| 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 8–9 March 1975 |
| Host city | Katowice  Poland |
| Venue | Rondo |
| Events | 21 |
| Participation | 270 athletes from 24 nations |
| Records set | 1 WR , 2 CR |
The 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in 1975 in Katowice, Poland.
The track used for these championships was 160 metres long. A two-lap relay race was organised over an unusual distance of 320 metres for each leg. This was the last edition to feature relay races until 2000.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Austria (1) Belgium (9) Bulgaria (19) Czechoslovakia (21)
Denmark (2) East Germany (18) Finland (9) France (20) Great Britain (8)
Greece (6) Hungary (5)
Italy (7)
Luxembourg (1) Netherlands (4)
Norway (3) Poland (40) Romania (8) Soviet Union (43)
Spain (7) Sweden (6) Switzerland (3)
Turkey (4) West Germany (25) Yugoslavia (1)
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