1950 European Athletics Championships
The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3]
| 4th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 23 – 27 August 1950 |
| Host city | Brussels, Belgium |
| Venue | Stade du Heysel |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 34 |
| Participation | 454 athletes from 24 nations |
Men's results
Complete results were published.[4]
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
 | 10.7 |  | 10.7 |  | 10.7 |
| 200 metres |
 | 21.5 | | 21.8 |  | 22.1 |
| 400 metres |
| 47.3 CR | | 47.6 |  | 47.9 |
| 800 metres |
| 1:50.5 CR | | 1:50.7 | | 1:50.7 |
| 1500 metres |
| 3:47.2 CR | | 3:47.8 | | 3:48.0 |
| 5000 metres |
 | 14:03.0 CR | | 14:26.0 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14:26.2 |
| 10,000 metres |
| 29:12.0 CR | | 30:21.0 |  | 30:30.8 |
| Marathon |
| 2:32:13 CR | | 2:32:45 | | 2:33:47 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
| 14.6 | | 14.7 | | 15.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
| 51.9 CR | | 52.4 | | 52.7 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
| 9:05.4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:07.4 | | 9:08.8 |
| 10,000 metres track walk |
 | 46:01.8 CR | | 46:16.8 | | 46:48.2 |
| 50 kilometres walk |
| 4:40:43 | | 4:43:25 | | 4:49:28 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov | 41.5 | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon | 41.8 | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén | 41.9 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Martin Pike Leslie Lewis Angus Scott Derek Pugh | 3:10.2 CR | Baldasare Porto Armando Filiput Luigi Paterlini Antonio Siddi | 3:11.0 | Gösta Brännström Tage Ekfeldt Rune Larsson Lars Wolfbrandt | 3:11.6 |
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
| 1.96 | | 1.93 | | 1.93 |
| Long jump |
 | 7.32 | | 7.22 | | 7.20 |
| Pole vault |
| 4.30 CR | | 4.25 | | 4.25 |
| Triple jump |
| 15.39 CR | | 14.96 |  | 14.53 |
| Shot put |
| 16.74 CR | | 15.16 | | 15.14 |
| Discus throw |
| 53.75 CR | | 52.31 | | 48.69 |
| Javelin throw |
| 71.26 | | 70.06 | | 69.82 |
| Hammer throw |
 | 55.71 | | 54.73 | | 53.64 |
| Decathlon |
| 7364 CR | | 7297 | | 7175 |
Women's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
| 11.7 CR | | 12.3 | | 12.4 |
| 200 metres |
| 24.0 | | 24.8 | | 25.0 |
| 80 metres hurdles |
| 11.1 CR | | 11.6 | | 11.7 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Elspeth Hay Jean Desforges Dorothy Hall June Foulds | 47.4 | Xenia Stad-de Jong Bertha Brouwer Gré de Jongh Fanny Blankers-Koen | 47.4 | Elene Gokieli Sofya Malshina Zoya Dukhovich Yevgeniya Sechenova | 47.5 |
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
| 1.63 | | 1.63 | | 1.63 |
| Long jump |
| 5.82 | | 5.63 | | 5.57 |
| Shot put |
| 14.32 CR | | 13.92 | | 13.37 |
| Discus throw |
| 48.03 CR | | 42.25 | | 41.57 |
| Javelin throw |
| 47.55 CR |  | 43.87 | | 42.75 |
| Pentathlon |
| 3204 | | 3048 | | 3026 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 454 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event, in agreement with the official number of athletes, but three countries less than the official number of 24 as published.[5]
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References
- Holden Wins Marathon - European Games Open, Glasgow Herald, August 24, 1950, p. 9, retrieved August 24, 2014
- Britain Lose Title - Athletics in Brussels, Glasgow Herald, August 25, 1950, p. 9, retrieved August 24, 2014
- Britain's Eight Gold Medals, Glasgow Herald, August 28, 1950, p. 2, retrieved August 24, 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
- Results
- "European Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- "European Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
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