Marian Oprea qualifies for the men's Triple Jump final (© Getty Images)
Following the decision of triple jumper Christian Olsson to end his season, Romania’s Marian Oprea, the bronze medallist at the European Athletics Championships, has been selected to compete for Team Europe in the Triple Jump at the IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece, on 16-17 September 2006.
Since Team Europe was announced on 18 August, Briton Jo Pavey has been added to the team in the 3000m, while two other British athletes, Tim Benjamin and Nicola Sanders, have withdrawn from the team and been replaced by Kamghe Gaba (GER) and Nataliya Pyhyda (UKR) in the men’s and women’s 4x400m squads. Dwayne Grant has been added to the Great Britain 4x100m squad which will represent Team Europe in Athens.
In addition to Team Europe, the continent will also be represented in Athens by the top two nations at this year’s SPAR European Cup – France and Russia for the men, Russia and Poland for the women – and host nation Greece.
Team Europe
Men
100m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
200m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
400m – Daniel DABROWSKI (POL)
800m – Bram SOM (NED)
1500m – Ivan HESHKO (UKR)
3000m – Jesús ESPAÑA (ESP)
5000m – Jan FITSCHEN (GER)
3000m Steeplechase – Jukka KESKISALO (FIN)
110m Hurdles – Stanislav OLIJAR (LAT)
400m Hurdles – Marek PLAWGO (POL)
High Jump – Tomás JANKU (CZE)
Pole Vault – Alex AVERBUKH (ISR)
Long Jump – Andrew HOWE (ITA)
Triple Jump – Marian OPREA (ROM)
Shot Put – Ralf BARTELS (GER)
Discus Throw – Virgilijus ALEKNA (LTU)
Hammer Throw – Ivan TIKHON (BLR)
Javelin Throw – Andreas THORKILDSEN (NOR)
4x100m – GBR Team - Dwain CHAMBERS, Marlon DEVONISH, Dwayne GRANT, Mark LEWIS-FRANCIS
4x400m – Andrea BARBERI (ITA), Daniel DABROWSKI (POL), Kamghe GABA (GER), Rafal WIERUSZEWSKI (POL)
Women
100m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
200m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
400m – Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL)
800m – Rebecca LYNE (GBR)
1500m – Daniela YORDANOVA (BUL)
3000m – Jo PAVEY (GBR)
5000m – Susanne WIGENE (NOR)
3000m Steeplechase – Alesia TURAVA (BLR)
100m Hurdles – Susanna KALLUR (SWE)
400m Hurdles – Tetyana TERESHCHUK-ANTIPOVA (UKR)
High Jump – Tia HELLEBAUT (BEL)
Pole Vault – Martina STRUTZ (GER)
Long Jump – Naide GOMES (POR)
Triple Jump – Olha SALADUHA (UKR)
Shot Put – Natallia KHORONEKO (BLR)
Discus Throw – Franka DIETZSCH (GER)
Hammer Throw – Maryna SMALYACHKOVA (BLR)
Javelin Throw – Steffi NERIUS (GER)
4x100m – GBR Team – Emma ANIA, Emily FREEMAN, Joice MADUAKA, Anyika ONUORA
4x400m – Mariyana DIMITROVA (BUL), Nataliya PYHYDA (UKR), Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL), Ilona USOVICH (BLR)
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