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 |
1938 Paris/Vienna → |
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[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Chris Berger![]() |
10.6 | Erich Borchmeyer![]() |
10.7 | József Sir![]() |
10.7 |
200 metres |
Chris Berger![]() |
21.5 | József Sir![]() |
21.5 | Tinus Osendarp![]() |
21.6
Jan Poser |
400 metres |
Adolf Metzner![]() |
47.9 | Pierre Skawinski![]() |
48.0 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt![]() |
48.0 |
800 metres |
Miklós Szabó![]() |
1:52.0 | Mario Lanzi![]() |
1:52.0 | Wolfgang Dessecker![]() |
1:52.2 |
1500 metres |
Luigi Beccali![]() |
3:54.6 | Miklós Szabó![]() |
3:55.2 | ![]() |
3:57.0 |
5000 metres |
Roger Rochard![]() |
14:36.8 | Janusz Kusociński![]() |
14:41.2 | Ilmari Salminen![]() |
14:43.6 |
10,000 metres |
Ilmari Salminen![]() |
31:02.6 | Arvo Askola![]() |
31:03.3 | Henry Nielsen![]() |
31:27.4 |
Marathon |
Armas Toivonen![]() |
2:52:29 | Thore Enochsson![]() |
2:54:36 | Aurelio Genghini![]() |
2:55:04 |
110 metres hurdles |
József Kovács![]() |
14.8 | Erwin Wegner![]() |
14.9 | Holger Albrechtsen![]() |
15.0 |
400 metres hurdles |
Hans Scheele![]() |
53.2 | Akilles Järvinen![]() |
53.7 | Christos Mantikas![]() |
54.9 |
50 kilometres walk |
Jānis Daliņš![]() |
4:49:53 | Arthur Tell Schwab![]() |
4:53:09 | Ettore Rivolta![]() |
4:54:06 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Egon Schein Erwin Gillmeister Gerd Hornberger Erich Borchmeyer |
41.0 | ![]() József Kovács József Sir Gyula Gyenes |
41.4 | ![]() Tinus Osendarp Tjeerd Boersma Chris Berger |
41.6 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Helmut Hamann Hans Scheele Harry Voigt Adolf Metzner |
3:14.1 | ![]() Robert Paul Georges Guillez Raymond Boisset Pierre Skawinski |
3:15.6 | ![]() Sven Strömberg Bertil von Wachenfeldt |
3:16.6 |
Field[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Kalevi Kotkas![]() |
2.00 m | Birger Halvorsen![]() |
1.97 m | Veikko Peräsalo![]() |
1.97 m |
Long jump |
Wilhelm Leichum![]() |
7.45 m | Otto Berg![]() |
7.31 m | Luz Long![]() |
7.25 m |
Pole vault |
Gustav Wegner![]() |
4.00 m | Bo Ljungberg![]() |
4.00 m | John Lindroth![]() |
3.90 m |
Triple jump |
Willem Peters![]() |
14.89 m | Eric Svensson![]() |
14.83 m | Onni Rajasaari![]() |
14.74 m |
Shot put |
Arnold Viiding![]() |
15.19 m | Risto Kuntsi![]() |
15.19 m | František Douda![]() |
15.18 m |
Discus throw |
Harald Andersson![]() |
50.38 m | Paul Winter![]() |
47.09 m | István Donogán![]() |
45.91 m |
Javelin throw |
Matti Järvinen![]() |
76.66 m WR | Matti Sippala![]() |
69.97 m | Gustav Sule![]() |
69.31 m |
Hammer throw |
Ville Pörhölä![]() |
50.34 m | Fernando Vandelli![]() |
48.69 m | Gunnar Jansson![]() |
47.85 m |
Decathlon |
Hans-Heinrich Sievert![]() |
6858 pts | Leif Dahlgren![]() |
6666 pts | Jerzy Pławczyk![]() |
6399 pts |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 nations) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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.
- ^ 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
External links[]
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