Summary of European Athletics Championships

Added: 12/15/2005

The first European Athletics Championships was held in Torino in 1934. Since then, one of the most prestigious European athletics events governed by European Athletic Association is run every four years on a regular basis and enrolls the strongest athletes on the European continent. Learn more about European Athletics Championships.

The European Athletics Championships is an event supervised by the European Athletic Association. European Athletics Championships is run every four years, between the summer Olympics and the same year as the Commonwealth Games.

The governing body of all European athletics competitions including the European Athletics Championships, European Indoor Athletics Championships and European Junior Athletics Championships is the European Athletic Association.

Summary of European Athletics Championships:
1934 -- Torino, Italy; September 7-9; at Communale Stadium.
1938 -- Paris, France; September 3-5.
1946 -- Oslo, Norway; August 22-25; at Bistell Stadium.
1950 -- Brussels, Belgium; August 23-27.
1954 -- Berne, Switzerland; August 25-29.
1958 -- Stockholm, Sweden; August 19-24; at Olympic Stadium.
1962 -- Belgrade, Yogoslavia, September 12-15; at Partizan Stadium.
1966 -- Budapest, Hungary; August 30 - September 4; at Nep Stadium.
1969 -- Athens, Greece; September 16-21; at Olympico Stadium.
1971 -- Helsinki, Finland; August 10-15; at Olympic Stadium.
1974 -- Rome, Italy; September 2-8; at Olympic Stadium.
1978 -- Prague, Czechoslovakia; August 29 - September 3.
1982 -- Athens, Greece; September 3-9; at Olympic Stadium.
1986 -- Stuttgart, West Germany; August 29 - September 3; at Gottlieb Daimler Stadium.
1990 -- Split, Yogoslavia; August 26 - September 2.
1994 -- Helsinki, Finland; August 7-14; at Olympic Stadium.
1998 -- Budapest, Hungary; August 18-23.
2002 -- Munich, Germany; August 6-11.
2006 -- Gothenburg, Sweden; August 7-13.

European Athletic Championships best performances as for January 1, 2003:
Men's Track:
100m -- Record: 9.96 s; Athlete: Dwain Chambers (GBR); Venue: Munchen; Year: 2002.
200m -- Record: 19.85 s; Athlete: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE); Venue: Munchen; Year: 2002.
400m -- Record: 44.52 s; Athlete: Iwan Thomas (GBR); Venue: Budapest; Year: 1998.
800m -- Record: 1m 43.52 s; Athlete: Olaf Beyer (GDR); Venue: Prague; Year: 1978.
1500m -- Record: 3m 35.37 s; Athlete: Fermin Cacho (ESP); Venue: Helsinki; Year: 1994.
5000m -- Record: 13m 10.15 s; Athlete: Jack Buckner (GBR); Venue: Stuttgart; Year: 1986.
10 000m -- Record: 27m 30.99 s; Athlete: Martti Vainio (FIN); Venue: Prague; Year: 1978.
3000m St. -- Record: 8m 12.66 s; Athlete: Francesco Panetta (ITA); Venue: Split; Year: 1990.
110m H -- Record: 13.02 s; Athlete: Colin Jackson (GBR); Venue: Budapest; Year: 1998.
400m H-- Record: 47.48 s; Athlete: Harald Schmid (FRG); Venue: Athens; Year: 1982.
4 x 100m -- Record: 37.79 Athletes: Moriniere, Sangouma,
Trouabal, Marie-Rose (FRA): Venue: Split; Year: 1990.
4 x 400m -- Record: 2m 58.22 s Athletes: Sanders, Akabusi,
Regis, Black (GBR); Venue: Split; Year: 1990.
Marathon -- Record: 2h 10m 22s; Athlete: Martiz Fiz (ESP); Venue: Helsinki; Year: 1994
20 km walk -- Record: 1h 18m 37s; Athlete: Fransisco Fernandez (POR); Venue: Munchen; Year: 2002.
50 km walk -- Record: 3h 36m 39s; Athlete: Robert Rorÿóòùöûëø (POL); Venue: Munchen; Year: 2002.

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