1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 1981 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
Dates21–22 February 1981
Host cityGrenoble
France France
VenuePalais des Sports
Events20
Participation257 athletes from
23 nations

Medal summary

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

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

Medal table

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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 entries)20202060

Participating nations

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See also

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References

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