| 6th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| [REDACTED] | |
| Dates | 19 – 24 August |
| Host city | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Venue | Stockholms Olympiastadion |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 36 |
| Participation | 626 athletes from 26 nations |
| ← 1954 Bern 1962 Belgrade → | |
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The 6th European Athletics Championships were held from 19–24 August 1958 in the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm, Sweden. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.
Medal summary
Complete results were published.
Men
Women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 629 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event, three athletes more than the official number of 626 as published. A joint German team comprising athletes from both East and West Germany was competing. Assignment of the athletes to East or West Germany was accomplished using the database of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation 1990 e.V.
Austria (15)
Belgium (13)- Bulgaria (8)
- Czechoslovakia (24)
Denmark (9)- Finland (29)
- France (38)
- Germany (76)
- East Germany (25)
- West Germany (51)
Greece (14)
Hungary (22)- Iceland (9)
- Ireland (4)
- Italy (35)
Malta (1)
Netherlands (21)- Norway (25)
- Poland (49)
Portugal (1)- Romania (7)
- Soviet Union (68)
Spain (7)- Sweden (48)
Switzerland (23)
Turkey (5)- Great Britain (55)
- Yugoslavia (23)
References
- Athletics - European Games in Sweden, Glasgow Herald, August 19, 1958, p. 3, retrieved August 29, 2014
- Athletics - Gold Medal for Britain in European Games, Glasgow Herald, August 20, 1958, p. 3, retrieved August 29, 2014
- Athletics - European Championships, Glasgow Herald, August 21, 1958, p. 9, retrieved August 29, 2014
- Athletics - Gold Medal for Rawson - Disqualification Overruled, Glasgow Herald, August 22, 1958, p. 3, retrieved August 29, 2014
- Athletics - No medals for Britain - Three Fourth Places, Glasgow Herald, August 23, 1958, p. 8, retrieved August 29, 2014
- Fine Win by Hewson at Stockholm, Glasgow Herald, August 25, 1958, p. 8, retrieved August 29, 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
- Ausgewählte LA-Statistiken der DGLD - deutsche Athleten/Innen: Endkampfteilnahme: OS, WM, EM (in German), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation 1990 e.V., retrieved 30 August 2014
- "European Championships (Men)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- "European Championships (Women)". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
External links
| European Athletics Association championships | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Under-23 | |
| Under-20 | |
| Under-18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Mountain Running | |