2011 European Cup Winter Throwing

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The 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 19 and 20 March 2011 at the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was the eleventh edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and was jointly organised by the European Athletic Association and the Bulgarian Athletic Federation.[http://www.european-athletics.org/11th-european-cup-winter-throwing.html 11th European Cup Winter Throwing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221225850/http://www.european-athletics.org/11th-european-cup-winter-throwing.html |date=2011-02-21 }}. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.

The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. 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.[http://www.european-athletics.org/11th-european-cup-winter-throwing/pars-shines-in-sofia.html Pars shines in Sofia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326145709/http://www.european-athletics.org/11th-european-cup-winter-throwing/pars-shines-in-sofia.html |date=2011-03-26 }}. European Athletics (2011-03-20). Retrieved on 2011-03-23. On the second day, eighteen-year-old javelin thrower Zigismunds Sirmais won the men's senior gold medal with a world junior record mark of 84.47 m.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110324065005/http://www.european-athletics.org/11th-european-cup-winter-throwing/world-junior-record-for-sirmais-in-sofia.html World junior record for Sirmais in Sofia]. European Athletics (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.