1966 European Athletics Championships

8th European Athletics Championships #E0ECF8 1966 European Athletics Championships logo.png Budapest, Hungary 30 August – 4 September Népstadion Senior Outdoor 30 769 36 1962 Belgrade 1969 Athens The 8th European Athletics Championships were held from 30 August to 4 September 1966 in the Nép Stadium in Budapest, Hungary. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. August 30, 1966 Athletics - Top Athletes Miss European Games - Objections to Medical Test? https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-HhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1810%2C4738602 Glasgow Herald 6 September 3, 2014 August 31, 1966 Athletics - Start of European Championships - East Germans Gain First Two Gold Medals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-XhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1845%2C4971211 Glasgow Herald 6 September 3, 2014 September 1, 1966 Athletics - European Gold Medal for Davies - Britain's First Success https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UN89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5616%2C39169 Glasgow Herald 4 September 3, 2014 September 2, 1966 Athletics - Tummler Beats Jazy in 1500 Metres - W. German's Tactical Race https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ud89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115%2C248857 Glasgow Herald 6 September 3, 2014 September 3, 1966 Athletics - Another Gold Medal for East Germans - Nordwig's Pole Vault Record https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ut89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5400%2C458372 Glasgow Herald 4 September 3, 2014 September 1966 Athletics - Hogan Triumphs in Marathon - Irishman Gains Britain's Second Gold Medal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U989AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1909%2C632867 Glasgow Herald 5 September 3, 2014 A new IAAF ruling was applied for the first time making gender verification for female events mandatory. As a consequence, all women competitors were forced to have a sex check. Several of the greatest women athletes missed this year's championships, among them world record holders Iolanda Balaș (high jump) from Romania, as well as Tamara Press (shot put) and Tatyana Shchelkanova (long jump), both from the Soviet Union. Medal summary 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 397–405 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 Men 100 metres MenWiesław Maniak POL10.5Roger Bambuck FRA10.5Claude Piquemal FRA10.5200 metres MenRoger Bambuck FRA20.9Marian Dudziak POL21.0Jean-Claude Nallet FRA21.0400 metres MenStanisław Grędziński POL46.0Andrzej Badeński POL46.2Manfred Kinder FRG46.3800 metres MenManfred Matuschewski GDR1:45.9 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsFranz-Josef Kemper FRG1:46.0Bodo Tümmler FRG1:46.31500 metres MenBodo Tümmler FRG3:41.9Michel Jazy FRA3:42.2Harald Norpoth FRG3:42.45000 metres MenMichel Jazy FRA13:42.8 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHarald Norpoth FRG13:44.0Bernd Diessner GDR13:47.810,000 metres MenJürgen Haase GDR28:26.0 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLajos Mecser HUN28:27.0Leonid Mikitenko URS28:32.2110 metres hurdles MenEddy Ottoz ITA13.7 =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHinrich John FRG14.0Marcel Duriez FRA14.0400 metres hurdles MenRoberto Frinolli ITA49.8Gerd Lossdorfer FRG50.3Robert Poirier FRA50.53000 metres steeplechase MenViktor Kudinskiy URS8:26.6 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAnatoliy Kuryan URS8:28.0Gaston Roelants BEL8:28.04 × 100 metres relay MenMarc BergerJocelyn DelecourClaude PiquemalRoger Bambuck39.4 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsEdvin OzolinArmin TuyakovBoris SavchukNikolay Ivanov39.8Hans-Jürgen FelsenGert MetzDieter EnderleinManfred Knickenberg39.84 × 400 metres relay MenJan WernerEdmund BorowskiStanisław GrędzińskiAndrzej Badeński3:04.5 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsFriedrich RoderfeldJens UlbrichtRolf KrusmannManfred Kinder3:04.8Joachim BothGünter KlannMichael ZerbesWilfried Weiland3:05.7Marathon MenJim Hogan GBR2:20:04.6Aurèle Vandendriessche BEL2:21:43.6Gyula Tóth HUN2:22:02.020 kilometres walk MenDieter Lindner GDR1:29:25.0 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsVladimir Golubnichiy URS1:30:06.0Nikolay Smaga URS1:30:18.050 kilometres walk MenAbdon Pamich ITA4:18:42.0 Genhady Agapov URS4:20:01.2Oleksandr Shcherbyna URS4:20:47.2High jump MenJacques Madubost FRA2.12 mRobert Sainte-Rose FRA2.12 mValeriy Skvortsov URS2.09 mPole vault MenWolfgang Nordwig GDR5.10 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsChristos Papanikolaou GRE old5.05 mHervé d'Encausse FRA5.00 mLong jump MenLynn Davies GBR7.98 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsIgor Ter-Ovanesyan URS7.88 mJean Cochard FRA7.88 mTriple jump MenGeorgi Stoykovski BUL 194616.67 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHans-Jürgen Rückborn GDR16.66 mHenrik Kalocsai HUN16.59 mShot put MenVilmos Varjú HUN19.43 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNikolay Karasev URS18.82 mWładysław Komar POL18.68 mDiscus throw MenDetlef Thorith GDR57.42 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHartmut Losch GDR57.34 mLothar Milde GDR56.80 mJavelin throw MenJānis Lūsis URS84.48 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsWładysław Nikiciuk POL81.76 mGergely Kulcsár HUN80.54 mHammer throw MenRomuald Klim URS70.02 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGyula Zsivótzky HUN68.62 mUwe Beyer FRG67.28 mDecathlon MenWerner von Moltke FRG7740 ptsJörg Mattheis FRG7614 ptsHorst Beyer FRG7562 pts Women 100 metres Womennb1 nb1 nb1Ewa Kłobukowska POL11.5Irena Kirszenstein POL11.5Karin Frisch FRG11.8200 metres WomenIrena Kirszenstein POL23.1 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsEwa Kłobukowska POL23.4Vera Popkova URS23.7400 metres WomenAnna Chmelková TCH52.9 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAntónia Munkácsi HUN53.9Monique Noirot FRA54.0800 metres WomenVera Nikolić YUG2:02.8 =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsZsuzsa Szabóné Nagy HUN2:03.1Antje Gleichfeld FRG2:03.780 metres hurdles WomenKarin Balzer GDR10.7Karin Frisch FRG10.7Elzbieta Bednarek POL10.74 × 100 metres relay WomenElzbieta BednarekDanuta StraszynskaIrena KirszensteinEwa Kłobukowska44.4 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsRenate MeyerHannelore TrabertKarin FrischJutta Stöck44.5Vera PopkovaValentyna BolshovaLyudmila SamotyosovaRenāte Lāce44.6High jump WomenTaisia Chenchik URS1.75 mLudmila Komleva URS1.73 mJarosława Bieda POL1.71 mLong jump WomenIrena Kirszenstein POL6.55 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsDiana Yorgova BUL 19466.45 mHelga Hoffmann FRG6.38 mShot put WomenNadezhda Chizhova URS17.22 mMargitta Gummel GDR17.05 mMarita Lange GDR16.96 mDiscus throw WomenChristine Spielberg GDR57.76 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLiesel Westermann FRG57.38 mAnita Hentschel GDR56.80 mJavelin throw WomenMarion Lüttge GDR58.74 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMihaela Peneş ROM 196556.94 mValentina Popova URS56.70 mPentathlon WomenValentina Tikhomirova URS4787 ptsHeide Rosendahl FRG4765 ptsInge Exner GDR4713 pts nb1 nb1 nb1 The women's 100 metres gold medallist Ewa Kłobukowska equalled the championship record twice in qualifying, running 11.4 seconds. Medal table 8 3 6 7 5 3 6 7 7 4 3 7 3 0 0 2 10 9 2 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 BUL 1946 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 ROU 1965 Participation According to an unofficial count, 770 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, one athletes more than the official number of 769 and one country less than the official number of 30 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 ALB 1946 (20) AUT (11) BEL (16) BUL 1948 (14) TCH (49) DEN (7) GDR (61) FIN (16) FRA (52) GIB ensign1939 (1) GBR (57) GRE old (15) HUN (68) ISL (3) IRL (8) ITA (35) LUX (3) NED (19) NOR (15) POL 1928 (56) POR (1) ROU 1965 (18) URS 1955 (83) ESP 1945 (7) SWE (25) SUI (13) TUR (10) FRG (74) SFR Yugoslavia (13) References Results 2007 European Championships (Men) gbrathletics.com http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm 21 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902061940/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm 2 September 2010 live 2007 European Championships (Women) gbrathletics.com http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm 21 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100922003729/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm 22 September 2010 live External links EAA Athletix Category:European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Hungary Athletics Championships Category:International sports competitions in Budapest Category:August 1966 sports events in Europe Category:September 1966 sports events in Europe Category:1960s in Budapest