European Championships in Athletics

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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.

Contents

[edit] Summary of Championships

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
1 1934 Turin Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy7- 9 September Stadio Benito Mussolini
2 1938 Paris Image:Flag of France.svg France3 - 5 September Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
1938 Vienna Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria17 - 18 September Praterstadion
3 1946 Oslo Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway22 - 25 AugustBislett stadion
4 1950 Brussels Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium23 - 27 August Heysel Stadium
5 1954 Berne Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland25 - 29 August Stadion Neufeld
6 1958 Stockholm Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden19- 24 August Stockholms Olympiastadion
7 1962 Belgrade Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia12- 16 September Stadion JNA
8 1966 Budapest Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary30 August - 4 September Népstadion
9 1969 Athens Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece16 - 21 September Karaïskákis Stadium
10 1971 Helsinki Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland10 - 15 August Olympiastadion
11 1974 Rome Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy2 - 8 September Stadio Olimpico
12 1978 Prague Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia29 August - 3 September Stadion Evžena Rošického
13 1982 Athens Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece3 - 9 SeptemberOlympiakó Stádio
14 1986 Stuttgart Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany29 August - 3 September Neckarstadion
15 1990 Split Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 26 August - 2 September Gradski stadion u Poljudu
16 1994 Helsinki Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland7-14 August Olympiastadion
17 1998 Budapest Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary18-23 August Népstadion
18 2002 Munich Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 6-11 AugustOlympiastadion
19 2006 Gothenburg Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden7-13 August Ullevi
20 2010 Barcelona Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

[edit] All-time medal table 1934-2006

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

[edit] Championships' Best Performances

(as of 13 August 2006)

[edit] Men's Track

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

[edit] Men's Field

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

[edit] Women's Track

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

[edit] Women's Field

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

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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