1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 12th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, between 21–22 February 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in the city. The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.

1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host venue
Dates21–22 February 1981
Host cityGrenoble
France
VenuePalais des Sports
Events20
Participation255 athletes from
23 nations

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres
  Marian Woronin (POL)5.65  Vladimir Muravyov (URS)5.76  Andrey Shlyapnikov (URS)5.77
400 metres
  Andreas Knebel (GDR)46.52  Martin Weppler (FRG)46.88  Stefano Malinverni (ITA)46.96
800 metres
  Herbert Wursthorn (FRG)1:47.70  András Paróczai (HUN)1:47.73  Antonio Páez (ESP)1:48.31
1500 metres
  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)3:42.64  Uwe Becker (FRG)3:43.02  Mirosław Żerkowski (POL)3:44.32
3000 metres
1		  Alex Gonzalez (FRA)7:22.71  Evgeni Ignatov (BUL)No time  Valeriy Abramov (URS)No time
50 metres hurdles
  Arto Bryggare (FIN)6.47  Javier Moracho (ESP)6.48  Guy Drut (FRA)6.54
5000 metres walk
  Hartwig Gauder (GDR)19:08.59 CR  Maurizio Damilano (ITA)19:13.90  Gérard Lelievre (FRA)19:55.02
High jump
  Roland Dalhäuser (SUI)2.28  Carlo Thränhardt (FRG)2.25  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG)2.25
Pole vault
  Thierry Vigneron (FRA)5.70 =WR  Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)5.65  Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA)5.65
Long jump
  Rolf Bernhard (SUI)8.01  Antonio Corgos (ESP)7.97  Shamil Abbyasov (URS)7.95
Triple jump
  Shamil Abbyasov (URS)17.30 WR  Klaus Kübler (FRG)16.73  Aston Moore (GBR)16.73
Shot put
  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)19.88  Luc Viudès (FRA)19.41  Zlatan Saracevic (YUG)19.40

1 The race was stopped one lap short (at 2820m) due to an official's error.

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres
  Sofka Popova (BUL)6.17  Linda Haglund (SWE)6.17  Marita Koch (GDR)6.19
400 metres
  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)50.07 CR  Natalya Bochina (URS)52.32  Verona Elder (GBR)52.37
800 metres
  Hildegard Ullrich (GDR)2:00.94  Svetla Zlateva (BUL)2:01.37  Nikolina Shtereva (BUL)2:02.50
1500 metres
  Agnese Possamai (ITA)4:07.49  Valentina Ilyinykh (URS)4:08.17  Lyubov Smolka (URS)4:08.64
50 metres hurdles
  Zofia Bielczyk (POL)6.74 =WR  Maria Kemenchezhi (URS)6.80  Tatyana Anisimova (URS)6.81
High jump
  Sara Simeoni (ITA)1.97 CR  Elżbieta Krawczuk (POL)1.94  Urszula Kielan (POL)1.94
Long jump
  Karin Hänel (FRG)6.77 WR  Sigrid Heimann (GDR)6.66  Jasmin Fischer (FRG)6.65
Shot put
  Ilona Slupianek (GDR)20.77  Helena Fibingerová (TCH)20.64  Helma Knorscheidt (GDR)20.12

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)4127
2 West Germany (FRG)3429
3 France (FRA)2136
4 Poland (POL)2125
5 Italy (ITA)2114
6 Finland (FIN)2002
  Switzerland (SUI)2002
8 Soviet Union (URS)15511
9 Bulgaria (BUL)1214
10 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
11 Spain (ESP)0213
12 Hungary (HUN)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
14 Great Britain (GBR)0022
15 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (15 nations)20202060

Participating nations
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See also
  • 1981 in athletics (track and field)

References
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