1982 European Athletics Championships

The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.

Men's results

Complete results were published.

Track

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

Field

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

• ^nb1 Lutz Dombrowski from East Germany jumped 8.25 m in the qualification round, which was a new championship record.

Women's results

Track

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

• ^nb1 Lucyna Kałek also ran 12.45 in the heats, which was a new championship record.

Field

1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 |

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Greece)

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 777 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event, 21 athletes more than the official number of 756, and one country more than the official number of 29 as published.

See also

• 1982 in athletics (track and field)

Notes

Differences to competition format since the 1978 European Championships:

New events added:

• Women's marathon
• Women's heptathlon replaces the pentathlon

References

• EAA Official Site
• Athletix