1938 European Athletics Championships

May 2020 2nd European Championships 1938 European Athletics Championships logo.png 98px Logo for the women's competition in Vienna Paris, France (men) Vienna, Germany (women) 3–5 September (men) 17–18 September (women) Stade Olympique de Colombes (men)Praterstadion (women) 23 352 32 1 world record1 European record 1934 Turin 1946 Oslo thumb|The host stadium in Paris The 2nd European Athletics Championships was a continental athletics competition for European athletes which was held in two places in 1938. The men's event took place in Paris, France between 3–5 September while the women's events were in Vienna, Germany (which had annexed Austria earlier that year) on 17 and 18 September. A total of 32 events were contested at the two competitions, containing 23 events for men and 9 for women. This was the first time that events for women were held and the only occasion on which the competition was held in two separate locations.History of the European Athletics Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20100930022818/http://www.european-athletics.org/history-of-the-european-athletics-championships.html 30 September 2010 . European Athletics (25 July 2006). Retrieved 21 August 2010. Germany topped the medals table with twelve gold medals and 32 in total. Finland won the second greatest number of gold medals (five) and eleven medals in total. The next most successful nations were Great Britain (four golds and eight overall) and Sweden (three golds and a total of thirteen medals). France won a medal of each colour in Paris, with Prudent Joye the sole Frenchman to win a gold for the hosts of the men's championships. In the men's competition at Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, Donald Finlay of Great Britain broke the European record to win the 110 metres hurdles. Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands won a sprint double, breaking two championship records. World record holder Sydney Wooderson took victory in the 1500 metres while Olympic gold medallists Matti Järvinen (javelin), Karl Hein (hammer) and Harold Whitlock (50 km walk) won their specialities. Finnish runners Taisto Mäki, Ilmari Salminen and Väinö Muinonen won all three of the long distance running events at the championships, upholding the country's reputation as the Flying Finns. Contemporaneous reports on the men's event were given in the Glasgow Herald. 5 September 1938 Three Athletics Titles Won by Britain - European Record for Finlay: Carstairs Sixth in 5000 Metres https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e0BAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e1kMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=5176%2C677617 Glasgow Herald 19 21 August 2014 6 September 1938 Lovelock Record Still Stands - Wind Handicaps Wooderson - Britain's Athletic Success https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fEBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e1kMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=6368%2C717274 Glasgow Herald 2 21 August 2014 Stanisława Walasiewicz of Poland excelled in the women's events at the Praterstadion in Vienna, winning both the 100 and 200 metres, as well as silver medals in the long jump and 4 × 100 metres relay. Italian athlete Claudia Testoni set a world record of 11.6 seconds over the 80 metres hurdles. Outside these highlights, the German women dominated the competition by winning 15 of the 27 women's medals on offer. Among them were Käthe Krauß (who won two silvers in the sprints), 1936 Berlin Olympics champion Gisela Mauermayer (who won the discus and a silver in the shot put) and Lisa Gelius, who completed a usual double of silver in the hurdles and gold in the javelin throw. Among the minor medallists was Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won the first international medals of her highly successful career. Dora Ratjen was the initial winner of the women's high jump, but this was rescinded after it was discovered that he was in fact a man.Dora Ratjen Biography. Sports-reference. Retrieved 21 August 2010. A contemporaneous report on the women's event was given in the Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1938 European Women's Championship https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h0BAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e1kMAAAAIBAJ&hl=de&pg=6336%2C2888996 Glasgow Herald 19 21 August 2014 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 363–367 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 MenTinus Osendarp NED 10.5 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsOrazio Mariani ITA 1861 10.6Lennart Strandberg SWE 10.6200 metres MenTinus Osendarp NED 21.2 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJakob Scheuring GER 1935 21.6Alan Pennington GBR 21.6400 metres MenGodfrey Brown GBR 47.4 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsKarl Baumgarten NED 48.2Erich Linnhoff GER 1935 48.8800 metres MenRudolf Harbig GER 1935 1:50.6 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJacques Levèque FRA 1:51.6Mario Lanzi ITA 1861 1:52.01500 metres MenSydney Wooderson GBR 3:53.6 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJoseph Mostert BEL 3:54.5Luigi Beccali ITA 1861 3:55.25000 metres MenTaisto Mäki FIN 14:26.8 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHenry Jonsson SWE 14:27.4Kauko Pekuri FIN 14:29.210,000 metres MenIlmari Salminen FIN 30:52.0 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGiuseppe Beviacqua ITA 1861 30:53.2Max Syring GER 1935 30:57.8110 metres hurdles MenDon Finlay GBR 14.3 CR European Athletics Championships, AR EuropeanHåkan Lidman SWE 14.5Reinden Brasser NED 14.8400 metres hurdles MenPrudent Joye FRA 53.1 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJózsef Kovács HUN 1920 53.3Kell Areskoug SWE 53.63000 metres steeplechase MenLars Larsson SWE 9:16.2Ludwig Kaindl GER 1935 9:19.2Alf Lindblad FIN 9:21.44 × 100 metres relay Men GER 1935Manfred KerschGerd HornbergerKarl NeckermannJakob Scheuring40.9 CR European Athletics Championships SWEGösta KlemmingÅke StenqvistLennart LindgrenLennart Strandberg41.1 GBRMaurice ScarrGodfrey BrownArthur SweeneyErnest Page41.24 × 400 metres relay Men GER 1935Hermann BlazejezakManfred BuesErich LinnhoffRudolf Harbig 3:13.7 CR European Athletics Championships GBRJack BarnesAlfred BaldwinAlan PenningtonGodfrey Brown3:14.9 SWELars NilssonCarl Hendrik GustafssonBörje ThomassonBertil von Wachenfeldt3:17.3Marathon MenVäinö Muinonen FIN 2:37:28.8 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsSquire Yarrow GBR 2:39:03.0Henry Palmé SWE 2:42:13.650 kilometres walk MenHarold Whitlock GBR 4:41:51 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHerbert Dill GER 1935 4:43:54Edgar Bruun NOR 4:44:35High jump MenKurt Lundqvist SWE 1.97 mKalevi Kotkas FIN 1.94 mLauri Kalima FIN 1.94 mPole vault MenKarl Sutter GER 1935 4.05 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsBo Ljungberg SWE 4.00 mPierre Ramadier FRA 4.00 mLong jump MenWilhelm Leichum GER 1935 7.65 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsArturo Maffei ITA 1861 7.61 mLuz Long GER 1935 7.56 mTriple jump MenOnni Rajasaari FIN 15.32 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJouko Norén FIN 14.95 mKarl Kotratschek GER 1935 14.73 mShot put MenAleksander Kreek EST 15.83 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGerhard Stöck GER 1935 15.59 mHans Woellke GER 1935 15.52 mDiscus throw MenWilly Schröder GER 1935 49.70 mGiorgio Oberweger ITA 1861 49.48 mGunnar Bergh SWE 48.72 mHammer throw MenKarl Hein GER 1935 58.77 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsErwin Blask GER 1935 57.34 mOscar Malmbrant SWE 51.23 mJavelin throw MenMatti Järvinen FIN 76.87 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsYrjö Nikkanen FIN 75.00 mJózsef Várszegi HUN 1920 72.78 mDecathlon MenOlle Bexell SWE 6870 pts CR European Athletics ChampionshipsWitold Gerutto POL 6661 ptsJosef Neumann SUI 6444 pts Women 100 metres WomenStanisława Walasiewicz POL 11.9Käthe Krauß GER 1935 12.0Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 12.0200 metres WomenStanisława Walasiewicz POL 23.8Käthe Krauß GER 1935 24.4Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 24.980 metres hurdles WomenClaudia Testoni ITA 1861 11.6 WRLisa Gelius GER 1935 11.7Catharina Ter Braake NED 11.84 × 100 metres relay Women GER 1935Josefine KohlKäthe KraußEmmy AlbusIda Kühnel46.8 POLJadwiga GawronskaBarbara KsiazkiewiczOtylia KaluzowaStanisława Walasiewicz48.2 ITA 1861Maria AlferoMaria ApollonioRosetta CattaneoItalia Lucchini49.4High jump WomenIbolya Csák HUN 1920 1.64 mNelly van Balen-Blanken NED 1.64 mFeodora zu Solms GER 1935 1.64 mLong jump WomenIrmgard Praetz GER 1935 5.88 mStanisława Walasiewicz POL 5.81 mGisela Voß GER 1935 5.47 mShot put WomenHermine Schröder GER 1935 13.29 mGisela Mauermayer GER 1935 13.27 mWanda Flakowicz POL 12.55 mDiscus throw WomenGisela Mauermayer GER 1935 44.80 mHilde Sommer GER 1935 40.95 mPaula Mollenhauer GER 1935 39.81 mJavelin throw WomenLisa Gelius GER 1935 45.58 mSusanne Pastoors GER 1935 44.14 mLuise Krüger GER 1935 42.49 m Medal table thumb|Great Britain's Donald Finlay set a European record to win the 110 m hurdles. thumb|Dora Ratjen's medal in the women's high jump was removed after he revealed himself to be male. Host nations (Germany & France) 12 11 9 yes GER 1935 5 3 3 4 2 2 UKB Great Britain 3 4 6 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 4 3 ITA 1861 1 1 1 yes 1 1 1 HUN 1920 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Participation According to an unofficial count, 350 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, two athletes less than the official number of 352 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 1928 (2) BEL (13) TCH (3) DEN (3) EST (7) FIN (21) FRA (43) GER 1935 (50) GBR (35) GRE old (5) HUN 1920 (25) ITA 1861 (37) LAT (3) LIE (2) LUX (5) NED (14) NOR (10) POL 1928 (15) POR (1) ROU (2) SWE (35) SUI (17) Kingdom of Yugoslavia (2) References 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 European Athletics Category:European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Germany Category:International athletics competitions hosted by France European Athletics Championships Category:Sports competitions in Vienna Athletics Category:1938 in European sport Category:1938 in Paris Category:1930s in Vienna Category:September 1938 sports events in Europe Category:1938 in Austrian sport