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]
Medalists [2] and complete results were published. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
Fernando 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 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published. [4]
1st European Athletics Championships | |
---|---|
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]
Medalists [2] and complete results were published. [3]
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 |
Fernando 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 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published. [4]