The 2007 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 17 and 18 March at Avangard Stadium in Yalta, Ukraine. It was the seventh edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 203 athletes from 26 countries entered the competition – a new high for the event.
Summary
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.
Athletes in the senior competitions were seeded into "A" and "B" groups. Igor Sukhomlinov of Russia surprised with a personal best of 83.34 m in the javelin throw to win the title despite being seeded in the "B" group. Dzimitry Hancharuk, Chiara Rosa, Nataliya Semenova were other "B" group athletes to take a medal, each of them a bronze.
Two national records were broken during the competition: men's discus throw bronze medallist Ercüment Olgundeniz improved the Turkish record to 64.34 metres, while under-23 athlete Melik Janoyan set a new Armenian best for the javelin with his throw of 69.34 metres.
Several athletes went on to take top honours at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Discus winners Gerd Kanter and Franka Dietzsch became world champions, while the men's hammer throwers Primož Kozmus and Ivan Tsikhan took the top two spots in Osaka as they did in Yalta.
Medal winners
Senior
Under-23
Medal and points table
Participation
References
Results
7th European Cup Winter Throwing Results . RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. Results (archived). Yalta 2007. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. ECp-w Yalta UKR 17 - 18 March Throws 7th European Winter Throwing Cup. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
External links
Official website (archived)
2007
2007 in athletics (track and field) March 2007 sports events in Europe 2007 in Ukrainian sport Sport in Yalta International athletics competitions hosted by Ukraine Sports competitions in Crimea History of Yalta