The 1966 European Indoor Games were the first edition of what later became the
European Athletics Indoor Championships
The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games ...
. These games took place on 27 March 1966 at
Westfalenhalle
Westfalenhallen (English: Halls of Westphalia) is a commercial complex composed of conference (Kongresszentrum Dortmund) and exhibition centers (Messe Dortmund) with an indoor arena (Westfalenhalle), located in Dortmund, Germany. It is surrou ...
,
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
, a city of
West Germany
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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
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* (8)
* (11)
* (8)
* (2)
* (8)
* (1)
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* (12)
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* (4)
* (3)
* (13)
* (6)
* (8)
* (9)
* (2)
* (40)
* (11)
References
1966 European Indoor Games Resultsat GBRathletics.com
at GBRathletics.com
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The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, ...
Sports competitions in Dortmund
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