1979 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 10th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Vienna
, the capital city in Austria
, in 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in Vienna.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, the capital city in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, in 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in Vienna.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 60 m | M | Marian Woronin Marian Woronin Marian Jerzy Woronin is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres... (POL) |
6.57 CR | Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was polish champion on 6 occasions.He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4x100 metres.... (POL) |
6.62 | Petar Petrov Petar Petrov (runner) Petar Nikolov Petrov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 1973 he won two European Junior silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres.He was 1976 Olympic 100 metres finalist, where he finished 8th.... (BUL) |
6.63 |
| F | Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... (GDR) |
7.16 | Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete... (GDR) |
7.19 | Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS) | 7.22 | |
| 400 m | M | Karel Kolář Karel Kolár Karel Kolář is a retired 400 metres runner from the Czech Republic, who represented Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships and two at the 1978 European Championships.... (TCH) |
46.21 CR | Stefano Malinverni Stefano Malinverni Stefano Malinverni was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Mauro Zuliani, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea.... (ITA) |
46.59 | Horia Toboc (ROM) | 46.86 |
| F | Verona Elder (GBR) | 51.80 | Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships.... (TCH) |
51.81 | Karoline Käfer Karoline Käfer Karoline Käfer is a retired sprinter from Austria. She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.With 23,09 seconds over 200 metres and 50,62 seconds over 400 metres Käfer holds two Austrian records.-Achievements:... (AUT) |
51.90 | |
| 800 m | M | Antonio Páez Antonio Páez Antonio Páez Montero is a retired middle distance runner from Spain. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:*... (ESP) |
1:47.4a | Binko Kolev (BUL) | 1:47.8a | András Paróczai András Paróczai András Paróczai is a retired middle distance runner from Hungary. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. He took part on the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:... (HUN) |
1:48.2a |
| F | Nikolina Shtereva Nikolina Shtereva Nikolina Pavlova Shtereva is a retired Bulgarian middle distance runner who specialiced in the 800 and 1500 metres. She is best known for her silver medal in 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and at the European Indoor Championships she won gold medals in 1976 and 1979 and a bronze medal in... (BUL) |
2:02.6a | Anita Marg Anita Marg Anita Marg, née Barkusky, previously married Weiß and Kehl is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 800 metres and later also 400 metres hurdles... (GDR) |
2:02.9a | Fiţa Lovin Fita Lovin Fiţa Lovin is a former middle distance runner from Romania who won the bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships.... (ROM) |
2:03.1a | |
| 1500 m | M | Eamonn Coghlan Eamonn Coghlan Eamonn Christopher Coghlan is an Irish Senator and former athlete, who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5000 metres... (IRL) |
3:41.8a | 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... (FRG) |
3:42.2a | John Robson (GBR) | 3:42.8a |
| F | Natalia Marasescu Natalia Marasescu Natalia Mărăşescu is a retired Romanian middle distance runner who specialized mainly in the 1500 metres.... (ROM) |
4:03.5a CR | Zamira Zaytseva Zamira Zaytseva Zamira Zaytseva is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Uzbekistan. Her achievements include three championship silver medals over 1500 metres.... (URS) |
4:03.9a | Svetlana Guskova Svetlana Guskova Svetlana Guskova is a Moldovan runner who competed for the Soviet Union.She was born in Nikolaev. She won the bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 1979 European Indoor Championships... (URS) |
4:07.4a | |
| 3000 m | M | Markus Ryffel Markus Ryffel Markus Ryffel is a Swiss long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic 5000 metres final in Los Angeles. He set the Swiss record at 13:07.54 min... (SUI) |
7:44.43 CR | Christoph Herle Christoph Herle Christoph Herle is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres and cross-country running... (FRG) |
7:45.44 | Aleksandr Fedotkin Aleksandr Fedotkin Aleksandr Fedotkin is a retired long-distance runner who represented the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, tied with Markus Ryffel, as well as a bronze medal at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 5,000 meters... (URS) |
7:45.50 |
| 60 m hurdles | M | Thomas Munkelt Thomas Munkelt east jordans hamThomas Munkelt was an East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... (GDR) |
7.59 CR | Arto Bryggare Arto Bryggare Arto Kalervo Bryggare is a former Finnish hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13,35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in... (FIN) |
7.67 | Eduard Pereverzev (URS) | 7.70 |
| F | Danuta Perka (POL) | 7.95 | 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) |
8.00 | Nina Morgulina (URS) | 8.09 |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko or Volodymyr Yashchenko was a member of the USSR national team and former world record holder in the high jump . He first broke the record at age 18, at the USA-USSR dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977... (URS) |
2.26 | Gennadiy Belkov Gennadiy Belkov Gennadiy Belkov is a retired Uzbekistani high jumper who represented the Soviet Union.He won the silver medal at the 1979 European Indoor Championships and finished eighteenth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships.... (URS) |
2.26 | André Schneider (FRG) | 2.24 |
| F | Andrea Mátay Andrea Mátay Andrea Mátay is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her outdoor personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City. She had 1.98 m on the indoor track, from February 1979 in Budapest. It was a world indoor record. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships... (HUN) |
1.92 | Urszula Kielan Urszula Kielan Urszula Kielan is a retired high jumper from Poland. She won four medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as an Olympic silver medal in 1980.-Major achievements:-References:*... (POL) |
1.85 | Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth is a German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever... (FRG) |
1.80 | |
| Long Jump | M | Vladimir Tsepelyov Vladimir Tsepelyov Vladimir Tsepelyov is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-External links:*... (URS) |
7.88 | Valeriy Podluzhniy Valeriy Podluzhniy Valeriy Vasilyevich Podluzhniy is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Donetsk... (URS) |
7.86 | Lutz Franke (GDR) | 7.80 |
| F | Siegrun Siegl Siegrun Siegl Siegrun Siegl, née Thon is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the pentathlon and later long jump.... (GDR) |
6.70 | 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) |
6.42 | Lena Johansson (SWE) | 6.27 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Gennadiy Valyukevich Gennadiy Valyukevich Gennadiy Valyukevich is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.He is the father of Dmitrij Valukevic, who currently represents Slovakia.-Achievements:... (URS) |
17.02 | Anatoly Piskulin (URS) | 16.97 | Jaak Uudmäe Jaak Uudmäe Jaak Uudmäe is a retired Estonian triple jumper and long jumper, gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1979 and 1980 Uudmäe was acknowledged as Estonia's Sportsman of the Year... (URS) |
16.91 |
| Pole Vault | M | Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) | 5.58 CR | Konstantin Volkov Konstantin Volkov (athlete) Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR. In 1980 he won the European Indoor Championships with a championship record of 5.60 metres . He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... (URS) |
5.45 | Vladimir Trofimenko Vladimir Trofimenko Vladimir Trofimenko is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR. He won the 1978 European Championships in Athletics as well as two medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:-References:*... (URS) |
5.45 |
| Shot Put | M | Reijo Ståhlberg Reijo Ståhlberg Reijo Einar Ståhlberg is a 194 cm former Finnish shot putter whose competitive weight was 128 kg. He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented Finland in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, placing 11th and 4th respectively. In the European Championships of 1974, he came... (FIN) |
20.47 | Geoff Capes Geoff Capes Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor... (GBR) |
20.23 | Vladimir Kiselyov Vladimir Kiselyov Vladimir Viktorovich Kiselyov is a former Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the shot put during his career.... (URS) |
20.01 |
| F | Ilona Slupianek Ilona Slupianek Ilona Briesenick, née Schoknecht divorced Slupianek is a retired German athlete, who starred mainly in the shot put... (GDR) |
21.01 | 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) |
20.11 | Judy Oakes Judy Oakes Judith Miriam Oakes is a retired English shot putter. She was given an Order of the British Empire in 1999.... (GBR) |
15.66 |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- EAA