The 2011

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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

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. The competition featured men's and women's contests in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

and

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

. 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

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produced a series of throws over 79 metres, with a best of 79.84 m to win the men's event.

Vira Rebryk Vera Yuryevna Rebrik (russian: Вера Юрьевна Ребрик; uk, Віра Юріївна Ребрик; born 25 February 1989) is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 67.30 met ...

won the under-23 women's javelin, while runner-up

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broke the Estonian junior record. On the second day, eighteen-year-old javelin thrower

Zigismunds Sirmais Zigismunds Sirmais (born May 6, 1992 in Riga) is a Latvian javelin thrower. Sirmais achieved his best result of 86.66 while winning the 2016 European Athletics Championships. He previously threw the world junior record of 84.69 m on June 22, 2 ...

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

Sports competitions in Sofia 2011 in Bulgarian sport 2011 in European sport International athletics competitions hosted by Bulgaria