The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| 13th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1982 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 6 – 12 September |
| Host city | Athens, Greece |
| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 41 |
| Participation | 756 athletes from 29 nations |
Men's results
editComplete results were published.[13]
Track
edit1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |
Field
edit1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |
- nb1 Lutz Dombrowski from East Germany jumped 8.25 m in the qualification round, which was a new championship record.
Women's results
editTrack
edit1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |
- nb1 Lucyna Kałek also ran 12.45 in the heats, which was a new championship record.
Field
edit1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany |
2.02 m CR | Tamara Bykova  Soviet Union |
1.97 m | Sara Simeoni  Italy |
1.97 m |
| Long jump |
Vali Ionescu Romania |
6.79 m | Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu Romania |
6.73 m | Yelena Ivanova Soviet Union |
6.73 m |
| Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek  East Germany |
21.59 m CR | Helena Fibingerová  Czechoslovakia |
20.94 m | Nunu Abashidze Soviet Union |
20.82 m |
| Discus throw |
Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria |
68.34 m | Mariya Petkova Bulgaria |
67.94 m | Galina Savinkova Soviet Union |
67.82 m |
| Javelin throw |
Anna Verouli Greece |
70.02 m CR | Antje Kempe East Germany |
67.94 m | Sofia Sakorafa Greece |
67.04 m |
| Heptathlon |
Ramona Neubert East Germany |
6664 pts | Sabine Mobius-Paetz East Germany |
6594 pts | Sabine Everts West Germany |
6418 pts |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Greece)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Greece (GRE)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 | |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 777 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event, 21 athletes more than the official number of 756, and one country more than the official number of 29 as published.[14]
Austria (7)- Belgium (12)
- Bulgaria (34)
Cyprus (3)- Czechoslovakia (28)
Denmark (9)- East Germany (65)
- Finland (38)
- France (48)
Gibraltar (1)- Greece (29)
- Hungary (18)
Iceland (4)
Ireland (9)- Italy (55)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (1)- Netherlands (9)
- Norway (18)
- Poland (37)
- Portugal (11)
- Romania (18)
- Soviet Union (92)
- Spain (24)
- Sweden (55)
Switzerland (25)
Turkey (2)- United Kingdom (51)
- West Germany (59)
Yugoslavia (14)
See also
editNotes
editDifferences to competition format since the 1978 European Championships:
- New events added:
- Women's marathon
- Women's heptathlon replaces the pentathlon
References
edit- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 6, 1982), Coe's hunger undiminished by late scare, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 7, 1982), Battle of the decathlon giants, Glasgow Herald, p. 25, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 7, 1982), Sharp second fastes in heats, Glasgow Herald, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ All in order for Coe to run in 1500, Glasgow Herald, September 7, 1982, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 8, 1982), Moorcroft fostering a drem in Athens, Glasgow Herald, p. 19, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 8, 1982), Thompson fights off injury to take lead, Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Sharp edged out in a photo finish, Glasgow Herald, September 8, 1982, p. 20, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 9, 1982), Thompson's gold but silver for Coe, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 10, 1982), Sharp's best is not quite good enough, Glasgow Herald, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 11, 1982), Connor collects gold with a hop, skip and a jump, Glasgow Herald, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Dutch write-off wins marathon, Glasgow Herald, September 13, 1982, p. 16, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 13, 1982), Triumph and tragedy for young British pair, Glasgow Herald, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014