1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Vienna, the capital city in Austria, on 24 and 25 February 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in that city.

1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host venue (shown in 2007)
Dates24–25 February 1979
Host cityVienna
Austria Austria
VenueFerry Dusika Halle
Events19
Participation210 athletes from
24 nations
Records set2 AR, 6 CR

Medal summary edit

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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  Marian Woronin (POL) 6.57 =AR, CR   Leszek Dunecki (POL) 6.62   Petar Petrov (BUL) 6.63
400 metres
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  Karel Kolář (TCH) 46.21 CR   Stefano Malinverni (ITA) 46.59   Horia Toboc (ROM) 46.86
800 metres
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  Antonio Páez (ESP) 1:47.4a   Binko Kolev (BUL) 1:47.8a   András Paróczai (HUN) 1:48.2a
1500 metres
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  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 3:41.8a   Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 3:42.2a   John Robson (GBR) 3:42.8a
3000 metres
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  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 7:44.43 CR   Christoph Herle (FRG) 7:45.44   Aleksandr Fedotkin (URS) 7:45.50
60 metres hurdles
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  Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 7.59 CR   Arto Bryggare (FIN) 7.67   Eduard Pereverzev (URS) 7.70
High jump
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  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 2.26   Gennadiy Belkov (URS) 2.26   Andre Schneider-Laub [de] (FRG) 2.24
Pole vault
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  Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) 5.58 AR, CR   Konstantin Volkov (URS) 5.45   Vladimir Trofimenko (URS) 5.45
Long jump
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  Vladimir Tsepelyov (URS) 7.88   Valeriy Podluzhniy (URS) 7.86   Lutz Franke (GDR) 7.80
Triple jump
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  Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) 17.02   Anatoliy Piskulin (URS) 16.97   Jaak Uudmäe (URS) 16.91
Shot put
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  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) 20.47   Geoff Capes (GBR) 20.23   Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) 20.01

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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  Marlies Göhr (GDR) 7.16   Marita Koch (GDR) 7.19   Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS) 7.22
400 metres
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  Verona Elder (GBR) 51.80   Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 51.81   Karoline Käfer (AUT) 51.90
800 metres
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  Nikolina Shtereva (BUL) 2:02.6a   Anita Weiß (GDR) 2:02.9a   Fiţa Lovin (ROM) 2:03.1a
1500 metres
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  Natalia Mărășescu (ROM) 4:03.5a CR   Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 4:03.9a   Svetlana Guskova (URS) 4:07.4a
60 metres hurdles
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  Danuta Perka (POL) 7.95   Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) 8.00   Nina Morgulina (URS) 8.09
High jump
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  Andrea Mátay (HUN) 1.92   Urszula Kielan (POL) 1.85   Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) 1.80
Long jump
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  Siegrun Siegl (GDR) 6.70   Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH) 6.42   Lena Johansson (SWE) 6.27
Shot put
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  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 21.01   Marianne Adam (GDR) 20.11   Judy Oakes (GBR) 15.66

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany (GDR)4318
2  Soviet Union (URS)35816
3  Poland (POL)3306
4  Czechoslovakia (TCH)1203
5  Great Britain (GBR)1124
6  Bulgaria (BUL)1113
7  Finland (FIN)1102
8  Romania (ROU)1023
9  Hungary (HUN)1012
10  Ireland (IRL)1001
  Spain (ESP)1001
   Switzerland (SUI)1001
13  West Germany (FRG)0224
14  Italy (ITA)0101
15  Austria (AUT)0011
  Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (16 entries)19191957

Participating nations edit

References edit