1962 European Championships in Athletics

The 7th European Athletics Championships were held from 12 September to 16 September 1962 in the Partizan Stadium

Partizan Stadium

Partizan Stadium is a football and track-and-field stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, owned by FK Partizan. It carried the name JNA Stadium for a long time and was the site of Youth Day parade. Even today, the majority of football fans in all countries of the former Yugoslavia call it by its old name....

in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

Men's results

Rank		10.4
	10.4
	10.4

Rank		20.7
	20.8
	20.8

Rank		45.9
	46.1
	46.4

Rank		1:50.5
	1:51.2
	1:51.2

Rank		3:40.9
	3:42.1
	3:42.2

Rank		14:00.6
	14:01.8
	14:02.6

Rank		28:54.0
	29:01.6
	29:02.0

Rank		2:23:18.8
	2:24:02.0
	2:24:19.8

Rank		Klaus Ulonska Peter Gamper Hans-Joachim Bender 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...	39.5
	Jerzy Juskowiak Andrzej Zieliński Andrzej Zielinski (athlete) Andrzej Zieliński was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for Poland in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Wiesław Maniak, Marian Foik and Marian Dudziak.-References:... Zbigniew Syka Marian Foik Marian Foik Marian Foik was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, participating in the 4 x 100 metre relay. With his team mates Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak and Marian Dudziak, he won the silver medal....	39.5
	Alfred Meakin Alfred Meakin Alfred Meakin is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.... Ron Jones Ron Jones (athlete) Ronald Jones is a retired Welsh track and field athlete.- 3 Time Olympian :Ron Jones represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960 .... Berwyn Jones Berwyn Jones Thomas Berwyn Jones was a Welsh sprint athlete, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level played rugby league for Great Britain, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, and St. Helens, playing at , i.e... David Jones David Jones (athlete) David Jones was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres. He won three consecutive AAA tiles at 220 yards...	39.8

Rank		Wilfried Kindermann Johannes Schmitt Joachim Reske Joachim Reske Hans-Joachim Reske is a West German former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres.... Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder is a West German former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He was born in Königsberg....	3:05.8
	Barry Jackson Barry Jackson (athlete) Barry Jackson is a retired track and field runner from England, who won the European title in the men's 4x400 metres at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Kenneth Wilcock, Adrian Metcalfe and Robbie Brightwell.-References:* at Sporting Heroes... Kenneth Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Adrian Metcalfe Adrian Metcalfe is a former British athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 meters.He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the 4 x 400m relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Tim Graham, John Cooper and Robbie Brightwell.Metcalfe attended the... Robbie Brightwell Robbie Brightwell Robert Ian Brightwell MBE is a former track and field athlete.He moved to England with his family in 1946 and grew up in Donnington, Shropshire...	3:05.9
	Bruno Galliker Jean-Louis Descloux Marius Theiler Hans-Rüdi Bruder	3:07.0

Rank		13.8
	14.0
	14.2

Rank		49.2
	50.3
	50.5

Rank		8:32.6
	8:37.6
	8:40.6

Rank		2m21
	2m13
	2m09

Rank		8m19
	7m85
	7m85

Rank		4m80
	4m60
	4m60

Rank		16m55
	16m39
	16m24

Rank		19m02
	18m38
	18m26

Rank		57m11
	55m96
	55m47

Rank		82m04
	77m92
	77m66

Rank		69m64
	66m93
	66m57

Rank		8.026
	8.022
	7.835

Rank		1:35:54.8
	1:36:14.2
	1:36:37.6

Rank		4:18:42.0
	4:20:01.2
	4:20:47.2

Women's results

Rank		11.3
	11.3
	11.4

Rank		23.5
	23.7
	23.9

Rank		53.4
	53.9
	54.4

Rank		2:02.8
	2:05.0
	2:05.0

Rank		Teresa Ciepły Barbara Sobotta Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.... Elżbieta Szyroka Maria Piątkowska Maria Piatkowska Maria Piątkowska née Ilwicka, then Chojnacka is a former Polish sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper....	44.5
	Erika Fisch Martha Pensberger Maren Collin Jutta Heine Jutta Heine Judith Heine is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events.She competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres...	44.6
	Ann Packer Ann Packer Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Daphne Arden Daphne Arden Daphne Arden is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, finishing 8th in the final; and in the 4 x 100 metres, where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Janet Simpson, long... Mary Rand Mary Rand Mary Denise Rand, MBE, is a former English track-and-field athlete. She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, becoming the first-ever British female to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event.-Early life:She is the daughter of...	44.9

Rank		10.6
	10.6
	10.6

Rank		1m83
	1m76
	1m73

Rank		6m36
	6m22
	6m22

Rank		18m55
	17m17
	16m95

Rank		56m91
	53m60
	52m82

Rank		54m93
	52m10
	51m80

Rank		4.833
	4.735
	4.676

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	13	6	10	29
2	United Kingdom	5	3	6	14
3	West Germany	3	5	6	14
4	Hungary	3	0	2	5
5	Poland	2	5	6	13
6	Early Modern France	2	2	0	4
7	Italy	2	1	1	4
8	German Democratic Republic	1	6	1	8
9	Romania	1	2	0	3
10	Finland	1	1	2	4
11	Netherlands	1	1	1	3
12	Belgium	1	1	0	2
13	Sweden	1	1	0	2
14	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
15	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
16	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

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