Bulletin - European Athletics

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Bulletin
9 December 2012
Hungarian Open Air Museum, Szentendre
A place where history is made, not just displayed
WELCOME MESSAGE
Contents
Welcome messages ................................. 2 - 3
Organisational structure ................................ 4
Official hotels .................................................. 5
Getting to Budapest, Szentendre .................. 6
Budapest - Szentendre ................................... 7
I am very happy that Budapest will
host the 2012 SPAR European Cross
Country Championships. The Hungarian Athletics Association, supported
by the Hungarian Open Air Museum
(Skanzen), has presented an excellent
and exciting proposal to European
Athletics for an innovative course to be
created and we are looking forward
to a memorable 19th edition of the
championships.
It will be the first time Hungary will
have hosted the SPAR European Cross Country
Championships and I am confident that the local
organising committee are doing their utmost to ensure a successful event takes place in the town of
Szentendre in December 2012.
Athletics is a popular sport in Hungary with the
country boasting some excellent athletes and we
hope this translates to a well-received event
among fans of our sport.
The discipline of cross country is growing to be an
ever more important part of athletics during the winter months. Cross country brings together athletes
The introduction of Skanzen .......................... 8
The event ......................................................... 9
Course Map ................................................... 10
Timetable ........................................................11
from the middle distances up to the
marathon in the same race and provides a special challenge as the running
surface can change according to the
weather conditions.
The SPAR European Cross Country
Championships are always an exciting and interesting competition, with
the added dimension of also being a
team event. The combination of the
beautiful local environment in Szentendre and the obstacles on the course
will provide a memorable experience for athletes,
officials and fans alike.
I would like to thank in advance the Hungarian
athletics federation, the Budapest 2012 local organising committee and the Hungarian Open
Air Museum for their hard work now and in the
future with regards to the organisation of the
championships.
I hope that Budapest 2012 continues the success story
of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships
and I look forward to meeting Europe’s cross country
family in December 2012 in Hungary.
Hansjörg Wirz
European Athletics President
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WELCOME MESSAGE
Just a few months following the London Summer Olympic Games, in December 2012 a new challenge awaits
the very best distance runners of Europe as they stand up
to each other to decide the fate of medals and places
in what is one of the most picturesque cross country courses in Hungary.
Over recent years the Hungarian Athletics Association
has made great strides to return to the map of European Athletics. We signalled our intent to do so by being
the second member federation to host the European
Convention in the fall of 2009, and welcomed back the
European Athletics Family the very next summer for the
European Team Championships 1st League in Budapest. The next step in our quest is when we play host
to the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in
a nature conservation area. The Natural Outdoor Museum, more commonly referred to as „Skazen” established in 1967 is a fitting venue for the event. The unique
blend of sport, culture and national heritage promises an
unprecedented experience for the participants and we
can only hope that a traditional setting, which is also
prepared to accommodate for 21st centruy needs, will
aid the performance of the athletes as well as guarantee
the utmost comfort of our guests.
Being a traditionally successful throwing nation at
international level, cross country running represents a new
angle in which we regard athletics
in Hungary. Originating from a Health
and Fitness project sponsored by
the European Commission, there is
now a six-week long competition
series scattered all over the country
which draws the interest of thousands of youngsters wanting to run
in a natural environment. The SPAR
European Cross Country Championships will be the culmination of
this series and the first time in the life of many to witness
such a high level of international competition.
Dear athletes and coaches!
At the end of what was certainly a great outdoor season in 2012, with athletics having taken a historical step
and introducing the first ever European Championships
in an Olympic year, we will be waiting to welcome you
in December to a demanding course within a setting
which gives account of not only the architecture, the
lifestyle and the heritage but also the history of our country. We wish that all the dreams you may have come
true in Hungary!.
See you in Budapest!
Dear Competitiors, Visitors, Guests,
I am happy to welcome you in the Skanzen of Szentendre, the largest open air ethnographical collection of
Hungary. This is the first time that our museum provides a
venue for such a prestigious international sports competition. We are proud that the Hungarian Athletics
Association and the European Athletics have found this
venue suitable for organizing the 19th European Cross
Country Championships.
The museum presents the vernacular architecture of
Hungary’s most characteristic regions, the way of life
and habits of people who lived there from the second
half of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century.
People can visit almost 300 buildings including churches,
barns, houses, stables, pigsties, mills, etc. – in the area of
about 60 hectares. Runners will often pass near barns or
press houses during the competition. When the museum
was founded in 1967, the main aspect was that the area
should the topography of the country reflect in the best
possible way - flats, hills, mountains, slopes - and now
these are the very conditions that allow the museum to
organize a cross country championship. At the same time, vernacular culture itself is not far from this
sport, either, because one or two
hundred years ago - in the absence of built roads and means of
transport - village people walked in
the natural, untouched environment, accommodating to the
challenges of the varied topography.
The museum is a nature reserve – it is tranquil with
clean air and beautiful views.
I do wish a successful and memorable SPAR European
Cross Country Championships to each and every participant in this wonderful natural environment!
Miklós Gyulai
President Hungarian Athletics Association, LOC
Miklós Cseri PhD.
Director Hungarian Open Air Museum, Szentendre
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS COUNCIL
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
President
Vice Presidents
LOC President
LOC Co-President
LOC CEO, Marketing,
Communications
Director General
Council Members
IAAF President
(ex officio member)
European Athletics
Honorary Life
President
Hansjörg Wirz (SUI)
José Luis de Carlos (ESP)
Karel Pilny (CZE)
Jean Gracia (FRA)
Christian Milz (SUI)
Franco Arese (ITA)
Sylvia Barlag (NED)
Jonas Egilsson (ISL)
Liam Hennessy (IRL)
Frank Hensel (GER)
Dobromir Karamarinov (BUL)
Toralf Nilsson (SWE)
Erki Nool (EST)
Antti Pihlakoski (FIN)
Jorge Salcedo (POR)
Gabriela Szabo (ROU)
Salih Munir Yaras (TUR)
Vadim Zelichenok (RUS)
Lamine Diack (SEN)
Carl-Olaf Homén (FIN)
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS DELEGATES
Vice-President
Technical Delegate
Doping Control
Delegate
Event Presentation
Consultant
Jury of Appeal (3)
Karel Pilny (CZE)
Jorge Salcedo (POR)
Jan Engström (SWE)
Riccardo Ingallina (ITA)
(to be appointed at the
Technical Meeting)
European Athletics Office
Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 18
1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: +41 21 313 43 50
Fax: +41 21 313 43 51
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.european-athletics.org
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BUDAPEST
Repersentative of the
city of Budapest
SKANZEN
Marketing and
Communications
Maintenance and
Transport
Building Maintenance
HAA
Event Co-ordinator
Event Co-ordinator
Financial Manager
Financial Assistant
Competition Director
Technical Director
Competition Advisor
Photo Chief
Press Chief
Host Broadcaster
Media Center Manager
Victory Ceremonies
Event Presentation
Accommodation
Hotel General Manager
Logistics, Transport,
Protocol
Volunteers
Website
Accreditation/ORAS
Medical Director
Hungarian Anti Doping
Agency
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Miklós Gyulai
Miklós Cseri
Péter Deutsch
Zsuzsa Thék
Anita Horváth
Judit Lászlóné Jakab
Zsuzsanna Felpéczi
Márton Gyulai
Balázs Deutsch
Klenóczky Bea
Bea Ágoston
Imre Mátraházi
Ádám Erdélyi
László Gál
Péter Zádor
Dezső Dobor
Ildikó Kmety
Judit Havas
Krisztina Molnár
Csaba Schulek
Kitti Csoma
Ádám Kapcsos
Ferenc Herczeg
Angéla Lohn
Timea Daka
Gabriella Szász
Dr. Árpád Illyés
Dr. Ágnes Tiszeker
OFFICIAL HOTELS
HOTEL RAMADA
PLAZA *****
European Athletics
Family Hotel
HOTEL RAMADA
AQUAWORLD ****
Team Hotel
Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure,
there is a Ramada property that is built to meet your
needs. The 310 elegant rooms offer a harmonious
combination of traditional style and state-of-the-art
technology. Unlimited internet access (WI-FI) on the
entire property. The Ambrosia Restaurant has a cuisine of warmth, colour and vitality, serving Hungarian
and international specialities to suit all tastes. Experience the Hungarian hospitality in a friendly ambience! Very close to the hotel there are famous local
attractionts for example the Royal Place, Heroes
Square or the Chain Bridge. The distance of the hotel
to the airport is about 28km and the 19,6km to the
venue. Located on the river bank, the Ramada Plaza
offers an exclusive view of Margaret Island yet within
a close driving range of the venue.
HOTEL DANUBIUS
HÉLIA ****
Media and Technical
Partners Hotel
Ramada Resort Budapest is a four-star superior wellness and family friendly hotel offering unique services
in Hungary: it has 309 rooms, the main building has
standard rooms, junior suites, family rooms (connecting standard room with 2 beds), and apartments. Unlimited internet access (WI-FI) on the entire property,
guaranteed space in our free parking in a 1000 car
capacity outdoor lot for our visitors. The distance from
the airport is 39km and 16,5km from the venue. The
complex houses a wellness-fitness center for those longing for relaxation, an entertainment center, and one
of Europe’s biggest indoor water theme parks, Aquaworld for the adventurous and on dry land, Bongo
Kids Club for the youngest visitors.
DANUBIUS THERMAL
HOTEL AND GRAND
HOTEL ****
Team Hotel
A place where you can mix business with relaxation!
Conference hotel with spa and wellness complex on
the bank of the Danube, opposite Margaret Island. 15
minutes from the historical city centre. Relax and recharge! Swim in the large pool and enjoy the breathtaking panorama from the two-storey fitness club.
Everything to keep you fit! Jogging path, tennis, rowing,
cycling and lidos on the nearby Margaret Island. Steer
clear of the traffic jams! Spacious car and bus park
just outside the hotel. 24,5km from Ferenc Liszt International Airport, 9km from Eastern Railway Station and
21 km from the venue. The hotel has 8 suites, 254 airconditioned rooms with bath (164 rooms with beautiful
view of the Danube), connecting and rooms for disabled guests, complimentary coffee- and tea-making
facilities, Sat.-TV, radio, movie channel, WiFi, minibar,
wake-up service, telephone. The entire hotel is nonsmoking.
A pair of hotels connected by an underground tunnel located at the heart of a romantic green park on
Margaret Island, yet close to historical sights and the
city-centre shops. The island's original spa hotel, with
turn-of-the-century ambience, tradition, style and elegance. Over 300 air-conditioned rooms with bath,
bathrobe, hairdryer, Sat.-TV, telephone, Pay-TV, wireless internet, minibar, coffee and tea facilities, safe.
Free WIFI in common areas of the hotel. Indoor and
outdoor pools, adventure pool, Jacuzzi, thermal bath,
therapeutic exercise thermal bath, sauna, steam
room, aroma cabin. Therapy and Wellness Centre,
Kneipp therapy centre, salt cave. Cardio centre, laser
eye clinic, dental clinic. Solarium, infra-sauna. Emporium Hair and Beauty, cosmetic surgery. Restaurant
Széchenyi with garden terrace, brasserie. The distance of the hotel to the airport is 27km and 21 km to
the venue.
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GETTING TO BUDAPEST,
SZENTENDRE
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1 Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Budapest
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2 Hotel Ramada Plaza
European Athletics Family Hotel
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3 Hotel Ramada Aquaworld
Team Hotel
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4 Danubius Thermal and Grand Hotel
Team Hotel
5 Danubius Hotel Hélia
Media and Technical Partners Hotel
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6 Hungarian Open Air Museum, Szentendre
ACCESSIBILITY
The Hungarian Open Air Museum, Szentendre is home
to the 19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships
2012. The venue is located in the town of Szentendre
(St. Andrew in Hungarian) just 7km north of the capital
of Hungary, Budapest.
You can easily reach Budapest by plane, by rail, by
road and even by water via the river Danube. Ferenc
Liszt International Airport serves flights to all major European cities daily and despite being approximately
45km from your accommodation it is easily reachable
via the highway.
If you decide to travel by rail, Budapest has three
main railway stations: the Eastern, the Western and the
Southern railway stations all receive international passengers.
If you travel by road, the M1 motorway connects directly to Vienna and to Bratislava to the west, while
the M7 motorway connects to Ljubljana and Zagreb to
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the southwest. Towards the east, there is the M3 motorway leading you in from the Ukraine, while if you come
through Serbia you can use the M5 motorway to reach
the capital.
Once you have reached your hotel, the 19th SPAR
European Cross Country Championship venues have
been chosen to be easily accessible from one another
and despite the distances, the travel times are guaranteed to suite your needs.
Distances between the hotels and the venue:
From the
• Hotel Ramada Aquaworld: 16,5 km (Team Hotel)
• Hotel Ramada Plaza: 19,0 km (European Athletics
and VIP Hotel)
• Danubius Thermal and Grand Hotel: 20,1 km
(Team Hotel)
• Hotel Danubius Hélia: 21,6 km (Media and Technical
Partners Hotel)
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BUDAPEST - SZENTENDRE
Budapest
Often described as the “Little Paris of Middle Europe”, Budapest is famous not only for the monuments reflecting its
own 1,000-year-old culture, but also for the relics of others
who settled here. Remains from both Roman occupation
and much later ruled by the Turks can still be seen in the
city. After the Ottoman Empire the union with Austria has
a particular influence on the city’s form and style.
The capital has two sides, Buda and Pest, stretching along
the banks of the Danube, representing two different
characters of the city.
Suburban Buda and its historic castle district offer medieval
streets and houses, museums, caves and Roman ruins.
The dynamic Pest side boasts the largest parliament
building in Europe, riverside promenades, flea markets,
bookstores, antique stores and café houses.
Budapest has a lot to offer. Museums and galleries, churches and synagogues, palaces and historic buildings,
baths and pools are presented together with the influence
of Secession in the city.
There is an unmistakable feeling that something out of
the ordinary is just around the corner, but what it will be is
up to you to find out…
Budapest
Szentendre
In Szentendre, a town of just 25 000 inhabitants located a
mere 5km north of the border of Budapest, you’ll experience
a Mediterranean atmosphere that few other Hungarian
settlements can offer you. No wonder that lots of artists
come to find inspiration and work here. Let this unique
aura enchant you too. Stroll down Görög utca form Main
Square lined with apartments of Greek families and you’ll
reach the peaceful promenade on the the Danube bank.
The crooked coble-stoned streets abound in shops offering all sorts of souvenirs, embroidered tablecloths and
shirts, pottery, wines, paprika, that you can take home to
your loved ones.
For Hungaricum (Hungarian food and beverage specialities pop in the Paprika Ház in downtown Szentendre
where you can buy Tokaji wine, pálinka (Hungarian fruit
brandy, Hungarian paprika powder, and goose liver.
Szentendre, being a very popular tourist destination, boasts
very good value restaurants and cafés that are on par
with Budapest’s restaurant scene.
Szentendre
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THE INTRODUCTION OF SKANZEN
Skanzen – The Hungarian Open Air Museum
Situated in the Duna-Ipoly National Park, on more then one
hundred acres, the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum makes it
possible for the visitor to capture the authentic lifestyle and the
atmosphere of village life of the past two and a half centuries.
More then 300 different buildings: fully furnished relocated houses,
real scale farmyards, stables, press houses, cellars, barns, sties,
mills, churches – and last but not least gardens, meadows, fields
cultivated in a traditional way and arranged in original settlement patterns are waiting our guests.
If you would like to discover rural Hungary, in the Skanzen you will
find an enchanting landscape divided in 8 village-like regional
units, representing 8 different areas of the country: the Upland
Market Town – where the world famous Tokaji wine is from, the
Northern Hungarian Village – maybe the most interactive section
of the museum, the Upper-Tisza region, which was the very first element of the Museum’s history and where the wooden Belfry
(symbol of Skanzen) is located, The Great Hungarian Plain – maybe
the most known and typical part of the country, with its windmill
and functioning bakery, Southern Transdanubia, showing
among many other things the deployment of Swabians (ethnic
germans) after the 2nd World War, Bakony, Balaton Uplands
whit its working watermill and the Western Transdanubia region
with its relocated elementary school from 1826.
The Skanzen Railway
The 2.2 kilometers long normal track railroad is the longest
among the museum railways in Europe. The 80 years old, magnificently renovated train goes around the huge area of the
museum with a maximum speed of 15 km/h and can carry 80
passengers on board at the time. It has 6 stops which makes all
the regional units are easy to reach. The complete journey takes
about 30 minutes.
During the past 40 years the Hungarian Open Air Museum has
become one of the most successful museums of the country by
its exhibitions, infrastructure, programmes and professional and
scientific results.
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THE EVENT
ENTRIES & SCORING
OVERALL MEDAL TABLE (1994-2011)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
15
16
18
19
20
21
GBR
FRA
POR
ESP
RUS
UKR
TUR
HUN
ROU
ITA
NED
IRL
BEL
GER
NOR
POL
SWE
YUG/SCG
FIN
SUI
DEN
LAT
SLO
24 SRB
25 AUT
26 BLR
Gold
38
20
19
13
12
11
8
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
156
Silver
34
17
19
17
20
2
3
0
10
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
1
1
156
Bronze
20
22
16
14
11
7
6
1
11
5
2
3
6
9
2
4
5
7
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
156
Total
92
59
54
44
43
20
17
6
25
12
8
9
11
14
7
9
9
10
5
3
1
1
1
5
2
1
468
There will be separate team championships for each race, in which each European Athletics Member Federation may
enter 1 (one) team.
A maximum of 8 (eight) athletes in each
event may be entered per Member Federation, of which a maximum of 6 (six) may
participate.
Each team’s score shall be determined by
the aggregate of the finishing positions
achieved by its 4 (four) best placed athletes. If two or more athletes tie for a place in
any event, the attributable points shall be
divided equally between them.
The team in each event having the lowest
score will be the winner, and so on. In case
of a tie it shall be decided in favour of the
team whose last scoring athlete finishes
nearest to first place. A team with fewer
than 4 (four) finishing athletes shall not be
counted in the teams classification.
A separate classification of all athletes in
each event shall be compiled and the
championship determined accordingly.
PARTICIPATION IN THE SPAR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
10.12.2006.
09.12.2007.
14.12.2008.
13.12.2009.
12.12.2010.
11.12.2011.
San Giorgio su Legnano/ITA
Toro/ESP
Brussels/BEL
Dublin/IRL
Albufeira/POR
Velenje/SLO
SENIOR
M W
U23
M
W
JUNIOR
M
W
65
57
77
65
74
76
82*
77*
85
81
102
98
107
89
94
89
104
112
59
46
65
51
49
54
64*
67*
66
61
64
43
91
87
81
76
75
93
Athletes
Countries
468
423
468
423
468
476
30
26
33
30
34
33
* exhibition events becoming official events in subsequent editions
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COURSE MAP
START
FINISH
1st lap - 505 m
short lap - 555 m
long lap - 1470 m
DISTANCES
Junior (W)
Junior (M)
U23 (W)
U23 (M)
Senior (W)
Senior (M)
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4000 m
6025 m
6025 m
8050 m
8050 m
9880 m
(505m + 555m + 1470m x2)
(505m + 555m x2 + 1470m x3)
(505m + 555m x2 + 1470m x3)
(505m + 555m x3 + 1470m x4)
(505m + 555m x3 + 1470m x4)
(505m + 555m + 1470m x6)
TIMETABLE
Opening Ceremony
09:55
Junior Women
10:15
Junior Women Victory Ceremony – Individual
10:39
Junior Women Victory Ceremony – Team
10:45
Junior Men
10:55
Junior Men Victory Ceremony - Individual
11:24
Junior Men Victory Ceremony – Team
11:30
U23 Women
11:40
U23 Women Victory Ceremony - Individual
12:09
U23 Women Victory Ceremony – Team
12:15
U23 Men
12:25
U23 Men Victory Ceremony - Individual
12:59
U23 Men Victory Ceremony – Team
13:05
Senior Women
13:15
Senior Women Victory Ceremony - Individual
13:52
Senior Women Victory Ceremony – Team
13:58
Senior Men
14:08
Senior Men Victory Ceremony - Individual
14:46
Senior Men Victory Ceremony – Team
14:52
Closing Ceremony – Flag Handover
15:00
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