1934 European Athletics Championships
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.
| 1st European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 7 – 9 September |
| Host city | Turin, Italy |
| Venue | Stadio Benito Mussolini |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 22 |
| Participation | 226 athletes from 23 nations |
Results
Medalists and complete results were published.
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Kalevi Kotkas Finland | 2.00 m | Birger Halvorsen Norway | 1.97 m | Veikko Peräsalo Finland | 1.97 m |
| Long jump | Wilhelm Leichum Germany | 7.45 m | Otto Berg Norway | 7.31 m | Luz Long Germany | 7.25 m |
| Pole vault | Gustav Wegner Germany | 4.00 m | Bo Ljungberg Sweden | 4.00 m | John Lindroth Finland | 3.90 m |
| Triple jump | Willem Peters Netherlands | 14.89 m | Eric Svensson Sweden | 14.83 m | Onni Rajasaari Finland | 14.74 m |
| Shot put | Arnold Viiding Estonia | 15.19 m | Risto Kuntsi Finland | 15.19 m | František Douda Czechoslovakia | 15.18 m |
| Discus throw | Harald Andersson Sweden | 50.38 m | Paul Winter France | 47.09 m | István Donogán Hungary | 45.91 m |
| Javelin throw | Matti Järvinen Finland | 76.66 m WR | Matti Sippala Finland | 69.97 m | Gustav Sule Estonia | 69.31 m |
| Hammer throw | Ville Pörhölä Finland | 50.34 m | Fernando Vandelli Italy | 48.69 m | Gunnar Jansson Sweden | 47.85 m |
| Decathlon | Hans-Heinrich Sievert Germany | 6858 pts | Leif Dahlgren Sweden | 6666 pts | Jerzy Pławczyk Poland | 6399 pts |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published.
Austria (AUT) (6)
Belgium (BEL) (3)
Bulgaria (BUL) (2)
Czechoslovakia (13)
Denmark (2)
Estonia (7)
Finland (20)
France (18)
Germany (27)
Greece (GRE) (2)
Hungary (17)
Italy (ITA) (41)
Latvia (6)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (4)
Netherlands (8)
Norway (4)
Poland (POL) (5)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (11)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
External links
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