1934 European Athletics Championships
| 1st European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 7 – 9 September |
| Host city | Turin, Italy |
| Venue | Stadio Benito Mussolini |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 22 |
| Participation | 226 athletes from 23 nations |
The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Results
Medalists[2] and complete results were published.[3]
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Kalevi Kotkas Finland |
2.00 m | Birger Halvorsen Norway |
1.97 m | Veikko Peräsalo Finland |
1.97 m |
| Long jump |
Wilhelm Leichum Germany |
7.45 m | Otto Berg Norway |
7.31 m | Luz Long Germany |
7.25 m |
| Pole vault |
Gustav Wegner Germany |
4.00 m | Bo Ljungberg Sweden |
4.00 m | John Lindroth Finland |
3.90 m |
| Triple jump |
Willem Peters Netherlands |
14.89 m | Eric Svensson Sweden |
14.83 m | Onni Rajasaari Finland |
14.74 m |
| Shot put |
Arnold Viiding Estonia |
15.19 m | Risto Kuntsi Finland |
15.19 m | František Douda Czechoslovakia |
15.18 m |
| Discus throw |
Harald Andersson Sweden |
50.38 m | Paul Winter France |
47.09 m | István Donogán Hungary |
45.91 m |
| Javelin throw |
Matti Järvinen Finland |
76.66 m WR | Matti Sippala Finland |
69.97 m | Gustav Sule Estonia |
69.31 m |
| Hammer throw |
Ville Pörhölä Finland |
50.34 m | Fernande Vandelli Italy |
48.69 m | Gunnar Jansson Sweden |
47.85 m |
| Decathlon |
Hans-Heinrich Sievert Germany |
6858 pts | Leif Dahlgren Sweden |
6666 pts | Jerzy Pławczyk Poland |
6399 pts |
Medals table
| 1 | Germany |
7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Finland |
5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sweden |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | France |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Estonia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Latvia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Norway |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13= |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13= |  Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published.[4]
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References
- ^ European Athletic Championships - Germany wins six titles, Glasgow Herald, September 10, 1934, p. 19, retrieved 14 August 2014
- ^ "European Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 360–362, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014