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| 7th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 12 – 16 September |
| Host city | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Venue | JNA Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 36 |
| Participation | 670 athletes from 29 nations |
The 7th European Athletics Championships were held from 12–16 September 1962 in the JNA Stadium in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5] Just before the meet, the IAAF council approved the use glass fibre poles for pole vaulting. As a consequence, competitors were able to use them during the meet if they wished.[6]
Complete results were published.[7]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres [nb2] (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
11.3 w | 11.3 w | 11.4 w | |||
| 200 metres |
23.5 CR | 23.7 | 23.9 | |||
| 400 metres |
53.4 CR | 53.9 | 54.4 | |||
| 800 metres |
2:02.8 CR | 2:05.0 | 2:05.0 | |||
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Teresa Ciepły Barbara Sobotta Elżbieta Szyroka Maria Piątkowska |
44.5 CR | Erika Fisch Martha Pensberger Maren Collin Jutta Heine |
44.6 | Ann Packer Dorothy Hyman Daphne Arden Mary Rand |
44.9 |
| 80 metres hurdles |
10.6 CR | 10.6 | 10.6 | |||
| High jump |
1.83 m CR | 1.76 m | 1.73 m | |||
| Long jump |
6.36 m CR | 6.22 m | 6.22 m | |||
| Shot put |
18.55 m CR | 17.17 m | 16.95 m | |||
| Discus throw |
56.91 m CR | 53.60 m | 52.82 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
54.93 m | 52.10 m | 51.80 m | |||
| Pentathlon |
4833 pts CR | 4735 pts | 4676 pts | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 109 | |
According to an unofficial count, 668 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, two athletes less than the official number of 670 as published.[10] There was a joint German team comprising athletes from both East and West Germany. Assignment to their respective country was accomplished using the database of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation 1990 e.V.[11]