The 1970

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was the inaugural edition of the biennial

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competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in

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, near Paris, France, between 11 and 13 September.European Junior Championships
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Men's results

Women's results

Medal table

Significant participating athletes

According to the publication ''Athletics International'' who published the list below, it is interesting to underline some of the most significant names who competed in Paris Colombes, most of whom did not immediately make their best result but who definitely achieved distinction in the years afterwards: *

Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea (; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and set a world ...

ITA: 5th in 200m (22.3), set world record of 19.72A in 1979 and won 1980 Olympic title. *

Fernando Mamede Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede, ComM (born 1 November 1951) is a former Portuguese athlete, a long distance running specialist. He was born in Beja. Together with Carlos Lopes, he is one of the best Portuguese male long distance runners ...

POR: 5th in 800m heat (1:56.3), set world 10,000m record of 27:13.81 in 1984. *

Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcro ...

GER: 8th in 1500m (3:57.5), 1982 European 5000m champion. * Bronislaw Malinowski POL: 1st in 2000mSC (5:44.0), 1980 Olympic 3000mSC champion; pb 8:09.11 in 1976. *

Jürgen Straub Jürgen Straub (born November 3, 1953 in Weitersroda) is a former East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Straub's greatest race won him a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres represen ...

GDR: 6th in 2000mSC heat (5:55.6), 2nd 1980 Olympic 1500m. *

Aleksey Spiridonov Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov (russian: Алексей Серге́евич Спиридонов) (20 November 1951 – 9 April 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in Leningrad he trained at ...

URS: 2nd in HT (64.88m), set world record of 78.62m in 1976 and 2nd in that year's Olympics. * Karl-Hans Riehm FRG: 4th in HT (64.22m), set world records of 78.50 in 1975 and 80.32 in 1978; 2nd 1984 Olympics. * Aleksandr Makarov URS: 2nd in JT (74.92m), 2nd 1980 Olympics with pb of 89.64 (old model). *

Ferenc Paragi Ferenc Paragi (21 August 1953 – 21 April 2016) was a Hungarian athlete who, on 23 April 1980 established a world record of 96.72 meters in the javelin throw, eclipsing the global standard set by fellow countryman Miklós Németh at the 1976 Su ...

HUN: 8th in JT (65.14), set world record of 96.72 (old model) in 1980. * Aleksandr Grebenyuk URS: 7th in Dec (6404 points), European champion in 1978; pb of 8400 in 1977. * Monika Zehrt GDR: 1st in 400m (54.0), Won 1972 Olympic title and set world record of 51.0 that year. *

Grażyna Rabsztyn Grażyna Józefa Rabsztyn (; born September 20, 1952 in Wrocław) is a retired Polish hurdler. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (1972–1980) and was a finalist each time (twice placing fifth). Rabsztyn set ...

POL: 1st in 100mH (13.9), set world records of 12.48 in 1978 and 12.36 in 1980. *

Sara Simeoni Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump. Biography Sara Simeoni was born in Rivoli Veronese, in the province of V ...

ITA: 5th in HJ (1.70m), 1980 Olympic champion and set world record of 2.01m twice in 1978. *Jacqueline Todten GDR: 1st in JT (55.20m), 2nd 1972 Olympics; pb of 63.14m (old model) in 1973. * Eva Wilms FRG: 5th in Pen (4315 points), 4641 indoors in 1977; 2nd European Indoor SP in 1980; pb of 21.43 in 1977.

References

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