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 |

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 |

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

Field

1974 |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |

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.
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