European Athletics Championships

The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association.[1] First held in 1934 in Turin, the Championships have taken place every four years, with a few exceptions. Since 2010, they have been organised every two years, and when they coincide with the Summer Olympics, the marathon and racewalking events are not contested. From 2018, European Championships not held in an Olympic year will form part of the European Championships, a new quadrennial multi-sport event designed and held by individual European sports federations.

The 2020 edition set for Charlety Stadium in Paris was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making this the first cancellation of the event since the 1942 championship was abandoned due to World War II. The event was not moved to an alternative date, with Munich continuing as host in 2022.[2][3][4]

Editions

Notes: ♂ – men, ♀ – women

EditionYearCityCountryDatesVenueEventsNationsAthletesTop of the medal table
11934 ♂Turin Italy7–9 SeptemberStadio Benito Mussolini2223226 Germany
21938 ♂Paris France3–5 SeptemberStade Olympique de Colombes2323272 Germany
1938 ♀Vienna Austria[nb 1]17–18 SeptemberPraterstadion91480
31946Oslo Norway22–25 AugustBislett stadion3320353 Sweden
41950Brussels Belgium23–27 AugustHeysel Stadium3424454 Great Britain
51954Bern  Switzerland25–29 AugustStadion Neufeld3528686 Soviet Union
61958Stockholm Sweden19–24 AugustStockholms Olympiastadion3626626 Soviet Union
71962Belgrade Yugoslavia12–16 SeptemberStadion JNA3629670 Soviet Union
81966Budapest Hungary30 August – 4 SeptemberNépstadion3630769 East Germany
91969Athens Greece16–21 SeptemberKaraïskákis Stadium3830674 East Germany
101971Helsinki Finland10–15 AugustOlympiastadion3829857 East Germany
111974Rome Italy2–8 SeptemberStadio Olimpico3929745 East Germany
121978Prague Czechoslovakia29 August – 3 SeptemberStadion Evžena Rošického40291004 Soviet Union
131982Athens Greece6–12 SeptemberOlympiakó Stádio4129756 East Germany
141986Stuttgart West Germany26–31 AugustNeckarstadion4331906 Soviet Union
151990Split Yugoslavia26 August – 2 SeptemberStadion Poljud4333952 East Germany
161994Helsinki Finland7–14 AugustOlympiastadion44441113 Russia
171998Budapest Hungary18–23 AugustNépstadion44441259 Great Britain
182002Munich Germany6–11 AugustOlympiastadion46481244 Russia
192006Gothenburg Sweden7–13 AugustUllevi47481288 Russia
202010Barcelona Spain27 July – 1 AugustEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys47501323 France
212012Helsinki Finland27 June – 1 JulyOlympiastadion42501230 Germany
222014Zürich  Switzerland12–17 AugustLetzigrund47501439 Great Britain
232016Amsterdam Netherlands6–10 JulyOlympisch Stadion46501329 Poland
242018 [lower-alpha 1]Berlin Germany7–12 AugustOlympiastadion5049[lower-alpha 2]1439 Great Britain
—2020Paris France26–30 AugustStade Sébastien CharlétyCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
252022Munich Germany16–21 AugustOlympiastadion
262024Rome Italy10–15 SeptemberStadio Olimpico

All-time medal table

Updated after 2018 Championships.[5][6] Former countries in italic.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union120110101331
2 Great Britain1189096304
3 East Germany897562226
4 Germany758078233
5 France696560194
6 Poland545260166
7 Russia505153154
8 Italy424448134
9 Finland332840101
10 Sweden294242113
11 Spain28243688
12 West Germany273637100
13 Netherlands26252273
14 Ukraine20291867
15 Hungary18202462
16 Czechoslovakia16162759
17 Portugal1612937
18 Norway13141744
19 Bulgaria12161240
20 Belgium12131136
21 Belarus11131034
22 Turkey118928
23 Greece1171129
24  Switzerland8121333
25 Romania7211038
26 Czech Republic6141030
27 Yugoslavia66315
28 Croatia61310
29 Denmark47314
30 Latvia43310
31 Ireland36615
32 Estonia36413
33 Iceland3115
 Israel3115
35 Lithuania2349
36 Austria21710
37 Slovenia2125
38 Serbia1427
39 Slovakia1416
– Authorised Neutral Athletes[1]1326
40 Azerbaijan0224
41 Albania0101
 Luxembourg0101
43 Moldova0011
Totals (43 nations)9629689612891
  • ^[1]  ANA was the name, under which Russian athletes competed in the 2016 and 2018 Championships. Their medals were not included in the official medal table.

As of 2018, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro and San Marino have yet to win a medal. Saar competed once in 1954 without winning a medal.

Championship records
Main article: List of European Athletics Championships records

Multiple medallists
See also: List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men) and List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)

A total of 8 men and 11 women have won six or more medals at the competition.[5]

Men
Name Country Total Gold Silver Bronze Years
Christophe Lemaitre France84222010–2014
Harald Schmid West Germany65101978–1986
Roger Black Great Britain65101986–1994
Mohamed Farah Great Britain65102006–2014
Kevin Borlée Belgium64112010–2018
Martyn Rooney Great Britain63212010–2018
Pietro Mennea Italy63211971–1978
Linford Christie Great Britain63121986–1994

Women
Name Country Total Gold Silver Bronze Years
Irena Szewińska Poland105141966–1978
Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands85121938–1950
Renate Stecher East Germany84401969–1974
Dafne Schippers Netherlands84312012–2018
Marlies Göhr East Germany75111978–1986
Myriam Soumaré France71332010–2014
Marita Koch East Germany66001978–1986
Heike Drechsler East Germany &  Germany65101986–1998
Grit Breuer East Germany &  Germany65101990–2002
Irina Privalova Soviet Union &  Russia63211994–1998
Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union62221946–1950

Most medals at one event

A total of 12 men and 5 women have won four or more medals at one event.[5]

Men
No G/S/B Athlete Country Years Event
5(3/2/0)Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union1958–1971Long jump
4(4/0/0)Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union1962–1974Javelin throw
4(4/0/0)Colin Jackson Great Britain1990–2002110 m hurdles
4(4/0/0)Steve Backley Great Britain1990–2002Javelin throw
4(4/0/0)Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France2010–20183000 m steeplechase
4(3/1/0)Mohamed Farah Great Britain2006–20145000 m
4(3/1/0)Kevin Borlée Belgium2010–20184 × 400 m
4(3/0/1)Adam Kszczot Poland2010–2018800 m
4(2/2/0)Viktor Sanejev Soviet Union1969–1978Triple jump
4(0/3/1)Gerd Kanter Estonia2002–2016Discus throw
4(0/2/2)Alexander Kosenkow Germany2002–20144 × 100 m
4(0/1/3)Lothar Milde Germany &  East Germany1962–1971Discus throw

Women
No G/S/B Athlete Country Years Event
5(5/0/0)Sandra Perković Croatia2010–2018Discus throw
5(4/0/1)Anita Włodarczyk Poland2010–2018Hammer throw
4(4/0/0)Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union1966–1974Shot put
4(4/0/0)Heike Drechsler East Germany &  Germany1982–2002Long jump
4(1/1/2)Linda Stahl Germany2010–2016Javelin throw

Most appearances

A total of 16 men and 11 women have at least 6 appearances. Updated after 2016 Championships.[5]

Men
No Name Country Years
7Zoltán Kővágó Hungary1998–2018
Gerd Kanter Estonia2002–2018
David Söderberg Finland2002–2018
Jesús España Spain2002–2018
Marian Oprea Romania2002–2018
6Abdon Pamich Italy1954–1971
Ludvík Danek Czechoslovakia1962–1978
Nenad Stekic Yugoslavia1969–1990
Jesús Ángel García Spain1994–2014
Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania1994–2014
Dwain Chambers Great Britain1998–2014
Nicola Vizzoni Italy1998–2014
Serhiy Lebid Ukraine1998–2014
Szymon Ziółkowski Poland1998–2014
Gregory Sedoc Netherlands2002–2016
Johan Wissman Sweden2002–2016

Women
No Name Country Years
7Krisztina Papp Hungary2002–2018
6Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia1969–1986
Heike Drechsler East Germany &  Germany1982–2002
Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal1986–2010
Felicia Tilea Romania1990–2010
Mélina Robert-Michon France1998–2016
Nuria Fernández Spain1998–2014
Berta Castells Spain2002–2016
Dana Velďáková Slovakia2002–2016
Merja Korpela Finland2002–2016
Ruth Beitia Spain2002–2016

See also

Notes
  1. Part of the European Championships
  2. Not including the ANA Athletes and the ART refugee athlete (DNS).
  1. Occupied by Nazi Germany

References
  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. "European Athletics Championships cancelled because of coronavirus". BBC Sport. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "Paris 2020 European Athletics Championships cancelled". European Athletics. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Paris will host the European Athletics Championships 2020". european-athletics. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. Statistics Handbook 2018 European Athletics Championships. European Athletics (2018). Retrieved on 2018-08-07.
  6. 2018 medal table European Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-08-13.
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