Sparkassen Cup (athletics)
# Sparkassen Cup (athletics)

The Sparkassen Cup is an annual indoor track and field competition which takes place in February in Stuttgart, Germany. The meeting was first held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in 1987 and is currently an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting.

At each meeting, the two male and female athletes deemed to have given the best performance each receive the Sparkassen Cup – a metal figurine of a man or a woman respectively. The recipients are often those who have broken records at the meeting. Indeed, Hicham El Guerrouj's 1997 run in the 1500 metres and Meseret Defar's winning time for the 3000 metres in 2007 remain world records on the indoor track.

## World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the Sparkassen Cup.

| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 3000 m | 8:23.72 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia |
| 2004 | 5000 m | 14:39.29 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
| 2002 | Pole vault | 4.71 m | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia |
| 2002 | 3000 m | 8:29.15 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia |
| 2000 | 1000 m | 2:15.25 | Wilson Kipketer | Kenya |
| 1998 | 60 m | 6.41 | Maurice Greene | United States |
| 1997 | 1500 m | 3:31.18 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
| 1996 | 3000 m | 7:30.72 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia |
| 1992 | 400 m | 45.02 | Danny Everett | United States |
| 1991 | 5000 m | 15:13.72 | Uta Pippig | Germany |
| 1987 | 300 m | 32.51 | Anthony McKay | United States |

## Meeting records

### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 m | 6.41 | Maurice Greene | United States | 1998 |
| 200 m | 20.47 | John Regis | United Kingdom | 1995 |
| 300 m | 32.51 | Anthony McKay | United States | 1987 |
| 400 m | 45.02 | Danny Everett | United States | 1992 |
| 800 m | 1:44.71 | Joseph Mwengi Mutua | Kenya | 2004 |
| 1000 m | 2:15.25 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 2000 |
| 1500 m | 3:31.18 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 1997 |
| 3000 m | 7:27.80 | Yenew Alamirew | Ethiopia | 5 February 2011 |
| 5000 m | 13:31.02 | Aïssa Belaout | Algeria | 1994 |
| 50 m hurdles | 6.45 | Anier García | Cuba | 1999 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.36 | Dayron Robles | Cuba | 2008 |
| High jump | 2.32 m | Ralf Sonn | Germany | 1990 |
| High jump | 2.32 m | Hendrik Beyer | Germany | 1994 |
| Pole vault | 5.88 m | Björn Otto | Germany | 2007 |
| Long jump | 8.34 m | Llewellyn Starks | United States | 1992 |
| Triple jump | 17.29 m | Yoelvis Quesada | Cuba | 1997 |
| Shot put | 20.45 m | Karsten Stolz | West Germany | 1987 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 40.16 | Tobias Unger Marius Broening Alexander Kosenkow Martin Keller | Germany | 5 February 2011 |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 m | 7.04 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 1992 |
| 60 m | 7.04 | Sevatheda Fynes | Bahamas | 2000 |
| 200 m | 22.36 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 1992 |
| 400 m | 50.73 | Charity Opara | Nigeria | 1998 |
| 800 m | 1:58.78 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 1999 |
| 1000 m | 2:35.66 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 1999 |
| 1500 m | 4:04.88 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 1999 |
| Mile | 4:23.90 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 2000 |
| 3000 m | 8:23.72 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 2007 |
| 5000 m | 14:39.29 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2004 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.72 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 2008 |
| High jump | 2.04 m | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 2009 |
| Pole vault | 4.71 m | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia | 2002 |
| Long jump | 7.13 m | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 1994 |
| Triple jump | 14.78 m | Rodica Mateescu-Petrescu | Romania | 1998 |
| Shot put | 20.47 m | Claudia Losch | West Germany | 1988 |
