European Athletics Cup
The European Athletics Cup was a European cup competition in the field of athletics . It was initiated by the Italian Bruno Zauli, President of the European Committee of the IAAF , which is why the competition was originally also known as the Bruno Zauli Cup.
The European Cup was held for the first time in 1965 in Stuttgart (men) and Kassel (women).
Regulations
Originally held every two years, then every three, then again every two years, the European Athletics Cup has taken place every year since 1993.
For the first twenty years it was based on a qualification system, with the two best nations in each of the three semifinals qualifying for the finals (A-final or Superliga).
Each nation was represented by only one athlete in each discipline. A simple point system that only took into account placement was used for scoring. The nation of the winner of a discipline received a number of points identical to the number of participants, decreasing to the nation of the last place with one point.
In 1983 there was a restructuring that took into account the increasing number of athletes' obligations. A super league with eight members each was created for both men's and women's competitions, including a first and a second division, which were divided into groups A and B. Promotion and relegation positions replace promotion through preceding semi-finals and final rounds. This classification existed until the end of the European Cups in 2008.
In 2009 the once much noticed event was completely redesigned, but in recent years it has faded into the background. The new European Athletics Team Championship has a super league with 12 teams, a first league with 12, a second league with 8 and a third league with 14 teams. The place in the table is calculated on the basis of 20 men's and 20 women's competitions, the overall ranking according to gender is not applicable.
Events
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Disciplines
Over time, more and more disciplines were added to the program for women.
| Disciplines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| 100 m | 100 m | ||
| 200 m | 200 m | ||
| 400 m | 400 m | ||
| 800 m | 800 m | ||
| 1500 m | 1500 m | from 1970 | |
| 3000 m | until 1996 | 3000 m | from 1977 |
| 5000 m | 5000 m | from 1995 | |
| 10,000 m | from 1996 | 10,000 m | disputed from 1985 to 1995 |
| 110 m hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 80 m in 1965 and 1967 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | from 1977 | |
| 3000 m obstacle | 3000 m obstacle | from 2002 | |
| high jump | high jump | ||
| Pole vault | Pole vault | from 1997 | |
| Long jump | Long jump | ||
| Triple jump | Triple jump | from 1993 | |
| Shot put | Shot put | ||
| Discus throw | Discus throw | ||
| Hammer throw | Hammer throw | from 1997 | |
| Javelin throw | Javelin throw | ||
| Relay 4 × 100 m | Relay 4 × 100 m | ||
| Relay 4 × 400 m | Relay 4 × 400 m | from 1970 | |
Web links
- The SPAR European Cup: Memories of Europe's premier team athletics event. Competition chronology. In: European Athletics . Archived from the original on October 6, 2013 ; accessed on October 4, 2013 .
- European Cup top performances, men As of June 30, 2008, accessed October 9, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Redesign of the French wiki article: Coupe d'Europe des nations d'athlétisme.Liste des épreuves