European Athletics

European Athletics
Formation 1932
Type Sports organisation
Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership
 50 national associations
Official language
 English, French
Hansjörg Wirz
Website www.European-Athletics.org

European Athletics is the European governing body for the sport of athletics.

History

In 1932, during a meeting of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in Los Angeles, a special committee was designated by the Council with the task of reviewing the conditions for the organisation of the European Athletics Championships. The IAAF Council in its meeting in Berlin on 24 September 1933 appointed the European Committee with Szilard Stankovits as President. The first meeting of the European Committee was held in Budapest on 7 January 1934 while the first European Athletics Championships were staged in Turin in 1934.

The European Committee was elected by all IAAF Members at regular IAAF Congresses until 1966 when, for the first time, it was elected by European Members only.

In the meantime the tasks of the European Committee were gradually enlarged to the organisation of other competitions.

On 1 November 1969, the Association of the European Members of the IAAF was constituted at a formal meeting of the European Committee of the IAAF in Bucharest. Its Constitutional Rules were confirmed at the IAAF Congress in Stockholm, August 1970, and came into force at the first EAA Congress in Paris on 7 November 1970.

The Association is hereinafter referred to as European Athletics.

Presidents

President Country Reign
Adriaan Paulen  Netherlands 1969–1976
Arthur Gold  United Kingdom 1976–1987
Carl-Olaf Homen  Finland 1987–1999
Hansjörg Wirz   Switzerland 1999–2015
Svein Arne Hansen  Norway 2015–

Member associations

Nation Organisation
 Albania Federata Shqiptare e Atletikes
 Andorra Federació Andorrana d'Atletisme
 Armenia Armenian Athletic Federation
 Austria Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Athletics Federation
 Belarus Belarus Athletic Federation
 Belgium Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Flemish Athletics Liga (Vlaamse Atletiekliga)
Ligue Belge Francophone d'Athlétisme
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletic Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Athletic Federation
 Croatia Hrvatski Atletski Savez
 Cyprus The Amateur Athletic Association of Cyprus
 Czech Republic Český atletický svaz
 Denmark Dansk Atletik Forbund
 Estonia Eesti Kergejõustikuliit
 Finland Suomen Urheiluliitto - Finlands Friidrottsförbund
 France Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
 Georgia Athletic Federation of Georgia
 Germany Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband
 Gibraltar Gibraltar Amateur Athletic Association
 Great Britain UK Athletics
 Greece Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association
 Hungary Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség
 Iceland Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands
 Ireland Athletics Ireland
 Israel Israeli Athletic Association
 Italy Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
 Latvia Latvijas Vieglatlētikas Savienība
 Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner Turn- und Leichtathletik-Verband
 Lithuania Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos federacija
 Luxembourg Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme
 Macedonia Atletska Federacija na Makedonija
 Malta Malta Amateur Athletic Association
 Moldova Federatia de Atletism din Republica Moldova
 Monaco Fédération Monégasque d'Athlétisme
 Montenegro Athletic Federation of Montenegro
 Netherlands Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie
 Norway Norges Fri-Idrettsforbund
 Poland Polski Zwiazek Lekkiej Atletyki
 Portugal Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo
 Romania Federatia Romana de Atletism
 Russia All-Russia Athletic Federation
 San Marino Federazione Sammarinese Atletica Leggera
 Serbia Atletski Savez Srbije
 Slovak Republic Slovenský atletický zväz
 Slovenia Atletska Zveza Slovenije
 Spain Real Federación Española de Atletismo
 Sweden Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
  Switzerland Schweizerischer Leichtathletik-Verband
 Turkey Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu
 Ukraine Ukrainian Athletic Federation

Age categories

Competitions

Championships

Cups

Meetings

Premium Permit Meetings

Meeting Arena City Country
Memorial Primo Nebiolo Stadio Primo Nebiolo Turin  Italy
Josef Odložil Memorial Stadion Evžena Rošického Prague  Czech Republic
KBC Night of Athletics Stadion De Veen Heusden-Zolder  Belgium
Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberfürst Arena Eberstadt  Germany
Gugl Games Linzer Stadion Linz  Austria
Palio Città della Quercia Stade Quercia Rovereto  Italy

Classic Permit Meetings

Meeting Arena City Country
Riga Cup Daugava Stadium Riga  Latvia
Leichtathletikmeeting Paul-Greifzu-Stadion Dessau  Germany
Papaflessia Municipal Stadium Kalamata  Greece
Terra Sarda Meeting Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari  Italy
Meeting international de Montreuil Stade Jean Delbert Montreuil-sous-Bois  France
European Athletics Classic Ob Jezeru City Stadium Velenje  Slovenia
Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo Stadium Iberoamericano Huelva  Spain
Göteborg GP Slottskogsvallen Gothenburg  Sweden
Paavo Nurmi Games Paavo Nurmi Stadium Turku  Finland
Sollentuna GP Sollentunavallen Sollentuna  Sweden
Meeting de la Ville de Reims Reims  France
Znamensky Memorial Meteor Stadium Zhukovsky  Russia
Meeting Stanislas Stade Raymond Petit Nancy  France
Meeting international Stade Jean Adret Sotteville-lès-Rouen  France
Gyulai István Memorial Puskàs Ferenc Stadium Budapest  Hungary
Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern Stadium Allmand Luzern   Switzerland
Karlstad GP Tingvalla IP Karlstad  Sweden
Memorial Zdenka Hrbacka Mestský Štadión Dubnica nad Váhom  Slovakia
Meeting Città di Padova Stadio Euganeo Padova  Italy

Area Permit Meetings

Indoor Permit Meetings

Meeting Arena City Country
Reykjavik International Games Laugardalshöll Reykjavík  Iceland
Glasgow International Match Kelvin Hall Glasgow  United Kingdom
Indoor Combined Events Tallinn Lasnamäe Indoor Hall Tallinn  Estonia
Banskobystricka latka Sportova hala na Stiavnickach Banská Bystrica  Slovakia
PSD Bank Meeting Sportpark Düsseldorf Düsseldorf  Germany
Samsung Pole Vault Stars Druzhba Arena Donetsk  Ukraine
Pedro's Cup Hala Luczniczka Bydgoszcz  Poland
Malmö Games Malmö Arena Malmö  Sweden
Golden Pole Pardubice  Czech Republic
Prague Indoor O2 Arena Prague  Czech Republic

Cross Country Permit Meetings

Race Walking Permit Meetings

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EUROPEAN ATHLETICS UNDER 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). european-athletics.org. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Debrecen and Hengelo win bids to stage EAA events". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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