1969 European Indoor Games
The 4th European Indoor Games were held between 8–9 March 1969 in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
| 1969 European Indoor Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 8–9 March 1969 |
| Host city | Belgrade.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
| Venue | Belgrade Fair – Hall 1 |
| Events | 23 |
| Participation | 220 athletes from 22 nations |
The track used for the championships was 195 metres long.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metres |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zenon Nowosz (POL) | 5.8 |  Valeriy Borzov (URS) | 5.8 |  Bob Frith (GBR) | 5.8 |
| 400 metres |
Jan Balachowski (POL) | 47.3 | Jan Werner (POL) | 47.4 | Yuriy Zorin (URS) | 47.4 |
| 800 metres |
 Dieter Fromm (GDR) | 1:46.6 CR | Henryk Szordykowski (POL) | 1:47.1 |  Noel Carroll (IRL) | 1:47.6 |
| 1500 metres |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Edgard Salvé (BEL) | 3:45.9 |  Knut Brustad (NOR) | 3:46.2 | Walter Wilkinson (GBR) | 3:46.4 |
| 3000 metres |
Ian Stewart (GBR) | 7:55.4 CR | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Javier Álvarez (ESP) | 7:56.2 |  Werner Girke (FRG) | 7:56.8 |
| 50 metres hurdles |
Alan Pascoe (GBR) | 6.6 | Werner Trzmiel (FRG) | 6.6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nicolae Pertea (ROM) | 6.7 |
| 4 × 390 metres relay |
Poland Jan Werner Jan Radomski Andrzej Badeński Jan Balachowski | 3:01.9 | Soviet Union Leonid Mikishev Aleksandr Bratchikov Valeriy Borzov Yuriy Zorin | 3:01.9 | West Germany Dieter Hübner Herbert Moser Peter Bernreuther Manfred Kinder | 3:04.5 |
| Medley relay |
Poland Edward Romanowski Andrzej Badeński Henryk Szordykowski Jan Radomski | 4:16.4 | Only one finishing team | |||
| 3 × 1000 metres relay |
West Germany Anton Adam Walter Adams Harald Norpoth | 7:08.0 |  CzechoslovakiaJán Šišovský Petr Blaha Pavel Pěnkava | 7:23.1 | Yugoslavia Radovan Piplović Slavko Koprivica Adam Ladik | 7:42.8 |
| High jump |
Valentin Gavrilov (URS) | 2.14 |  Henry Elliott (FRA) | 2.14 | Șerban Ioan (ROM) | 2.14 |
| Pole vault |
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR) | 5.20 =CR | Hennadiy Bleznitsov (URS) | 5.10 | Joachim Bär (GDR) | 5.10 |
| Long jump |
Klaus Beer (GDR) | 7.77 | Lynn Davies (GBR) | 7.76 | Rafael Blanquer (ESP) | 7.63 |
| Triple jump |
Nikolay Dudkin (URS) | 16.73 CR |  Zoltán Cziffra (HUN) | 16.46 | Carol Corbu (ROM) | 16.20 |
| Shot put |
Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG) | 19.51 CR | Hartmut Briesenick (GDR) | 19.19 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR) | 18.69 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metres |
Irena Szewińska (POL) | 6.4 | Sylviane Telliez (FRA) | 6.5 | Madeleine Cobb (GBR) | 6.5 |
| 400 metres |
Colette Besson (FRA) | 54.0 CR | Christel Frese (FRG) | 54.8 | Rosemary Stirling (GBR) | 54.8 |
| 800 metres |
Barbara Wieck (GDR) | 2:05.3 CR | Magdolna Kulcsár (HUN) | 2:07.5 | Anna Zimina (URS) | 2:08.0 |
| 50 metres hurdles |
Karin Balzer (GDR) | 7.2 |  Meta Antenen (SUI) | 7.3 | Christine Perera (GBR) | 7.4 |
| 4 × 195 metres relay |
France Odette Ducas Sylviane Telliez Colette Besson Christiane Martinetto | 1:34.3 | Soviet Union Galina Bukharina Vera Popkova Lyudmila Golomazova Lyudmila Samotyosova | 1:34.6 | Yugoslavia Darja Marolt Verica Ambrozi Ljiljana Petnjarić Marijana Lubej | 1:36.9 |
| Medley relay |
Soviet Union Vera Popkova Lyudmila Samotyosova Raisa Nikonorova Anna Zimina | 4:52.4 | Poland Irena Szewińska Zdzisława Robaszewska Elżbieta Skowrońska Zofia Kołakowska | 4:53.2 | Yugoslavia Verica Ambrozi Ika Maričić Mirjana Kovačev Ninoslava Tikvicki | 5:05.9 |
| High jump |
Rita Schmidt (GDR) | 1.82 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL) | 1.82 | Antonina Lazareva (URS) | 1.79 |
| Long jump |
Irena Szewińska (POL) | 6.38 | Sue Scott (GBR) | 6.18 | Meta Antenen (SUI) | 6.15 |
| Shot put |
Marita Lange (GDR) | 17.52 | Ivanka Khristova (BUL) | 16.94 | Ingeburg Friedrich (GDR) | 16.42 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 nations) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 67 | |
Participating nations
Austria (5)- Belgium (3)
- Bulgaria (9)
- Czechoslovakia (15)
Denmark (2)- East Germany (14)
Finland (2)- France (13)
- Great Britain (14)
- Hungary (13)
- Ireland (1)
Italy (5)- Norway (2)
- Poland (21)
- Romania (9)
- Soviet Union (21)
- Spain (6)
Sweden (7)- Switzerland (5)
Turkey (2)- West Germany (22)
- Yugoslavia (29)
References
- Results
- Medallists – men at GBRathletics.com
- Medallists – women at GBRathletics.com
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