1950 European Athletics Championships

4th European Athletics Championships #E0ECF8 1950 European Athletics Championships logo.png Brussels, Belgium 23 – 27 August Stade du Heysel Senior Outdoor 24 454 34 1946 Oslo 1954 Bern The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. August 24, 1950 Holden Wins Marathon - European Games Open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=4046%2C4014823 Glasgow Herald 9 August 24, 2014 August 25, 1950 Britain Lose Title - Athletics in Brussels https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y01AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=3193%2C4110819 Glasgow Herald 9 August 24, 2014 August 28, 1950 Britain's Eight Gold Medals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZU1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=6407%2C4215972 Glasgow Herald 2 August 24, 2014 Men's results Complete results were published. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 372-377 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065117/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 6 October 2014 Track 100 metres MenÉtienne Bally FRA10.7Franco Leccese ITA10.7Vladimir Sukharev URS10.7200 metres MenBrian Shenton GBR21.5Étienne Bally FRA21.8Jan Lammers NED22.1400 metres MenDerek Pugh GBR47.3 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJacques Lunis FRA47.6Lars Wolfbrandt SWE47.9800 metres MenJohn Parlett GBR1:50.5 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMarcel Hansenne FRA1:50.7Roger Bannister GBR1:50.71500 metres MenWim Slijkhuis NED3:47.2 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsPatrick El Mabrouk FRA3:47.8Bill Nankeville GBR3:48.05000 metres MenEmil Zátopek TCH14:03.0 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAlain Mimoun FRA14:26.0Gaston Reiff BEL14:26.210,000 metres MenEmil Zátopek TCH29:12.0 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAlain Mimoun FRA30:21.0Väinö Koskela FIN30:30.8Marathon MenJack Holden GBR2:32:13 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsVeikko Karvonen FIN2:32:45Feodosy Vanin URS2:33:47110 metres hurdles MenAndré-Jacques Marie FRA14.6Ragnar Lundberg SWE14.7Peter Hildreth GBR15.0400 metres hurdles MenArmando Filiput ITA51.9 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsYuriy Lituyev URS52.4Harry Whittle GBR52.73000 metres steeplechase MenJindřich Roudný TCH9:05.4Petar Šegedin YUG9:07.4Erik Blomster FIN9:08.810,000 metres track walk MenFritz Schwab SUI46:01.8 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsEmile Maggi FRA46:16.8John Mikaelsson SWE46:48.250 kilometres walk MenPino Dordoni ITA4:40:43John Ljunggren SWE4:43:25Verner Ljunggren SWE4:49:284 × 100 metres relay MenVladimir SukharevLevan KalyayevLevan SanadzeNikolay Karakulov41.5Étienne BallyJacques PerlotYves CamusJean-Pierre Guillon41.8Göte KjellbergLeif ChristerssonStig DanielssonHans Rydén41.94 × 400 metres relay MenMartin PikeLeslie LewisAngus ScottDerek Pugh3:10.2 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsBaldasare PortoArmando FiliputLuigi PaterliniAntonio Siddi3:11.0Gösta BrännströmTage EkfeldtRune LarssonLars Wolfbrandt3:11.6 Field High jump MenAlan Paterson GBR1.96Arne Åhman SWE1.93Claude Bénard FRA1.93Long jump MenTorfi Bryngeirsson ISL7.32Gerard Wessels NED7.22Jaroslav Fikejz TCH7.20Pole vault MenRagnar Lundberg SWE4.30 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsValto Olenius FIN4.25Juho Piironen FIN4.25Triple jump MenLeonid Shcherbakov URS15.39 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsValdemar Rautio FIN14.96Ruhi Sarıalp TUR14.53Shot put MenGunnar Huseby ISL16.74 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAngiolo Profeti ITA15.16Oto Grigalka URS15.14Discus throw MenAdolfo Consolini ITA53.75 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGiuseppe Tosi ITA52.31Olli Partanen FIN48.69Javelin throw MenToivo Hyytiäinen FIN71.26Per-Arne Berglund SWE70.06Ragnar Ericzon SWE69.82Hammer throw MenSverre Strandli NOR55.71Teseo Taddia ITA54.73Jiří Dadák TCH53.64Decathlon MenIgnace Heinrich FRA7364 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsÖrn Clausen ISL7297Kjell Tånnander SWE7175 Women's results Track 100 metres WomenFanny Blankers-Koen NED11.7 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsYevgeniya Sechenova URS12.3June Foulds GBR12.4200 metres WomenFanny Blankers-Koen NED24.0Yevgeniya Sechenova URS24.8Dorothy Hall GBR25.080 metres hurdles WomenFanny Blankers-Koen NED11.1 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMaureen Gardner GBR11.6Micheline Ostermeyer FRA11.74 × 100 metres relay WomenElspeth HayJean DesforgesDorothy HallJune Foulds47.4Xenia Stad-de JongBertha BrouwerGré de JonghFanny Blankers-Koen47.4Elene GokieliSofya MalshinaZoya DukhovichYevgeniya Sechenova47.5 Field High jump WomenSheila Lerwill GBR1.63Dorothy Tyler-Odam GBR1.63Galina Ganeker URS1.63Long jump WomenValentina Bogdanova URS5.82Wilhelmina Lust NED5.63Maire Osterdahl FIN5.57Shot put WomenAnna Andreyeva URS14.32 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsKlavdiya Tochenova URS13.92Micheline Ostermeyer FRA13.37Discus throw WomenNina Dumbadze URS48.03 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsRimma Shumskaya URS42.25Edera Cordiale ITA41.57Javelin throw WomenNatalya Smirnitskaya URS47.55 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHerma Bauma AUT43.87Galina Zybina URS42.75Pentathlon WomenArlette Ben Hamo FRA3204Bertha Crowther GBR3048Olga Modrachová TCH3026 Medal table 8 3 6 6 5 6 4 8 3 4 3 1 3 5 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 4 7 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Participation According to an unofficial count, 454 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event, in agreement with the official number of athletes, but three countries less than the official number of 24 as published. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 4 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065117/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 6 October 2014 22em AUT (11) BEL (48) TCH (15) DEN (10) FIN (20) FRA (56) GBR (48) GRE old (12) ISL (10) ITA (33) LUX (5) NED (21) NOR (17) POL 1928 (3) POR (3) URS 1936 (34) ESP 1945 Spain (2) SWE (38) SUI (19) TUR (10) SFR Yugoslavia (39) References Results 2007 European Championships (Men) gbrathletics.com http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm 26 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080825233916/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm 25 August 2008 live 2007 European Championships (Women) gbrathletics.com http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm 26 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828231821/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm 28 August 2008 live External links EAA Athletix Category:European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships Cross European Athletics Championships Category:Sports competitions in Brussels Category:1950s in Brussels Category:August 1950 sports events in Europe