The 1970 European Cup was the 3rd edition of the

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. The ''Finals'' were held in

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(men) and

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(women).

Final

Held on 29 and 30 August in Stockholm (men) and on 22 August (women) in Budapest.2010 Italian almanach
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Team standings

Results summary

Men's events

Women's events

Semifinals

Men

All semifinals were held on 1 and 2 August. First two teams advanced to the final. Sweden advanced as the host of the final. Semifinal 1
Held in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

, Yugoslavia Semifinal 2
Held in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, Finland Semifinal 3
Held in Zurich, Switzerland

Women

All semifinals were held on 22 August. First two teams advanced to the final. Semifinal 1
Held in

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...

, East Germany Semifinal 2
Held in

Herford Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford (district), Herford. Geography ...

, West Germany Semifinal 3
Held in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, Romania

Preliminaries

Men

All preliminaries were held on 20–21 June. First two teams advanced to the semifinals. Preliminary 1
Held in Barcelona Preliminary 2
Held in Vienna Preliminary 3
Held in Reykjavík

References

External links

European Cup results (Men)
from GBR Athletics

from GBR Athletics {{European Athletics cups European Cup (athletics)

1970 in Swedish sport International athletics competitions hosted by Sweden 1970 in Hungarian sport International athletics competitions hosted by Hungary