The Pedro's Cup is a biannual athletics event of two legs, which features an indoor track and field competition in January or February and an outdoor competition during the European summer period. The first competition of each year since 2005 has taken place in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The second competition of each year has taken place in another city, currently Poznan, Warsaw and Szczecin have hosted the summer/autumn Pedro's cup competition. The event typically draws top level competition, including at least fifteen Olympic medalists in 2008 and more in 2009.[1] The meet is unique because it draws best athletes of the world to compete in a rather cold climate.
At the 2008 event, Asafa Powell became the first sprinter to turn in a sub-10 second 100 metres time in Poland, and in 2009, he equalled the meet record of 9.82 seconds. The 2010 indoor event featured only three events (pole vault, shot put and high jump) but Anna Rogowska provided a record-breaking performance by vaulting 4.81 m and beating the previous Polish best mark.[2]
| Occurrence | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bydgoszcz | 26 January 2005 | |
| 2nd | Poznan | 30 July 2005 | |
| 3rd | Bydgoszcz | 25 January 2006 | |
| 4th | Warsaw | 30 August 2006 | |
| 5th | Bydgoszcz | 14 February 2007 | |
| 6th | Warsaw | 19 September 2007 | |
| 7th | Bydgoszcz | 20 February 2008 | |
| 8th | Szczecin | 17 September 2008 | |
| 9th | Bydgoszcz | 10 February 2009 | |
| 10th | Szczecin | 15 September 2009 | |
| 11th | Bydgoszcz | 10 February 2010 | |
| 12th | Bydgoszcz | 16 February 2011 | |
| 13th | Bydgoszcz | 8 February 2012 | |
| 14th | Bydgoszcz | 12 February 2013 | |
| 15th | Bydgoszcz | 31 January 2014 | |
| 16th | Łódź | 17 February 2015 | |
| 17th | Łódź | 5 February 2016 |
The 2005 Pedro's Cup indoor competition was held in Bydgoszcz on 26 January 2005.[3] This was the first time the competition had taken place.
| Men's high jump | Yaroslav Rybakov | 2.31 | Jacques Freitag | 2.28 | Jamie Nieto | 2.25 | |
| Women's pole vault | Anna Rogowska | 4.73 | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.53 | Monika Pyrek | 4.53 |
The 2006 Pedro's Cup indoor competition was held in Bydgoszcz on 25 January 2006.[4]
| Men's high jump | Tomáš Janků | 2.30 | Linus Thörnblad | 2.28 | Mark Boswell | 2.24 | |
| Women's pole vault | Anna Rogowska Svetlana Feofanova | 4.64 | Not awarded | Monika Pyrek | 4.54 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The 2007 Pedro's Cup indoor competition was held in Bydgoszcz on 14 February 2007.[5] [6]
| Position | Name | Nationality | Height | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2.34 m | 2.20/1 2.24/1 2.28/1 2.30/3 2.32/1 2.34/1 2.36/XXX | |
| 2 |  | 2.34 m | 2.15/1 2.20/1 2.24/1 2.28/3 2.30/1 2.32/1 2.34/3 2.36/XXX | |
| 3 | | 2.30 m | ||
| 4 | | 2.30 m | ||
| 5 | | 2.24 m | ||
| 6 | | 2.24 m | ||
| 7 | | 2.20 m | ||
| 7 | | 2.20 m | ||
| 9 | | 2.15 m | ||
| Position | Name | Nationality | Height | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4.84 m | 4.64/1 4.74/X 4.84/1 4.94/XXX | |
| 2 | | 4.74 m | 4.44/3 4.54/1 4.64/1 4.74/2 4.84/XXX | |
| 3 | | 4.64 m | ||
| 4 | | 4.64 m | ||
| 5 | | 4.44 m | ||
| 5 |  | 4.44 m | ||
| 7 | | 4.44 m | ||
| 8 |  | 4.43 m | ||
The 2008 Pedro's Cup indoor competition was held in Bydgoszcz on 20 February 2008.[7] [8]
| Men's high jump | Yaroslav Rybakov | 2.34 =MR | Aleksey Dmitrik | 2.30 | Tomasz Janku Jaroslav Bába | 2.24 | |
| Women's pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.71 | Yelena Isinbayeva Monika Pyrek | 2.30 | Not awarded | ||
The 2009 Pedro's Cup indoor competition was held in Bydgoszcz, 10 February 2009.[9] This competition featured men's shot put for the first time.[10] [11]
| Men's high jump | Tora Harris | 2.32 | Konstadinos Baniotis | 2.24 | Artsiom Zaitsau | 2.24 | |
| Men's shot put | Christian Cantwell | 21.47 | Tomasz Majewski | 20.83 | Andrei Mikhnevich | 20.06 | |
| Women's pole vault | Monika Pyrek | 4.71 | Anna Rogowska | 4.71 | Joanna Piwowarska | 4.51 |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.47 | Kim Collins | 17 February 2015 | Łódź | [12] | ||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.45 | Orlando Ortega | 17 February 2015 | Łódź | [13] | ||
| High jump | 2.34 m | Linus Thörnblad | 14 February 2007 | Bydgoszcz | [14] | ||
| Yaroslav Rybakov | 20 February 2008 | Bydgoszcz | |||||
| Pole vault | 6.08 m | Renaud Lavillenie | 31 January 2014 | Bydgoszcz | [15] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsgEegHAQKQ | |
| Shot Put | 21.80 m | Ryan Whiting | 17 February 2015 | Łódź | [16] | ||
| Weight throw | 23.22 m | Pawel Fajdek | 31 January 2014 | Bydgoszcz | [17] | ||
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 7.15 | Ewa Swoboda | 5 February 2016 | Łódź | [18] | ||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.97 | Alina Talay | 5 February 2016 | Łódź | [19] | ||
| High jump | 1.98 m | Kamila Lićwinko | 17 February 2015 | Łódź | [20] | ||
| Pole vault | 4.84 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | 14 February 2007 | Bydgoszcz | [21] |