| 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 |
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. [1]
Medalists [2] and complete results were published. [3]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published. [4]
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)
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