1968 European Junior Games
| 1968 European Junior Games | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 33 |
← 1966 1970 → | |
The 1968 athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was the final edition of the competition under that name and was succeeded by the European Athletics Junior Championships in 1970. The event was held in Leipzig, East Germany, between 23 and 25 August.[1] The competition was mainly between Eastern European countries, with Belgium, Austria, Netherlands and Greece being present from the west.
Men's results
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Lyudmila Zharkova (URS) |
11.5 |  Renate Meissner (GDR) |
11.6 |  Mariana Goth (ROM) |
11.6 |
| 200 metres | Lyudmila Zharkova (URS) |
23.9 | Renate Meissner (GDR) |
23.9 | Mariana Goth (ROM) |
24.0 |
| 400 metres | Waltraud Birnbaum (GDR) |
54.0 | Raisa Nikanorova (URS) |
54.4 | Mariana Filip (ROM) |
55.4 |
| 800 metres | Barbara Wieck (GDR) |
2:06.3 | Waltraud Pöhland (GDR) |
2:07.7 | Nijole Sabaite (URS) |
2:10.1 |
| 80 m hurdles | Anneliese Jahns (GDR) |
11.1 |  Emina Pilav (YUG) |
11.2 |  Ewa Balcerzyk (POL) |
11.2 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Lyudmila Zharkova |
45.3 | |
45.8 | Poland (POL) Krystyna Mandecka Urszula Soszka Danuta Kopa Elżbieta Nowak |
46.6 |
| High jump | Elke Kalliwoda (GDR) |
1.72 | Nina Brintseva (URS) |
1.72 |  Katya Lazova (BUL) |
1.72 |
| Long jump | Tatyana Bychkova (URS) |
6.18 | Natalya Kostugina (URS) |
6.15 | Kristina Ziegler (GDR) |
6.07 |
| Shot put | Elvira Syromyatnikova (URS) |
15.02 | Leana Matthes (GDR) |
13.60 | Dora Topuskova (BUL) |
13.59 |
| Discus throw | Svetlana Vedeneyeva (URS) |
45.94 | Svetla Bozhkova (BUL) |
45.46 | Jutta Knobloch (GDR) |
45.08 |
| Javelin throw (old model) |
Serafina Moritz (ROM) |
51.10 | Cecylia Bajer (POL) |
50.78 | Marion Steiner (GDR) |
48.72 |
| Pentathlon | Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
4717 | Tatyana Bychkova (URS) |
4582 | Cornelia Popescu (ROM) |
4460 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Romania (ROM) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
Participation
References
- ^ European Junior Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.
- Results
- European Junior Championships 1968. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.