1976 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 7th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Munich
, a city in West Germany
, in February 1976.
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, a city in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, in February 1976.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 60 m | M | Valeriy Borzov (URS) | 6.58 =CR | Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Vasilis Papageorgopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics.... (GRE) |
6.67 | Petar Petrov Petar Petrov (runner) Petar Nikolov Petrov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 1973 he won two European Junior silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres.He was 1976 Olympic 100 metres finalist, where he finished 8th.... (BUL) |
6.68 |
| F | Linda Haglund Linda Haglund Linda Haglund is a former Swedish Olympic sprinter, born June 15, 1956 in Enskede, Sweden.- Running career :Haglund became a member of Hanvikens SK, a track and field club located just south of Stockholm, at the age of 13. She showed great promise as a future sprinting star by recording, barefoot,... (SWE) |
7.24 | Sonia Lannaman Sonia Lannaman Sonia May Lannaman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed in her first Olympics in 1972 where she set a British junior record of 11.45 sec. In 1973 she became European junior champion winning gold in the 100 metres followed by a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay... (GBR) |
7.25 | Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates 100 metres bronze medalist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 metre... (FRG) |
7.28 | |
| 400 m | M | Yanko Bratanov (BUL) | 47.79 | Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid.-Achievements:-References:... (FRG) |
48.19 | Grzegorz Mądry (POL) | 48.46 |
| F | Rita Wilden Rita Wilden Rita Wilden, née Jahn is a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 400 metres where she won the silver medal... (FRG) |
52.26 CR | Jelica Pavličić (YUG) | 52.47 | Inta Kļimoviča Inta Klimovica Inta Kļimoviča is a Soviet Latvian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Kļimoviča trained at VSS Varpa in Riga. She competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Aksyonova,... (URS) |
52.80 | |
| 800 m | M | Ivo Van Damme Ivo Van Damme Ivo Van Damme was a Belgian middle distance runner.Van Damme was born in Dendermonde. He played football until he was 16, but then switched to athletics... (BEL) |
1:49.2a | Josef Schmid Josef Schmid Josef Schmid is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He won a gold medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka, Thomas Wessinghage und Paul-Heinz Wellmann and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976... (FRG) |
1:49.8a | Milovan Savić (YUG) | 1:49.9a |
| F | Nikolina Shtereva Nikolina Shtereva Nikolina Pavlova Shtereva is a retired Bulgarian middle distance runner who specialiced in the 800 and 1500 metres. She is best known for her silver medal in 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and at the European Indoor Championships she won gold medals in 1976 and 1979 and a bronze medal in... (BUL) |
2:02.2a CR | Lilyana Tomova (BUL) | 2:02.6a | Gisela Klein (FRG) | 2:03.2a | |
| 1500 m | M | Paul-Heinz Wellmann Paul-Heinz Wellmann Paul-Heinz Wellmann was a West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships... (FRG) |
3:45.1a | Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage was a German middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory... (FRG) |
3:45.3a | Gheorghe Ghipu (ROM) | 3:46.1a |
| F | Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.-Achievements:- References :... (FRG) |
4:15.2a | Natalia Marasescu Natalia Marasescu Natalia Mărăşescu is a retired Romanian middle distance runner who specialized mainly in the 1500 metres.... (ROM) |
4:15.6a | Rositsa Pekhlivanova Rositsa Pekhlivanova Rositsa Pekhlivanova is a retired Bulgarian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.She was born in Sliven, and represented the clubs Sliven, Levski-Spartak Club and Tundzha Yambol during her career. She won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 1975 European Indoor... (BUL) |
4:15.8a | |
| 3000 m | M | Ingo Sensburg (FRG) | 8:01.6a | Józef Ziubrak (POL) | 8:02.0a | Ray Smedley (GBR) | 8:02.2a |
| 60 m hurdles | M | Viktor Myasnikov Viktor Myasnikov Viktor Myasnikov is a retired hurdler who represented the USSR. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. Myasnikov trained at Dynamo in Minsk.-Achievements:-External links:*... (URS) |
7.78 | Berwyn Price Berwyn Price Berwyn Price is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.... (GBR) |
7.80 | Zbigniew Jankowski (POL) | 7.92 |
| F | Grażyna Rabsztyn Grazyna Rabsztyn Grażyna Rabsztyn is a Polish hurdler. She set three world records in 100 metres hurdles. On June 10, 1978 she became the first runner under 12.5 seconds with a new record of 12.48 seconds. She had the same time a year later, on June 18, 1979, and finally, on June 13, 1980 she had her best time... (POL) |
7.96 CR | Natalya Lebedeva Natalya Lebedeva Natalya Lebedeva was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 100 metre hurdles where she won the bronze medal.... (URS) |
8.08 | Bożena Nowakowska (POL) | 8.14 |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | Sergey Senyukov Sergey Senyukov Sergey Senyukov is a retired high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He trained at Spartak.-Achievements:-External links:**... (URS) |
2.22 | Jacques Aletti (FRA) | 2.19 | Walter Boller (FRG) Bruno Brokken Bruno Brokken Bruno Brokken is a former Belgian high jumper. In 1976 he got the bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships with a jump of 2.19 meter.-Biography:... (BEL) |
2.19 |
| F | Rosemarie Ackermann Rosemarie Ackermann Rosemarie Ackermann is a former East German high jumper. She was the first female high jumper ever to clear the height of 2.00 m, on 26 August 1977 in Berlin.She was born as Rosemarie Witschas in Lohsa, Sachsen... (GDR) |
1.92 =CR | Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth is a German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever... (FRG) |
1.89 | Milada Karbanová Milada Karbanová Milada Karbanová is a retired high jumper from the Czech Republic. She won four medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1974 European Championships in Athletics, representing Czechoslovakia.... (TCH) |
1.89 | |
| Long Jump | M | Jacques Rousseau Jacques Rousseau (athlete) This is an article about Jacques Rousseau the athlete. For the 17th century French Huguenot painter, see Jacques Rousseau.Jacques Rousseau is a French athlete born on March 10, 1951 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe... (FRA) |
7.90 | Valeriy Podluzhniy Valeriy Podluzhniy Valeriy Vasilyevich Podluzhniy is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Donetsk... (URS) |
7.79 | Joachim Busse Joachim Busse Joachim Busse is a retired West German long jumper.He became West German champion in 1975, 1981 and 1984, representing the sports clubs Bayer 05 Uerdingen, LG Bayer 04 Leverkusen and ASV Köln.... (FRG) |
7.72 |
| F | Lidiya Alfeyeva (URS) | 6.64 | Jarmila Nygrýnová Jarmila Nygrýnová Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková was a long jumper from the Czech Republic, representing Czechoslovakia. She won six medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships.... (TCH) |
6.57 | Galina Gopchenko (URS) | 6.48 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) | 17.10 CR | Carol Corbu Carol Corbu Carol Corbu is a retired Romanian triple jumper. He won the 1973 European Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the European Championships outdoor.... (ROM) |
16.75 | Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié is a retired French triple jumper and Olympian who won three bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:**... (FRA) |
16.68 |
| Pole Vault | M | Yuriy Prokhorenko (URS) | 5.45 CR | Antti Kalliomäki Antti Kalliomäki Antti Kalliomäki has been a Finnish politician and former athlete. Mr. Kalliomäki is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 1983. He has announced his retirement in 2011.-Politics:He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in... (FIN) |
5.40 | Renato Dionisi (ITA) | 5.30 |
| Shot Put | M | Geoff Capes Geoff Capes Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor... (GBR) |
20.64 | Gerd Lochmann (GDR) | 20.29 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov Aleksandr Baryshnikov Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Shot Put. He trained at Dynamo in Leningrad.He competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the Shot Put where he won the bronze medal... (URS) |
20.02 |
| F | Ivanka Khristova (BUL) | 20.45 | Svetlana Krachevskaya Svetlana Krachevskaya Svetlana Krachevskaya is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Shot put.She is Jewish. She competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russian SFSR in the shot put, where she won the silver medal.... (URS) |
20.06 | Ilona Schoknecht (GDR) | 19.36 |
Medal table
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Romania |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- The EAA