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European Championships in Athletics 

The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take place every two years.

Contents

Summary of Championships

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
1 1934 Turin  Italy 7- 9 September Stadio Benito Mussolini
2 1938 Paris  France 3 - 5 September Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
1938 Vienna  Austria 17 - 18 September Praterstadion
3 1946 Oslo  Norway 22 - 25 August Bislett stadion
4 1950 Brussels  Belgium 23 - 27 August Heysel Stadium
5 1954 Berne  Switzerland 25 - 29 August Stadion Neufeld
6 1958 Stockholm  Sweden 19- 24 August Stockholms Olympiastadion
7 1962 Belgrade  Yugoslavia 12- 16 September Stadion JNA
8 1966 Budapest  Hungary 30 August - 4 September Népstadion
9 1969 Athens  Greece 16 - 21 September Karaïskákis Stadium
10 1971 Helsinki  Finland 10 - 15 August Olympiastadion
11 1974 Rome  Italy 2 - 8 September Stadio Olimpico
12 1978 Prague  Czechoslovakia 29 August - 3 September Stadion Evžena Rošického
13 1982 Athens  Greece 3 - 9 September Olympiakó Stádio
14 1986 Stuttgart  West Germany 29 August - 3 September Neckarstadion
15 1990 Split  Yugoslavia 26 August - 2 September Gradski stadion u Poljudu
16 1994 Helsinki  Finland 7-14 August Olympiastadion
17 1998 Budapest  Hungary 18-23 August Népstadion
18 2002 Munich  Germany 6-11 August Olympiastadion
19 2006 Gothenburg  Sweden 7-13 August Ullevi
20 2010 Barcelona  Spain 27 July - 1 August Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

All-time medal table 1934-2006

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 121 109 103 333
2  East Germany 91 82 65 238
3  Great Britain 84 64 73 221
4  France 42 38 38 118
5  Germany 38 37 34 109
6  West Germany 35 44 51 130
7  Russia 35 38 32 105
8  Poland 35 36 45 116
9  Italy 34 36 37 107
10  Finland 31 29 35 95
11  Sweden 26 35 35 96
12  Spain 17 13 23 53
13  Czechoslovakia 16 16 27 59
14  Hungary 15 18 19 52
15  Netherlands 15 14 13 42
16  Bulgaria 11 11 12 34
17  Portugal 10 6 4 20
18  Ukraine 9 12 7 28
19  Romania 7 19 10 36
20  Norway 7 11 12 30
21  Greece 7 3 8 18
22  Yugoslavia 6 6 2 14
23  Belgium 5 10 7 22
24  Belarus 5 7 5 17
25  Switzerland 3 10 9 22
26  Denmark 3 5 4 12
27  Ireland 3 5 2 10
28  Estonia 3 3 2 8
29  Iceland 3 1 1 5
30  Czech Republic 2 6 3 11
31  Latvia 2 2 1 5
32  Austria 2 1 3 6
33  Slovenia 2 1 1 4
34  Israel 2 0 0 2
35  Lithuania 1 1 2 4
36  Turkey 1 0 2 3
37  Croatia 0 1 1 2
38  Luxembourg 0 1 0 1
 Serbia 0 1 0 1
Total 729 732 728 2189

Championships' Best Performances

(as of 13 August 2006)

Men's Track

Event Record Athlete Country Venue Date Year
100 m 9.99 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal Gothenburg 8 August 2006
200 m 19.85 Konstantinos Kenteris  Greece Munich 9 August 2002
400 m 44.52 Iwan Thomas  United Kingdom Budapest 21 August 1998
800 m 1:43.84 Olaf Beyer  East Germany Prague 31 August 1978
1500 m 3:35.27 Fermin Cacho  Spain Helsinki 9 August 1994
5000 m 13:10.15 Jack Buckner  United Kingdom Stuttgart 31 August 1986
10 000 m 27:30.99 Martti Vainio  Finland Prague 29 August 1978
3000 m Steeplechase 8:12.66 Francesco Panetta  Italy Split 30 August 1990
110 m Hurdles 13:02 Colin Jackson  United Kingdom Budapest 22 August 1998
400 m Hurdles 47.48 Harald Schmid  West Germany Athens 8 September 1982
4 x 100 m Relay 37.79 Moriniere, Sangouma,
Trouabal, Marie-Rose
 France Split 1 September 1990
4 x 400 m Relay 2:58.22 Sanders, Akabusi,
Regis, Black
 United Kingdom Split 1 September 1990
Marathon 2:10:31 Martin Fiz  Spain Helsinki 14 August 1994
20 km walk 1:18:37 Francisco Fernandez  Spain Munich 6 August 2002
50 km walk 3:36:39 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland Munich 8 August 2002

Men's Field

Event Record Athlete Country Venue Date Year
High Jump 2.36 Andrey Silnov  Russia Goteborg 9 August 2006
Pole Vault 6.00 Rodion Gataullin  Russia Helsinki 11 August 1994
Long Jump 8.41 Robert Emmiyan  Soviet Union Stuttgart 29 August 1986
Triple Jump 17.99 Jonathan Edwards  United Kingdom Budapest 23 August 1998
Shot Put 22.22 Werner Günthör  Switzerland Stuttgart 28 August 1986
Discus 68.83 Róbert Fazekas  Hungary Munich 11 August 2002
Hammer 86.74 Yuriy Sedykh  Soviet Union Stuttgart 30 August 1986
Javelin 89.72 Steve Backley  United Kingdom Budapest 23 August 1998
Decathlon 8811 Daley Thompson  United Kingdom Stuttgart 28 August 1986

Women's Track

Event Record Athlete Country Venue Date Year
100 m 10.73 Christine Arron  France Budapest 19 August 1998
200 m 21.71 Heike Drechsler  East Germany Stuttgart 29 August 1986
400 m 48.16 Marita Koch  East Germany Athens 8 September 1982
800 m 1:55.41 Olga Mineyeva  Soviet Union Athens 8 September 1982
1500 m 3:56.91 Tatyana Tomashova  Russia Goteborg 13 August 2006
3000 m 8:30.28 Svetlana Ulmasova  Soviet Union Athens 9 September 1982
5000 m 14:56.18 Marta Dominguez  Spain Goteborg 12 August 2006
10 000 m 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom Munich 6 August 2002
3000 m Steeplechase 9:26.05 Alesya Turava  Belarus Goteborg 12 August 2006
100 m Hurdles 12.38 Yordanka Donkova  Bulgaria Stuttgart 29 August 1986
400 m Hurdles 53.32 Marina Stepanova  Soviet Union Stuttgart 30 August 1986
4 x 100 m 41.68 Möller, Krabbe,
Behrendt, Gunther
 East Germany Split 1 September 1990
4 x 400 m 3:16.87 Emmelmann, Busch,
Müller, Koch
 East Germany Stuttgart 31 August 1986
Marathon 2:26:05 Maria Guida  Italy Munich 10 August 2002
10 km walk 42:37 Sari Essayah  Finland Helsinki 9 August 1994
20 km walk 1:26:42 Olimpiada Ivanova  Russia Munich 7 August 2002

Women's Field

Event Record Athlete Country Venue Date Year
High Jump 2.03 Tia Hellebaut  Belgium Gothenburg 11 August 2006
Pole Vault 4.80 Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia Gothenburg 13 August 2006
Long Jump 7.30 Heike Drechsler  East Germany Split 28 August 1990
Triple Jump 15.15 Tatyana Lebedeva  Russia Helsinki 9 August 2006
Shot Put 21.69 Vita Pavlysh  Ukraine Budapest 20 August 1998
Discus 71.36 Diana Sachse  East Germany Stuttgart 28 August 1986
Hammer 76.67 Tatyana Lysenko  Russia Goteborg 8 August 2006
Javelin 67.47 Mirela Manjani  Greece Munich 8 August 2002
(old Javelin) 77.44 Fatima Whitbread  Great Britain Stuttgart 28 August 1986
Heptathlon 6740 Carolina Klüft  Sweden Gothenburg 8 August 2006

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