1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 12th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, between 21–22 February 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in the city. The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.

1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host venue
Dates21–22 February 1981
Host cityGrenoble
France
VenuePalais des Sports
Events20
Participation255 athletes from
23 nations

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres
 Marian Woronin (POL)5.65  Vladimir Muravyov (URS)5.76  Andrey Shlyapnikov (URS)5.77
400 metres
 Andreas Knebel (GDR)46.52  Martin Weppler (FRG)46.88  Stefano Malinverni (ITA)46.96
800 metres
 Herbert Wursthorn (FRG)1:47.70  András Paróczai (HUN)1:47.73  Antonio Páez (ESP)1:48.31
1500 metres
 Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)3:42.64  Uwe Becker (FRG)3:43.02  Mirosław Żerkowski (POL)3:44.32
3000 metres
1
 Alex Gonzalez (FRA)7:22.71  Evgeni Ignatov (BUL)No time  Valeriy Abramov (URS)No time
50 metres hurdles
 Arto Bryggare (FIN)6.47  Javier Moracho (ESP)6.48  Guy Drut (FRA)6.54
5000 metres walk
 Hartwig Gauder (GDR)19:08.59 CR  Maurizio Damilano (ITA)19:13.90  Gérard Lelievre (FRA)19:55.02
High jump
 Roland Dalhäuser (SUI)2.28  Carlo Thränhardt (FRG)2.25  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG)2.25
Pole vault
 Thierry Vigneron (FRA)5.70 =WR  Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)5.65  Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA)5.65
Long jump
 Rolf Bernhard (SUI)8.01  Antonio Corgos (ESP)7.97  Shamil Abbyasov (URS)7.95
Triple jump
 Shamil Abbyasov (URS)17.30 WR  Klaus Kübler (FRG)16.73  Aston Moore (GBR)16.73
Shot put
 Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)19.88  Luc Viudès (FRA)19.41  Zlatan Saracevic (YUG)19.40

1 The race was stopped one lap short (at 2820m) due to an official's error.

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres
 Sofka Popova (BUL)6.17  Linda Haglund (SWE)6.17  Marita Koch (GDR)6.19
400 metres
 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)50.07 CR  Natalya Bochina (URS)52.32  Verona Elder (GBR)52.37
800 metres
 Hildegard Ullrich (GDR)2:00.94  Svetla Zlateva (BUL)2:01.37  Nikolina Shtereva (BUL)2:02.50
1500 metres
 Agnese Possamai (ITA)4:07.49  Valentina Ilyinykh (URS)4:08.17  Lyubov Smolka (URS)4:08.64
50 metres hurdles
 Zofia Bielczyk (POL)6.74 =WR  Maria Kemenchezhi (URS)6.80  Tatyana Anisimova (URS)6.81
High jump
 Sara Simeoni (ITA)1.97 CR  Elżbieta Krawczuk (POL)1.94  Urszula Kielan (POL)1.94
Long jump
 Karin Hänel (FRG)6.77 WR  Sigrid Heimann (GDR)6.66  Jasmin Fischer (FRG)6.65
Shot put
 Ilona Slupianek (GDR)20.77  Helena Fibingerová (TCH)20.64  Helma Knorscheidt (GDR)20.12

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)4127
2 West Germany (FRG)3429
3 France (FRA)2136
4 Poland (POL)2125
5 Italy (ITA)2114
6 Finland (FIN)2002
  Switzerland (SUI)2002
8 Soviet Union (URS)15511
9 Bulgaria (BUL)1214
10 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
11 Spain (ESP)0213
12 Hungary (HUN)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
14 Great Britain (GBR)0022
15 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (15 nations)20202060

Participating nations

See also

  • 1981 in athletics (track and field)

References

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