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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Complete results were published.[13] 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | * Host nation (Greece)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.[14] Differences to competition format since the 1978 European Championships: