Nordic Women's Cup Explained

Sport:women's athletics
Country:Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland
Founded:1974
Folded:1982

The Nordic Women's Cup was a biennial competition in women's track and field between athletes from the Nordic countries organised by Nordic Athletics. Established in 1974, it lasted for five editions before holding the last competition in 1982. The competition was held in June or July in even-numbered years. Each of the five Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden – hosted the competition during its lifetime.[1]

The event programme included the women's pentathlon in 1976 – the medallists were Helena Pihl of Sweden (4081 points), Heidi Benserud representing Norway (3999 pts) and Helle Sichlau of Denmark (3897 pts).[2]

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateNo. of athletesNo. of nations
1st 1974 Norway 25 June
2nd 1976 Finland 12–13 June
3rd 1978 Denmark 22 July
4th 1980 Sweden 12 July
5th 1982 Iceland 1718 July

References

Editions

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/Venues.pdf Competition Venues
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/nc.htm Nordic Championships