The 10th (X)
European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the
Olympic Stadium
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of
Helsinki
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, the capital of
Finland
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. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the
Glasgow Herald.
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Men's results
Complete results were published.
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Track
1966 ,
1969 , 1971 ,
1974 ,
1978
Field
1966 ,
1969 , 1971 ,
1974 ,
1978
Women's results
Track
1966 ,
1969 , 1971 ,
1974 ,
1978
Field
1966 ,
1969 , 1971 ,
1974 ,
1978
Medal table
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 871 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, fourteen athletes more than the official number of 857 as published.
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* (16)
* (16)
* (12)
* (32)
* (14)
* (68)
* (48)
* (67)
* (1)
* (4)
* (42)
* (3)
* (9)
* (47)
* (1)
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* (20)
* (30)
* (65)
* (5)
* (18)
* (84)
* (16)
* (43)
* (20)
* (9)
* (65)
* (88)
* (27)
References
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