The 1966 European Indoor Games were the first edition of what later became the

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. These games took place on 27 March 1966 at

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, a city of

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. It was the only edition held on a single day – since 1967 the duration was extended to two days and since 1992 to three. The track used for the championships was 160 metres long.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

* (1) * (13) * (19) * (3) * (8) * (11) * (8) * (2) * (8) * (1) * (2) * (12) * (2) * (4) * (3) * (13) * (6) * (8) * (9) * (2) * (40) * (11)

References

1966 European Indoor Games Results

at GBRathletics.com

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