1974 European Athletics Championships
The 11th European Athletics Championships of 1974 were held from 2 September to 8 September in Italy, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4]
| 11th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1974 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 1 – 8 September |
| Host city | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Stadio Olimpico |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 39 |
| Participation | 745 athletes from 29 nations |
Men's results
Complete results were published.[5]
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Rosemarie Witschas East Germany | 1.95 m CR WR | Milada Karbanová Czechoslovakia | 1.91 m | Sara Simeoni Italy | 1.89 m |
| Long jump |
Ilona Bruzsenyák Hungary | 6.65 m | Eva Šuranová Czechoslovakia | 6.65 m | Pirkko Helenius Finland | 6.59 m |
| Shot put |
Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union | 20.78 m CR | Marianne Adam East Germany | 20.43 m | Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia | 20.33 m |
| Discus throw |
Faina Melnik Soviet Union | 69.00 m CR | Argentina Menis.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 64.62 m | Gabriele Hinzmann East Germany | 62.50 m |
| Javelin throw |
Ruth Fuchs East Germany | 67.22 m CR, WR | Jacqueline Todten East Germany | 62.10 m | Nataša Urbančič.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 61.66 m |
| Pentathlon |
Nadiya Tkachenko Soviet Union | 4776 pts | Burglinde Pollak East Germany | 4678 pts | Zoya Spasovkhodskaya Soviet Union | 4550 pts |
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA)* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 747 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, two athletes more than the official number of 745 as published.[6]
Austria (5)- Belgium (21)
Bulgaria (25)
Cyprus (1)- Czechoslovakia (46)
- Denmark (12)
- East Germany (71)
- Finland (33)
- France (44)
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Greece (12)- Hungary (21)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (7)- Italy (48)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (13)- Norway (14)
- Poland (56)
Portugal (4)- Romania (20)
- Soviet Union (83)
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Spain (17)- Sweden (33)
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Switzerland (12)- Great Britain (68)
- West Germany (64)
- Yugoslavia (11)
References
- Marshall, Ron (September 2, 1974), Rome games off with a bang, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved September 10, 2014
- Marshall, Ron (September 3, 1974), Simmons just beaten for gold, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved September 10, 2014
- Marshall, Ron (September 7, 1974), Clement fails to qualify, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved September 10, 2014
- Marshall, Ron (September 9, 1974), Britain end games with a gold rush, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved September 10, 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
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