1958 European Championships in Athletics

The 6th European Athletics Championships were held from 19 August to 24 August 1958 in the Olympic Stadium

Stockholms Olympiastadion

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Men's results

Rank		10.3
	10.4
	10.4

Rank		21.0
	21.3
	21.3

Rank		46.3
	46.5
	47.0

Rank		1:47.8
	1:47.9
	1:47.9

Rank		3:41.9
	3:42.1
	3:42.3

Rank		13:53.4
	13:55.2
	14:01.6

Rank		28:56.0
	28:58.6
	29:02.2

Rank		2:15:17.0
	2:20:50.6
	2:21:15.0

Rank		Walter Mahlendorf Walter Mahlendorf Walter Mahlendorf is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Mahlendorf was born in Sarstedt.... Armin Hary Armin Hary Armin Hary is a German athlete. In 1960 he became the first non-American since 1928 to win the Olympic 100 metres.Born in Quierschied, Saarland, after playing football in his youth, Hary switched to sprinting at age 16... Heinz Fütterer Heinz Fütterer Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer is a West German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events. He was born in Illingen... Manfred Germar Manfred Germar Manfred Germar is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Heinz...	40.2
	Peter Radford Peter Radford Peter Frank Radford is a former British athlete, who competed at 100 & 200 metres , broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite being using a wheelchair by a serious kidney illness as a child.He took up competitive running at the age of 12, soon joining Birchfield Harriers, where he was... Roy Sandstrom David Segal David Segal (athlete) David Hugh Segal was a British athlete who competed in the sprints. He had best times of 9.5 seconds for the 100 yards and 21.0 seconds for the 220 yards... Adrian Breacker	40.2
	Boris Tokarev Edvin Ozolin Yuriy Konovalov Leonid Bartenev Leonid Bartenev Leonid Vladimirovich Bartenev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Burevestnik in Kiev. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Yuriy...	40.2

Rank		Edward Sampson John MacIsaac John Wrighton John Wrighton John Derek Wrighton MB, BS, FRCS in Ilford, Essex, is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy... John Salisbury	3:07.9
	Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann was a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.... Manfred Poerschke Johannes Kaiser Johannes Kaiser Johannes "Jo" Kaiser is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.... Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	3:08.2
	Nils Holmberg Nils Holmberg Nils Gösta Holmberg was a communist leader in Sweden. Holmberg was born on December 23, 1902 in Stockholm. Holmberg was a member of the Young Communist League of Sweden . From 1926 to 1929 he was a member of the executive committee of SKU. Later on, the became a leading member of the mother party,... Hans Lindgren Lennart Johnsson Lennart Johnsson Lennart Johnsson is a Swedish computer scientist and engineer.Johnsson started his career at ABB in Sweden and moved on to UCLA, Caltech, Yale University, Harvard University, the Royal Institute of Technology , Thinking Machines Corporation and the University of Houston, where he holds the Hugh... Alf Petersson	3:10.7

Rank		13.7
	14.1
	14.4

Rank		51.1
	51.6
	51.8

Rank		8:38.2
	8:38.8
	8:43.6

Rank		2m12
	2m10
	2m10

Rank		7m81
	7m67
	7m51

Rank		4m50
	4m50
	4m50

Rank		16m43
	16m02
	16m00

Rank		17m78
	17m47
	17m12

Rank		53m92
	53m82
	53m74

Rank		80m16
	78m27
	75m25

Rank		64m78
	63m78
	63m68

Rank		7.865
	7.329
	7.249

Rank		1:33:09.0
	1:35:04.2
	1:35:22.2

Rank		4:18:42.0
	4:19:58.6
	4:20:31.8

Women's results

Rank		11.7
	11.7
	11.8

Rank		24.1
	24.3
	24.3

Rank		53.7
	54.8
	55.7

Rank		2:06.3
	2:06.6
	2:06.6

Rank		Vera Krepkina Vera Krepkina Vera Samuilovna Krepkina is a retired Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union.She is Jewish, and was born in Kotelnich. She trained in Vologda and later in Kiev at Lokomotiv.... Linda Kepp Nina Polyakova Valentina Maslovskaya	45.3
	Madeleine Weston Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marianne Dew Carole Quinton Carole Quinton Carole Louise Quinton is a former English athlete, who competed in the sprint and short hurdles events.She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the 100m Hurdles.-References:...	46.0
	Maria Chojnacka Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.... Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres... Maria Bibro	46.0

Rank		10.9
	10.9
	11.0

Rank		6m14
	6m00
	5m99

Rank		1m77
	1m70
	1m67

Rank		15m74
	15m54
	15m53

Rank		53m32
	52m19
	50m99

Rank		56m02
	51m30
	50m50

Rank		4.733
	4.627
	4.545

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	11	15	9	35
2	Poland	8	2	2	12
3	United Kingdom	7	5	5	17
4	West Germany	6	3	5	14
5	Sweden	1	2	3	6
6	Czechoslovakia	1	2	1	4
7	Finland	1	0	0	1
—	Romania	1	0	0	1
9	German Democratic Republic	0	2	4	6
10	Norway	0	2	0	2
11	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
—	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	0	1	1	2
—	Italy	0	1	1	2
14	Hungary	0	0	2	2
15	Early Modern France	0	0	1	1
—	Iceland	0	0	1	1
—	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
—	Republic of Ireland	0	0	1	1

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