1972 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 3rd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in 1972 in Grenoble
, a city in France
.
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, a city in France
France
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.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 50 m | M | Valeriy Borzov (URS) | 5.75 | Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970... (URS) |
5.81 | 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) |
5.82 |
| F | Renate Stecher Renate Stecher Renate Stecher is a German athlete and a triple Olympic champion.Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon... (GDR) |
6.25 | Annegret Richter Annegret Richter Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion.... (FRG) |
6.28 | Sylviane Telliez (FRA) | 6.31 | |
| 400 m | M | Georg Nückles Georg Nückles Georg Nückles is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres race. He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with Peter Bernreuther, Rolf Krüsmann and Ulrich... (FRG) |
47.24 | Ulrich Reich Ulrich Reich Ulrich Reich is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships.... (FRG) |
47.42 | Wolfgang Müller (GDR) | 47.42 |
| F | 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... (FRG) |
53.36 | Inge Bödding Inge Bödding Inge Bödding, née Eckhoff is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres with her teammates Anette Rückes, Hildegard Falck and Rita... (FRG) |
54.60 | Erika Weinstein (FRG) | 54.73 | |
| 800 m | M | Jozef Plachý Jozef Plachý Jozef Plachý is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia, who represented Czechoslovakia in four consecutive Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1977.-Achievements:... (TCH) |
1:48.84 | Ivan Ivanov (URS) | 1:49.05 | Francis Gonzalez (FRA) | 1:49.17 |
| F | Gunhild Hoffmeister Gunhild Hoffmeister Gunhild Hoffmeister is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where she won the silver medal in the 1500 metres. She then won her second medal at the games in the 800m by finishing third... (GDR) |
2:04.83 CR | Ileana Silai (ROM) | 2:05.17 | Svetla Zlateva Svetla Zlateva Svetla Stefanova Zlateva is a retired Bulgarian sprinter and middle distance runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres. She is a former world record holder in the latter event.-Career:... (BUL) |
2:05.50 | |
| 1500 m | M | Jacky Boxberger (FRA) | 3:45.66 | Spylios Zacharopoulos (GRE) | 3:46.08 | Jürgen May Jürgen May Jürgen May is a former middle-distance runner, who was a successful athlete and Olympic Games competitor, who escaped from the GDR to continue his career in the FRG.-Successes in the GDR:... (FRG) |
3:46.42 |
| F | Tamara Pangelova (URS) | 4:14.62 CR | Lyudmila Bragina Lyudmila Bragina Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina is a former Soviet middle distance runner. She was born in Sverdlovsk and trained at Dynamo in Krasnodar.... (URS) |
4:18.35 | Vasilena Amzina (BUL) | 4:18.84 | |
| 3000 m | M | Juris Grustins (URS) | 8:02.85 | Yuriy Aleksashin (URS) | 8:03.20 | Ulrich Brugger Ulrich Brugger Ulrich Brugger is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1972 European Indoor Championships.In domestic competitions, he represented the sports club Stuttgarter Kickers... (FRG) |
8:05.07 |
| 50 m hurdles | M | Guy Drut Guy Drut Guy Drut is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles.... (FRA) |
6.51 | Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a silver in the two-man and a bronze in the four-man events.... (FRG) |
6.58 | Anatoliy Moshiashvili (URS) | 6.59 |
| F | Annelie Ehrhardt Annelie Ehrhardt Annelie Ehrhardt, is a German athlete who competed in the hurdling.She was born in Ohrsleben.Ehrhardt competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the inaugural women’s 100 metre hurdles where she won the gold medal... (GDR) |
6.85 | Teresa Sukniewicz (POL) | 6.94 | Meta Antenen (SUI) 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) |
7.05 | |
| 4 x 180 m relay | F | West Germany Elfgard Schittenhelm Elfgard Schittenhelm Elfgard Sibylle Schittenhelm, née Weismann is a retired West German sprinter.She competed for SpVgg Holzgerlingen and later OSC Berlin.-Achievements:-References:... , Christine Tackenberg, Annegret Kroniger Annegret Kroniger Annegret Kroniger is a female German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.... , 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... |
1:24.1a | France Michèle Beugnet, Christiane Marlet, Claudine Meire, Nicole Pani |
1:37.6a | Austria Christa Kepplinger, María Sykora, Carmen Mahr, Monika Holzschuster |
1:29.5a |
| 4 x 360 m relay | M | Poland Jan Werner Jan Werner (athlete) Jan Werner was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.He was born in Brzeziny and represented the club AZS Warszawa. At the 1966 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres and won the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Edmund Borowski, Stanislaw Gredzinski and... , Waldemar Korycki Waldemar Korycki Waldemar Korycki is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was a successful relay runner. At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the short relay and a silver medal in the medley relay... , Ján Balachowski Jan Balachowski Jan Balachowski is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Kraków and represented the club Cracovia Kraków... , Andrzej Badenski Andrzej Badenski Andrzej Badenski was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 400 metres run at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and multiple relay medals. He became European Indoor Champion in the 400 metres twice, in 1968 and in 1971.-Career:He was born in Warszawa and represented... |
3:11.1 | West Germany Peter Bernreuther Peter Bernreuther Peter Bernreuther is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the 4 x 364 metres relay, together with Horst Daverkausen, Ingo Röper and Martin Jellinghaus... , Rolf Krusmann Rolf Krüsmann Rolf Krüsmann is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1966 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Friedrich Roderfeld, Jens Ulbricht and Manfred Kinder... , Georg Nückles Georg Nückles Georg Nückles is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres race. He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with Peter Bernreuther, Rolf Krüsmann and Ulrich... , Ulrich Reich Ulrich Reich Ulrich Reich is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships.... |
3:11.9 | France Patrick Salvador, André Paoli, Michel Dach, 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... |
3:15.6 |
| F | West Germany 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... , Erika Weinstein, 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... , Inge Bödding Inge Bödding Inge Bödding, née Eckhoff is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres with her teammates Anette Rückes, Hildegard Falck and Rita... |
3:10.85 | Soviet Union Natalya Chistyakova, Lyudmila Aksyonova, Lyubov Savyalova, Nadeshda Kolesnikova |
3:11.20 | France Madeleine Thomas, Bernadette Martin, Nicole Duclos, 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:... |
3:11.65 | |
| 4 x 720 m relay | M | West Germany 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... , Harald Norpoth Harald Norpoth Harald Norpoth is a West German former middle and long distance runner. Born in Münster, he won the silver medal over 5000m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the United Team of Germany. He had already competed in the 1962 European Athletics Championships, where he had fallen and... , 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... , Franz-Josef Kemper Franz-Josef Kemper Franz-Josef Kemper is a German athlete, Olympic participant and official. He achieved his greatest success as a middle-distance runner in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
6:26.4a | Soviet Union Alexey Taranov, Valeriy Taratynov, Ivan Ivanov, Stanislav Meshcherskich |
6:27.0a | Poland Zenon Szordykowski Zenon Szordykowski Zenon Szordykowski is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Linkowski, Michał Skowronek and Kazimierz Wardak. This team still has the Polish indoor record in the event... , Krzysztof Linkowski Krzysztof Linkowski Krzysztof Linkowski is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.At the 1969 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres, as well as a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay... , Stanislaw Waskiewicz, Andrzej Kupczyk Andrzej Kupczyk Andrzej Kupczyk is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He was born in Świdnica and represented the club Polonia Świdnica... |
6:27.6a |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | István Major István Major István Major is a retired Hungarian high jumper. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships between 1971 and 1974, as well as a two silver medals at the Universiade. His best Olympic performance was a sixth place in 1972.... (HUN) |
2.24 CR | Kęstutis Šapka Kestutis Šapka Kęstutis Šapka is a retired Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He trained at Dynamo in Vilnius. Šapka was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring... (URS) |
2.22 | Jüri Tarmak Jüri Tarmak Jüri Tarmak is a former Estonian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump and competed for the Soviet Union. He trained at Dynamo in Leningrad and studied at the Leningrad State University.... (URS) |
2.22 |
| F | Rita Schmidt (GDR) | 1.90 | Rita Gildemeister (GDR) | 1.84 | Yordanka Blagoeva Yordanka Blagoeva Yordanka Blagoeva is a Bulgarian athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump.She competed for Bulgaria in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the High Jump where she finished second... (BUL) |
1.84 | |
| Long Jump | M | Max Klauss (GDR) | 8.02 | Hans Baumgartner Hans Baumgartner Hans Baumgartner is a retired West German long jumper.He won the silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich with a jump of 8.18 meters. Baumgartner again took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal... (FRG) |
7.99 | Jaroslav Brož (TCH) | 7.88 |
| F | Brigitte Roesen (FRG) | 6.58 | Meta Antenen (SUI) | 6.42 | 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) |
6.39 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) | 16.97 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) |
16.89 | Valentin Shevchenko (URS) | 16.73 |
| Pole Vault | M | Wolfgang Nordwig Wolfgang Nordwig Wolfgang Nordwig is a former East German pole vaulter who won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a clearance of 5.50 m . He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony.-References:... (GDR) |
5.40 =CR | Hans Lagerqvist (SWE) | 5.40 | 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) |
5.30 |
| Shot Put | M | Hartmut Briesenick Hartmut Briesenick Hartmut Briesenick was an East German athlete who mainly competed in the men's shot put event.... (GDR) |
20.67 CR | Władysław Komar (POL) | 20.32 | Jaroslav Brabec (TCH) | 19.94 |
| F | Nadezhda Chizhova Nadezhda Chizhova Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova is a Soviet shot putter who won three Olympic medals and set seven new world records. Nadezhda Chizhova trained at VSS Spartak. She became the first woman to break both the 20 metre and 21 metre barrier... (URS) |
19.41 | Antonina Ivanova (URS) | 18.54 | Marianne Adam Marianne Adam Marianne Adam is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin... (GDR) |
18.30 |
Medal table
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Romania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||