| 1963 Nordic Athletics Championships | |
| Host City: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 34 |
| Records Set: | 14 championship records |
| Previous: | 1961 |
| Next: | 1965 |
| Games: | Nordic Athletics Championships |
The 1963 Nordic Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition between Nordic countries and was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It consisted of 34 individual athletics events, 22 for men and 12 for women. This covered a track and field programme plus a men's marathon race.
Finland defended its team title in the men's points classification with 225.5 points and Sweden repeated as women's team champions with 104 points. Iceland took part in the men's competition only and was the only nation not to have an athlete top the podium. Among the athletes in attendance were 1962 European Athletics Championships medalists Pentti Nikula, Stig Pettersson, Rainer Stenius and Pentti Eskola.[1]
Ulla-Britt Wieslander of Sweden was the most successful athlete of the tournament, defending both her 100 metres and 200 metres titles as well as adding the 80 metres hurdles championship to her honours. Bengt-Göran Fernström was the only man to win two individual titles, taking the 200 m and 400 metres races. Athletes to successfully defend their 1961 titles were Carl Fredrik Bunæs (100 m), Stig Pettersson (high jump), Stein Haugen (discus), Birger Asplund (hammer), Karen Inge Halkier (shot put) and Nina Hansen (pentathlon).
| 100 metres | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.1 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.5 | 48.2 | 48.4 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:49.7 | 1:50.0 | 1:50.8 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:49.0 | 3:49.7 | 3:51.7 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:15.0 | 14:23.6 | 14:24.8 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 30:10.8 | 30:10.8 | 30:14.6 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:22:01 | 2:22:07 | 2:23:40 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:50.2 | 8:51.6 | 8:56.8 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.0 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 52.4 | 52.9 | 53.2 | ||||
| High jump | 2.11 m | 2.08 m | 2.05 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.72 m | 4.72 m | 4.60 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.65 m | 7.34 m | 7.27 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.49 m | 15.43 m | 15.33 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.35 m | 17.22 m | 17.20 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 52.88 m | 52.80 m | 52.68 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 61.06 m | 60.72 m | 60.21 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 78.92 m | 78.43 m | 76.89 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 7034 pts | 6931 pts | 6641 pts | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 41.0 | 42.2 | Only two teams finished | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.1 | 3:16.3 | 3:20.9 | ||||
| 100 metres | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.7 | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.2 | 57.3 | 57.8 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:18.2 | 2:18.7 | 2:19.4 | ||||
| 80 m hurdles | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | ||||
| High jump | 1.64 m | 1.64 m | 1.55 m | ||||
| Long jump | 5.87 m | 5.77 m | 5.68 m | ||||
| Shot put | 13.70 m | 13.35 m | 13.05 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.18 m | 47.05 m | 45.34 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 50.10 m | 45.99 m | 45.42 m | ||||
| Pentathlon | 4513 pts | 4202 pts | 4124 pts | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 47.4 | 47.7 | 47.9 |
| Rank | Country | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 225.5 | ||
| 2 | 131 | ||
| 3 | 87.5 | ||
| 4 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 8 |
| Rank | Country | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104 | ||
| 2 | 84 | ||
| 3 | 53 | ||
| 4 | 17 |