| 11th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1974 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 2 – 8 September |
| Host city | Rome,Italy |
| Venue | Stadio Olimpico |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 39 |
| Participation | 745 athletes from 29 nations |
The11thEuropean Athletics Championships of 1974 were held from 2 September to 8 September inItaly, atRome'sStadio Olimpico. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in theGlasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4]
Complete results were published.[5]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Rosemarie Witschas East Germany | 1.95 mCRWR | Milada Karbanová Czechoslovakia | 1.91 m | Sara Simeoni Italy | 1.89 m |
| Long jump details | Ilona Bruzsenyák Hungary | 6.65 m | Eva Šuranová Czechoslovakia | 6.60 m | Pirkko Helenius Finland | 6.59 m |
| Shot put details | Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union | 20.78 mCR | Marianne Adam East Germany | 20.43 m | Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia | 20.33 m |
| Discus throw details | Faina Melnik Soviet Union | 69.00 mCR | Argentina Menis Romania | 64.62 m | Gabriele Hinzmann East Germany | 62.50 m |
| Javelin throw details | Ruth Fuchs East Germany | 67.22 mCR,WR | Jacqueline Todten East Germany | 62.10 m | Nataša Urbančič Yugoslavia | 61.66 m |
| Pentathlon details | Nadiya Tkachenko Soviet Union | 4776 pts | Burglinde Pollak East Germany | 4678 pts | Zoya Spasovkhodskaya Soviet Union | 4550 pts |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA)* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | |
According to an unofficial count, 747 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, two athletes more than the official number of 745 as published.[6]
Austria (5) Belgium (21)
Bulgaria (25)
Cyprus (1) Czechoslovakia (46) Denmark (12) East Germany (71) Finland (33) France (44)
Gibraltar (1)
Greece (12) Hungary (21)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (7) Italy (48)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (2)
Netherlands (13) Norway (14) Poland (56)
Portugal (4) Romania (20) Soviet Union (83)
Spain (17) Sweden (33)
Switzerland (12) Great Britain (68) West Germany (64) Yugoslavia (11)