2008 European Cup (athletics)
# 2008 European Cup (athletics)

The 29th and final SPAR European Cup took place in June 2008. Track and field events were held on 21 and 22 June 2008 at the Parc des Sports Stadium in Annecy, France. Other event venues included Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Portugal and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey (for First League track and field events), Kadriorg Stadium in Estonia and SNP Stadium in Slovakia (for Second League track and field events), and facilities in Eindhoven, Netherlands (for diving and other water sports events). The Parc des Sports Annecy Stadium was also stadium for 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was the last edition of the European Cup which from 2009 has been replaced by European Team Championships combining the men and women competitions.

## Super League

### Final standings

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | 112 |
| 2 | Poland | 98 |
| 3 | France | 96 |
| 4 | Germany | 95 |
| 5 | Russia | 84 |
| 6 | Italy | 82 |
| 7 | Spain | 81 |
| 8 | Greece | 68 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Russia | 122 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 108.5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 89 |
| 4 | Poland | 86 |
| 5 | France | 81 |
| 6 | Italy | 79.5 |
| 7 | Belarus | 78 |
| 8 | Germany | 74 |

### Day 1 standings

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | 55 |
| 2 | Poland | 52 |
| 3 | France | 52 |
| 4 | Italy | 46 |
| 5 | Germany | 45 |
| 6 | Russia | 37 |
| 7 | Spain | 37 |
| 8 | Greece | 35 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Russia | 71 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 58 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 51 |
| 4 | Poland | 51 |
| 5 | France | 42 |
| 6 | Italy | 42 |
| 7 | Belarus | 40 |
| 8 | Germany | 39 |

### Men's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Tyrone Edgar (GBR) | 10.20 | Martial Mbandjock (FRA) | 10.25 | Tobias Unger (GER) | 10.37 |
| 200 metres | Marlon Devonish (GBR) | 20.52 | Anastásios Goúsis (GRE) | 20.57 | Alexander Kosenkow (GER) | 20.61 |
| 400 metres | Martyn Rooney (GBR) | 45.33 | Claudio Licciardello (ITA) | 45.57 | Denis Alekseyev (RUS) | 45.67 |
| 800 metres | Manuel Olmedo (ESP) | 1:49.98 | Marcin Lewandowski (POL) | 1:50.13 | Yuriy Koldin (RUS) | 1:50.17 |
| 1500 metres | Mehdi Baala (FRA) | 3:40.55 | Arturo Casado (ESP) | 3:40.70 | Carsten Schlangen (GER) | 3:41.75 |
| 3000 metres | Andy Baddeley (GBR) | 8:01.28 | Jesús España (ESP) | 8:01.62 | Sergey Ivanov (RUS) | 8:01.91 |
| 5000 metres | Mohamed Farah (GBR) | 13:44.07 | Carles Castillejo (ESP) | 13:57.37 | Daniele Meucci (ITA) | 14:03.04 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) | 8:33.10 | Ildar Minshin (RUS) | 8:34.89 | Andrew Lemoncello (GBR) | 8:36.33 |
| 100 m hurdles | Jackson Quiñónez (ESP) | 13.40 | Konstadínos Douvalídis (GRE) | 13.59 | Yevgeniy Borisov (RUS) | 13.66 |
| 400 m hurdles | Periklís Iakovákis (GRE) | 49.15 | Marek Plawgo (POL) | 49.44 | Salah Ghaidi (FRA) | 49.64 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Great Britain (GBR) Christian Malcolm Tyrone Edgar Marlon Devonish Rikki Fifton | 38.48 | Poland (POL) Dariusz Kuć Łukasz Chyła Kamil Masztak Marcin Jędrusiński | 38.61 | Italy (ITA) Emanuele Di Gregorio Simone Collio Massimiliano Donati Maurizio Checcucci | 38.73 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | France (FRA) Leslie Djhone Teddy Venel Brice Panel Richard Maunier | 3:02.33 | Great Britain (GBR) Robert Tobin Dale Garland Conrad Williams Martyn Rooney | 3:02.66 | Germany (GER) Simon Kirch Kamghe Gaba Florian Seitz Bastian Swillims | 3:03.04 |
| High jump | Andrey Silnov (RUS) | 2.32 m | Andrea Bettinelli (ITA) | 2.30 m | Javier Bermejo (ESP) | 2.24 m |
| Pole vault | Danny Ecker (GER) | 5.55 m | Przemysław Czerwiński (POL) | 5.55 m | Steven Lewis (GBR) | 5.40 m |
| Long jump | Loúis Tsátoumas (GRE) | 8.17 m | Marcin Starzak (POL) | 8.09 m | Nils Winter (GER) | 8.05 m |
| Triple jump | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | 17.46 m | Colomba Fofana (FRA) | 17.21 m | Fabrizio Schembri (ITA) | 17.01 m |
| Shot put | Peter Sack (GER) | 20.41 m | Tomasz Majewski (POL) | 20.32 m | Yves Niaré (FRA) | 20.31 m |
| Discus throw | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 68.34 m | Robert Harting (GER) | 65.25 m | Piotr Małachowski (POL) | 63.20 m |
| Hammer throw | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | 79.26 m | Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) | 77.32 m | Markus Esser (GER) | 75.07 m |
| Javelin throw | Peter Esenwein (GER) | 79.23 m | Laurent Dorique (FRA) | 75.97 m | Igor Janik (POL) | 75.65 m |

### Women's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) | 11.17 | Emma Ania (GBR) | 11.22 | Yevgeniya Polyakova (RUS) | 11.26 |
| 200 metres | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) | 22.75 | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | 23.23 | Natalya Rusakova (RUS) | 23.29 |
| 400 metres | Nicola Sanders (GBR) | 51.17 | Nataliya Pyhyda (UKR) | 51.57 | Tatyana Veshkurova (RUS) | 52.00 |
| 800 metres | Jenny Meadows (GBR) | 2:01.20 | Élodie Guégan (FRA) | 2:01.65 | Anna Rostkowska (POL) | 2:01.82 |
| 1500 metres | Sylwia Ejdys (POL) | 4:19.17 | Nataliya Tobias (UKR) | 4:19.70 | Susan Scott (GBR) | 4:19.83 |
| 3000 metres | Lidia Chojecka (POL) | 9:03.49 | Helen Clitheroe (GBR) | 9:04.38 | Olga Komyagina (RUS) | 9:05.76 |
| 5000 metres | Nataliya Berkut (UKR) | 15:23.97 | Kate Reed (GBR) | 15:40.73 | Regina Kashayeva (RUS) | 15:50.98 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Galkina (RUS) | 9:35.32 | Valentyna Zhudina (UKR) | 9:35.42 | Wioletta Frankiewicz (POL) | 9:39.60 |
| 100 m hurdles | Yevheniya Snihur (UKR) | 12.81 PB | Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch (POL) | 12.82 | Yuliya Kondakova (RUS) | 12.83 |
| 400 m hurdles | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk (UKR) | 54.64 | Anna Jesień (POL) | 54.81 | Jonna Tilgner (GER) | 56.15 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Russia (RUS) Yevgeniya Polyakova Natalya Rusakova Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 42.80 | Great Britain (GBR) Anyika Onuora Montell Douglas Jeanette Kwakye Emma Ania | 42.95 | Italy (ITA) Anita Pistone Vincenza Calì Giulia Arcioni Audrey Alloh | 43.04 NR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Russia (RUS) Yuliya Gushchina Olesya Krasnomovets Tatyana Veshkurova Lyudmila Litvinova | 3:23.77 | France (FRA) Phara Anacharsis Thélia Sigère Solen Désert-Mariller Virginie Michanol | 3:26.63 | Belarus (BLR) Katsiaryna Bobryk Iryna Khliustava Anna Kozak Yulianna Yuschanka | 3:27.13 |
| High jump | Ariane Friedrich (GER) | 2.03 m | Viktoriya Styopina (UKR) Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) | 1.95 m | Not awarded |
| Pole vault | Yuliya Golubchikova (RUS) | 4.73 m | Anna Rogowska (POL) | 4.66 m | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) | 4.59 m |
| Long jump | Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS) | 7.04 m | Jade Johnson (GBR) | 6.81 m PB | Bianca Kappler (GER) | 6.63 m |
| Triple jump | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | 14.73 m | Teresa Nzola Meso Ba (FRA) | 14.51 m | Magdelín Martínez (ITA) | 14.28 m |
| Shot put | Christina Schwanitz (GER) | 18.55 m | Anna Omarova (RUS) | 18.30 m | Chiara Rosa (ITA) | 18.03 m |
| Discus throw | Svetlana Saykina (RUS) | 62.56 m | Nataliya Semenova (UKR) | 62.25 m | Joanna Wiśniewska (POL) | 59.01 m |
| Hammer throw | Aksana Menkova (BLR) | 75.97 m | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | 72.18 m | Iryna Novozhylova (UKR) | 71.12 m |
| Javelin throw | Natallia Shymchuk (BLR) | 63.24 m NR | Mariya Abakumova (RUS) | 61.78 m | Zahra Bani (ITA) | 58.13 m |

* Abakumova later disqualified for doping

## First League

Nations of 1st League (16 teams, men and women, in two groups of equal level).

### Group A

at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, (Portugal), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

**Men's**

Austria

 Belgium

 Belarus

 Czech Republic

 Finland

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Portugal

Belgium was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and Austria & Norway are promoted into the 1st League from 2007 2nd League for 2008 European Cup.

**Women's**

Belgium

 Czech Republic

 Finland

 Ireland

 Lithuania

 Netherlands

 Portugal

 Spain

Spain was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and Belgium & Lithuania are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

### Day 1

**Events and winners**

| Event | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Hammer throw | Aleksandr Vashchyla | Belarus |
| High jump | Tomáš Janku | Czech Republic |
| 400m hurdles | Ondrej Danek | Czech Republic |
| 100m | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal |
| 1500m | Michal Šneberger | Czech Republic |
| Shot put | Rutger Smith | Netherlands |
| Long jump | Nelson Évora | Portugal |
| 400m | Kevin Borlée | Belgium |
| 5000m | Günther Weidlinger | Austria |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Portugal | Portugal |
| Event | Winner | Country |
| Pole vault | Naroa Agirre | Spain |
| Triple jump | Carlota Castrejana | Spain |
| 400m hurdles | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic |
| Discus throw | Vera Cechlová | Czech Republic |
| 100m | Kim Gevaert | Belgium |
| 800m | Yvonne Hak | Netherlands |
| 3000m | Dolores Checa | Spain |
| 400m | Annemarie Schulte | Netherlands |
| Javelin throw | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Rosa María Morató | Spain |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Belgium | Belgium |

**Standings**

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 106 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 106 |
| 3 | Portugal | 105 |
| 4 | Belgium | 96 |
| 5 | Finland | 92 |
| 6 | Belarus | 82 |
| 7 | Austria | 67.5 |
| 8 | Norway | 63.5 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 125 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 107 |
| 3 | Belgium | 91 |
| 4 | Portugal | 84 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 80 |
| 6 | Ireland | 79 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 77 |
| 8 | Finland | 76 |

### Group B

at Enka Sadi Gülçelik Stadium, Istanbul, (Turkey), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

**Men's**

Croatia

 Hungary

 Romania

 Slovenia

 Switzerland

 Sweden

 Turkey

 Ukraine

Ukraine was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and Turkey & Croatia are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

**Women's**

Bulgaria

 Croatia

 Greece

 Hungary

 Romania

 Serbia

 Sweden

 Turkey

Greece was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and Turkey & Croatia are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

### Day 1

**Events and winners**

| Event | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Hammer throw | Krisztián Pars | Hungary |
| High jump | Stefan Holm | Sweden |
| 400m hurdles | Stanislav Melnykov | Ukraine |
| 100m | Matic Osovnikar | Slovenia |
| 1500m | Peter Szemeti | Hungary |
| Shot put | Lajos Kürthy | Hungary |
| Long jump | Julien Fivaz | Switzerland |
| 400m | Johan Wissman | Sweden |
| 5000m | Selim Bayrak | Turkey |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Ukraine | Ukraine |
| Event | Winner | Country |
| Pole vault | Afrodíti Skafída | Greece |
| Triple jump | Hrisopiyí Devetzí | Greece |
| 400m hurdles | Tsvetelina Kirilova | Bulgaria |
| Discus throw | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania |
| 100m | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria |
| 800m | Liliana Popescu | Romania |
| 3000m | Alemitu Bekele | Turkey |
| 400m | Barbara Petráhn | Hungary |
| Javelin throw | Nikolett Szabó | Hungary |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Iríni Kokkinaríou | Greece |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |

**Standings**

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sweden | 117 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 106,5 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 96 |
| 4 | Hungary | 93,5 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 86 |
| 6 | Romania | 81,5 |
| 7 | Turkey | 79 |
| 8 | Croatia | 58,5 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Greece | 122 |
| 2 | Romania | 117,5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 90,5 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 85 |
| 5 | Sweden | 84 |
| 6 | Hungary | 77 |
| 7 | Serbia | 74 |
| 8 | Croatia | 70 |

## Second League

### Group A

at Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, (Estonia), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

**Men's**

Bulgaria

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Ireland

 Iceland

 Latvia

 Lithuania

 Luxembourg

Bulgaria & Ireland are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

**Women's**

Austria

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Iceland

 Latvia

 Luxembourg

 Norway

 Switzerland

Serbia & Norway are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

### Day 1

**Events and winners**

| Event | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Hammer throw | Bergur Ingi Petursson | Iceland |
| High jump | Angel Kararadev | Bulgaria |
| 400m hurdles | Gatis Spunde | Latvia |
| 100m | Paul Hession | Ireland |
| 1500m | Girts Azis | Latvia |
| Shot put | Taavi Peetre | Estonia |
| Long jump | Morten Jensen | Denmark |
| 400m | Paul McKee | Ireland |
| 5000m | Tiidrek Nurme | Estonia |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Latvia | Latvia |
| Event | Winner | Country |
| Pole vault | Thorey Edda Elisdottir | Iceland |
| Triple jump | Veera Baranova | Estonia |
| 400m hurdles | Martina Näf | Switzerland |
| Discus throw | Eha Rünne | Estonia |
| 100m | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway |
| 800m | Egle Uljas | Estonia |
| 3000m | Sabine Fischer | Switzerland |
| 400m | Ieva Zunda | Latvia |
| Javelin throw | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Iceland |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Andrea Mayr | Austria |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Norway | Norway |

**Standings**

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Estonia | 126 |
| 2 | Latvia | 122 |
| 3 | Ireland | 100 |
| 4 | Denmark | 99 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 91 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 79 |
| 7 | Iceland | 55 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 45 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Norway | 124 |
| 2 | Estonia | 119 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 116 |
| 4 | Latvia | 98 |
| 5 | Austria | 89 |
| 6 | Iceland | 70 |
| 7 | Denmark | 66 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 37 |

### Group B

at SNP Stadium, Banská Bystrica, (Slovakia), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

**Men's**

AASSE

 Albania

 Andorra

 Armenia

 Azerbaijan

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Cyprus

 Georgia

 Israel

 Macedonia

 Moldova

 Montenegro

 Serbia

 Slovakia

Serbia & Slovakia are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

**Women's**

AASSE

 Albania

 Andorra

 Armenia

 Azerbaijan

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Cyprus

 Georgia

 Israel

 Macedonia

 Moldova

 Montenegro

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

Cyprus & Slovakia are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

### Day 1

**Events and winners**

| Event | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Hammer throw | Libor Charfreitag | Slovakia |
| High jump | Dragutin Topić | Serbia |
| 400m hurdles | Minas Alozides | Cyprus |
| 100m | Ruslan Abbasov | Azerbaijan |
| 1500m | Mirko Petrović | Serbia |
| Shot put | Milan Haborák | Slovakia |
| Long jump | Admir Bregu | Albania |
| 400m | Peter Žňava | Slovakia |
| 5000m | Gezachw Yossef | Israel |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan |
| Event | Winner | Country |
| Pole vault | Tina Sutej | Slovenia |
| Triple jump | Dana Veldáková | Slovakia |
| 400m hurdles | Sara Orešnik | Slovenia |
| Discus throw | Sivan Jean | Israel |
| 100m | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia |
| 800m | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia |
| 3000m | Sonja Roman | Slovenia |
| 400m | Sabina Veit | Slovenia |
| Javelin throw | Martina Ratej | Slovenia |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Oxana Juravel | Moldova |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Slovenia | Slovenia |

**Standings**

| Pos | Country | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 232 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 230 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 208,5 |
| 4 | Israel | 206,5 |
| 5 | Moldova | 185 |
| 6 | Bosnia | 167 |
| 7 | Georgia | 163,5 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 150 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 127,5 |
| 10 | Armenia | 119 |
| 11 | AASSE | 79 |
| 12 | Andorra | 68 |
| 13 | Macedonia | 65 |
| 14 | Albania | 55 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Slovenia | 261 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 222,5 |
| 3 | Israel | 216 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 216 |
| 5 | Moldova | 210 |
| 6 | Bosnia | 177 |
| 7 | AASSE | 133,5 |
| 8 | Montenegro | 108 |
| 9 | Armenia | 106 |
| 10 | Georgia | 90 |
| 11 | Andorra | 88,5 |
| 12 | Albania | 67,5 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 62 |
| 14 | Macedonia | 59 |
