1st European Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 7 – 9 September |
Host city | Turin, Italy |
Venue | Stadio Benito Mussolini |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 22 |
Participation | 226 athletes from 23 nations |
The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Medalists[2] and complete results were published.[3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Kalevi Kotkas![]() |
2.00 m | Birger Halvorsen![]() |
1.97 m | Veikko Peräsalo![]() |
1.97 m |
Long jump |
Wilhelm Leichum![]() |
7.45 m | Otto Berg![]() |
7.31 m | Luz Long![]() |
7.25 m |
Pole vault |
Gustav Wegner![]() |
4.00 m | Bo Ljungberg![]() |
4.00 m | John Lindroth![]() |
3.90 m |
Triple jump |
Willem Peters![]() |
14.89 m | Eric Svensson![]() |
14.83 m | Onni Rajasaari![]() |
14.74 m |
Shot put |
Arnold Viiding![]() |
15.19 m | Risto Kuntsi![]() |
15.19 m | František Douda![]() |
15.18 m |
Discus throw |
Harald Andersson![]() |
50.38 m | Paul Winter![]() |
47.09 m | István Donogán![]() |
45.91 m |
Javelin throw |
Matti Järvinen![]() |
76.66 m WR | Matti Sippala![]() |
69.97 m | Gustav Sule![]() |
69.31 m |
Hammer throw |
Ville Pörhölä![]() |
50.34 m | Fernando Vandelli![]() |
48.69 m | Gunnar Jansson![]() |
47.85 m |
Decathlon |
Hans-Heinrich Sievert![]() |
6858 pts | Leif Dahlgren![]() |
6666 pts | Jerzy Pławczyk![]() |
6399 pts |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published.[4]