1934 European Athletics Championships
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]
| 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 |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Medal table
| 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 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 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
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