The 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 19 and 20 March

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at the National Sports Academy in

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. It was the eleventh edition of the

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competition for throwing events and was jointly organised by the

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and the Bulgarian Athletic Federation. The competition featured men's and women's contests in

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

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and

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. In addition to the senior competitions, there were also under-23 events for younger athletes. The first day of events was affected by poor weather, but Hungarian Olympic hammer thrower Krisztián Pars produced a series of throws over 79 metres, with a best of 79.84 m to win the men's event. Vira Rebryk won the under-23 women's javelin, while runner-up Liina Laasma broke the Estonian junior record. On the second day, eighteen-year-old javelin thrower Zigismunds Sirmais won the men's senior

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with a world junior record mark of 84.47 m.World junior record for Sirmais in Sofia

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(2011-03-21). Retrieved on 2011-03-23. Turkey's Fatih Avan set a national record in the javelin to win in the under-23 section.

Medal summary

Senior men

Senior women

Under-23 men

Under-23 women

References

;Results
Sofia BUL 19 - 20 March
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.

External links

Official website
{{European Athletics cups European Throwing Cup European Cup Winter Throwing Sports competitions in Sofia 2011 in Bulgarian sport 2011 in European sport International athletics competitions hosted by Bulgaria