European Cup in Athletics 2001
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The 2001 European Cup
European Cup (athletics)
The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...

took place on 23 and 24 June 2001 in Bremen
Bremen
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, Germany
Germany
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. The B finals were held in Vaasa
Vaasa
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, Finland
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 and Budapest
Budapest
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, Hungary
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.

Poland
Poland
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 won the men's Super League title while Russia
Russia
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 won the women's title.The SPAR European Cup: Memories of Europe's premier team athletics event. European Athletics (2006-06-14). Retrieved on 2010-06-30.

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