1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres
Competition:	1966 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Népstadion
Location:	Budapest
Competitors:	36
Nations:	18
Win Value:	10.60
Gold:	Wiesław Maniak
Silver:	Roger Bambuck
Bronze:	Claude Piquemal
Gold Nation:	POL
Silver Nation:	FRA
Bronze Nation:	FRA
Previous:	1962
Next:	1969

The men's 100 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 and 31 August 1966.^[1]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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• (3)
• (2)
• (3)
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• (3)
• (3)
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• (3)
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• (3)
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• (2)
• (1)
• (3)
• (3)

Results

Heats

30 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.7
2	align=left		align=left		10.7
3	align=left		align=left		10.7
4	align=left		align=left		10.7
5	align=left		align=left		10.8
6	align=left		align=left		11.0
			Wind: -1.3 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.6
2	align=left		align=left		10.8
3	align=left		align=left		10.8
4	align=left		align=left		10.8
	align=left		align=left
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.4
2	align=left		align=left		10.6
3	align=left		align=left		10.6
4	align=left		align=left		10.7
5	align=left		align=left		10.8
6	align=left		align=left		10.9
7	align=left		align=left		12.4
			Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.7
2	align=left		align=left		10.7
3	align=left		align=left		10.8
4	align=left		align=left		10.8
5	align=left		align=left		10.8
6	align=left		align=left		10.9
			Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.7
2	align=left		align=left		10.8
3	align=left		align=left		10.8
4	align=left		align=left		10.8
5	align=left		align=left		10.9
6	align=left		align=left		11.3
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.5
2	align=left		align=left		10.6
3	align=left		align=left		10.7
4	align=left		align=left		10.8
5	align=left		align=left		10.8
6	align=left		align=left		11.0
			Wind: 0.0 m/s

Semi-finals

31 August

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.62
2	align=left		align=left		10.74
3	align=left		align=left		10.81
4	align=left		align=left		10.82
5	align=left		align=left		10.86
6	align=left		align=left		10.91
7	align=left		align=left		10.94
8	align=left		align=left		10.95
			Wind: +0.6 m/s

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.7
2	align=left		align=left		10.7
3	align=left		align=left		10.8
4	align=left		align=left		10.9
5	align=left		align=left		10.9
6	align=left		align=left		11.0
7	align=left		align=left		11.2
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			Wind: -1.3 m/s

Semi-final 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.6
2	align=left		align=left		10.6
3	align=left		align=left		10.7
4	align=left		align=left		10.8
5	align=left		align=left		10.8
6	align=left		align=left		10.9
7	align=left		align=left		11.0
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			Wind: -0.6 m/s

Final

31 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		10.60
	align=left		align=left		10.61
	align=left		align=left		10.62
4	align=left		align=left		10.62
5	align=left		align=left		10.71
6	align=left		align=left		10.76
7	align=left		align=left		10.82
8	align=left		align=left		20.1
			Wind: -0.6 m/s

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. 397–405. European Athletics Association. 13 August 2014.