| 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup | |
| Host City: | Leipzig, Germany |
| Dates: | 15 February |
| Events: | 19 |
| Stadium: | Arena Leipzig |
The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup.[2] The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here". This reception led to Leipzig being awarded the hosting rights to the 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup by the European Athletic Association.[3] Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.[1]
The competition comprised nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women. The 400 metres races and medley relays were held in a dual final format, with finishing times determining the ultimate final rankings. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.
See main article: 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup – results.
| 60 metres | 6.55 | 6.61 | 6.70 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.76 | 46.93 | 46.99 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:48.65 | 1:49.30 | 1:49.43 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:41.64 | 3:42.27 | 3:42.55 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 8:00.28 | 8:00.59 | 8:01.15 | ||||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.68 | 7.74 | 7.77 | ||||
| 2000 m medley relay (200/400/600/800 m) | Leslie Djhone Cédric Felip Jimmy Lomba Florent Lacasse | 4:14.42 | Marcin Urbaś Piotr Rysiukiewicz Artur Gąsiewski Grzegorz Krzosek | 4:15.18 | Julian Golding Matthew Elias Jared Deacon Chris Moss | 4:16.38 | |
| High jump | 2.28 m | 2.26 m | 2.24 m | ||||
| Long jump | 8.09 m | 7.97 m | 7.97 m | ||||
| Shot put | 19.69 m | 19.60 m | 19.58 m |
| 60 metres | 7.18 | 7.24 | 7.30 | ||||
| 400 metres | 51.91 | 52.63 | 52.66 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:03.14 | 2:03.70 | 2:04.03 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:08.63 | 4:09.10 | 4:10.79 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 8:55.41 | 8:56.33 | 9:00.77 | ||||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.94 | 8.06 | 8.17 | ||||
| 2000 m medley relay (200/400/600/800 m) | Yuliya Tabakova Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Khrushcheleva Svetlana Klyuka | 4:41.69 | Gabi Rockmeier Claudia Marx Ulrike Urbansky Anja Knippel | 4:49.40 | Eveline Lisenco Maria Rus Alina Rîpanu Elena Iagăr | 4:52.62 | |
| Pole vault | 4.65 m | 4.50 m | 4.30 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.23 m | 14.07 m | 14.01 m |
| Rank | Nation | Points total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 |  | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  | 49 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 |  | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
| Rank | Nation | Points total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||