1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | 9–10 March 1974 |
Host city | Gothenburg |
Venue | Scandinavium |
Events | 21 |
Participation | 262 athletes from 25 nations |
Records set | 8 WR , 10 CR |
The 5th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on 9 and 10 March 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandinavium.
The track used for the championships was 196 metres long.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | 7.16 WR | 7.17 | 7.20 | |||
400 metres | 52.64 CR | 52.81 | 52.84 | |||
800 metres | 2:02.38 AR CR | 2:02.54 | 2:02.59 | |||
1500 metres | 4:10.97 WR | 4:11.33 | 4:14.45 | |||
60 metres hurdles | 8.08 | 8.08 | 8.19 | |||
4 × 392 metres relay | Ann-Charlotte Hesse Lena Fritzson Ann-Margret Utterberg Ann Larsson | 3:38.15 | Lilyana Tomova Sonya Zachariyeva Yordanka Filipova Tonka Petrova | 3:39.21 | Only two starting teams | |
High jump | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.88 | |||
Long jump | 6.69 NR | 6.56 | 6.39 | |||
Shot put | 20.75 WR | 20.62 | 19.70 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 nations) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 61 |
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