European Athletics Championships 1934 / men's high jump
| 1st European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's high jump |
| city |
 Turin
|
| Stadion | Stadio Benito Mussolini |
| Attendees | 9 athletes from 6 countries |
| Competition phase | 7th of September |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Kalevi Kotkas ( FIN )
 |
 silver |
Birger Halvorsen ( NOR )
 |
 bronze |
Veikko Peräsalo ( FIN )
|
The men's high jump at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held on September 7, 1934 in the Turin Stadio Benito Mussolini .
With gold and bronze there were two medals for Finland. European champion was Kalevi Kotkas , who won ahead of the Norwegian Birger Halvorsen . Bronze went to Veikko Peräsalo .
Existing records
| World record | 2.06 m |
 Walter Marty
|
Palo Alto , USA | April 28, 1934 |
| Championship record | There was not yet a European championship record. | |||
execution
The field of participants was limited to nine athletes. So the jumpers entered the finals without prior qualifications.
final
September 8, 1934
| space | Surname | nation | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalevi Kotkas |
Finland
|
2.00 m CR |
| 2 | Birger Halvorsen |
Norway
|
1.97 m PB |
| 3 | Veikko Peräsalo |
Finland
|
1.97 m NO |
| 4th | Gustav Weinkötz |
 German Empire
|
1.94 m PB |
| 5 | Wilhelm Ladewig |
German Empire
|
1.85 m PB |
| 6th | Renato Dotti |
Italy
|
1.85 m PB |
| 7th | Vladas Komaras |
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|
1.80 m PB |
| 8th | Ingvard Andersen |
 Denmark
|
1.70 m PB |
| 9 | Edgardo Degli Espositi |
Italy
|
1.70 m PB |
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Torino 1934 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 6, 2019
- Men High Jump Athletics I European Championships 1934 Torino (ITA) on todor66.com, accessed March 9, 2019
- I European Championship, Turin 1934 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed March 6, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1934, high jump men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 6, 2019
- 1st European Men's Athletics Championships 1934 in Turin, Italy from ifosta.de, accessed on March 6, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. High jump , accessed March 6, 2019