1982_European_Athletics_Championships

1982 European Athletics Championships

1982 European Athletics Championships

International athletics championship event


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]

Quick Facts 13th European Athletics Championships, Dates ...

Men's results

Complete results were published.[13]

Track

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

More information Event, Gold ...

Field

1974 | 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

Track

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

More information Event, Gold ...
  • nb1 Lucyna Kałek also ran 12.45 in the heats, which was a new championship record.

Field

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Greece)

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Participation

According 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]

See also

Notes

Differences to competition format since the 1978 European Championships:

New events added:
  • Women's marathon
  • Women's heptathlon replaces the pentathlon

References

  1. Gillon, Doug (September 6, 1982), Coe's hunger undiminished by late scare, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
  2. Gillon, Doug (September 7, 1982), Battle of the decathlon giants, Glasgow Herald, p. 25, retrieved September 13, 2014
  3. Gillon, Doug (September 7, 1982), Sharp second fastes in heats, Glasgow Herald, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
  4. All in order for Coe to run in 1500, Glasgow Herald, September 7, 1982, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
  5. Gillon, Doug (September 8, 1982), Moorcroft fostering a drem in Athens, Glasgow Herald, p. 19, retrieved September 13, 2014
  6. Gillon, Doug (September 8, 1982), Thompson fights off injury to take lead, Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved September 13, 2014
  7. Sharp edged out in a photo finish, Glasgow Herald, September 8, 1982, p. 20, retrieved September 13, 2014
  8. Gillon, Doug (September 9, 1982), Thompson's gold but silver for Coe, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
  9. Gillon, Doug (September 10, 1982), Sharp's best is not quite good enough, Glasgow Herald, p. 26, retrieved September 13, 2014
  10. Gillon, Doug (September 11, 1982), Connor collects gold with a hop, skip and a jump, Glasgow Herald, retrieved September 13, 2014
  11. Dutch write-off wins marathon, Glasgow Herald, September 13, 1982, p. 16, retrieved September 13, 2014
  12. Gillon, Doug (September 13, 1982), Triumph and tragedy for young British pair, Glasgow Herald, retrieved September 13, 2014

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