held in Dublin, Ireland Pos. Nation Points 1 102 2 100 3 99.5 4 90 5 88 6 85.5 7 85 8 68

Women

Group A Held in Prague, Czech Republic Pos. Nation Points 1 113 2 113 3 95 4 90.5 5 87 6 77 7 57 8 51.5

Group B Held in Dublin, Ireland Pos. Nation Points 1 103.5 2 103 3 97.5 4 96 5 82.5 6 74 7 60.5 8 60

Second League The Second League was held on 28 and 29 June Men

Group A Held in Odense, Denmark Pos. Nation Points 1 125 2 115 3 115 4 107 5 84 6 AASSE 71 7 62 8 30

Group B Held in Riga, Latvia Pos. Nation Points 1 86 2 71 3 54 4 53 5 26

Women

Group A Held in Odense, Denmark Pos. Nation Points 1 100 2 93 3 62 4 57 5 53 6 AASSE 30

Group B Held in Riga, Latvia Pos. Nation Points 1 74 2 59 3 57 4 56 5 23

References

Results European Cup results (Men) from GBR Athletics European Cup results (Women) from GBR Athletics Results from sport-olympic.gr