European Athletics Team Championships

The European Athletics Team Championships (European Team Championships until 2013), is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It replaced in 2009 the former and similar European Cup (1965-2008). Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.

European Athletics Team Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencyannual / biannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated2009
Most recent2023
Next event2025
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
Websitewww.european-athletics.com
European Athletics Members

History

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The main idea of the cup, developed by Bruno Zauli, president of the European Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federations, was to create a competition for all European athletics federations, in which they would face each other in track and field events. Although Zauli died just a few months before the launch of the first event, the competition has gone from strength to strength.

In 2008, it was decided to change the competition and for it to take a new format with four leagues, which consist of 20 events for men and 20 for women. The Super League and the First League have 12 teams each, while the Second League and the Third League 8 and 14 respectively. Team scores will be calculated by combination of men and women's points, rather than the previous individual male and female scores. Each year, three teams are relegated from the Super League and are replaced by three teams promoted from the First League. Two teams are relegated/promoted among First, Second and Third League teams.

In 2018, it was decided to change again the competition format: the ETC will now be held every odd year, with a Super-League of 8 countries only, starting in 2021, and First and Second League of 12 countries. In the case of the host country is not qualified, a 9th country could compete in Super-League.[1]

Editions

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League system
Edition Year Host city of the Super League Winners
Super League First League Second League Third League
1 2009   Leiria, Portugal   Germany   Belarus   Lithuania   Israel
2 2010   Bergen, Norway   Russia   Czech Republic    Switzerland   Denmark
3 2011   Stockholm, Sweden   Germany   Turkey   Estonia   Israel
4 2013   Gateshead, United Kingdom   Germany   Czech Republic   Slovenia   Slovakia
5 2014   Braunschweig, Germany   Germany   Belarus    Switzerland   Cyprus
6 2015   Cheboksary, Russia   Russia   Czech Republic   Denmark   Slovakia
7 2017   Lille, France   Germany   Sweden   Hungary   Luxembourg
8 2019   Bydgoszcz, Poland   Poland   Portugal   Estonia   Iceland
9 2021   Chorzow, Poland   Poland   Czech Republic   Hungary   Serbia
Divisional system
Edition Year Host city Winners
First Division Second Division Third Division
10 2023   Chorzow, Poland   Italy   Hungary   Ireland

Host cities

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League system
Year Super League First League Second League Third League
2009   Leiria   Bergen   Banská Bystrica   Sarajevo
2010   Bergen   Budapest   Belgrade   Marsa
2011   Stockholm   İzmir   Novi Sad   Reykjavík
2013   Gateshead   Dublin   Kaunas   Banská Bystrica
2014   Braunschweig   Tallinn   Riga   Tbilisi
2015   Cheboksary   Heraklion   Stara Zagora   Baku
2017   Lille   Vaasa   Tel Aviv   Marsa
2019   Bydgoszcz   Sandnes   Varaždin   Skopje
2021   Chorzów   Cluj-Napoca   Stara Zagora   Limassol
Division system
Year 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division
2023   Chorzów
Unknown system
Year Host
2025   Madrid
2027   Chorzów

Team summary (Super League)

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Country 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Years
in SL
  Belarus 13 (1) 8 9 11 13 (1) 9 10 14 (1) 10 (1) DQ (1) 5
  Belgium 17 (1) 19 (1) 21 (1) 20 (1) 21 (1) 16 (1) 21 (1) 17 (1) 17 (1) 14 1
  Czech Republic 10 13 (1) 10 13 (1) 10 13 (1) 8 8 9 (1) 9 6
  Finland 14 (1) 12 20 (1) 18 (1) 15 (1) 11 13 (1) 11 15 (1) 11 4
  France 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 7 10
  Germany 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 3 10
  Great Britain 2 2 4 3 5 5 4 5 3 5 10
  Greece 9 10 14 (1) 10 17 (1) 14 (1) 9 10 16 (1) 13 6
  Italy 5 7 8 7 7 6 7 4 2 1 10
  Netherlands 16 (1) 18 (1) 17 (1) 15 (1) 11 15 (1) 11 16 (1) 11 (1) 6 3
  Norway 15 (1) 11 15 (1) 12 14 (1) 12 17 (1) 15 (1) 18 (1) 16 4
  Poland 4 6 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 2 10
  Portugal 11 15 (1) 11 17 (1) 20 (1) 17 (1) 16 (1) 13 (1) 7 8 4
  Russia 8[2] 1 2[3] 1 2 1 DQ DQ (1) DQ (2) DQ (2) 6
  Spain 7 9 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 10
  Sweden 12 14 (1) 12 14 (1) 9 10 12 (1) 9 14 (1) 10 6
  Switzerland 23 (1) 25 (2) 19 (1) 24 (1) 25 (2) 20 (1) 14 (1) 12 12 (1) 12 2
  Turkey 18 (1) 21 (1) 13 (1) 9 12 19 (1) 15 (1) 17 (1) 13 (1) 15 3
  Ukraine 6 5 3 6 6 7 6 7 WD[4] 18 (1) 9
1 (1) = participated in First League.
2 (2) = participated in Second League.

Medal table (Super League)

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At the European Athletics Team Championships medals are not awarded, but with gold, silver and bronze conventionally refers to the top three finishes.[5][6]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany646353180
2  Great Britain505349152
3  Russia484225115
4  France463940125
5  Poland444350137
6  Ukraine30253287
7  Italy28314099
8  Spain25353191
9  Belarus981532
10  Netherlands95721
11  Sweden710623
12  Greece751123
13  Czech Republic6101127
14  Portugal68418
15  Switzerland4419
16  Turkey35614
17  Finland23611
18  Norway16411
19  Belgium0426
Totals (19 entries)3893993931,181

Championships records

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref. Video
100 m 9.95 (+1.0 m/s) NR Christophe Lemaitre   France 18 June 2011 2011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden [7] [1]
200 m 20.28 (−2.8 m/s) Christophe Lemaitre   France 19 June 2011 2011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden [8]
400 m 44.88 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen   Norway 23 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [9]
800 m 1:45.11 Giordano Benedetti   Italy 21 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [10]
1500 m 3:36.95 Mohamed Katir   Spain 24 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [11]
3000 m 7:50.99 Richard Ringer   Germany 22 June 2014 2014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany [12]
5000 m 13:17.23 Yemaneberhan Crippa   Italy 29 May 2021 2021 Super League Chorzów, Poland [13]
110 m hurdles 13.12 (+0.4 m/s) Jason Joseph    Switzerland 24 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [14]
400 m hurdles 48.14 Alessandro Sibilio   Italy 24 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [15]
3000 m steeplechase 8:25.50 Yoann Kowal   France 22 June 2014 2014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany [16]
High jump 2.35 m Dmytro Demyanyuk   Ukraine 18 June 2011 2011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden [17]
Pole vault 6.01 m Renaud Lavillenie   France 21 June 2009 2009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
Long jump 8.38 m (+0.1 m/s) Miltiadis Tentoglou   Greece 19 June 2021 2021 First League Cluj-Napoca, Romania [18]
Triple jump 17.59 m (+0.6 m/s) Nelson Évora   Portugal 21 June 2009 2009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
Shot put 21.83 m Michał Haratyk   Poland 10 August 2019 2019 Super League Bydgoszcz, Poland [19]
Discus throw 69.94 m Kristjan Čeh   Slovenia 21 June 2023 2023 Second Division Chorzów, Poland [20]
Hammer throw 82.98 m Paweł Fajdek   Poland 30 May 2021 2021 Super League Chorzów, Poland [21]
Javelin throw 96.29 m Johannes Vetter   Germany 29 May 2021 2021 Super League Chorzów, Poland [22]
4 × 100 m relay 38.08 Chijindu Ujah
Zharnel Hughes
Danny Talbot
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
  Great Britain 24 June 2017 2017 Super League Lille, France [23]
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.47 Mame-Ibra Anne
Teddy Venel
Mamoudou Hanne
Thomas Jordier
  France 21 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [24]
Key:
WR World record ER European record NR National record

Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.09 (+0.1 m/s) Ewa Swoboda   Poland 23 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [25]
200 m 22.71 (+1.8 m/s) Yelizaveta Bryzghina   Ukraine 20 June 2010 2010 Super League Bergen, Norway
400 m 49.82 Femke Bol   Netherlands 23 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [26]
800 m 1:58.62 Yuliya Krevsun   Ukraine 20 June 2009 2009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
1500 m 4:05.32 Anna Mishchenko   Ukraine 20 June 2010 2010 Super League Bergen, Norway
3000 m 8:45.24 Sifan Hassan   Netherlands 20 June 2014 2014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany [27]
5000 m 15:09.31 Elvan Abeylegesse   Turkey 20 June 2010 2010 First League Budapest, Hungary
100 m hurdles 12.62 (+1.3 m/s) Elvira Herman   Belarus 20 June 2021 2021 First League Cluj-Napoca, Romania [28]
400 m hurdles 53.70 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 18 June 2011 2011 Second League Novi Sad, Serbia
3000 m steeplechase 9:17.31 Luiza Gega   Albania 22 June 2023 2023 Third Division Chorzów, Poland [29]
High jump 2.04 m Blanka Vlašić   Croatia 21 June 2009 2009 Second League Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Pole vault 4.75 m Anna Rogowska   Poland 18 June 2011 2011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden [30]
Silke Spiegelburg   Germany
20 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [31]
Long jump 6.95 m Darya Klishina   Russia 21 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [32]
Triple jump 14.87 m (+1.7 m/s) Yekaterina Koneva   Russia 20 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [33]
Shot put 19.82 m Christina Schwanitz   Germany 21 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [34]
Discus throw 68.58 m Sandra Perković   Croatia 10 August 2019 2019 Second League Varaždin, Croatia [35]
Hammer throw 78.28 m Anita Włodarczyk   Poland 21 June 2015 2015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia [36]
Javelin throw 69.19 m Christin Hussong   Germany 30 May 2021 2021 Super League Chorzów, Poland [37]
4 × 100 m relay 42.47 Lara Matheis
Alexandra Burghardt
Gina Lückenkemper
Rebekka Haase
  Germany 24 June 2017 2017 Super League Lille, France [38]
4 × 400 m relay 3:23.76 Kseniya Zadorina
Natalya Ivanova
Natalya Antyukh
Kseniya Ustalova
  Russia 20 June 2010 2010 Super League Bergen, Norway

Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:12.34 Matěj Krsek
Tereza Petržilková
Vít Müller
Lada Vondrová
  Czech Republic 25 June 2023 2023 First Division Chorzów, Poland [39]
Key:
WR World record ER European record NR National record

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Russia has been initially classified second before late disqualification of Russian athletes.
  3. ^ Russia was initially first, before late doping disqualifications.
  4. ^ For Covid cases in the Ukrainian team.
  5. ^ "European Athletics Team Championships – Statistics Handbook". european-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Silesia 2021 full results". european-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "100 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  8. ^ "200 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Men's 400m Heat A Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ "800m Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Men's 1500m Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  13. ^ Jess Whittington (29 May 2021). "Vetter throws 96.29m in Silesia for third best javelin mark in history". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Heat A Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results Summary" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  16. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  17. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Hosts in pole position after five victories on day two". EAA. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  21. ^ Jess Whittington (29 May 2021). "Vetter throws 96.29m in Silesia for third best javelin mark in history". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  22. ^ Jess Whittington (29 May 2021). "Vetter throws 96.29m in Silesia for third best javelin mark in history". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  23. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  24. ^ "4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  25. ^ "Women's 100m Results Summary" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Women's 400m Heat A Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  27. ^ Michelle Sammet (21 June 2014). "Germany hold narrow lead after day one of the European Team Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  28. ^ "100 metres hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  30. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  31. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  32. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  33. ^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  34. ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  35. ^ "Estonia's consistency rewarded with promotion into First League". EAA. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  36. ^ "Hammer Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  37. ^ Jess Whittington (29 May 2021). "Vetter throws 96.29m in Silesia for third best javelin mark in history". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  38. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  39. ^ "Mixed 4×400m Relay Results Summary" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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