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Following last week’s European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Team Europe has been selected for the IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece, on 16-17 September 2006.
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 – Christian OLSSON (SWE)
Shot Put – Ralf BARTELS (GER)
Discus – Virgilijus ALEKNA (LTU)
Hammer – Ivan TIKHON (BLR)
Javelin – Andreas THORKILDSEN (NOR)
4x100m – GBR Team - Dwain CHAMBERS, Marlon DEVONISH, Mark LEWIS-FRANCIS, + 1 other TBC
4x400m – Andrea BARBERI (ITA), Tim BENJAMIN (GBR), Daniel DABROWSKI (POL), 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 – TBC
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 – Franka DIETZSCH (GER)
Hammer – Maryna SMALYACHKOVA (BLR)
Javelin – Steffi NERIUS (GER)
4x100m – GBR Team – Emma ANIA, Emily FREEMAN, Joice MADUAKA, Anyika ONUORA
4x400m – Mariyana DIMITROVA (BUL), Nicola SANDERS (GBR), Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL), Ilona USOVICH (BLR)
Note on selection:
In principle the winners of the respective events at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg have been selected for Team Europe, except where these athletes are from one of the other three European nations represented at the IAAF World Cup (Men – France, Russia, Greece, Women – Russia, Poland, Greece). In that case, the next best placed available athlete has been selected.
In the case of the 3000m, which was not contested in Gothenburg, the best placed available athlete in the 5000m final has been selected. The best placed available athlete in the 10000m final has been selected for the 5000m.
Relays - Complete national teams have been selected for the 4x100m relay. The four best placed available athletes in the 400m finals at the European Athletics Championships have been selected for the 4x400m.
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