1971 European Athletics Championships

10th European Athletics Championships #E0ECF8 1971helsinki.jpg The logo of the 1971 European Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 10 – 15 August Helsinki Olympic Stadium Senior Outdoor 29 857 38 1969 Athens 1974 Rome The 10th (X) European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Marshall Ron August 9, 1971 Britain's four gold prospects https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Euk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5035%2C1193056 Glasgow Herald 5 September 8, 2014 August 11, 1971 Bedford left trailing by flying Finn https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FOk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6249%2C1596526 Glasgow Herald 6 September 8, 2014 August 12, 1971 Davies finishes fourth in long jump https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fek9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2725%2C1810556 Glasgow Herald 8 September 8, 2014 August 13, 1971 Four Games medals for Britons https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fek9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2725%2C1810556 Glasgow Herald 6 September 8, 2014 August 14, 1971 Jenkins wins Britain's first gold medal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F-k9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4533%2C2138772 Glasgow Herald 4 September 8, 2014 August 16, 1971 Britons take minor marathon medals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GOk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5046%2C2330596 Glasgow Herald 4 September 8, 2014 Men's results thumb|Finnish Postage stamp 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 412–420 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 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 100 metres MenValeriy Borzov 10.26 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGerhard Wucherer 10.48Vasilis PapageorgopoulosGreece 1970 10.56200 metres MenValeriy Borzov 20.30 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsFranz-Peter Hofmeister 20.71Jörg Pfeifer 20.72400 metres MenDavid Jenkins 45.45 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMarcello Fiasconaro 45.49Jan Werner 45.56800 metres MenYevhen Arzhanov 1:45.62 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsDieter Fromm 1:45.96Andy Carter 1:46.161500 metres MenFrancesco Arese 3:38.43 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHenryk Szordykowski 3:38.73Brendan Foster 3:39.245000 metres MenJuha Väätäinen 13:32.48 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJean Wadoux 13:33.56Harald Norpoth 13:33.7910,000 metres MenJuha Väätäinen 27:52.78 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsJürgen Haase 27:53.35Rashid Sharafetdinov 27:56.26Marathon MenKarel Lismont 2:13:09 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsTrevor Wright 2:13:59Ron Hill 2:14:3420 kilometres walk MenNikolay Smaga 1:27:20 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGerhard Sperling 1:27:29Paul Nihill 1:27:3450 kilometres walk MenVeniamin Soldatenko 4:02:22 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsChristoph Höhne 4:04:45Peter Selzer 4:06:11110 metres hurdles MenFrank Siebeck 14.00Alan Pascoe 14.09Lubomír Nádeníček 14.30400 metres hurdles MenJean-Claude Nallet 49.15 =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsChristian Rudolph 49.34Dmitriy Stukalov 50.043000 metres steeplechase MenJean-Paul Villain 8:25.12Dušan Moravčík 8:26.11Pavel Sysoyev 8:26.424 × 100 metres relay MenLadislav KřížJuraj DemečJiří KynosLuděk Bohman TCH 39.32Gerard GramseTadeusz CuchZenon NowoszMarian DudziakPOL 39.72Vincenzo GueriniPietro MenneaPasqualino AbetiEnnio Preatoni ITA 39.784 × 400 metres relay MenHorst-Rüdiger SchlöskeThomas JordanMartin JellinghausHermann Köhler FRG 3:02.94Andrzej BadeńskiJan BalachowskiWaldemar KoryckiJan WernerPOL 3:03.64Lorenzo CellerinoGiacomo PuosiSergio BelloMarcello FiasconaroITA 3:04.58 Field 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 High jump MenKęstutis Šapka 2.20 mCsaba DosaRomania 1965 2.20 mRustam Akhmetov 2.20 mPole vault MenWolfgang Nordwig 5.35 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsKjell Isaksson 5.30 mRenato Dionisi 5.30 mLong jump MenMax Klauß 7.92 mIgor Ter-Ovanesyan 7.91 mStanisław Szudrowicz 7.87 mTriple jump MenJörg Drehmel 17.16 m wViktor Saneyev 17.10 m wCarol CorbuRomania 1965 16.87 mShot put MenHartmut Briesenick 21.08 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHeinz-Joachim Rothenburg 20.47 mWładysław Komar 20.04 mDiscus throw MenLudvík Daněk 63.90 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLothar Milde 61.62 mGéza Fejér 61.54 mHammer throw MenUwe Beyer 72.36 mReinhard Theimer 71.80 mAnatoliy Bondarchuk 71.40 mJavelin throw MenJānis Lūsis 90.68 mJānis Doniņš 85.30 mWolfgang Hanisch 84.22 mDecathlon MenJoachim Kirst 8196 pts CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLennart Hedmark 8038 ptsHans-Joachim Walde 7951 pts Women's results Track 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 100 metres WomenRenate Stecher 11.35 =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsIngrid Mickler 11.46Elfgard Schittenhelm 11.51200 metres WomenRenate Stecher 22.70 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsGyörgyi Balogh 23.26Irena Szewińska 23.32400 metres WomenHelga Seidler 52.14Inge Bödding 52.90Ingelore Lohse 52.93800 metres WomenVera Nikolić 2:00.00 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsPat Lowe 2:01.66Rosemary Stirling 2:02.081500 metres WomenKarin Burneleit 4:09.62 WR 1500 metres, CR European Athletics Championships,Gunhild Hoffmeister 4:10.31Ellen Tittel 4:10.35100 metres hurdles WomenKarin Balzer 12.94 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAnnelie Ehrhardt 12.96Teresa Sukniewicz 13.214 × 100 metres relay WomenElfgard SchittenhelmInge HeltenAnnegret IrrgangIngrid MicklerFRG 43.28 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsKarin BalzerRenate StecherPetra VogtEllen StropahlGDR 43.62Lyudmila ZharkovaGalina BukharinaMarina SidorovaNadezhda BesfamilnayaURS 44.454 × 400 metres relay WomenRita KühneIngelore LohseHelga SeidlerMonika ZehrtGDR 3:29.28 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAnette RückesChristel FreseHildegard FalckInge BöddingFRG 3:33.04Raissa NikaronovaVera PopkovaNadezhda KolesnikovaNatalya ChistyakovaURS 3:34.11 Field 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 High jump WomenIlona Gusenbauer 1.87 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsCornelia PopescuRomania 1965 1.85 mBarbara Inkpen 1.85 mLong jump WomenIngrid Mickler 6.76 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMeta Antenen 6.73 mHeide Rosendahl 6.66 mShot put WomenNadezhda Chizhova 20.16 mMarita Lange 19.25 mMargitta Gummel 19.22 mDiscus throw WomenFaina Melnik 64.22 m WR Women's discus throw, CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLiesel Westermann 61.68 mLyudmila Muravyova 59.48 mJavelin throw WomenDaniela Jaworska 61.00 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAmeli Koloska 59.40 mRuth Fuchs 59.16 m Pentathlon WomenHeide Rosendahl 4675 ptsBurglinde Pollak 4638 ptsMargrit Herbst 4570 pts Medal table FIN 12 13 7 9 3 8 5 7 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 yes 1 4 5 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 ROU 1965 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 GRE 1970 Participation According to an unofficial count, 871 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, fourteen athletes more than the official number of 857 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 (16) BEL (16) BUL 1971 (12) TCH (32) DEN (14) GDR (68) FIN (48) FRA (67) GIB ensign1939 (1) GBR (65) GRE 1970 (4) HUN (42) ISL (3) IRL (9) ITA (47) LIE (1) LUX (1) NED (20) NOR (30) POL 1928 (65) POR (5) ROU 1965 (18) URS 1955 (84) ESP 1945 (16) SWE (43) SUI (20) TUR (9) FRG (88) SFR Yugoslavia (27) References Category:European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Finland Category:International sports competitions in Helsinki European Athletics Championships Category:1971 in European sport Category:August 1971 sports events in Europe Category:1970s in Helsinki Category:Athletics in Helsinki