2008 European Cup Winter Throwing
The 2008 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 15 and 16 March 2008 at Stadion Park mladeži in Split, Croatia. It was the eighth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events.
The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. In addition to the senior competitions, there were also under-23 events for younger athletes.
Medal summary
Senior men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put |  Rutger Smith (NED) | 20.77 m |  Marco Fortes (POR) | 20.13 m NR |  Hamza Alić (BIH) | 20.13 m |
| Discus throw |  Gerd Kanter (EST) | 65.25 m |  Robert Harting (GER) | 64.34 m | Rutger Smith (NED) | 63.80 m |
| Hammer throw |  Marco Lingua (ITA) | 77.87 m |  Krisztián Pars (HUN) | 77.06 m |  Dzmitry Shako (BLR) | 76.86 m |
| Javelin throw |  Ilya Korotkov (RUS) | 81.52 m | Stephan Steding (GER) | 79.55 m | Mihkel Kukk (EST) | 78.41 m |
|
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Senior women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put | Assunta Legnante (ITA) | 18.98 m | Anna Omarova (RUS) | 18.38 m | Chiara Rosa (ITA) | 18.05 m |
| Discus throw |  Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) | 60.25 m |  Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) | 59.93 m |  Dragana Tomašević (SRB) | 59.64 m |
| Hammer throw |  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 71.84 m | Betty Heidler (GER) | 71.10 m | Kathrin Klaas (GER) | 69.04 m |
| Javelin throw |  Goldie Sayers (GBR) | 63.65 m |  Martina Ratej (SLO) | 63.16 m NR | Zahra Bani (ITA) | 59.42 m |
|
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Under-23 men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put | Lajos Kürthy (HUN) | 19.30 m |  Nikola Kišanic (CRO) | 18.91 m |  Viktor Samolyuk (UKR) | 17.76 m |
| Discus throw | Nikolay Sedyuk (RUS) | 63.20 m | Ivan Hryshyn (UKR) | 60.00 m | Siarhei Rohanau (BLR) | 58.38 m |
| Hammer throw | Yury Shayunou (BLR) | 73.32 m | Kristóf Németh (HUN) | 71.37 m |  Petri Mättölä (FIN) | 69.78 m |
| Javelin throw | Roman Avramenko (UKR) | 78.72 m | Ari Mannio (FIN) | 78.01 m | .svg.png){kind=small} Thomas Smet (BEL) | 77.68 m |
Under-23 women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put | Irina Tarasova (RUS) | 16.73 m | Alena Kopets (BLR) | 16.69 m | Catherine Timmermans (BEL) | 16.35 m |
| Discus throw | Eden Francis (GBR) | 55.90 m | Ionela Vartolomei (ROM) | 52.53 m | Tatyana Kopytova (RUS) | 52.14 m |
| Hammer throw | Mariya Bespalova (RUS) | 66.13 m |  Marina Marghiev (MDA) | 65.47 m | Lena Solvin (FIN) | 63.88 m |
| Javelin throw | Mariya Abakumova (RUS) | 62.07 m | Maria Negoita (ROM) | 54.62 m | Ivana Vukovic (CRO) | 53.41 m |
References
- Results
- Split CRO 15 - 16 March. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-06-22.