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]
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) |
New rules
editThe 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
editDivision | Date | Host city | Host country |
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Super League | 20–21 June 2009 | Leiria | |
First League | 20–21 June 2009 | Bergen | |
Second League | 20–21 June 2009 | Banská Bystrica | |
Third League | 20–21 June 2009 | Sarajevo |
League positions
editThe 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 |
1548 | 1217 | 971.5 | 722 | ||||
1518 | 1211 | 947 | 714 | ||||
1512 | 1182.5 | 942 | 709.5 | ||||
1472 | 1166 | 933 | 555.5 | ||||
1455 | 1139 | 901 | 550.5 | ||||
1426.5 | 1133 | 839.5 | 399.5 | ||||
1423.5 | 1118 | 783 | 356 | ||||
1412.5 | 1072.5 | 749 | 332.5 | ||||
1359.5 | 1035.5 | 310.5 | |||||
1309 | 1032.5 | 301.5 | |||||
1236 | 1028.5 | 280 | |||||
1222 | 974 | 191 | |||||
187 | |||||||
164 |
Super League
editPlace: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal
Participating countries
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Men's events
editWomen's events
editFinal standings
editPos | Country | Pts |
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1 | 329.5 | |
2 | 308 | |
3 | 306 | |
4 | 295 | |
5 | 284 | |
6 | 265 | |
7 | 262 | |
8 | 256 | |
9 | 223 | |
10 | 220.5 | |
11 | 207 | |
12 | 142 |
New standing points after Russian athletes’ late disqualification.[12]
Score table
editEvent | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Records
editCountry | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Kate Dennison | Women's Pole Vault | 4.55 | NR | |
Renaud Lavillenie | Men's Pole Vault | 6.01 | NR | |
Eva Vital | Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | NJR |
First League
edit- Place: Fana Stadion, Bergen, Norway
Participating countries
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editFinal standings
editPos | Country | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | 332 | |
2 | 289 | |
3 | 279 | |
4 | 274 | |
5 | 269.5 | |
6 | 266.5 | |
7 | 262.5 | |
8 | 260 | |
9 | 252.5 | |
10 | 223 | |
11 | 203 | |
12 | 191 |
Records
editCountry | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Lembi Vaher | Women's Pole Vault | 4.00 | =NR | |
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Women's 5000 m | 15:29.82 | NJR | |
Lisa Urech | Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.17 | NJR |
Second League
edit- Place: Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Participating countries
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m | Lina Grinčikaitė |
11.59 SB |
Eleni Artymata |
11.62 | Bettina Müller-Weissina |
11.63 |
200 m | Eleni Artymata |
23.39 | Lina Grinčikaitė |
23.82 | Inna Eftimova |
24.00 |
400 m | Agnė Orlauskaitė |
53.44 | Ieva Zunda |
53.65 SB |
Danijela Grgic |
54.31 |
800 m | Lucia Klocová |
2:03.54 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė |
2:04.12 | Kelly McNeice |
2:05.18 |
1500 m | Irina Krakoviak |
4:15.15 | Deirdre Byrne |
4:16.32 | Agata Strausa |
4:24.79 |
3000 m | Inna Poluškina |
9:09.00 SB |
Kerry Harty |
9:09.50 PB |
Yana Georgieva |
9:38.45 PB |
5000 m | Rasa Drazdauskaitė |
16:25.23 | Lisa Stublic |
16:26.28 NR |
Ava Hutchinson |
16:50.78 |
3000 m steeplechase | Fionnuala Britton |
10:05.70 | Polina Jelizarova |
10:18.26 SB |
Lisa Stublic |
10:24.10 |
100 m hurdles | Derval O'Rourke |
13.17 | Miriam Bobková |
13.22 SB |
Sonata Tamošaitytė |
13.52 |
400 m hurdles | Vania Stambolova |
55.86 | Nikolina Horvat |
57.02 SB |
Michelle Carey |
58.02 |
4 × 100 m | Silvija Peseckaitė Lina Grinčikaitė Sonata Tamošaitytė Audra Dagelytė |
44.79 | Kelly Proper Louise Kiernan Claire Bergin Niamh Whelan |
45.17 | Bianca Dürr Doris Röser Beate Schrott Bettina Müller-Weissina |
45.50 |
4 × 400 m | Aina Valatkevičiūtė Eglė Balčiūnaitė Kristina Jasinskaitė Agnė Orlauskaitė |
3:36.15 | Romana Tea Kirinić Anita Banović Nikolina Horvat Danijela Grgić |
3:37.25 | Michelle Carey Joanne Cuddihy Fiona O'Friel Claire Bergin |
3:38.18 |
High jump | Blanka Vlašić |
2.04 | Venelina Veneva |
1.90 | Karina Vnukova |
1.81 |
Pole vault | Marianna Zachariadou |
4.35 PB |
Daniela Höllwarth |
3.70 | Claire Wilkinson |
3.70 |
Long jump | Jana Velďáková |
6.54 | Kelly Proper |
6.42 | Lauma Grīva |
6.26 |
Triple jump | Dana Veldáková |
14.17 | Andriana Banova |
13.65 SB |
Jolanta Verseckaitė |
12.75 |
Shot put | Austra Skujytė |
17.21 | Bettina Schasse |
14.16 PB |
Florentia Kappa |
13.99 |
Discus | Zinaida Sendriūtė |
56.63 | Vera Begic |
55.24 | Dace Šteinerte |
49.05 |
Hammer | Martina Hrašnová |
74.95 | Eileen O'Keeffe |
68.25 SB |
Laura Igaune |
59.60 NR |
Javelin | Elisabeth Pauer |
55.80 | Madara Palameika |
53.93 | Indrė Jakubaitytė |
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)
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Final standings
editPos | Country | Pts |
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1 | 216 | |
2 | 200.5 | |
3 | 181 | |
4 | 180.5 | |
5 | 180 | |
6 | 174 | |
7 | 163 | |
8 | 140 |
Records
editCountry | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Mariánna Zahariádi | Women's Pole Vault | 4.35 | NJR | |
Apostolos Parellis | Men's Discus | 60.94 | NR | |
Lisa Stublic | Women's 5000 m | 16:26.28 | NR | |
Laura Igaune | Women's Hammer | 59.60 | NR |
Third League
edit- Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participating countries
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m | Rita Pogorelov |
12.15 | Anna Olsson |
12.21 | Anastasia Gherteva |
12.33 |
200 m | Sara Petersen |
24.34 PB |
Rita Pogorelov |
24.67 | Anastasia Gherteva |
24.92 |
400 m | Jasna Horozic |
55.11 | Olesea Cojuhari |
55.68 SB |
Charline Mathias |
56.51 PB |
800 m | Olesea Smovjenco |
2:09.79 SB |
Layes Abdullayeva |
2:11.21 PB |
Vladana Gavranovic |
2:12.58 PB |
1500 m | Gezashign Šafářová |
4:26.14 | Olesea Smovjenco |
4:29.72 | Biljana Cvijanovic |
4:30.36 PB |
3000 m | Mare Ibrahimova |
9:27.05 | Maria Stig Moeller |
9:38.59 PB |
Valentina Delion |
10:06.39 SB |
5000 m | Mare Ibrahimova |
16:02.58 NR |
Maria Stig Moeller |
16:16.81 PB |
Natalia Cerches |
16:36.18 |
3000 m steeplechase | Layes Abdullayeva |
10:40.59 NR |
Laila Laursen |
10:52.09 | Biljana Cvijanovic |
11:00.65 |
100 m hurdles | Irina Lenskiy |
13.25 | Anne Moller |
14.09 | Gorana Cvijetic |
14.10 PB |
400 m hurdles | Sara Petersen |
56.70 NR |
Kim Reuland |
59.74 NR |
Gorana Cvijetic |
1:01.32 SB |
4 × 100 m | Rita Pogarelov Irina Lensky Rotem Batat Olga Lensky |
46.59 | Anne Moller Anna Olsson Tine Ejlersen Helena Scherer |
47.37 | Linda Larusdottir Helga Thorsteinssd Hafdis Sigurdard Hrafnhild Hermodsd |
47.46 |
4 × 400 m | Kathrina Mikkeyisen Helena Sherer Anna Olsson Sara Petersen |
3:46.32 | Chantal Hayen Martine Nobili Charlne Mathias Kim Reuland |
3:46.69 NR |
Olesea Cajuhaur Anastasia Cherteve Anna Bezfinferi Valentina Dobzeu |
3:49.81 |
High jump | Ma'ayan Foreman |
1.85 | Marija Vuković |
1.78 | Liz Kuffer |
1.68 |
Pole vault | Caroline Bonde Holm |
4.15 | Moran Azizi |
3.80 SB |
Hulda Thorsteinsdottir |
3.70 |
Long jump | Johanna Ingadottir |
6.09 PB |
Rotem Batat |
5.90 SB |
Milena Milacevic |
5.85 SB |
Triple jump | Tatiana Cicanci |
13.10 | Haykanush Beklaryan |
13.07 NR |
Johanna Ingadottir |
12.84 PB |
Shot put | Sivan Abali |
14.67 | Helga Ma Thorsteinsdottir |
13.78 | Natalia Artic |
13.45 |
Discus | Natalia Artic |
49.58 | Salome Rigishvili |
45.06 SB |
Sivan Jean |
44.83 |
Hammer | Zalina Marghieva |
68.26 | Yevgeniya Zabolotniy |
52.57 | Pasa Sehic |
51.32 |
Javelin | Maria Jensen |
49.99 NJR |
Valentina Croitori |
43.42 | Noemie Pleimling |
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)
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Final standings
editPos | Country | Pts |
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1 | 401.5 | |
2 | 393.5 | |
3 | 391 | |
4 | 357 | |
5 | 327.5 | |
6 | 327 | |
7 | 292 | |
8 | 245.5 | |
9 | 227 | |
10 | 217.5 | |
11 | 135 | |
12 | 123 | |
13 | 116.5 |
Records
editCountry | Name | Event | Results | Notes |
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Kristine Harutyunyan | Women's Javelin | 39.26 | NR, NJR | |
Haykanush Beklaryan | Women's Triple jump | 13.07 | NR, NJR | |
Men's 4 × 100 m | 39.78 | NR | ||
Layes Abdullayeva | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 10:40.59 | NR, NJR | |
Ulkar Ganbarova | Women's Pole Vault | 2.80 | NR | |
Hayle Ibrahimov | Men's 1500 m | 3:46.77 | NJR | |
Tilahun Aliyev | Men's 5000 m | 14:38.08 | NJR | |
Sara Petersen | Women's 400 m hurdles | 56.70 | NR | |
Maria L. Jensen | Women's Javelin | 49.99 | NJR | |
Endrik Zilbershtein | Men's 200 m | 21.94 | NJR | |
Endrik Zilbershtein | Men's 400 m | 47.92 | NJR | |
Men's 4 × 400 m | 3:10.34 | NR | ||
Kim Reuland | Women's 400 m hurdles | 59.74 | NR | |
Men's 4 × 400 m | 3:15.10 | NR | ||
Women's 4 × 400 m | 3:46.69 | NR | ||
Martina Pretelli | Women's 400 m | 60.17 | NJR |
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