International athletics tournament
European Athletics Championships Status active Genre sports event Frequency biannual Location(s) various Inaugurated 1934 Most recent 2018 Next event 2022 Organised by European Athletic Association Website www.european-athletics.org
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
1
1934 ♂
Turin
Italy
7–9 September
Stadio Benito Mussolini
22
23
226
Germany
2
1938 ♂
Paris
France
3–5 September
Stade Olympique de Colombes
23
23
272
Germany
1938 ♀
Vienna
Austria [nb 1]
17–18 September
Praterstadion
9
14
80
3
1946
Oslo
Norway
22–25 August
Bislett stadion
33
20
353
Sweden
4
1950
Brussels
Belgium
23–27 August
Heysel Stadium
34
24
454
Great Britain
5
1954
Bern
Switzerland
25–29 August
Stadion Neufeld
35
28
686
Soviet Union
6
1958
Stockholm
Sweden
19–24 August
Stockholms Olympiastadion
36
26
626
Soviet Union
7
1962
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
12–16 September
Stadion JNA
36
29
670
Soviet Union
8
1966
Budapest
Hungary
30 August – 4 September
Népstadion
36
30
769
East Germany
9
1969
Piraeus
Greece
16–21 September
Karaïskákis Stadium
38
30
674
East Germany
10
1971
Helsinki
Finland
10–15 August
Olympiastadion
38
29
857
East Germany
11
1974
Rome
Italy
2–8 September
Stadio Olimpico
39
29
745
East Germany
12
1978
Prague
Czechoslovakia
29 August – 3 September
Stadion Evžena Rošického
40
29
1004
Soviet Union
13
1982
Athens
Greece
6–12 September
Olympiakó Stádio
41
29
756
East Germany
14
1986
Stuttgart
West Germany
26–31 August
Neckarstadion
43
31
906
Soviet Union
15
1990
Split
Yugoslavia
26 August – 2 September
Stadion Poljud
43
33
952
East Germany
16
1994
Helsinki
Finland
7–14 August
Olympiastadion
44
44
1113
Russia
17
1998
Budapest
Hungary
18–23 August
Népstadion
44
44
1259
Great Britain
18
2002
Munich
Germany
6–11 August
Olympiastadion
46
48
1244
Russia
19
2006
Gothenburg
Sweden
7–13 August
Ullevi
47
48
1288
Russia
20
2010
Barcelona
Spain
27 July – 1 August
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
47
50
1323
France
21
2012
Helsinki
Finland
27 June – 1 July
Olympiastadion
42
50
1230
Germany
22
2014
Zürich
Switzerland
12–17 August
Letzigrund
47
50
1439
Great Britain
23
2016
Amsterdam
Netherlands
6–10 July
Olympisch Stadion
46
50
1329
Poland
24
2018 [a]
Berlin
Germany
7–12 August
Olympiastadion
50
49[b]
1439
Great Britain
—
2020
Paris
France
26–30 August
Stade Sébastien Charléty
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
25
2022 [c]
Munich
Germany
16–21 August
Olympiastadion
26
Rome
Italy
10–15 September
Stadio Olimpico
27
[N/A]
28
Chorzów
Poland
[N/A]
Silesian Stadium
All-time medal table [ ]
Updated after 2018 European Athletics Championships . [5] [6]
Former countries in italic .
^[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 European Athletics Championships without winning a medal .
Championship records [ ]
Main article: List of European Athletics Championships records
Multiple medallists [ ]
A total of 8 men and 11 women have won six or more medals at the competition.[5]
Men [ ]
Christophe Lemaitre
France
8
4
2
2
2010–2014
Harald Schmid
West Germany
6
5
1
0
1978–1986
Roger Black
Great Britain
6
5
1
0
1986–1994
Mohamed Farah
Great Britain
6
5
1
0
2006–2014
Kevin Borlée
Belgium
6
4
1
1
2010–2018
Martyn Rooney
Great Britain
6
3
2
1
2010–2018
Pietro Mennea
Italy
6
3
2
1
1971–1978
Linford Christie
Great Britain
6
3
1
2
1986–1994
Women [ ]
Irena Szewińska
Poland
10
5
1
4
1966–1978
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Netherlands
8
5
1
2
1938–1950
Renate Stecher
East Germany
8
4
4
0
1969–1974
Dafne Schippers
Netherlands
8
4
3
1
2012–2018
Marlies Göhr
East Germany
7
5
1
1
1978–1986
Myriam Soumaré
France
7
1
3
3
2010–2014
Marita Koch
East Germany
6
6
0
0
1978–1986
Heike Drechsler
East Germany & Germany
6
5
1
0
1986–1998
Grit Breuer
East Germany & Germany
6
5
1
0
1990–2002
Irina Privalova
Soviet Union & Russia
6
3
2
1
1994–1998
Yevgeniya Sechenova
Soviet Union
6
2
2
2
1946–1950
Most medals at one event [ ]
A total of 12 men and 5 women have won four or more medals at one event.[5]
Men [ ]
5
(3/2/0)
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Soviet Union
1958–1971
Long jump
4
(4/0/0)
Jānis Lūsis
Soviet Union
1962–1974
Javelin throw
4
(4/0/0)
Colin Jackson
Great Britain
1990–2002
110 m hurdles
4
(4/0/0)
Steve Backley
Great Britain
1990–2002
Javelin throw
4
(4/0/0)
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
France
2010–2018
3000 m steeplechase
4
(3/1/0)
Mohamed Farah
Great Britain
2006–2014
5000 m
4
(3/1/0)
Kevin Borlée
Belgium
2010–2018
4 × 400 m
4
(3/0/1)
Adam Kszczot
Poland
2010–2018
800 m
4
(2/2/0)
Viktor Sanejev
Soviet Union
1969–1978
Triple jump
4
(0/3/1)
Gerd Kanter
Estonia
2002–2016
Discus throw
4
(0/2/2)
Alexander Kosenkow
Germany
2002–2014
4 × 100 m
4
(0/1/3)
Lothar Milde
Germany & East Germany
1962–1971
Discus throw
Women [ ]
5
(5/0/0)
Sandra Perković
Croatia
2010–2018
Discus throw
5
(4/0/1)
Anita Włodarczyk
Poland
2010–2018
Hammer throw
4
(4/0/0)
Nadezhda Chizhova
Soviet Union
1966–1974
Shot put
4
(4/0/0)
Heike Drechsler
East Germany & Germany
1982–2002
Long jump
4
(1/1/2)
Linda Stahl
Germany
2010–2016
Javelin throw
Most appearances [ ]
A total of 16 men and 11 women have at least 6 appearances. Updated after 2016 Championships. [5]
Men [ ]
7
Zoltán Kővágó
Hungary
1998–2018
Gerd Kanter
Estonia
2002–2018
David Söderberg
Finland
2002–2018
Jesús España
Spain
2002–2018
Marian Oprea
Romania
2002–2018
6
Abdon Pamich
Italy
1954–1971
Ludvík Danek
Czechoslovakia
1962–1978
Nenad Stekic
Yugoslavia
1969–1990
Jesús Ángel García
Spain
1994–2014
Virgilijus Alekna
Lithuania
1994–2014
Dwain Chambers
Great Britain
1998–2014
Nicola Vizzoni
Italy
1998–2014
Serhiy Lebid
Ukraine
1998–2014
Szymon Ziółkowski
Poland
1998–2014
Gregory Sedoc
Netherlands
2002–2016
Johan Wissman
Sweden
2002–2016
Women [ ]
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Part of the European Championships
^ Not including the ANA Athletes and the ART refugee athlete (DNS).
^ Part of the European Championships
^ Occupied by Nazi Germany
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