EUROPEAN COMBINED EVENTS TEAM CHAMPS

The European Combined Events Team Championships was a track and field competition for European combined events specialists, with contests in the men's decathlon event and the women's heptathlon. It is organised by European Athletics. It was held annually in 1993–2011 and biennially in 1973–1993 and 2011–2019. It was known as the European Cup Combined Events prior to 2017.

 

The competition was originally held as a knockout system with preliminary rounds and finals. Since 1983, it was divided into divisions (A, B, C) with relegation and promotion. In 1993, the A, B and C finals were renamed to Super, First and Second League. Each nation participated with four athletes, the best three of them scored for the team ranking.

 

Until 2011, there were separate team events for men and women, From 2013, the men's and women's scores were combined for the team score.

 

BRITISH TEAM

British team positions have been as follows:

Men 1973 4th SF; 1975 6th SF; 1977 8th; 1979 5th SF; 1981 DNF; 1983 2nd 'B'; 1985 1st 'B'; 1987 6th 'A'; 1989 DNF 'A'; 1991 6th First; 1993 4th First; 1994 2nd First; 1995 5th Super; 1996 6th Super; 1997 7th Super; 1998 6th First; 1999 7th First; 2000 4th Second; 2001 3rd Second; 2002 2nd Second; 2003 6th First; 2004 6th First; 2005 7th First; 2006 5th First; 2007 6th First; 2008 3rd First; 2009 6th First; 2010 3rd First; 2011 1st First.

Women 1973 2nd SF; 1975 3rd SF; 1977 4th; 1979 6th; 1981 6th; 1983 5th 'A'; 1985 4th 'A'; 1987 6th 'A'; 1989 5th 'A'; 1991 6th Super; 1993 2nd First; 1994 6th Super; 1995 5th Super; 1996 DNF Super; 1997 3rd First; 1998 3rd First; 1999 4th First; 2000 4th First; 2001 2nd First; 2002 8th Super; 2003 1st First; 2004 6th Super; 2005 7th Super; 2006 4th Super; 2007 1st Super; 2008 5th Super; 2009 6th Super; 2010 6th Super; 2011 6th Super.

Combined: Super League - 2013 6th; 2014 6th; 2015 6th; 2017 4th; 2019 3rd.

SCOTTISH PERFORMANCES

Seniors

Year Venue Athlete Pos Score
 MEN'S DECATHLON
 1973 Reykjavik (ISL) - SF David Kidner 11th 6876
    Stewart McCallum - DNF
 1975  Barcelona (ESP) - SF David Kidner 19th 6748
    Angus McKenzie 23rd 6359
 1979 Bremerhaven (FRG) - SF Brad McStravick 20th 6528
 1981 Birmingham (GBR) - FIN Brad McStravick - DNF
 1997 Tallinn (EST) - Super Jamie Quarry 18th 7446
    Alexis Sharp - DNF
 1998 Bressanone (ITA) - 1st Jamie Quarry 10th 7504
    Alexis Sharp 22nd 7112
 1999 Huddinge (SWE) - 1st Jamie Quarry 8th 7392
 2006 Yalta (UKR) - 1st Roger Skedd - DNF
 2007 Szczecin (POL) - 1st Roger Skedd - DNF
 2009 Zaragoza (ESP) - 1st Roger Skedd - DNF
 2010  Hengelo (NED) - 1st Roger Skedd 11th 7255
 2013 Tallinn (EST) - Super Roger Skedd - DNF
 2017 Tallinn (EST) - Super Andrew Murphy 15th 7084
 2019 Tallinn (EST) - Super Andrew Murphy 11th 7594
 WOMEN'S PENTATHLON
 1977 Sittard (NED) - SF Moira Walls 5th 4121
  Lille (FRA) - FIN Moira Walls 8th 4227
 1979 Bremerhaven (FRG) - SF Moira Maguire (Walls) 7th 4170
  Dresden (GDR) - FIN Moira Maguire 14th 4304
 WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON
 1981 Birmingham (GBR) - FIN Valerie Walsh 22nd 5005
 1985 Krefeld (FRG) - 'A' Valerie Walsh 18th 5180
 1989 Helmond (NED) - 'A' Jayne Barnetson 17th 5448
 1998 Bressanone (ITA) - 1st Pauline Richards 12th 5563
 2002 Bydgoszcz (POL) - Super Laura Redmond 27th 5098

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