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.

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[edit] Summary of Championships

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

[edit] All-time medal table 1934-2006

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 121 109 103 333
2 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 91 82 65 238
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 84 64 73 221
4 Flag of France France 42 38 38 118
5 Flag of Germany Germany 38 37 34 109
6 Flag of West Germany West Germany 35 44 51 130
7 Flag of Russia Russia 35 38 32 105
8 Flag of Poland Poland 35 36 45 116
9 Flag of Italy Italy 34 36 37 107
10 Flag of Finland Finland 31 29 35 95
11 Flag of Sweden Sweden 26 35 35 96
12 Flag of Spain Spain 17 13 23 53
13 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 16 16 27 59
14 Flag of Hungary Hungary 15 18 19 52
15 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 15 14 13 42
16 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 11 11 12 34
17 Flag of Portugal Portugal 10 6 4 20
18 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 9 12 7 28
19 Flag of Romania Romania 7 19 10 36
20 Flag of Norway Norway 7 11 12 30
21 Flag of Greece Greece 7 3 8 18
22 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 6 6 2 14
23 Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 10 7 22
24 Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 7 5 17
25 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 10 9 22
26 Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 5 4 12
27 Flag of Ireland Ireland 3 5 2 10
28 Flag of Estonia Estonia 3 3 2 8
29 Flag of Iceland Iceland 3 1 1 5
30 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2 6 3 11
31 Flag of Latvia Latvia 2 2 1 5
32 Flag of Austria Austria 2 1 3 6
33 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 2 1 1 4
34 Flag of Israel Israel 2 0 0 2
35 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1 1 2 4
36 Flag of Turkey Turkey 1 0 2 3
37 Flag of Croatia Croatia 0 1 1 2
38 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 1 0 1
Flag of Serbia 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 Flag of Portugal Portugal Gothenburg 8 August 2006
200 m 19.85 Konstantinos Kenteris Flag of Greece Greece Munich 9 August 2002
400 m 44.52 Iwan Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Budapest 21 August 1998
800 m 1:43.84 Olaf Beyer Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany Prague 31 August 1978
1500 m 3:35.27 Fermin Cacho Flag of Spain Spain Helsinki 9 August 1994
5000 m 13:10.15 Jack Buckner Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Stuttgart 31 August 1986
10 000 m 27:30.99 Martti Vainio Flag of Finland Finland Prague 29 August 1978
3000 m Steeplechase 8:12.66 Francesco Panetta Flag of Italy Italy Split 30 August 1990
110 m Hurdles 13:02 Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Budapest 22 August 1998
400 m Hurdles 47.48 Harald Schmid Flag of West Germany West Germany Athens 8 September 1982
4 x 100 m Relay 37.79 Moriniere, Sangouma,
Trouabal, Marie-Rose
Flag of France France Split 1 September 1990
4 x 400 m Relay 2:58.22 Sanders, Akabusi,
Regis, Black
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Split 1 September 1990
Marathon 2:10:31 Martin Fiz Flag of Spain Spain Helsinki 14 August 1994
20 km walk 1:18:37 Francisco Fernandez Flag of Spain Spain Munich 6 August 2002
50 km walk 3:36:39 Robert Korzeniowski Flag of Poland Poland Munich 8 August 2002

[edit] Men's Field

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

[edit] Women's Track

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

[edit] Women's Field

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

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