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1934 European Championships In Athletics
The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Results Medalists and complete results were published. Track Field Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 223 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event, three athletes less than the official number as published. * * * * (13) * (2) * (7) * (20) * (18) * (27) * * (17) * * (6) * (3) * (4) * (8) * (4) * * (1) * (1) * (18) * (11) * (4) References External links European Athletics website {{European athletics champs European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Beccali
Luigi Beccali (19 November 1907 – 29 August 1990) was the first Italian to win an Olympic gold medal in running, in the 1500 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the first Italian to win a European Championship title in athletics. Biography Born in Milan, Luigi Beccali, as a youth, was fascinated by cycling and track and field athletics, but choose the latter, when he met the coach Dino Nai. Luigi Beccali, an Italian champion in 1500 m from 1928 to 1931, became a national hero overnight when he won the Olympic 1500 m gold at Los Angeles. In 1933, Beccali ran three world records. At first he equalled Jules Ladoumègue's world record 3:49.2, then lowered it to 3:49.0. At the end of the year he also set the world record of 2:10.0. Beccali won the 1500 m at the first European Championships in 1934, but was outrun by Jack Lovelock John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Scheele
Hans Scheele (18 December 1908 in Kirchwerder – 23 July 1941) was a German athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References 1908 births 1941 deaths German male sprinters Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Hamburg German military personnel killed in World War II {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Albrechtsen
Holger Albrechtsen (23 June 1906 – 14 August 1992) was a Norwegian hurdler who specialized in the 110 and 400 metre hurdles. He won a bronze medal in 110 metre hurdles and finished fourth in 400 metre hurdles at the 1934 European Championships. He never participated in other international events like the Summer Olympics.Norwegian international athletes - A He became Norwegian champion in 110 metre hurdles in 1934, 1936 and 1938 and in 400 metre hurdles in 1934 and 1935. He represented , having moved to from his native |
Erwin Wegner
Erwin Wegner (5 April 1909 – 16 February 1945) was a German athlete, born in Stettin. Wegner won the silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in the 110 metres hurdles and competed in the Olympic Games as both a hurdler and a decathlete. Career At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Wegner competed in the 110 m hurdles and the decathlon. In the hurdles he placed third in his heat in 15.1 and qualified for the semi-finals, where he failed to finish. In the decathlon he placed ninth, winning the hurdles in 15.4 ahead of another specialist, Bob Tisdall. At the 1934 European Championships in Turin Wegner won the silver medal in the hurdles in 14.9, losing only to Hungary's József Kovács. Wegner defeated Kovács at the International University Games in Budapest the following year, winning the gold in 14.7. Wegner returned to the Olympics in 1936, this time only competing in the 110 m hurdles and again going out in the semi-finals. His personal best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Kovács (hurdler)
József Kovács (14 March 1911 – 18 August 1990) was a Hungary, Hungarian Athletics (sport), athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Budapest. Competition record References 1911 births 1990 deaths Hungarian male sprinters Hungarian male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Budapest {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio Genghini
Aurelio Genghini (1 October 1907 – 11 September 2001) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1907 births 2001 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Italian male long-distance runners Italian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Italy {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thore Enochsson
Thore Sixten Enochsson (later ''Thorhammer'', 17 November 1908 – 14 March 1993) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1934 European Championships and finished tenth at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... Enochsson won the Stockholm half-marathon (25 km) in 1933–36. References Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish male long-distance runners 1908 births 1993 deaths European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Östersund {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armas Toivonen
Armas Adam Toivonen (January 20, 1899, Halikko – September 12, 1973) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition. 1899 births 1973 deaths People from Salo, Finland People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male long-distance runners Finnish male marathon runners Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Nielsen (athlete)
Holger Henry Nielsen (2 October 1910 – 18 November 1969) was a Danish middle- and long-distance runner. Nielsen held the 3000 m world record from 1934 to 1936 and placed third in men's 10,000 metres at the 1934 European Championships. Career Early in his career Nielsen trained in Finland, which was the leading distance-running country at the time, and learned from Finnish runners. He won his first Danish championship title at 5000 m in 1930. Nielsen broke the 3000 m world record in Stockholm on 25 July 1934; he faced Poland's Janusz Kusociński, who held the previous record of 8:18.8, and defeated him. Nielsen's winning time was 8:18.3; as a world record, it was officially ratified as 8:18.4, since the IAAF's rules required times at the distance to be rounded up to the next fifth of a second. Later that year, Nielsen won bronze in the 10,000 m at the inaugural European Championships in Turin, losing only to Finland's Ilmari Salminen and Arvo Askola; he was Denmark's only med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvo Askola
Arvo Askola (2 December 1909, Valkeala – 23 November 1975) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He won silver medals in the 10,000 m The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ... event at the 1936 Olympics and 1934 European Championships. sports-reference References External links * 1909 births 1975 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari Salminen
Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 – 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Salminen became one of the best long-distance runners in the 1930s when he began his international athletics career in 1934 by winning the 10,000 m and taking bronze in 5000 m at the first European Championships in Turin, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic 10,000 m run. On the first day of competitions in the Berlin Olympics, Salminen won the 10,000 m final before compatriots Arvo Askola and Volmari Iso-Hollo. Salminen managed to hold off Askola by a margin of 0.2 seconds. In the 5000 m final a few days later, Salminen finished in sixth place. In the next season, Salminen ran a new 10,000 m world record of 30:05.6. He also ran a new world record in six miles. Salminen finished his international career by winning the gold medal in 10,000 m at the 1938 European Championships and retired from athletics after the next seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
