The 10th (X) European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| 10th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1971 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 10 – 15 August |
| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 38 |
| Participation | 857 athletes from 29 nations |
Men's results edit
Complete results were published.[7]
Track edit
Field edit
Women's results edit
Track edit
Field edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Ilona Gusenbauer Austria |
1.87 m CR | Cornelia Popescu Romania |
1.85 m | ||
Barbara Inkpen Great Britain |
1.85 m | |||||
| Long jump |
Ingrid Mickler West Germany |
6.76 m CR | Meta Antenen Switzerland |
6.73 m | Heide Rosendahl West Germany |
6.66 m |
| Shot put |
Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union |
20.16 m | Marita Lange East Germany |
19.25 m | Margitta Gummel East Germany |
19.22 m |
| Discus throw |
Faina Melnik Soviet Union |
64.22 m WR, CR | Liesel Westermann West Germany |
61.68 m | Lyudmila Muravyova Soviet Union |
59.48 m |
| Javelin throw |
Daniela Jaworska Poland |
61.00 m CR | Ameli Koloska West Germany |
59.40 m | Ruth Fuchs East Germany |
59.16 m |
| Pentathlon |
Heide Rosendahl West Germany |
4675 pts | Burglinde Pollak East Germany |
4638 pts | Margrit Herbst East Germany |
4570 pts |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 12 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 38 | 39 | 37 | 114 | |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 871 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, fourteen athletes more than the official number of 857 as published.[8]
Austria (16)
Belgium (16)
Bulgaria (12)
Czechoslovakia (32)
Denmark (14)
East Germany (68)
Finland (48)
France (67)
Gibraltar (1)
Greece (4)
Hungary (42)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (9)
Italy (47)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (20)
Norway (30)
Poland (65)
Portugal (5)
Romania (18)
Soviet Union (84)
Spain (16)
Sweden (43)
Switzerland (20)
Turkey (9)
Great Britain (65)
West Germany (88)
Yugoslavia (27)
References edit
- ^ Marshall, Ron (August 9, 1971), Britain's four gold prospects, Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ Bedford left trailing by flying Finn, Glasgow Herald, August 11, 1971, p. 6, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ Davies finishes fourth in long jump, Glasgow Herald, August 12, 1971, p. 8, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ Four Games medals for Britons, Glasgow Herald, August 13, 1971, p. 6, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ Jenkins wins Britain's first gold medal, Glasgow Herald, August 14, 1971, p. 4, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ Britons take minor marathon medals, Glasgow Herald, August 16, 1971, p. 4, retrieved September 8, 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014