1938 European Athletics Championships
| 2nd European Championships | |
|---|---|
| File:1938 European Athletics Championships logo.png Logo for the women's competition in Vienna | |
| Dates | 3–5 September (men) 17–18 September (women) |
| Host city | Paris, France (men) Vienna, Germany (women) |
| Venue | Stade Olympique de Colombes (men) Praterstadion (women) |
| Events | 32 |
| Participation | 352 athletes from 23 nations |
| Records set | 1 world record 1 European record |
The 2nd European Athletics Championships was a continental athletics competition for European athletes which was held in two places in 1938. The men's event took place in Paris, France between 3–5 September while the women's events were in Vienna, Germany on 17 and 18 September. A total of 32 events were contested at the two competitions, containing 23 events for men and 9 for women. This was the first time that events for women were held and the only occasion on which the competition was held in two separate locations.[1] Germany topped the medals table with twelve gold medals and 32 in total. Finland won the second greatest number of gold medals (five) and eleven medals in total. The next most successful nations were Great Britain (four golds and eight overall) and Sweden (three golds and a total of thirteen medals). France won a medal of each colour in Paris, with Prudent Joye the sole Frenchman to win a gold for the hosts of the men's championships. In the men's competition at Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, Donald Finlay of Great Britain broke the European record to win the 110 metres hurdles. Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands won a sprint double, breaking two championship records. World record holder Sydney Wooderson took victory in the 1500 metres while Olympic gold medallists Matti Järvinen (javelin), Karl Hein (hammer) and Harold Whitlock (50 km walk) won their specialities. Finnish runners Taisto Mäki, Ilmari Salminen and Väinö Muinonen won all three of the long distance running events at the championships, upholding the country's reputation as the Flying Finns.[1] Contemporaneous reports on the men's event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[2][3] Stanisława Walasiewicz of Poland excelled in the women's events at the Praterstadion in Vienna, winning both the 100 and 200 metres, as well as silver medals in the long jump and 4 x 100 metres relay. Italian athlete Claudia Testoni set a world record of 11.6 seconds over the 80 metres hurdles. Outside these highlights, the German women dominated the competition by winning 15 of the 27 women's medals on offer. Among them were Käthe Krauß (who won two silvers in the sprints), 1936 Berlin Olympics champion Gisela Mauermayer (who won the discus and a silver in the shot put) and Lisa Gelius, who completed a usual double of silver in the hurdles and gold in the javelin throw.[1] Among the minor medallists was Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won the first international medals of her highly successful career. Dora Ratjen was the initial winner of the women's high jump, but this was rescinded after it was discovered that he was in fact a man.[4] A contemporaneous report on the women's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[5]
Medal summary
Complete results were published.[6]
Men
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Women
Medal table
* Host nation (Host nations (Germany & France))
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany (GER)* | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 350 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, two athletes less than the official number of 352 as published.[7]
- File:Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg Albania (2)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (13)
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (3)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (3)
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (7)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (21)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (43)
- File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany (50)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (35)
- File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece (5)
- File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary (25)
- File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy (37)
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (3)
- File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (2)
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (5)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (14)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (10)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (15)
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (1)
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (35)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (17)
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg Yugoslavia (2)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 History of the European Athletics Championships Archived 30 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (25 July 2006). Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "Three Athletics Titles Won by Britain - European Record for Finlay: Carstairs Sixth in 5000 Metres", Glasgow Herald, p. 19, 5 September 1938, retrieved 21 August 2014
- ↑ "Lovelock Record Still Stands - Wind Handicaps Wooderson - Britain's Athletic Success", Glasgow Herald, p. 2, 6 September 1938, retrieved 21 August 2014
- ↑ Dora Ratjen Biography. Sports-reference. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "European Women's Championship", Glasgow Herald, p. 19, 19 September 1938, retrieved 21 August 2014
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
- "European Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- "European Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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