EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1971
Photo-Finish Data

Based largely on research of Longines films by Jean-Claude Patinaud.
Reference also made to prints in "Athletics Arena" report.     Bob Sparks

100 metres
(Heat 1)
Chauvelot          10.57
Nowosz             10.62
Klotz              10.75
Vilen              10.84
Johansson          10.95
Reitan             11.14
(Heat 2)
Borzov             10.56
Bombach            10.75
Brieger            10.77
Oliosi             10.82
Sánchez            10.87
Utekal             10.98
Munteanu           10.99
Erdöl              11.22
(Heat 3)
Wucherer           10.33
Echevin            10.44
Kornelyuk          10.44
Green              10.45
Maniak             10.74
Demec              10.77
Kokot              10.78
Stefansson         11.00
(Heat 4)
Papayeogópoulos    10.46
Schenke            10.56
Bohman             10.69
Clerc              10.73
Cuch               10.75
Pedersen           10.83
Metz               11.27
(SF.1)             
Echevin            10.44
Papayeogópoulos    10.51
Kornelyuk          10.52
Schenke            10.54
Oliosi             10.68
Klotz              10.69
Clerc              10.70
(SF.2)
Borzov             10.36
Wucherer           10.44
Nowosz             10.59
Chauvelot          10.60
Green              10.62
Bombach            10.75
Brieger            10.77
Bohman             10.84
(Final)
Borzov             10.27
Wucherer           10.49
Papayeogópoulos    10.56
Schenke            10.63
Nowosz             10.66
Kornelyuk          10.66
Chauvelot          10.67
Echevin             ---  (11.4)

200 metres
(Heat 1)
Hofmeister         20.92
Pfeifer            21.35
Nowosz             21.47
Chebykin           21.58
Sánchez            21.60
Kríz               21.71
Stefansson         21.97
(Heat 2)
Zhidkikh           21.35
Ducasse            21.40
Clerc              21.53
Bohman             21.61
Borlée             21.68
Ogulbulan           ---  (22.1)
(Heat 3)
Fenouil            21.14
Mennea             21.20
Schenke            21.32
Diezi              21.47
Honz               21.52
Karttunen          21.64
Krizan             21.87
Munteanu           22.11
(Heat 4)
Borzov             21.16
Arame              21.44
Kynos              21.54
Sarría             21.56
Pedersen           21.69
Reynolds           21.71
Söderberg          21.91
(SF.1)
Borzov             20.86
Hofmeister         20.93
Zhidkikh           21.04
Schenke            21.21
Sarría             21.35
Arame              21.43
Diezi              21.53
Kynos              21.54
(SF.2)
Fenouil            21.15
Mennea             21.23
Clerc              21.25
Pfeifer            21.29
Bohman             21.37
Ducasse            21.40
Chebykin           21.45
Nowosz             21.56
(Final)
Borzov             20.31
Hofmeister         20.71
Pfeifer            20.73
Schenke            20.74
Clerc              20.86
Mennea             20.88
Fenouil            20.92
Zhidkikh           21.23

400 metres
(Heat 1)
Werner             46.44
Fiasconaro         46.49
Bertould           46.81
Tulis              46.83
Kocher             46.90
Kocuvan            47.63
(Heat 2)
Jenkins            46.66
Badenski           46.68
Rom                46.73
Köhler             46.77
Borisenko          47.12
Nicolau            47.12
Faager             47.32
(Heat 3)
Hauke              46.84
Jellinghaus        46.96
Korycki            47.10
Fredriksson        47.44
Puosi              47.63
Roger              47.75
Robertson          48.20
(Heat 4)
Kukkoaho           46.72
Jordan             46.98
Bratchikov         47.21
McSweeney          47.34
Bervoets           47.42
Bilham             48.13
(SF.1)
Jordan             46.29
Köhler             46.44
Fiasconaro         46.44
Bratchikov         46.66
Badenski           46.80
Rom                46.92
Tulis              47.05
Fredriksson         ---  (48.4)
(SF.2)
Werner             46.11
Jenkins            46.22
Kukkoaho           46.25
Hauke              46.38
Jellinghaus        46.78
Bertould           47.23
McSweeney          47.69
(Final)
Jenkins            45.45
Fiasconaro         45.49
Werner             45.57
Kukkoaho           45.74
Jordan             46.01
Köhler             46.07
Bratchikov         46.40
Hauke              46.88

800 metres
(Heat 1)
Fromm            1:48.81
Medjimurec       1:49.15
Fernández        1:49.29
Aalto            1:49.33
Bertram          1:49.57
Linkowski        1:51.67
Schie            1:54.21
(Heat 2)
Carter           1:46.82
Fried            1:47.43
Meshcherskikh    1:47.49
Hensgens         1:47.90
Mamede           1:48.44
Boonen           1:49.61
Falero           1:59.75
(Heat 3)
Arzhanov         1:49.27
Larsen           1:49.31
Waskiewicz       1:49.35
Browne           1:49.41
Föhrenbach       1:49.57
Tümkan           1:49.80
(Heat 4)
Ohlert           1:59.23
Plachy           2:00.09
Kupczyk          2:00.13
Meyer            2:00.60
(SF.1)
Carter           1:48.46
Ohlert           1:48.66
Medjimurec       1:48.92
Meyer            1:48.94
Waskiewicz       1:49.10
Meshcherskikh    1:49.10
Larsen           1:49.33
Aalto            1:50.61
(SF.2)
Fromm            1:48.60
Arzhanov         1:48.96
Browne           1:49.03
Plachy           1:49.07
Kupczyk          1:49.28
Fernández        1:49.92
Hensgens         1:50.20
Fried            1:50.54
(Final)
Arzhanov         1:45.62
Fromm            1:45.96
Carter           1:46.16
Ohlert           1:46.87
Browne           1:47.00
Plachy           1:47.33
Medjimurec       1:48.44
Meyer            1:50.91

1500 metres
(Heats)
No information
(Final)
Arese            3:38.43
Szordykowski     3:38.73
Foster           3:39.24
Kirkbride        3:39.48
Boxberger        3:39.57
Dufresne         3:40.68
Wellmann         3:40.78
Scharn           3:40.92
Vasala           3:41.49
Panteley         3:42.90
Semyashkin       3:44.18
Larsen           3:45.68

5000 metres
(Heats)
No information
(Final)
Väätäinen       13:32.48
Wadoux          13:33.56
Norpoth         13:33.79
Korica          13:34.88
Alvarez         13:35.84
Puttemans       13:36.60
Viren           13:38.46
Malinowski      13:39.33
Eisenberg       13:41.07
Simonelis       13:42.78
Baxter          13:43.16
Holmen          13:46.50
Rushmer         13:48.19
Diessner        13:50.79

10,000 metres
Väätäinen       27:52.78
Haase           27:53.35
Sharafetdinov   27:56.26
Korica          27:58.38
Haro            27:59.33
Bedford         28:04.33
Tagg            28:14.65
Tuominen        28:17.98
Letzerich       28:20.91
Tijou           28:21.65
Dösseger        28:22.88
Rault           28:23.11
Lane            28:24.01
Risa            28:24.41
Krebs           28:26.67
Lismont         28:31.17
Viren           28:33.12
Sviridov        28:41.09
Jánsky          28:43.08
Jourdan         28:46.08
Walsh           28:52.60
Mleczko         28:55.73
Piotrowski      29:01.68
Lesse           29:02.53
Szerényi        29:03.93
Mecser          29:07.49
Cindolo         29:13.65
Wollenberg      29:25.41
Halle           29:32.25
Wirth           29:33.71
Nijstad         29:48.08
Brand           29:59.29
Lopes           30:05.64

110m Hurdles
(Heat 1)
Liani              14.10
Moshiashvili       14.23
Suciu              14.51
Moland             14.57
Price              14.57
Riedo              14.86
(Heat 2)
Nádenicek          13.98
Józwik             14.08
Schumann           14.33
Milassin           14.34
Olsson             14.37
(Heat 3)
Wodzynski,M        14.14
Nickel             14.33
Fimland            14.42
Slavotínek         14.60
Tørring            14.70
D'Onofrio          14.95
(Heat 4)
Siebeck            13.97
Wodzynski,L        14.01
Pascoe             14.09
Malrieu            14.15
Acerbi             14.56
Stojcevic          14.67
(SF.1)
Nádenicek          14.02
Wodzynski,L        14.05
Moshiashvili       14.10
Wodzynski,M        14.19
Malrieu            14.28
Schumann           14.52
Suciu              14.55
Moland             14.68
(SF.2)
Siebeck            14.00
Pascoe             14.10
Liani              14.13
Józwik             14.30
Nickel             14.31
Fimland            14.41
Milassin           14.54
Slavotínek         14.83
(Final)
Siebeck            14.00
Pascoe             14.09
Nádenicek          14.31
Moshiashvili       14.36
Wodzynski,L        14.37
Liani              14.40
Józwik             14.54
Wodzynski,M        14.78

400m Hurdles
(Heat 1)
Gavrilenko         50.79
Hofer              51.08
Salin              51.28
Baggio             51.29
Serafin            51.53
Ohman              51.92
Kársky             51.95
(Heat 2)
Skomorokhov        50.48
Büttner            50.64
Danis              50.74
Ballati            51.07
Laser              51.38
Torstensson        51.85
Banaszak           51.91
Sherwood           52.61
(Heat 3)
Rudolph            50.48
Reibert            51.04
Kulczycki          51.11
Montgermont        51.40
Suárez             51.77
Schärer            51.98
Giovanardi         52.00
Matos              52.26
(Heat 4)
Nallet             50.69
Stukalov           50.78
Tuominen           51.21
Hennige            51.23
Soriano            51.39
Öberg              51.72
Ratoi              52.10
Dillon             58.42
(SF.1)
Gavrilenko         50.15
Nallet             50.35
Skomorokhov        50.42
Danis              50.63
Hennige            50.87
Tuominen           51.13
Ballati            51.50
Montgermont        52.77
(SF.2)
Rudolph            49.82
Büttner            50.21
Stukalov           50.34
Salin              50.41
Reibert            50.45
Kulczycki          51.16
Hofer              51.56
Baggio             51.82
(Final)
Nallet             49.15
Rudolph            49.34
Stukalov           50.04
Büttner            50.09
Gavrilenko         50.51
Salin              50.57
Skomorokhov        50.84
Danis              51.78

3km Steeplechase
(Heat 1)
Sysoyev          8:29.65
Feldmann         8:29.75
Tikhov           8:30.87
Rebacz           8:33.36
Kantanen         8:35.88
Risi             8:37.15
Kontosoros       8:38.24
Thys             8:41.11
wagner           8:44.50
Engen            8:44.68
Delalandre       8:54.70
McAndrew         9:02.11
(Heat 2)
Moravcik         8:32.81
Päivärinta       8:33.34
Villain          8:34.17
Bitte            8:34.28
Risa             8:35.62
Lesiuk           8:40.34
Cefan            8:44.34
Schulten         8:46.98
Lopes            8:54.83
Valenti          8:57.93
Menet            8:58.27
(Heat 3)
Gärderud         8:28.32
Ala-Leppilampi   8:28.96
Dudin            8:30.30
Maranda          8:31.85
Sørnes           8:35.24
Holden           8:36.11
Pedersen         8:36.67
Buchheit         8:40.07
Zhelev           8:50.64
Tomic            8:53.31
(Final)
Villain          8:25.12
Moravcik         8:26.11
Sysoyev          8:26.42
Bitte            8:26.97
Ala-Leppilampi   8:30.94
Tikhov           8:32.15
Maranda          8:33.05
Rebacz           8:35.12
Dudin            8:38.96
Gärderud         8:39.58
Päivärinta       8:55.34

Decathlon 100 metres 
Times in hundredths given in official results

Decathlon 400 metres
(Race 1)
Juhola             48.02
Kirst              48.97
Bogdan             50.20
Ghesquière         50.25
Herbrand           50.43
Leroy              51.15
(Race 2)
Gabbett            47.18
Walde              49.32
Nusse              49.67
Lespagnard         50.30
Bakai              51.66
Avilov             51.77
Biedermann         52.99
(Race 3)
Schulze            48.64
Litvinenko         49.49
Wessel             49.76
Cano               50.13
Ivanov             50.63
Ovesen             50.81
Smemen             51.24
(Race 4)
Bendlin            48.65
Zeilbauer          48.79
Hedmark            49.09
Kyösola            50.02
Janczenko          50.15
De Noorlander      50.48
Katus              50.83

Decathlon 110m Hurdles
Times in hundredths given in official results

Decathlon 1500 metres 
No information

4x100 metres
(Heat 1)
W.Germany          39.55
United Kingdom     39.77
Poland             39.83
Italy              39.95
Sweden             40.67
(Heat 2)
France             39.40
E.Germany          39.42
Czechoslovakia     39.77
U.S.S.R.           39.78
(Final)
Czechoslovakia     39.32
France (DQ)       (39.38)
E.Germany (DQ)    (39.46)
Poland             39.72
Italy              39.78
United Kingdom     39.78
U.S.S.R.           40.00

4x400 metres
(Heat 1)
W.Germany        3:06.05
United Kingdom   3:06.20
Poland           3:06.23
Norway           3:06.67
Finland (DQ)    (3:07.29)
(Heat 2)
U.S.S.R.         3:06.43 
Sweden           3:07.20
Italy            3:07.28
France           3:07.35
Belgium            ---   (3:07.8)
(Final)
W.Germany        3:02.94
Poland           3:03.64
Italy            3:04.58
U.S.S.R.         3:04.82
United Kingdom   3:04.89
France           3:04.99
Sweden           3:08.18
Norway           3:08.81

(Women)

100 metres
(Heat 1)
Szewinska          11.84
Neil               11.85
Meyer              11.86
van den Berg       11.88
Nemesházi          12.10
(Heat 2)
Schittenhelm       11.53
Balogh             11.68
Vogt               11.73
Antenen            11.79
Johns              11.86
(Heat 3)
Mickler            11.56
Zharkova           11.82
Molinari           11.90
Jedrejek           11.92
Kapfer             11.99
Peat               12.07
(Heat 4)
Stecher            11.42
Helten             11.66
Telliez            11.91
Flisnik            11.97
(SF.1)
Mickler            11.53
Schittenhelm       11.56
Szewinska          11.75
Vogt               11.78
Molinari           11.92
Zharkova           11.94
Jedrejek           12.00
(SF.2)
Stecher            11.50
Helten             11.61
Balogh             11.68
Neil               11.70
Meyer              11.78
Flisnik            11.97
van den Berg       12.05
(Final)
Stecher            11.35
Mickler            11.46
Schittenhelm       11.51
Helten             11.55
Balogh             11.59
Szewinska          11.63
Vogt               11.71
Neil               11.75

200 metres
(Heat 1)
Stecher            23.83
van den Berg       24.13
Kapfer             24.15
Critchley          24.21
Bakulin            24.57
(Heat 2)
Kroniger           23.83
Strophal           23.85
Szewinska          25.61
(Heat 3)
Heinich            23.82
Ruth               23.98
Balogh             24.32
Wilden,A           24.51
Randers            24.81
(Heat 4)
Wilden,R           23.64
Besfamilnaya       23.74
Józwik             24.14
Meyer              24.25
Lundgren           24.61
Pascoe             24.66
(SF.1)
Kroniger           23.37
Balogh             23.42
Wilden,R           23.50
Heinich            23.62
Józwik             24.01
van den Berg       24.02
Meyer              24.31
(SF.2)
Stecher            23.26
Szewinska          23.54
Besfamilnaya       23.60
Strophal           23.68
Critchley          23.91
Ruth               23.92
Kapfer             24.11
Wilden,A           24.46
(Final)
Stecher            22.70
Balogh             23.26
Szewinska          23.32
Besfamilnaya       23.42
Kroniger           23.62
Wilden,R           23.62
Strophal           23.63
Heinich            23.73

400 metres
(Heat 1)
Kühne              53.17
Besson             53.18
Rückes             53.56
Lundgren           53.77
Zlateva            54.03
Suman              54.33
Zientarska         55.04
(Heat 2)
Seidler            52.70
Bödding            53.01
Chistyakova        53.18
Burggraaf          53.57
Martin             53.72
Piecyk             54.30
Gyonina            55.14
(Heat 3)
Eklund             54.35
Frese              54.42
Käfer              54.48
Randerz            54.50
Hryniewicka        54.67
Aksyonova          54.91
Salgado            56.27
(Heat 4)
Lohse              53.34
Sykora             53.49
Strandvall         53.69
Roscoe             53.95
Kolesnikova        54.35
Malström           54.65
Einarsdóttir       61.33
(SF.1)
Seidler            52.77
Besson             52.88
Eklund             53.11
Chistyakova        53.16
Käfer              53.70
Burggraaf          53.77
Lundgren           53.95
Rückes             54.36
(SF.2)
Lohse              52.99
Bödding            53.16
Sykora             53.27
Kühne              53.75
Strandvall         54.03
Frese              54.11
Roscoe             54.59
Randerz            54.88
(Final)
Seidler            52.14
Bödding            52.90
Lohse              52.93
Sykora             53.01
Chistyakova        53.19
Eklund             53.35
Besson             53.70
Kühne              53.91

800 metres
(Heat 1)
Falck            2:04.96
Kulcsár          2:05.30
Pöhland          2:05.31
Ramello          2:05.70
Amzina           2:06.39
Sutherland       2:09.46
(Heat 2)
Nikolic          2:04.81
Stirling         2:06.74
Schenk           2:07.41
Wierzbowska      2:07.93
Jennes           2:09.54
Fuentes          2:12.58
(Heat 3)
Hoffmeister      2:05.87
Walsh            2:06.06
Lowe             2:06.37
Høiler           2:06.67
Skowronska       2:06.94
(Heat 4)
Silai            2:04.88
Govoni           2:05.48
Sabaite          2:05.54
Ellenberger      2:05.57
Petrova          2:05.91
Andersen         2:07.63
(Semi-Finals)
No information
(Final)
Nikolic          2:00.00
Lowe             2:01.66
Stirling         2:02.08
Wierzbowska      2:04.16
Ellenberger      2:05.14
Walsh            2:08.57

1500 metres
(Heats)
No information
(Final)
Burneleit        4:09.62
Hoffmeister      4:10.31
Tittel           4:10.35
Ridley           4:12.65
Kleinau          4:13.71
Bragina          4:13.93
Jehlicková       4:14.79
Allison          4:14.81
Ligetkuti        4:16.06
Amzina           4:17.27
Carey            4:17.54
Knutsson         4:21.45

100m Hurdles
(Heat 1)
Bufanu             13.46
Nowak              13.56
Olsson             14.04
Norrlund           14.05
Schoebel           14.30
Garnett            15.15
(Heat 2)
Balzer             13.30
Straszynska        13.50
Bach               13.62
Ongar              14.51
Einarsdóttir       15.92
(Heat 3)
Ehrhardt           13.29
Sukniewicz         13.38
Poluboyarova       13.53
Antenen            13.54
André              14.44
Murphy             15.09
(SF.1)
Balzer             13.20
Bufanu             13.31
Nowak              13.46
Antenen            13.47
Bach               13.78
André              14.05
Norrlund           15.55
(SF.2)
Ehrhardt           13.11
Straszynska        13.39
Sukniewicz         13.40
Poluboyarova       13.56
Olsson             13.80
Schoebel           14.11
Ongar              14.45
Murphy             15.20
(Final)
Balzer             12.94
Ehrhardt           12.96
Sukniewicz         13.21
Straszynska        13.34
Antenen            13.35
Nowak              13.46
Bufanu             13.47
Poluboyarova       13.69

Pentathlon 200 metres & 80m Hurdles
Times in hundredths given in official results

4x100 metres
(Heat 1)
W.Germany          44.37
U.S.S.R.           44.62
Poland             44.75
Sweden             45.30
Italy              45.71
(Heat 2)
E.Germany          44.13
Hungary            44.87
United Kingdom     45.09
France             45.63
Austria            45.82
(Final)
W.Germany          43.28
E.Germany          43.62
U.S.S.R.           44.45
Poland             44.75
Hungary            44.78
United Kingdom     44.87
France             45.50
Sweden             46.12

4x400 metres
(Heats)
No information
(Final)
E.Germany        3:29.28
W.Germany        3:33.04
U.S.S.R.         3:34.11
United Kingdom   3:34.52
Poland           3:35.28
Sweden           3:37.09
Finland          3:37.21

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