1986_European_Athletics_Championships

1986 European Athletics Championships

1986 European Athletics Championships

International athletics championship event


The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as MHPArena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.

Quick Facts 14th European Athletics Championships, Dates ...

Contemporaneous reports were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Men's results

Complete results were published.[12]

Track

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

More information Event, Gold ...

Field

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

Women's results

Track

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

More information Event, Gold ...

Field

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

All the medals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dLKh0aH1U&list=PLK1QYHf4OvhN6ydKbmo2wLecwCOef15SL

Medal table

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 878 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event, 28 athletes less than the official number of 906 as published.[13]

See also

Notes

Differences to competition format since the 1982 European Championships:

New events added:
  • Women's 20 km walk replaces the 10 km walk .
  • Women's 10 000m.

References

  1. Cova loses, but Italians still celebrate treble, Glasgow Herald, August 27, 1986, p. 24, retrieved September 21, 2014
  2. Gillon, Doug (August 27, 1986), Wells canters his way towards European final, Glasgow Herald, p. 24, retrieved September 21, 2014
  3. Gillon, Doug (August 28, 1986), Triumphant Christie's tribute to Wells, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 21, 2014
  4. Gillon, Doug (August 29, 1986), McKean's moment of glory, Glasgow Herald, p. 1, retrieved September 21, 2014
  5. Gillon, Doug (August 29, 1986), Silver stunner from McKean - First medal treble for Britain as Scot splits Coe and Cram, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 21, 2014
  6. Thompson silences Germans, Glasgow Herald, August 29, 1986, p. 28, retrieved September 21, 2014
  7. Gillon, Doug (August 30, 1986), No medal - but Wells regains his self-respect, Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
  8. Whitbread and Black rewrite record book, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1986, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
  9. Daley turns to coaches in pursuit of perfection, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1986, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
  10. Hurdles no barrier for Stepanova, Glasgow Herald, September 1, 1986, p. 7, retrieved September 21, 2014

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