1977 European Cup (athletics) explained
The 1977 European Cup was the 6th edition of the European Cup of athletics.[1]
It was the first edition to introduce "A" and "B" Finals. The "A" Finals were held in Helsinki, Finland. The first two teams in those qualified for the inaugural IAAF World Cup.
"A" Final
Held in Helsinki on 13 and 14 August for both men and women.[2]
Team standings
MenPos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | | 125 |
2 | | 113 |
3 | | 100 |
4 | | 95 |
5 | Poland | 93 |
6 | | 70 |
7 | | 66 |
8 | | 54 | |
Results summary
Men's events
Women's events
"B" Final
The winners qualified for the "A" final.Men
Held on 6 and 7 August in Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
WomenHeld on 6 August in
Třinec, Czechoslovakia
[2] Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | Bulgaria | 98 |
2 | | 83 |
3 | | 79 |
4 | | 76 |
5 | | 75 |
6 | | 63 |
7 | | 38 |
8 | | 27 | |
Semifinals
Men
All semifinals were held on 16 and 17 July.[2] First two teams qualified for the "A" final (plus Finland as the host). Places 3–5 qualified for the "B" final.Semifinal 1
Held in Athens, Greece
Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | | 132 |
2 | | 117 |
3 | | 109 |
4 | | 98 |
5 | | 86 |
6 | Greece | 77 |
7 | | 59 |
8 | | 38 | |
Semifinal 2Held in
Warsaw, Poland
Semifinal 3Held in London, United Kingdom
Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | | 129 |
2 | | 126 |
3 | | 120 |
4 | | 90 |
5 | | 83 |
6 | | 78 |
7 | | 54 |
8 | | 39 | |
Women
All semifinals were held on 16 July.[2] First two teams qualified for the "A" final (plus Finland as the host). Places 3–5 qualified for the "B" final.Semifinal 1
Held in Stuttgart, West Germany
Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | Poland | 100 |
2 | | 92 |
3 | | 77 |
4 | | 65 |
5 | | 63 |
6 | | 59 |
7 | | 45 |
8 | | 36 | |
Semifinal 2Held in
Dublin, Ireland
Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | | 114 |
2 | | 106 |
3 | Bulgaria | 91 |
4 | | 63 |
5 | | 55 |
6 | | 48 |
7 | | 46 |
8 | | 21 | |
Semifinal 3Held in
Bucharest, Romania
Pos. | Nation | Points |
---|
1 | | 106 |
2 | Romania | 99 |
3 | | 84 |
4 | | 77 |
5 | | 65 |
6 | | 46 |
7 | | 42 |
8 | | 17 | |
Preliminaries
Preliminaries were held in Søllerød, Denmark, on 25 and 26 June for both men and women. First three teams advanced to the semifinals.
MenPos. | Nation | Points |
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1 | | 74 |
2 | | 65 |
3 | | 64 |
4 | | 54 |
5 | | 43 | |
WomenPos. | Nation | Points |
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1 | | 49 |
2 | | 35 |
3 | | 34 |
4 | Greece | 31 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The SPAR European Cup: Memories of Europe's premier team athletics event . european-athletics.org . 3 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006060426/http://www.european-athletics.org/event-archive.html?id=98 . 6 October 2013 .
- http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf 2010 Italian almanach