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.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
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).
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.6 10.7 10.8200 metres 21.9 22.0 22.1400 metres 47.5 48.2 48.4800 metres 1:49.7 1:50.0 1:50.81500 metres 3:49.0 3:49.7 3:51.75000 metres 14:15.0 14:23.6 14:24.810,000 metres 30:10.8 30:10.8 30:14.6Marathon 2:22:01 2:22:07 2:23:403000 metres steeplechase 8:50.2 8:51.6 8:56.8110 m hurdles 14.9 14.9 15.0400 m hurdles 52.4 52.9 53.2High jump 2.11 m 2.08 m 2.05 mPole vault 4.72 m 4.72 m 4.60 mLong jump 7.65 m 7.34 m 7.27 mTriple jump 15.49 m 15.43 m 15.33 mShot put 17.35 m 17.22 m 17.20 mDiscus throw 52.88 m 52.80 m 52.68 mHammer throw 61.06 m 60.72 m 60.21 mJavelin throw 78.92 m 78.43 m 76.89 mDecathlon 7034 pts 6931 pts 6641 pts4 × 100 m relay 41.0 42.2Only two teams finished4 × 400 m relay 3:16.1 3:16.3 3:20.9
Women 100 metres 11.9 11.9 12.1200 metres 24.4 24.9 25.7400 metres 57.2 57.3 57.8800 metres 2:18.2 2:18.7 2:19.480 m hurdles 11.1 11.4 11.5High jump 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.55 mLong jump 5.87 m 5.77 m 5.68 mShot put 13.70 m 13.35 m 13.05 mDiscus throw 48.18 m 47.05 m 45.34 mJavelin throw 50.10 m 45.99 m 45.42 mPentathlon 4513 pts 4202 pts 4124 pts4 × 100 m relay 47.4 47.7 47.9
Points table
Men
RankCountryPoints 1 225.5 2 131 3 87.5 4 19 5 8
Women RankCountryPoints 1 104 2 84 3 53 4 17
References Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29.