The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany.Russi, Nic (2006-06-14). 1st European Indoor Cup 2003 . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-23. It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup.European Indoor Cup. GBR Athletics/Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-23. The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here". This reception led to Leipzig being awarded the hosting rights to the 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup by the European Athletic Association.Second edition of European Indoor Cup will take place in Leipzig. European Athletics (2003-02-16). Retrieved on 2011-01-23. Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.
The competition comprised nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women. The 400 metres races and medley relays were held in a dual final format, with finishing times determining the ultimate final rankings. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.
Results summary
Men
60 metres 6.55 6.61 6.70400 metres 46.76 46.93 46.99800 metres 1:48.65 1:49.30 1:49.431500 metres 3:41.64 3:42.27 3:42.553000 metres 8:00.28 8:00.59 8:01.1560 metres hurdles 7.68 7.74 7.772000 m medley relay(200/400/600/800 m) Leslie DjhoneCédric FelipJimmy LombaFlorent Lacasse4:14.42 Marcin UrbaśPiotr RysiukiewiczArtur GąsiewskiGrzegorz Krzosek4:15.18 Julian GoldingMatthew EliasJared DeaconChris Moss4:16.38 High jump 2.28 m 2.26 m 2.24 m Long jump 8.09 m 7.97 m 7.97 m Shot put 19.69 m 19.60 m 19.58 m
Women
60 metres 7.18 7.24 7.30400 metres 51.91 52.63 52.66800 metres 2:03.14 2:03.70 2:04.031500 metres 4:08.63 4:09.10 4:10.793000 metres 8:55.41 8:56.33 9:00.7760 metres hurdles 7.94 8.06 8.172000 m medley relay(200/400/600/800 m) Yuliya TabakovaSvetlana GoncharenkoSvetlana KhrushchelevaSvetlana Klyuka4:41.69 Gabi RockmeierClaudia MarxUlrike UrbanskyAnja Knippel4:49.40 Eveline LisencoMaria RusAlina RîpanuElena Iagăr4:52.62 Pole vault 4.65 m 4.50 m 4.30 m Triple jump 14.23 m 14.07 m 14.01 m
Medal table Key
+MenRankNationPoints totalGoldSilverBronzeMedal total 1 56 3 2 0 5 2 56 3 1 1 5 3 49 1 1 2 4 4 49 0 3 2 5 5 47 1 1 1 3 6 46 1 1 1 3 7 39 1 0 3 4 8 24 0 1 0 1Total 10 10 10 30
+WomenRankNationPoints totalGoldSilverBronzeMedal total 1 60 3 2 1 6 2 49 1 3 1 5 3 40 1 2 0 3 4 40 1 1 0 2 5 40 0 0 4 4 6 37 2 0 1 3 7 32 0 1 1 2 8 31 1 0 1 2Total 9 9 9 27
See also 2003 European Cup (athletics)
References
External links European Indoor Cup. GBR Athletics/Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-23. 1st Indoor European Cup. Athletix (archived). Retrieved on 2011-01-23. Timetable and results (archived)