Global Information1986 European Athletics Championships information
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| 14th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1986 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 26 – 31 August |
| Host city | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Venue | Neckarstadion |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 906 athletes from 31 nations |
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The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as MHPArena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.
Contemporaneous reports were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
- ^ Cova loses, but Italians still celebrate treble, Glasgow Herald, August 27, 1986, p. 24, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (August 27, 1986), Wells canters his way towards European final, Glasgow Herald, p. 24, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (August 28, 1986), Triumphant Christie's tribute to Wells, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (August 29, 1986), McKean's moment of glory, Glasgow Herald, p. 1, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (August 29, 1986), Silver stunner from McKean - First medal treble for Britain as Scot splits Coe and Cram, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Thompson silences Germans, Glasgow Herald, August 29, 1986, p. 28, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (August 30, 1986), No medal - but Wells regains his self-respect, Glasgow Herald, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Whitbread and Black rewrite record book, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1986, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Daley turns to coaches in pursuit of perfection, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1986, p. 20, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Gillon, Doug (September 1, 1986), Whittle unshod hero of Britain's relay triumph - Cram and Buckner add to record-equalling gold haul, Glasgow Herald, p. 7, retrieved September 21, 2014
- ^ Hurdles no barrier for Stepanova, Glasgow Herald, September 1, 1986, p. 7, retrieved September 21, 2014