The Sparkassen Cup was an annual indoor track and field competition which takes place in February in Stuttgart, Germany. The meeting was first held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in 1987 and is currently an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting.Gordon, Ed (2010-02-07). Jones-Ferrette shocks with 6.97 dash in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-08. After 25 years the last edition of the meeting took place in 2011 because the main sponsor ended its involvement.
At each meeting, the two male and female athletes deemed to have given the best performance each receive the Sparkassen Cup – a metal figurine of a man or a woman respectively.Der Sparkassen-Cup . Sparkassen Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-08. The recipients are often those who have broken records at the meeting. Indeed, Hicham El Guerrouj's 1997 run in the 1500 metres and Meseret Defar's winning time for the 3000 metres in 2007 remain world records on the indoor track.Sparkassen-Cup-Preisträger 1987 - 2008 . Sparkassen Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.
World records Over the course of its history, 11 world records have been set at the Sparkassen Cup.
+World records set at the Sparkassen Cup Year Event Record Athlete Nationality198732.51199115:13.72199245.0219967:30.7219973:31.1819986.4120002:15.2520028:29.152002Pole vault4.71 m200414:39.2920078:23.72
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Sparkassen Cup Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Video60 m6.41Maurice Greene1 February 1998200 m20.48John Regis5 February 1995300 m32.51Anthony McKay1 February 1987400 m45.02Danny Everett2 February 1992800 m1:44.71Joseph Mwengi Mutua4 February 20041000 m2:15.25Wilson Kipketer6 February 20001500 m3:31.18Hicham El Guerrouj2 February 19973000 m7:27.80Yenew Alamirew5 February 20115000 m13:31.02Aïssa Belaout6 February 199450 m hurdles6.45Anier García7 February 199960 m hurdles7.36Dayron Robles2 February 2008High jump2.32 mRalf Sonn4 February 1990Hendrik Beyer6 February 1994Pole vault5.88 mBjörn Otto3 February 2007Long jump8.34 mLlewellyn Starks2 February 1992Triple jump17.29 mYoelvis Quesada2 February 1997Shot put20.45 mKarsten Stolz1 February 19874 × 100 m relay40.16Tobias UngerMarius BroeningAlexander KosenkowMartin Keller5 February 2011
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Sparkassen Cup Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 60 m7.04Irina Privalova2 February 1992Sevatheda Fynes6 February 2000200 m22.36Irina Privalova2 February 1992400 m50.73Charity Opara1 February 1998800 m1:58.78Ludmila Formanová7 February 19991000 m2:35.66Maria Mutola7 February 19991500 m4:04.88Kutre Dulecha7 February 1999Mile4:23.90Gabriela Szabo6 February 20003000 m8:23.72Meseret Defar3 February 20075000 m14:39.29Berhane Adere4 February 200460 m hurdles7.72Susanna Kallur2 February 2008High jump2.04 mBlanka Vlašić7 February 2009Pole vault4.71 mSvetlana Feofanova3 February 2002Long jump7.13 mHeike Drechsler6 February 1994Triple jump14.78 mRodica Mateescu-Petrescu1 February 1998Shot put20.47 mClaudia Losch31 January 1988
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References
External links Official website Sparkassen Cup Records