The 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup

European Athletics Indoor Cup

The European Athletics Indoor Cup was a biennial athletics sporting event that first took place in 2003 in Leipzig, Germany, where it was also organized the following year. The 3rd edition was held in 2006, in order to be held every two years to alternate with the European Indoor Championships in...

was held on 14 February 2004 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It was the second edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2003 European Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the event was held at the venue, following on from a successful hosting of the 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup

2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup

The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. 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...

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The competition featured nineteen athletics events, nine for men and ten for women. The 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

 race were held in a dual final format due to size constraints, with athletes' being assigned final positions through their finishing times. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.

The Russian women's team retained their title from the previous year, taking a comprehensive victory – seven of the ten women's events were won by Russians and the team was eighteen points clear of runner-up Germany. The men's side was a much more closely contested affair. The title was decided in the final Swedish medley relay event, with France just managing to maintain its lead and beat the Russian men by two points in the final rankings.

Men

60 metres		6.51		6.63		6.65
400 metres		46.46		47.05		47.26
800 metres		1:48.79		1:49.14		1:49.40
1500 metres		3:49.82		3:49.91		3:50.31
3000 metres		7:49.70		7:51.28		7:51.89
60 metres hurdles		7.72		7.80		7.81
Swedish relay Swedish relay Swedish relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners. The first runner runs 100 meters, the second one 200 m, the third one 300 m and the fourth runner 400 m, so the total length of the race is one kilometer.... (800/600/400/200 m)	Russia	4:12.26	Netherlands	4:12.52	Germany	4:14.65
Pole vault		5.70 m		5.65 m		5.55 m
Triple jump		17.31 m		16.94 m		16.65 m

Women

60 metres		7.27		7.29		7.31
400 metres		51.31		52.01		52.41
800 metres		2:00.41		2:00.54		2:01.14
1500 metres		4:09.82		4:10.24		4:12.87
3000 metres		8:53.45		8:53.62		9:01.00
60 metres hurdles		7.97		7.99		8.00
Swedish relay (800/600/400/200 m)	Russia	4:46.14	Germany	4:47.92	United Kingdom	4:52.18
High jump		2.00 m		1.96 m		1.93 m
Long jump		6.72 m		6.46 m		6.39 m
Shot put		18.75 m		18.50 m		18.38 m

Medal table

Key:

Men

Rank	Nation	Points total	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medal total
1	France	50	1	2	0	3
2	Russia	48	2	2	0	4
3	Germany	46	1	1	1	3
4	Italy	45	1	1	2	4
5	Netherlands	43	2	2	0	4
6	United Kingdom	35	1	1	2	4
7	Poland	35	0	0	2	2
8	Sweden	29	1	0	2	3
Total			9	9	9	27

Women

Rank	Nation	Points total	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medal total
1	Russia	82	7	2	0	9
2	Germany	64	1	4	3	8
3	Ukraine	46.5	1	0	3	4
4	Poland	41	0	2	0	2
5	Spain	39.5	0	1	2	3
6	United Kingdom	35	0	1	1	2
7	Greece	33	1	0	1	2
8	France	28	0	0	1	1
Total			10	10	11	31