| 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 9–10 March 1974 |
| Host city | Gothenburg  |
| Venue | Scandinavium |
| Events | 21 |
| Participation | 262 athletes from 25 nations |
| Records set | 8 WR , 10 CR |
The 5th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on 9 and 10 March 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandinavium.
The track used for the championships was 196 metres long.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres |  | 7.16 WR |  | 7.17 |  | 7.20 |
| 400 metres |  | 52.64 CR |  | 52.81 | | 52.84 |
| 800 metres | | 2:02.38 AR CR |  | 2:02.54 | | 2:02.59 |
| 1500 metres |  | 4:10.97 WR | | 4:11.33 | | 4:14.45 |
| 60 metres hurdles | | 8.08 | | 8.08 |  | 8.19 |
| 4 × 392 metres relay | Ann-Charlotte Hesse Lena Fritzson Ann-Margret Utterberg Ann Larsson | 3:38.15 | Lilyana Tomova Sonya Zachariyeva Yordanka Filipova Tonka Petrova | 3:39.21 | Only two starting teams | |
| High jump | | 1.90 |  | 1.88 | | 1.88 |
| Long jump | | 6.69 NR | | 6.56 |  | 6.39 |
| Shot put | | 20.75 WR | | 20.62 | | 19.70 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 nations) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 61 | |
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