2006 European Athletics Indoor Cup
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The 2006 European Athletics Indoor Cup
was held on 5 March 2006 at the Stade Couvert Régional
in Liévin
, France
. It was the third edition of the indoor track and field
meeting for international teams, which featured the six top performing nations from the 2005 European Cup and the top two from the European Cup First League. Great Britain
's women's team withdrew due to the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
, while the Italian women also withdrew as the dates coincided with their indoor national championships. The event was held a week prior to the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
in Moscow
.
The competition featured nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women. The 400 metres
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 Russia
n women won the competition for a third consecutive time, holding a sixteen point margin over runners-up Poland
. The French
men's team also repeated as champions, having won in 2004. Germany
were the men's second placed team, while Spain
just edged Poland
into the third place spot.
The competition venue is also the annual host of the Meeting Pas de Calais
.
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 5 March 2006 at the Stade Couvert Régional
Stade Couvert Régional
Stade Couvert Régional is an indoor arena in Liévin, France. The arena holds 6,000 people. It is primarily used for indoor athletics and concerts....
in Liévin
Liévin
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was the third edition of the indoor track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
meeting for international teams, which featured the six top performing nations from the 2005 European Cup and the top two from the European Cup First League. Great Britain
United Kingdom
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's women's team withdrew due to the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, while the Italian women also withdrew as the dates coincided with their indoor national championships. The event was held a week prior to the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
The competition featured nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine 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 Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n women won the competition for a third consecutive time, holding a sixteen point margin over runners-up Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
men's team also repeated as champions, having won in 2004. 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...
were the men's second placed team, while Spain
Spain
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just edged Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
into the third place spot.
The competition venue is also the annual host of the Meeting Pas de Calais
Meeting Pas de Calais
The Meeting Pas de Calais is an annual indoor track and field competition which takes place in February in Liévin, France. The meeting was first held at the Stade Couvert Régional in 1988 and is currently an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting.-World records:...
.
Men
| 60 metres | 6.65 | 6.70 | 6.73 | |||
| 400 metres | 46.62 | 46.89 | 47.01 | |||
| 800 metres | 1:49.50 | 1:50.05 | 1:50.06 | |||
| 1500 metres | 3:49.77 | 3:50.66 | 3:50.74 | |||
| 3000 metres | 7:58.08 | 8:03.63 | 8:04.78 | |||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.62 | 7.69 | 7.74 | |||
| 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) |
 RussiaYuriy Koldin Dmitriy Bogdanov Aleksandr Usov Aleksandr Usov Aleksandr Usov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Usov won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Dmitriy Forshev, Boris Gorban and Andrey Rudnitskiy... Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh is a male sprint athlete from Russia. He finished 5th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:*... |
4:15.93 |  FranceRomain Maquin Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur Kevin Hautcoeur is a French runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He was born in Nantes. He finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships... Brice Panel Idrissa M'Barke |
4:16.20 |  GermanyMoritz Waldmann Steffen Co Florian Seitz Florian Seitz Florian Seitz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He represents OSC Berlin.He finished fourth with the German 4x400 m relay team at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships... Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This ranks him third among German 200 m sprinters, only behind Tobias Unger and Frank Emmelmann... |
4:17.39 |
| High jump | 2.26 m | 2.26 m | 2.26 m | |||
| Long jump | 7.88 m | 7.85 m | 7.82 m | |||
| Shot put | 20.60 m | 20.59 m | 20.09 m |
Women
| 60 metres | 7.16 | 7.29 | 7.32 | |||
| 400 metres | 51.67 | 52.45 | 52.69 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:02.21 | 2:02.58 | 2:02.78 | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:10.23 | 4:13.23 | 4:15.39 | |||
| 3000 metres | 8:59.70 | 9:01.07 | 9:04.88 | |||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.95 | 7.99 | 8.00 | |||
| Swedish relay (800/600/400/200 m) |
Russia Irina Vashentseva Mariya Dryakhlova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics... |
4:47.48 |  RomaniaMihaela Neacsu Iuliana Popescu Angela Moroşanu Angela Morosanu Angela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău... Ionela Tîrlea-Manolache Ionela Tîrlea-Manolache Ionela Târlea is a former athlete, competing internationally for Romania. She won the silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
4:49.96 |  PolandLidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres.... Malgorzata Pskit Marta Chrust-Rozej Marta Chrust-Rozej Marta Chrust-Rożej is a Polish athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 200 metres - 24.17 s * 400 metres - 53.77 s... Grazyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... |
4:50.96 |
| Pole vault | 4.80 m | 4.50 m | 4.40 m | |||
| Triple jump | 14.08 m | 14.04 m | 13.97 m |
Medal table
Key:| Rank | Nation | Points total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
54 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Spain |
50 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Poland |
50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia |
41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Italy |
38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Finland |
27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Rank | Nation | Points total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
69 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Poland |
53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Romania |
46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | France |
41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany |
38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Spain |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ukraine |
29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Sweden |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Images from the competition