# 2005 European Cup (athletics)

The 2005 European Cup was the 26th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The Super League Finals were held in Florence, Italy from 17 to 19 June, like two years before the 2003 European Cup.

## Super League
### Team standings

Men :
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Germany | 113 |
| 2 | France | 104 |
| 3 | Italy | 98 |
| 4 | Poland | 94.5 |
| 5 | Russia | 88 |
| 6 | Spain | 86.5 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 70 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 63 |
Women :
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Russia | 131.5 |
| 2 | Poland | 94 |
| 3 | Germany | 93 |
| 4 | France | 90.5 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 86 |
| 6 | Romania | 85 |
| 7 | Italy | 77 |
| 8 | Greece | 62 |
Top six teams qualified for the 2006 European Indoor Cup.

### Results summary
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (Wind: +2.1 m/s) | Ronald Pognon France | 10.06w | Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain | 10.10w | Simone Collio Italy | 10.15w |
| 200 m (Wind: -0.6 m/s) | Christian Malcolm Great Britain | 20.15 | Tobias Unger Germany | 20.36 | Jirí Vojtík Czech Republic | 20.66 |
| 400 m | Marc Raquil France | 45.80 | Simon Kirch Germany | 45.86 | Andrey Rudnitskiy Russia | 46.06 |
| 800 m | Antonio Manuel Reina Spain | 1:46.11 | Grzegorz Krzosek Poland | 1:46.52 | Dmitriy Bogdanov Russia | 1:46.79 |
| 1500 m | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain | 3:41.72 | Mounir Yemmouni France | 3:42.10 | Paweł Czapiewski Poland | 3:42.19 |
| 3000 m | Jesús España Spain | 8:16.48 | Mo Farah Great Britain | 8:17.28 | Yared Shegumo Poland | 8:18.06 |
| 5000 m | Juan Carlos de la Ossa Spain | 13:30.97 | Bouabdellah Tahri France | 13:32.34 | Jan Fitschen Germany | 13:33.46 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Antonio Jiménez Spain | 8:20.17 | Radosław Popławski Poland | 8:20.48 | Vincent Le Dauphin France | 8:22.03 |
| 110 m hurdles (Wind: +2.0 m/s) | Ladji Doucouré France | 13.16 | Thomas Blaschek Germany | 13.44 | Andrea Giaconi Italy | 13.68 |
| 400 m hurdles | Naman Keïta France | 48.77 | Marek Plawgo Poland | 48.99 | Gianni Carabelli Italy | 49.04 |
| 4 × 100 m | Great Britain Jason Gardener Marlon Devonish Christian Malcolm Mark Lewis-Francis | 38.67 | Italy Luca Verdecchia Simone Collio Marco Torrieri Koura Kaba Fantoni | 38.69 | France Lueyi Dovy Ronald Pognon Ladji Doucouré Ydrissa M'Barke | 38.78 |
| 4 × 400 m | Great Britain Robert Tobin Graham Hedman Malachi Davis Tim Benjamin | 3:00.51 | Poland Piotr Klimczak Marcin Marciniszyn Robert Maćkowiak Marek Plawgo | 3:01.33 | France Abderhahim El Haouzy Naman Keïta Richard Maunier Marc Raquil | 3:01.65 |
| High jump | Aleksey Dmitrik Russia | 2.30 | Nicola Ciotti Italy | 2.30 | Svatoslav Ton Czech Republic | 2.27 |
| Pole vault | Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy | 5.80 | Adam Ptácek Czech Republic | 5.60 | Yevgeniy Mikhailichenko Russia | 5.50 |
| Long jump | Nils Winter Sweden | 8.06 | Salim Sdiri France | 8.05w | Vitaliy Shkurlatov Russia | 7.98 |
| Triple jump | Charles Friedek Germany | 17.20 | Danila Burkenya Russia | 17.06 | Sébastien Pincemail France | 16.83 |
| Shot put | Ralf Bartels Germany | 20.76 | Manuel Martínez Spain | 20.28 | Petr Stehlík Czech Republic | 20.24 |
| Discus throw | Mario Pestano Spain | 66.29 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany | 64.12 | Diego Fortuna Italy | 61.06 |
| Hammer throw | Szymon Ziółkowski Poland | 79.14 | Ilya Konovalov Russia | 76.78 | Markus Esser Germany | 76.11 |
| Javelin throw | Mark Frank Germany | 82.38 | Aleksandr Ivanov Russia | 81.96 | Francesco Pignata Italy | 81.67 |
| 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) |||||| |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (Wind: 1.3 m/s) | Christine Arron France | 11.09 | Olga Fyodorova Russia | 11.21 | Maria Karastamati Greece | 11.30 |
| 200 m (Wind: -0.6 m/s) | Christine Arron France | 22.84 | Yelena Bolsun Russia | 23.00 | Marina Maydanova Ukraine | 23.01 |
| 400 m | Natalya Antyukh Russia | 50.67 | Antonina Yefremova Ukraine | 51.56 | Dimitra Dova Greece | 51.89 |
| 800 m | Maria Cioncan Romania | 2:00.88 | Monika Gradzki Germany | 2:01.00 | Svetlana Klyuka Russia | 2:01.02 |
| 1500 m | Yuliya Chizhenko Russia | 4:06.76 | Maria Cioncan Romania | 4:07.39 | Bouchra Ghezielle France | 4:08.02 |
| 3000 m | Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia | 8:57.08 | Maria Martins France | 9:00.71 | Tatyana Krivobok Ukraine | 9:01.65 |
| 5000 m | Liliya Shobukhova Russia | 15:01.15 | Wioletta Janowska Poland | 15:08.38 | Mihaela Botezan Romania | 15:13.36 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Cristina Casandra Romania | 9:35.95 CR | Lyubov Ivanova Russia | 9:46.63 | Justyna Bąk Poland | 9:51.51 |
| 110 m hurdles (Wind: -1.3 m/s) | Linda Khodadin France | 12.73 | Kirsten Bolm Germany | 12.79 | Flora Rentoumi Greece | 13.03 |
| 400 m hurdles | Anna Jesień Poland | 54.90 | Yekaterina Bikert Russia | 55.73 | Claudia Marx Germany | 55.84 |
| 4 × 100 m | Russia Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Gushchina Irina Khabarova Yekaterina Kondratyeva | 42.73 | Germany Katja Wakan Esther Moller Birgit Rockmeier Verena Sailer | 43.58 | Italy Elena Sordelli Vincenza Calì Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato | 43.83 |
| 4 × 400 m | Russia Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Levina Mariya Lisnichenko Natalya Antyukh | 3:23.56 | Poland Zuzanna Radecka Monika Bejnar Grażyna Prokopek Anna Jesień | 3:24.61 | Ukraine Antonina Yefremova Oksana Ilyushkina Liliya Pilyuhina Nataliya Pyhyda | 3:26.72 |
| High jump | Tatyana Kivimyagi Russia | 1.98 | Vita Palamar Ukraine | 1.92 | Melanie Skotnik France | 1.92 |
| Pole vault | Anna Rogowska Poland | 4.60 | Carolin Hingst Germany | 4.50 | Natalya Kushch Ukraine | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Irina Simagina Russia | 6.76 | Fiona May Italy | 6.43 | Adina Anton Romania | 6.35 |
| Triple jump | Anna Pyatykh Russia | 14.72 | Chrysopigi Devetzi Greece | 14.62 | Magdelín Martínez Italy | 14.54w |
| Shot put | Olga Ryabinkin Russia | 19.65 | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 18.89 | Assunta Legnante Italy | 18.42 |
| Discus throw | Franka Dietzsch Germany | 64.38 | Yelena Antonova Ukraine | 62.59 | Marzena Wysocka Poland | 62.28 |
| Hammer throw | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 72.38 | Manuela Montebrun France | 71.10 | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Russia | 70.06 |
| Javelin throw | Steffi Nerius Germany | 64.59 | Barbara Madejczyk Poland | 61.72 | Zahra Bani Italy | 61.66 |
| 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) |||||| |

## First League

The First League was held on 18 and 19 June

### Men

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Finland | 120 |
| 2 | Sweden | 118 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 106 |
| 4 | Hungary | 99 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 79 |
| 6 | Estonia | 73 |
| 7 | Croatia | 69 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 54 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Ukraine | 115 |
| 2 | Greece | 111 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 105 |
| 4 | Portugal | 102 |
| 5 | Belgium | 99 |
| 6 | Romania | 77 |
| 7 | Ireland | 65 |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro | 44 |

### Women

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Sweden | 134 |
| 2 | Spain | 131 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 92 |
| 4 | Finland | 90 |
| 5 | Hungary | 87.5 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 69 |
| 7 | Norway | 64 |
| 8 | Croatia | 52.5 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Great Britain | 134 |
| 2 | Belarus | 107.5 |
| 3 | Belgium | 90 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 85 |
| 5 | Portugal | 85 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 83 |
| 7 | Ireland | 79 |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro | 53 |
The winner of each group also qualified for the 2006 European Indoor Cup.

## Second League

The Second League was held on 18 and 19 June

### Men

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Norway | 127.5 |
| 2 | Austria | 109 |
| 3 | Denmark | 106 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 101 |
| 5 | Israel | 88.5 |
| 6 | Latvia | 88 |
| 7 | Iceland | 50 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 40 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Belarus | 227 |
| 2 | Turkey | 225 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 192 |
| 4 | Moldova | 171 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 167 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 153 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 129 |
| 8 | Georgia | 104 |
| 9 | Armenia | 101 |
| 10 | Andorra | 97 |
| 11 | AASSE | 84 |
| 12 | Albania | 68 |
| 13 | Macedonia | 62 |

### Women

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Lithuania | 110 |
| 2 | Latvia | 106 |
| 3 | Estonia | 103 |
| 4 | Austria | 101.5 |
| 5 | Denmark | 96.5 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 87 |
| 7 | Israel | 62 |
| 8 | Iceland | 51 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Turkey | 217 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 199 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 197 |
| 4 | Moldova | 176 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 127 |
| 6 | Albania | 118 |
| 7 | AASSE | 117 |
| 8 | Georgia | 114.5 |
| 9 | Armenia | 98 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 71 |
| 11 | Andorra | 66.5 |
| 12 | Macedonia | 33 |