1975 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 6th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in 1975 in Katowice
, a large city
in Poland
.
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, a large city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Track
| 60 m |
Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union |
6.59 | Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.Aleksandr Aksinin trained at Dynamo in Leningrad. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team. He won silver in 1975, bronze... Soviet Union |
6.67 | Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was Polish 100/200 metre champion in 1976, 77.He was a member of the Polish sprint relay team that won Gold in the European championship....  Poland |
6.74 |
| 400 m |
Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid.-Achievements:-References:...  West Germany |
48.76 | Josip Alebić Josip Alebić Josip Alebić is a former Croatian athlete. He competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay events in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-External links:...  Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
49.04 | Semyon Kocher Soviet Union |
49.33 |
| 800 m |
Gerhard Stolle Gerhard Stolle Gerhard Stolle is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. His personal best time was 1.46.19 minutes, achieved at the European Championships in Rome. -Achievements:...  German Democratic Republic |
1:49.8a | Ivo Van Damme Ivo Van Damme Ivo Van Damme was a Belgian middle distance runner.Van Damme was born in Dendermonde. He played football until he was 16, but then switched to athletics...  Belgium |
1:50.1a | Vladimir Ponomaryov Soviet Union |
1:50.2a |
| 1,500 m |
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... West Germany |
3:44.6a | Pyotr Anisim Soviet Union |
3:45.5a | Gheorghe Ghipu  Kingdom of Romania |
3:45.4a |
| 3,000 m |
Ian Stewart Ian Stewart (athlete) Ian Stewart is a Scottish athlete. Ian Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...  United Kingdom |
7:58.6a | Pekka Päivärinta Pekka Päivärinta Pekka Johannes Päivärinta is a former Finnish long-distance runner. He won men's senior race in the first World Championships of cross-country running in 1973. He competed in 1972 Olympics at 3000-meter steeplechase finishing 8th. In 1976 Olympics he competed in 5000 meters and finished 13th...  Finland |
7:58.6a | Boris Kuznetsov Soviet Union |
8:01.2a |
| 60 m hurdles |
Leszek Wodzyński Leszek Wodzynski Leszek Wodzyński is a former Polish hurdler.His personal best was 13.64 seconds, achieved in July 1974 in Warsaw. He was participant in Olympic Games 1972.-Achievements:-References:*****... Poland |
7.69 | Frank Siebeck Frank Siebeck Frank Siebeck is a retired hurdler who represented East Germany. He competed for SC Leipzig.-Achievements:-References:... German Democratic Republic |
7.69 | Eduard Pereverzev Soviet Union |
7.74 |
| 4 x 320 m relay |
Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Paderborn, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz and Gerhard... Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Lothar Krieg, Harald Schmid and Bernd... Karl Honz Karl Honz Karl Honz is a former West German track and field athlete and Olympic participant, who ran in the 200 metres, 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay in the early 1970s. He is 1.88 m tall.Karl Honz participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid.-Achievements:-References:... West Germany |
2:29.9a | Wiesław Pucholski Roman Siedlecki Jerzy Włodarczyk Wojciech Romanowski Poland |
2:31.4a | Krassimir Gutev Narzis Popov Yordan Yordanov Yanko Bratanov  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2:32.1a |
Field
| High jump |
Vladimír Malý  Czechoslovakia |
2.21 | Endre Kelemen Endre Kelemen Endre Kelemen is a retired Hungarian high jumper. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, in 1971 and 1975, and competed once at the Olympic Games, in 1976.-Career:...  Hungary |
2.19 | Rune Almén  Sweden |
2.19 |
| Long jump |
Jacques Rousseau Jacques Rousseau (athlete) This is an article about Jacques Rousseau the athlete. For the 17th century French Huguenot painter, see Jacques Rousseau.Jacques Rousseau is a French athlete born on March 10, 1951 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe...  Early Modern France |
7.94 | Hans-Jürgen Berger West Germany |
7.87 | Zbigniew Beta Zbigniew Beta Zbigniew Beta is a retired Polish long jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Indoor Championships. He became Polish champion in 1973, and Polish indoor champion in 1975.... Poland |
7.82 |
| Triple jump |
Viktor Sanyeyev Soviet Union |
17.01 | Michał Joachimowski Poland |
16.90 | Gennadiy Besonov Soviet Union |
16.78 |
| Pole vault |
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... Finland |
5.35 | Wojciech Buciarski Poland |
5.30 | Władysław Kozakiewicz Poland |
5.30 |
| Pole vault |
Valcho Stoev Kingdom of Bulgaria |
20.19 | Geoff Capes Geoff Capes Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor... United Kingdom |
19.98 | Valeriy Voykin Soviet Union |
19.44 |
Track
| 60 m | Andrea Lynch United Kingdom |
7.17 | Monika Meyer German Democratic Republic |
7.24 | Irena Szewińska Irena Szewinska Irena Szewińska is a retired Polish Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events.... Poland |
7.26 |
| 400 m | Verona Elder United Kingdom |
52.68 | Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Ilyina trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila... Soviet Union |
53.21 | Inta Kļimoviča Inta Klimovica Inta Kļimoviča is a Soviet Latvian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Kļimoviča trained at VSS Varpa in Riga. She competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Aksyonova,... Soviet Union |
53.91 |
| 800 m | Anita Barkusky German Democratic Republic |
2:05.6a | Sarmita Stûla Soviet Union |
2:06.2a | Rositsa Pekhlivanova Rositsa Pekhlivanova Rositsa Pekhlivanova is a retired Bulgarian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.She was born in Sliven, and represented the clubs Sliven, Levski-Spartak Club and Tundzha Yambol during her career. She won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 1975 European Indoor... Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2:06.3a |
| 1,500 m | Natalia Andrei Natalia Marasescu Natalia Mărăşescu is a retired Romanian middle distance runner who specialized mainly in the 1500 metres.... Kingdom of Romania |
4:14.7a | Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Vasilyevna Kazankina is a Soviet/Russian former runner who set seven world records and won a total of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. She was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1976... Soviet Union |
4:14.8a | Ellen Wellmann Ellen Wellmann Ellen Wellmann is a German track and field athlete who was born as Ellen Tittel. She ran the 1500 m in the 1970s. In the 1980s she moved into more long distance runs, including the 3000 m, 5000 m, and 10,000 m. In 1975 she married Paul-Heinz Wellmann, who won a bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics... West Germany |
4:16.2a |
| 60 m hurdles | 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... Poland |
8.04 | 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... German Democratic Republic |
8.12 | Tatyana Anisimova Tatyana Anisimova Tatyana Anisimova is a retired hurdler who represented the USSR. Anisimova trained at Burevestnik in Leningrad. She won two bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics.- Achievements :-References:... Soviet Union |
8.21 |
| 4 x 320 m relay | Inta Kļimoviča Inta Klimovica Inta Kļimoviča is a Soviet Latvian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Kļimoviča trained at VSS Varpa in Riga. She competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Aksyonova,... Ingrida Barkane Lyudmila Aksyonova Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Ilyina trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila... Soviet Union |
2:46.1a | Elke Barth Brigitte Koczelnik Silvia Hoffmann 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... West Germany |
2:47.3a | Zofia Zwolińska Genowefa Nowaczyk Krystyna Kacperczyk Danuta Piecyk Poland |
2:49.6a |
Field
| High jump |
Rosemarie Ackermann Rosemarie Ackermann Rosemarie Ackermann is a former East German high jumper. She was the first female high jumper ever to clear the height of 2.00 m, on 26 August 1977 in Berlin.She was born as Rosemarie Witschas in Lohsa, Sachsen... German Democratic Republic |
1.92 =CR | Marie-Christine Debourse Early Modern France |
1.83 | Annemieke Bouma  Netherlands |
1.80 |
| Long jump |
Dorina Catineanu Kingdom of Romania |
6.31 | Lidiya Alfeyeva Soviet Union |
6.29 | Meta Antenen  Switzerland |
6.28 |
| Shot put |
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... German Democratic Republic |
20.05 | Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová is a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set three world records... Czechoslovakia |
20.06 | Ivanka Khristova Kingdom of Bulgaria |
18.35 |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Romania |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- The EAA