2009 European Team Championships
Host city | Leiria, Portugal (Super League) |
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Nations | 47 |
Events | 40 |
Dates | 20–21 June 2009 |
Main venue | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Super League) |
The first European Athletics Team Championships took place on 20 and 21 June 2009. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup competition which was held annually until 2008. The Championships saw a number of new rules introduced, which were criticised by some athletes and observers.[1][2]
New rules
[edit]The European Team Championships modified and added to the rules of its predecessor competition, the European Cup. Men and women's team competed under one unified national banner for the first time.[3] Furthermore, the competition was opened to all European Athletics member states and was divided into four leagues: the Super League, First League, Second League, and Third League. The top two leagues each comprised twelve competing nations, while the Second and Third Leagues had eight and fourteen teams, respectively.[4]
Elimination rules were added to the 3000 metres, 3000 metres steeplechase, and 5000 metres races. In the shorter races, the athlete in last place when five, four, and three laps were remaining was eliminated. In the 5000 m the cut off points were at seven, five, and three laps remaining.[4] The rule change caused some confusion in the women's 3000 m when Spain's Natalia Rodríguez was eliminated with three laps remaining, but carried on running and eventually won the race. She was disqualified, however, and Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova was announced as the winner. Rodriguez said that she thought the elimination stage came at a later point in the race,[1] and winner Galkina-Samitova was critical of the change, stating "This new elimination rule shouldn't exist. Everyone should race till the end".[5] Further problems arose in the men's 5000 m, when four athletes reached the five laps remaining mark at the same time. The group slowed, unable to tell who was eliminated, and while awaiting the photo-finish the four dropped away from the other runners. Race winner Mo Farah complied with the elimination rule but stated that every athlete had a right to finish, branding the rule change as "strange".[2] Sections of the press also expressed reservations about the changes.[6][7]
Other rule changes included a 'no false start rule' in all the track events. (Any athlete false starting would have been immediately disqualified and received no points, but this did not occur at the inaugural championships). Athletes in the high jump and pole vault events were permitted a maximum total of four fouls throughout the day's competition. Also, the jumping and throwing events featured elimination rounds: athletes had two trial attempts, then the six best-ranked athletes had a third attempt, then finally the top four athletes had a fourth attempt.[4] The elimination rounds caused some upsets, with highly rated Russian hammer thrower, Aleksey Zagornyi failing to progress beyond the trial rounds.[5]
Many athletes did not fully support the new regulations,[2] and European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz accepted that the rules needed refinement. However, he was pleased with the competition's reception and stated that the rule changes would make athletics more accessible to a wider audience. Portugal's Rui Silva, who won the 1500 metres, remarked that although the regulations had unusual outcomes, a positive approach to the rules, and further refinement, would be beneficial to the sport.[8]
Calendar
[edit]Division | Date | Host city | Host country |
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Super League | 20–21 June 2009 | Leiria | Portugal |
First League | 20–21 June 2009 | Bergen | Norway |
Second League | 20–21 June 2009 | Banská Bystrica | Slovakia |
Third League | 20–21 June 2009 | Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
League positions
[edit]The leagues for the 2009 competition were formed by combination of each country's men and women's performances in the European Cup 2008. As the teams were 46, the winning team received 46 points, the second 45 and so on. The leagues were formed as:[9]
Super League | First League | Second League | Third League | ||||
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Country | Pts | Country | Pts | Country | Pts | Country | Pts |
Russia | 1548 | Belarus | 1217 | Ireland | 971.5 | Moldova | 722 |
Great Britain | 1518 | Slovenia | 1211 | Bulgaria | 947 | Israel | 714 |
Poland | 1512 | Romania | 1182.5 | Croatia | 942 | Denmark | 709.5 |
Germany | 1472 | Turkey | 1166 | Latvia | 933 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 555.5 |
Italy | 1455 | Belgium | 1139 | Slovakia | 901 | Iceland | 550.5 |
Spain | 1426.5 | Hungary | 1133 | Lithuania | 839.5 | Luxembourg | 399.5 |
France | 1423.5 | Netherlands | 1118 | Austria | 783 | Georgia | 356 |
Ukraine | 1412.5 | Finland | 1072.5 | Cyprus | 749 | Azerbaijan | 332.5 |
Greece | 1359.5 | Estonia | 1035.5 | Montenegro | 310.5 | ||
Sweden | 1309 | Switzerland | 1032.5 | Armenia | 301.5 | ||
Czech Republic | 1236 | Serbia | 1028.5 | AASSE | 280 | ||
Portugal | 1222 | Norway | 974 | Albania | 191 | ||
Andorra | 187 | ||||||
Macedonia | 164 |
Super League
[edit]Place: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal
Participating countries
[edit] Czech Republic |
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Pos | Country | Pts |
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1 | Germany | 329.5 |
2 | Great Britain | 308 |
3 | France | 306 |
4 | Poland | 295 |
5 | Italy | 284 |
6 | Ukraine | 265 |
7 | Spain | 262 |
8 | Russia | 256 |
9 | Greece | 223 |
10 | Czech Republic | 220.5 |
11 | Portugal | 207 |
12 | Sweden | 142 |
New standing points after Russian athletes’ late disqualification.[12]
Score table
[edit]Event | CZE | FRA | GER | GBR | GRE | ITA | POL | POR | RUS | ESP | SWE | UKR | |
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100 metres | M | 2.5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
W | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
200 metres | M | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
W | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | – | |
400 metres | M | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
W | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
800 metres | M | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
W | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
1500 metres | M | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
W | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | |
3000 metres | M | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | – |
W | 3 | 8 | – | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | – | 4 | 6 | |
5000 metres | M | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
W | – | 7 | 10 | 6 | – | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | – | |
3000 metre steeple | M | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
W | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
110/100 metre hurdles | M | 2.5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2.5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
W | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
400 metre hurdles | M | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
W | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | – | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
4 × 100 metres relay | M | – | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | – |
W | 3 | – | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
4 × 400 metres relay | M | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
W | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
High jump | M | 11 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
W | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6.5 | |
Pole vault | M | 6.5 | 12 | 11 | 6.5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
W | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Long jump | M | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
W | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Triple jump | M | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
W | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
Shot put | M | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
W | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
Discus throw | M | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
W | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Hammer throw | M | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
W | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Javelin throw | M | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
W | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
Event | CZE | FRA | GER | GBR | GRE | ITA | POL | POR | RUS | ESP | SWE | UKR |
Records
[edit]Country | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Great Britain | Kate Dennison | Women's Pole Vault | 4.55 | NR |
France | Renaud Lavillenie | Men's Pole Vault | 6.01 | NR |
Portugal | Eva Vital | Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | NJR |
First League
[edit]- Place: Fana Stadion, Bergen, Norway
Participating countries
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Pos | Country | Pts |
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1 | Belarus | 332 |
2 | Finland | 289 |
3 | Norway | 279 |
4 | Netherlands | 274 |
5 | Belgium | 269.5 |
6 | Turkey | 266.5 |
7 | Romania | 262.5 |
8 | Hungary | 260 |
9 | Slovenia | 252.5 |
10 | Estonia | 223 |
11 | Switzerland | 203 |
12 | Serbia | 191 |
Records
[edit]Country | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Estonia | Lembi Vaher | Women's Pole Vault | 4.00 | =NR |
Norway | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Women's 5000 m | 15:29.82 | NJR |
Switzerland | Lisa Urech | Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.17 | NJR |
Second League
[edit]- Place: Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Participating countries
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m | Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania | 11.59 SB | Eleni Artymata Cyprus | 11.62 | Bettina Müller-Weissina Austria | 11.63 |
200 m | Eleni Artymata Cyprus | 23.39 | Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania | 23.82 | Inna Eftimova Bulgaria | 24.00 |
400 m | Agnė Orlauskaitė Lithuania | 53.44 | Ieva Zunda Latvia | 53.65 SB | Danijela Grgic Croatia | 54.31 |
800 m | Lucia Klocová Slovakia | 2:03.54 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania | 2:04.12 | Kelly McNeice Ireland | 2:05.18 |
1500 m | Irina Krakoviak Lithuania | 4:15.15 | Deirdre Byrne Ireland | 4:16.32 | Agata Strausa Latvia | 4:24.79 |
3000 m | Inna Poluškina Latvia | 9:09.00 SB | Kerry Harty Ireland | 9:09.50 PB | Yana Georgieva Bulgaria | 9:38.45 PB |
5000 m | Rasa Drazdauskaitė Lithuania | 16:25.23 | Lisa Stublic Croatia | 16:26.28 NR | Ava Hutchinson Ireland | 16:50.78 |
3000 m steeplechase | Fionnuala Britton Ireland | 10:05.70 | Polina Jelizarova Latvia | 10:18.26 SB | Lisa Stublic Croatia | 10:24.10 |
100 m hurdles | Derval O'Rourke Ireland | 13.17 | Miriam Bobková Slovakia | 13.22 SB | Sonata Tamošaitytė Lithuania | 13.52 |
400 m hurdles | Vania Stambolova Bulgaria | 55.86 | Nikolina Horvat Croatia | 57.02 SB | Michelle Carey Ireland | 58.02 |
4 × 100 m | Silvija Peseckaitė Lina Grinčikaitė Sonata Tamošaitytė Audra Dagelytė Lithuania | 44.79 | Kelly Proper Louise Kiernan Claire Bergin Niamh Whelan Ireland | 45.17 | Bianca Dürr Doris Röser Beate Schrott Bettina Müller-Weissina Austria | 45.50 |
4 × 400 m | Aina Valatkevičiūtė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Kristina Jasinskaitė Agnė Orlauskaitė Lithuania | 3:36.15 | Romana Tea Kirinić Anita Banović Nikolina Horvat Danijela Grgić Croatia | 3:37.25 | Michelle Carey Joanne Cuddihy Fiona O'Friel Claire Bergin Ireland | 3:38.18 |
High jump | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.04 | Venelina Veneva Bulgaria | 1.90 | Karina Vnukova Lithuania | 1.81 |
Pole vault | Marianna Zachariadou Cyprus | 4.35 PB | Daniela Höllwarth Austria | 3.70 | Claire Wilkinson Israel | 3.70 |
Long jump | Jana Velďáková Slovakia | 6.54 | Kelly Proper Ireland | 6.42 | Lauma Grīva Latvia | 6.26 |
Triple jump | Dana Veldáková Slovakia | 14.17 | Andriana Banova Bulgaria | 13.65 SB | Jolanta Verseckaitė Lithuania | 12.75 |
Shot put | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | 17.21 | Bettina Schasse Austria | 14.16 PB | Florentia Kappa Cyprus | 13.99 |
Discus | Zinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania | 56.63 | Vera Begic Croatia | 55.24 | Dace Šteinerte Latvia | 49.05 |
Hammer | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia | 74.95 | Eileen O'Keeffe Ireland | 68.25 SB | Laura Igaune Latvia | 59.60 NR |
Javelin | Elisabeth Pauer Austria | 55.80 | Madara Palameika Latvia | 53.93 | Indrė Jakubaitytė Lithuania | 52.37 |
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) |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Country | Pts |
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1 | Lithuania | 216 |
2 | Ireland | 200.5 |
3 | Latvia | 181 |
4 | Austria | 180.5 |
5 | Slovakia | 180 |
6 | Croatia | 174 |
7 | Bulgaria | 163 |
8 | Cyprus | 140 |
Records
[edit]Country | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Cyprus | Mariánna Zahariádi | Women's Pole Vault | 4.35 | NJR |
Cyprus | Apostolos Parellis | Men's Discus | 60.94 | NR |
Croatia | Lisa Stublic | Women's 5000 m | 16:26.28 | NR |
Latvia | Laura Igaune | Women's Hammer | 59.60 | NR |
Third League
[edit]- Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participating countries
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m | Rita Pogorelov Israel | 12.15 | Anna Olsson Denmark | 12.21 | Anastasia Gherteva Moldova | 12.33 |
200 m | Sara Petersen Denmark | 24.34 PB | Rita Pogorelov Israel | 24.67 | Anastasia Gherteva Moldova | 24.92 |
400 m | Jasna Horozic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.11 | Olesea Cojuhari Moldova | 55.68 SB | Charline Mathias Luxembourg | 56.51 PB |
800 m | Olesea Smovjenco Moldova | 2:09.79 SB | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan | 2:11.21 PB | Vladana Gavranovic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2:12.58 PB |
1500 m | Gezashign Šafářová Azerbaijan | 4:26.14 | Olesea Smovjenco Moldova | 4:29.72 | Biljana Cvijanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4:30.36 PB |
3000 m | Mare Ibrahimova Azerbaijan | 9:27.05 | Maria Stig Moeller Denmark | 9:38.59 PB | Valentina Delion Moldova | 10:06.39 SB |
5000 m | Mare Ibrahimova Azerbaijan | 16:02.58 NR | Maria Stig Moeller Denmark | 16:16.81 PB | Natalia Cerches Moldova | 16:36.18 |
3000 m steeplechase | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan | 10:40.59 NR | Laila Laursen Denmark | 10:52.09 | Biljana Cvijanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11:00.65 |
100 m hurdles | Irina Lenskiy Israel | 13.25 | Anne Moller Denmark | 14.09 | Gorana Cvijetic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.10 PB |
400 m hurdles | Sara Petersen Denmark | 56.70 NR | Kim Reuland Luxembourg | 59.74 NR | Gorana Cvijetic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1:01.32 SB |
4 × 100 m | Rita Pogarelov Irina Lensky Rotem Batat Olga Lensky Israel | 46.59 | Anne Moller Anna Olsson Tine Ejlersen Helena Scherer Denmark | 47.37 | Linda Larusdottir Helga Thorsteinssd Hafdis Sigurdard Hrafnhild Hermodsd Iceland | 47.46 |
4 × 400 m | Kathrina Mikkeyisen Helena Sherer Anna Olsson Sara Petersen Denmark | 3:46.32 | Chantal Hayen Martine Nobili Charlne Mathias Kim Reuland Luxembourg | 3:46.69 NR | Olesea Cajuhaur Anastasia Cherteve Anna Bezfinferi Valentina Dobzeu Moldova | 3:49.81 |
High jump | Ma'ayan Foreman Israel | 1.85 | Marija Vuković Montenegro | 1.78 | Liz Kuffer Luxembourg | 1.68 |
Pole vault | Caroline Bonde Holm Denmark | 4.15 | Moran Azizi Israel | 3.80 SB | Hulda Thorsteinsdottir Iceland | 3.70 |
Long jump | Johanna Ingadottir Iceland | 6.09 PB | Rotem Batat Israel | 5.90 SB | Milena Milacevic Montenegro | 5.85 SB |
Triple jump | Tatiana Cicanci Moldova | 13.10 | Haykanush Beklaryan Armenia | 13.07 NR | Johanna Ingadottir Iceland | 12.84 PB |
Shot put | Sivan Abali Israel | 14.67 | Helga Ma Thorsteinsdottir Iceland | 13.78 | Natalia Artic Moldova | 13.45 |
Discus | Natalia Artic Moldova | 49.58 | Salome Rigishvili Georgia | 45.06 SB | Sivan Jean Israel | 44.83 |
Hammer | Zalina Marghieva Moldova | 68.26 | Yevgeniya Zabolotniy Israel | 52.57 | Pasa Sehic Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.32 |
Javelin | Maria Jensen Denmark | 49.99 NJR | Valentina Croitori Moldova | 43.42 | Noemie Pleimling Luxembourg | 42.77 PB |
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) |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Country | Pts |
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1 | Israel | 401.5 |
2 | Moldova | 393.5 |
3 | Denmark | 391 |
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 357 |
5 | Azerbaijan | 327.5 |
6 | Iceland | 327 |
7 | Luxembourg | 292 |
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