The 29th and final SPAR

SPAR

Spar , trades from approximately 12400 stores in 34 countries worldwide and is the world's largest independent voluntary retail trading chain. Spar was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 by retailer Adriaan Van Well and now, through its affiliate organisations, operates through most European...

 European Cup

European Cup (athletics)

The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...

took place on 21 and 22 June 2008 at the Parc des Sports Stadium in Annecy

Annecy

Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...

, France. The Parc des Sports Annecy Stadium was also stadium for 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics

1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2, 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...

. It was the last edition of the European Cup which from 2009 has been replaced by European Team Championships

European Team Championships

The European Team Championships is an athletics competition, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It is the successor of the former Europa Cup.-History:...

 combining the men and women competitions.

Final Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  United Kingdom 112 2  Poland 98 3  Early Modern France 96 4  Germany 95 5  Russia 84 6  Italy 82 7  Spain 81 8  Greece 68

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Russia 124 2  Ukraine 110.5 3  United Kingdom 90 4  Poland 87 5  Italy 81.5 6  Germany 76 7  Early Modern France 76 8  Belarus 69

Events and winners

Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... Szymon Ziółkowski  Poland High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... Andrey Silnov Andrey Silnov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m and weighs 83 kg ....  Russia 400m hurdles Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....  Greece 100m Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Damien Edgar is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.Edgar went to junior college in Kansas, USA in 2003 where he ran an impressive wind assisted 10.04 at the Junior College Championships...  United Kingdom 1500m Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...  France Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without...  Germany Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek long jumper.He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal...  Greece 400m Martyn Rooney Martyn Rooney Martyn Joseph Rooney is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and also finished fourth in the 4×400 metres relay. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team...  United Kingdom 5000m Mo Farah  United Kingdom 4x100m relay Great Britain & NI Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...  United Kingdom

Women Event Winner Country Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... Yuliya Golubchikova Yuliya Golubchikova Yuliya Golubchikova is a Russian pole vaulter.Golubchikova's personal best jump is 4.75 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where she ended on a fourth place . She has 4.75 metres indoor.-Achievements:-External links:* *...  Russia Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... Olha Saladukha  Ukraine 400m hurdles Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner....  Ukraine Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... Svetlana Saykina Svetlana Saykina -Achievements:-References:...  Russia 100m Yulia Nestsiarenka  Belarus 800m Jennifer Meadows  United Kingdom 3000m Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka Lidia Chojecka is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres....  Poland 400m Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships...  United Kingdom Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... Natallia Shymchuk Natallia Shymchuk Nataliya Mikhaylovna Shymchuk is a female javelin thrower from Belarus. Her personal best throw is 63.24 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Annecy. She is affiliated with the Republican Centre for Physical Education and Sports in Brest, Belarus.-Achievements:...  Belarus 3000m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  Russia 4x100m relay Russia  Russia

Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  United Kingdom 55 2  Poland 52 3  Early Modern France 52 4  Italy 46 5  Germany 45 6  Russia 37 7  Spain 37 8  Greece 35

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Russia 71 2  Ukraine 58 3  United Kingdom 51 4  Poland 51 5  Early Modern France 42 6  Italy 42 7  Belarus 40 8  Germany 39

Group A

at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa is a football stadium in Leiria, Portugal, built as a venue for the UEFA Euro 2004 finals held in Portugal. It is the home for Leiria's main football club, União de Leiria. It was designed by Tomás Taveira in 2003. The stadium contains different coloured seats as...

, Leiria

Leiria

Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...

, (Portugal), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

Men's:
 Austria

 Belgium

 Belarus

 Czech Republic

 Finland

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Portugal


was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2007 2nd League for 2008 European Cup.

Women's:
 Belgium

 Czech Republic

 Finland

 Republic of Ireland

 Lithuania

 Netherlands

 Portugal

 Spain

was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Events and winners

Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... Aleksandr Vashchyla Aleksandr Vashchyla Aleksandr Vashchyla is a male hammer thrower from Belarus, who is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade. He set his personal best in the hammer throw event on 7 June 2008 in Minsk.-Achievements:-References:*...  Belarus High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... Tomáš Janku Tomáš Janku Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...  Czech Republic 400m hurdles Ondrej Danek  Czech Republic 100m Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...  Portugal 1500m Michal Šneberger  Czech Republic Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...  Netherlands Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...  Portugal 400m Kévin Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He was a semi-finalist at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, and is the current European Champion on this distance....  Belgium 5000m Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon....  Austria 4x100m relay Portugal  Portugal

Women Event Winner Country Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... Naroa Agirre Naroa Agirre Naroa Agirre Kamio is a female pole vaulter from Spain. Her current personal best is 4.50 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Saulheim. She has 4.56 metres on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Seville...  Spain Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... Carlota Castrejana Carlota Castrejana María Carlota Castrejana Fernández is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería...  Spain 400m hurdles Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...  Czech Republic Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... Vera Cechlová  Czech Republic 100m Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...  Belgium 800m Yvonne Hak Yvonne Hak Yvonne Hak is a Dutch middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres.She took part in the under-23 race at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships and was 63rd overall, helping the Dutch women's team to fourth place. She won the 800 m for the Netherlands at the 2008 European...  Netherlands 3000m Dolores Checa Dolores Checa Dolores Checa is a Spanish middle-distance and long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...  Spain 400m Annemarie Schulte  Netherlands Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....  Czech Republic 3000m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... Rosa María Morató  Spain 4x100m relay Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...  Belgium

Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  Czech Republic 106 2  Netherlands 106 3  Portugal 105 4  Belgium 96 5  Finland 92 6  Belarus 82 7  Austria 67,5 8  Norway 63,5

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Spain 125 2  Czech Republic 107 3  Belgium 91 4  Portugal 84 5  Lithuania 80 6  Republic of Ireland 79 7  Netherlands 77 8  Finland 76

Group B

at Enka Sadi Gülçelik Stadium, Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, (Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

), on 21 & 22 June 2008.
Men's:
 Croatia

 Hungary

 Romania

 Slovenia

 Switzerland

 Sweden

 Turkey

 Ukraine


was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Women's:
 Bulgaria

 Croatia

 Greece

 Hungary

 Romania

 Serbia

 Sweden

 Turkey

was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Events and winners

Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...  Hungary High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... Stefan Holm Stefan Holm Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He has won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships...  Sweden 400m hurdles Stanislav Melnykov Stanislav Melnykov Stanislav Melnykov is a Ukrainian is a Ukrainian 400 metres hurdler and two times national champion . Melnykov won bronze at the 2010 European Athletics Championships on the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 46.54 seconds run in Bielsko-Biała .-References:...  Ukraine 100m Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...  Slovenia 1500m Peter Szemeti  Hungary Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... Lajos Kürthy Lajos Kürthy Lajos Kürthy is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.-Achievements:...  Hungary Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... Julien Fivaz Julien Fivaz Julien Fivaz is a Swiss long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.27 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Ebensee.He competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:...  Switzerland 400m Johan Wissman Johan Wissman Johan Lukas Wissman is a Swedish athlete from Helsingborg, specializing in the 200 and 400 m. He is the current national record holder in both of these events....  Sweden 5000m Selim Bayrak Selim Bayrak Mert Girmalegesse, formerly Shimelis Girma , then Selim Bayrak , is an Ethiopian born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 3000 m, 5000 m and also 10000 m.-Personal life:Born and raised in Ethiopia, he transferred to Turkey for an amount of US$1...  Turkey 4x100m relay Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...  Ukraine

Women Event Winner Country Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... Afrodíti Skafída  Greece Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... Hrisopiyí Devetzí  Greece 400m hurdles Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in the 400 metres, the 800 metres and the 400m hurdles. Her personal bests are 51.63 in the 400 metres achieved at Ankara on May 22 1999, 1:59.63 in the 800 metres achieved at Luzern on June 27 2001 and the 55.22 in the 400 metres hurdles...  Bulgaria Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... Nicoleta Grasu Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu....  Romania 100m Inna Eftimova Inna Eftimova Inna Eftimova is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bulgaria.Eftimova represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time...  Bulgaria 800m Liliana Popescu Liliana Popescu Liliana Popescu, née Barbulescu is a Romanian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best is 1:59.34 minutes, achieved in May 2008 in Bucharest. She has 4:00.35 minutes in the 1500 metres, also achieved in May 2008 in Bucharest...  Romania 3000m Alemitu Bekele  Turkey 400m Barbara Petráhn  Hungary Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... Nikolett Szabó Nikolett Szabó Nikolett Szabó is a female javelin thrower from Hungary. Her personal best throw is 64.62 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Patra.-Achievements:-References:...  Hungary 3000m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... Iríni Kokkinaríou  Greece 4x100m relay Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...  Bulgaria

Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  Sweden 117 2  Ukraine 106,5 3  Slovenia 96 4  Hungary 93,5 5  Switzerland 86 6  Kingdom of Romania 81,5 7  Turkey 79 8  Independent State of Croatia 58,5

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Greece 122 2  Kingdom of Romania 117,5 3  Turkey 90,5 4  Kingdom of Bulgaria 85 5  Sweden 84 6  Hungary 77 7  Serbia 74 8  Independent State of Croatia 70

Group A

at Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, (Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

Men's:
 Bulgaria

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Republic of Ireland

 Iceland

 Latvia

 Lithuania

 Luxembourg

& are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Women's:
 Austria

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Iceland

 Latvia

 Luxembourg

 Norway

 Switzerland

& are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Events and winners

Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... Bergur Ingi Petursson  Iceland High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... Angel Kararadev  Bulgaria 400m hurdles Gatis Spunde  Latvia 100m Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...  Republic of Ireland 1500m Girts Azis  Latvia Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark of 20.33 m is the second best by an Estonian thrower after Heino Sild...  Estonia Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... Morten Jensen Morten Jensen Morten Jensen is a Danish athlete. He primarily participates in long jump, 100 metres and 200 metres.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without...  Denmark 400m Paul McKee  Republic of Ireland 5000m Tiidrek Nurme Tiidrek Nurme Tiidrek Nurme is an Estonian middle distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres.-Outdoor bests:-Indoor bests:-References:...  Estonia 4x100m relay Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...  Latvia

Women Event Winner Country Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... Thorey Edda Elisdottir  Iceland Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... Veera Baranova Veera Baranova -Achievements:-References:...  Estonia 400m hurdles Martina Näf  Switzerland Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... Eha Rünne Eha Rünne Eha Rünne is a female shot putter and discus thrower from Estonia, who competed in the discus contest at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in 26th place ....  Estonia 100m Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Norway. She has been living in Norway since the age of nine....  Norway 800m Egle Uljas  Estonia 3000m Sabine Fischer Sabine Fischer Sabine Fischer is a Swiss long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...  Switzerland 400m Ieva Zunda Ieva Zunda Ieva Zunda is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres....  Latvia Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... Asdis Hjalmsdottir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir is an Icelandic javelin thrower. She represented her country at the 2008 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships and 2009 World Championships. Her personal best throw is 61,37 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Reykjavík. This is the current...  Iceland 3000m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... Andrea Mayr Andrea Mayr Andrea Mayr is a female long-distance runner from Austria. She also competes in mountain running and cycling. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on April 19, 2009, winning the Vienna City Marathon...  Austria 4x100m relay Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...  Norway

Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  Estonia 126 2  Latvia 122 3  Republic of Ireland 100 4  Denmark 99 5  Kingdom of Bulgaria 91 6  Lithuania 79 7  Iceland 55 8  Luxembourg 45

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Norway 124 2  Estonia 119 3  Switzerland 116 4  Latvia 98 5  Austria 89 6  Iceland 70 7  Denmark 66 8  Luxembourg 37

Group B

at SNP Stadium, Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...

, (Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

), on 21 & 22 June 2008.

Men's:
AASSE

Athletic Association of Small States of Europe

The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations...

 Albania

 Andorra

 Armenia

 Azerbaijan

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Cyprus

 Georgia (country)

 Israel

 Republic of Macedonia

 Moldova

 Montenegro

 Serbia

 Slovakia

& are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Women's:
AASSE

Athletic Association of Small States of Europe

The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations...

 Albania

 Andorra

 Armenia

 Azerbaijan

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Cyprus

 Georgia (country)

 Israel

 Republic of Macedonia

 Moldova

 Montenegro

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

& are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.

Events and winners

Men Event Winner Country Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003...  Slovakia High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... Dragutin Topic Dragutin Topic -Career:He is a World junior record holder with 2.37 when he won World Junior Championships 1990, three weeks before his win at European Championships. In the same year Topić received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. Topic has set five national records, and claimed four...  Serbia 400m hurdles Minas Alozides  Cyprus 100m Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Azerbaijan.Abbasov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 5th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...  Azerbaijan 1500m Mirko Petrović  Serbia Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... Milan Haborák Milan Haborák Milan Haborák is a Slovak shot putter.Haborák's personal best throw is 20.87 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Turnov. He first broke the 20-metre barrier in 2000. Haborák received a two-year ban in 2004 for using hormones...  Slovakia Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... Admir Bregu  Albania 400m Peter Žňava  Slovakia 5000m Gezachw Yossef  Israel 4x100m relay Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...  Azerbaijan

Women Event Winner Country Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... Tina Sutej Tina Šutej Tina Šutej is a Slovenian pole vaulter.Šutej began competing in athletics at an early age, practising in a variety of events from the age of seven. A change of coach at her local club saw the arrival of a pole vault specialist, who encouraged her to focus on vaulting the high bar...  Slovenia Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... Dana Veldáková Dana Veldáková Dana Velďáková is a Slovak triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.51 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia. She has a twin sister named Jana, who is a long jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...  Slovakia 400m hurdles Sara Orešnik  Slovenia Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... Sivan Jean  Israel 100m Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar Alenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...  Slovenia 800m Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová Lucia Klocová is a Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...  Slovakia 3000m Sonja Roman Sonja Roman Sonja Roman is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder in the event....  Slovenia 400m Sabina Veit  Slovenia Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....  Slovenia 3000m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... Oxana Juravel Oxana Juravel Oxana Juravel is a Moldovan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final....  Moldova 4x100m relay Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...  Slovenia

Standings

Men>EWLINE Pos Country Pts 1  Serbia 232 2  Slovakia 230 3  Cyprus 208,5 4  Israel 206,5 5  Moldova 185 6 167 7  Georgia (country) 163,5 8  Azerbaijan 150 9  Kingdom of Montenegro 127,5 10  Armenia 119 11 AASSE Athletic Association of Small States of Europe The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations... 79 12  Andorra 68 13  Republic of Macedonia 65 14  Albania 55

Women> Pos Country Pts 1  Slovenia 261 2  Slovakia 222,5 3  Israel 216 4  Cyprus 216 5  Moldova 210 6 177 7 AASSE Athletic Association of Small States of Europe The Athletic Association of Small States of Europe is a transnational organization representing the athletic interests of smaller European nations... 133,5 8  Kingdom of Montenegro 108 9  Armenia 106 10  Georgia (country) 90 11  Andorra 88,5 12  Albania 67,5 13  Azerbaijan 62 14  Republic of Macedonia 59

External links

• Annecy European Cup 2008 Website (english) - Official website
• European Cup First & Second League 2008 - event coverage at European-athletics.org
• European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group A in Leiria - Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo website
• European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group B in Istanbul - Official website
• European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group A in Tallinn - Official website
• European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group B in Banska Bystrica - Official website