The 9th European Athletics Championships were held from 16 September to 21 September 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens

Athens

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, the capital of Greece

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. New at these championships were the women's 1,500 metres and the women's 4x400 metres relay event.

Men's results

Rank			10.4
		10.4
		10.5

Rank			20.6
		20.9
		20.9

Rank			45.7
		45.8
		45.8

Rank			1:45.9
		1:46.2
		1:46.8

Rank			3:39.4
		3:39.5
		3:39.8

Rank			13:44.8
		13:45.8
		13:47.6

Rank			28:41.6
		28:43.2
		28:45.8

Rank		Alain Sarteur Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil Gérard Fénouil Gérard Fenouil is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Jocelyn Delecour, Claude Piquemal and Roger... François St.-Gilles	38.8
	Aleksandr Lebedev Vladislav Sapeya Nikolay Ivanov Valeriy Borzov	39.3
	Ladislav Kříž Dionys Szogedi Jiří Kynos Ludvík Bohman	39.5

Rank		Gilles Bertould Gilles Bertould Gilles Bertould is a French former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Daniel Velasques, Francis Kerbiriou, and Jacques Carette.He is... Christian Nicolau Jacques Carette Jacques Carette Jacques Carette is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, and Francis... Jean-Claude Nallet	3:02.3
	Yevgeniy Borisenko Boris Savchuk Yuriy Sorin Aleksandr Brachikov	3:03.0
	Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske, née Pfau is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany.-Achievements:-References:... Ingo Röper Gerhard Hennige Gerhard Hennige Gerhard Hennige is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner, among the world's best at the 400 meter hurdles from 1966 to 1971.... Martin Jellinghaus Martin Jellinghaus Martin Jellinghaus is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....	3:03.1

Rank			2:16:47.8
		2:17:22.2
		2:19:05.8

Rank			13.5
		13.7
		13.9

Rank			49.7
		50.1
		50.3

Rank			8:25.0
		8:25.6
		8:26.6

Rank			2m17
		2m17
		2m17

Rank			8m17
		8m07
		8m04

Rank			5m30
		5m20
		5m10

Rank			17m34
		16m85
		16m68

Rank			20m12
		20m05
		19m78

Rank			61m82
		61m08
		59m34

Rank			91m52
		89m58
		82m90

Rank			74m68
		72m74
		72m02

Rank			8 041
		7 828
		7 801

Rank			1:30:48.0
		1:31:06.4
		1:31:20.2

Rank			4:12:32.8
		4:16:09.6
		4:23:04.8

Women's results

Rank			11.6
		11.7
		11.8

Rank			23.2
		23.3
		23.3

Rank			51.73
		51.75
		53.0

Rank			2:01.4
		2:02.6
		2:02.6

Rank			4:10.7
		4:11.9
		4:12.2

Rank		Regina Hofer Regina Höfer Regina Höfer, née Pippig is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.She competed in 80 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Championships without reaching the final... Renate Meissner Bärbel Podeswa Bärbel Podeswa Bärbel Podeswa, née Weidlich is a retired East German hurdler.She won the silver medal in 50 m hurdles at the 1968 European Indoor Games, behind Karin Balzer... Petra Vogt	43.63
	Bärbel Hohnle Jutta Stock Rita Jahn-Wilden Ingrid Becker Ingrid Becker Ingrid Mickler-Becker is a former West German athlete and a double Olympic champion. Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists....	44.09
	Anita Neil Denise Ramsden Sheila Cooper Valerie Peat	44.39

Rank		Rosemary Stirling Pat Lowe Janet Simpson Janet Simpson Janet Simpson was a British athlete who competed in sprint events and the 400 metres.... Lillian Board Lillian Board Lillian Barbara Board, MBE was an athlete from Great Britain, who won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece...	3:30.8
	Bernadette Martin Nicole Duclos Eliane Jacq Colette Besson Colette Besson Colette Besson was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-Athletic career:...	3:30.8
	Christa Czekay Christa Czekay Christa Czekay, née Elsler is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.... Antje Gleichfeld Antje Gleichfeld Antje Gleichfeld, née Braasch is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.She finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964. She won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships... Inge Eckhoff Christel Frese Christel Frese Christel Frese is a German former athlete who was successful as a 400-meter runner in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She competed for the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1972 Olympics. She won one silver and one bronze medal at European Championships with the 4x400-meter relay of the Federal...	3:32.7

Rank			13.29
		13.68
		13.77

Rank			6m49
		6m45
		6m44

Rank			1m83
		1m83
		1m83

Rank			20m43
		19m58
		19m56

Rank			59m28
		59m24
		58m66

Rank			59m76
		58m80
		56m56

Rank			5 030
		4 793
		4 773

Medal table

1	German Democratic Republic	11	7	7	25
2	Soviet Union	9	7	7	23
3	United Kingdom	6	4	7	17
4	Early Modern France	3	4	0	7
5	Poland	2	0	6	8
6	Czechoslovakia	2	0	2	4
7	Hungary	1	2	0	3
8	Switzerland	1	1	1	3
9	Italy	1	0	3	4
10	Austria	1	0	1	2
11	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
12	Finland	0	2	0	2
—	Sweden	0	2	0	2
—	Romania	0	2	0	2
—	Netherlands	0	2	0	2
16	West Germany	0	1	2	3
17	Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1
—	Belgium	0	1	0	1
—	Denmark	0	1	0	1
20	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	0	0	1	1
—	Norway	0	0	1	1