European Athletics U23 Championships

The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association. The oldest of the 'age-group' track and field events held by European Athletics – European Athletics U20 Championships (previously called 'Junior Championships') are held in the same odd numbered years, while the European Athletics U18 Championships, previously the 'Youth Championships' are held in even numbered years.

European Athletics U23 Championships
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Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)midyear
Frequencybiennial
Inaugurated1997
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
Websitewww.european-athletics.com/competitions/european-athletics-u23-championships/ Edit this at Wikidata

The event was first held in 1997 and was a replacement for the European Athletics U23 Cup – a biennial event which had "A" and "B" level leagues that was held in 1992 and 1994. Historically, the event has been held in North-Eastern Europe in Nordic, Baltic or central Europe.[1]

Editions

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European Athletics U23 Cup

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Edition Year Division City Country Date Men's winner Women's winner
1 1992 A Gateshead   Great Britain 18–19 July   Germany   Great Britain
B Villeneuve-d'Ascq   France   Czechoslovakia   France
2 1994 A Ostrava   Czech Republic 30–31 July   Germany   Russia
B Lillehammer   Norway   Poland   Ukraine

European Athletics U23 Championships

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Hosts
Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Top of the medal table
1 1997 Turku   Finland 10–13 July Paavo Nurmi Stadium 43   Russia
2 1999 Gothenburg   Sweden 29 July–1 August Ullevi 43   Germany
3 2001 Amsterdam   Netherlands 12–15 July Olympisch Stadion 44   Germany
4 2003 Bydgoszcz   Poland 17–20 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 44   Russia
5 2005 Erfurt   Germany 14–17 July Steigerwaldstadion 44   Russia
6 2007 Debrecen   Hungary 12–15 July Gyulai István Athletic Stadium 44   Russia
7 2009 Kaunas   Lithuania 16–19 July S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium 44   Russia
8 2011 Ostrava   Czech Republic 14–17 July Městský Stadion 44   Russia
9 2013 Tampere   Finland 11–14 July Ratina Stadium 44   Russia
10 2015 Tallinn   Estonia 9–12 July Kadriorg Stadium 44   Germany
11 2017 Bydgoszcz   Poland 13–16 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 44   Germany
12 2019 Gävle   Sweden 11–14 July Gunder Hägg-stadion [sv] 44   Germany
13 2021 Tallinn   Estonia 8–11 July Kadriorg Stadium 44   Italy
14 2023 Espoo   Finland 13–16 July Leppävaara Stadium [fi] 44   Great Britain
15 2025 Bergen   Norway 17–20 July Fana Stadion 44

Championships records

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.04 (+1.0 m/s) Jeremiah Azu   Great Britain 13 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [2]
200 m 20.33 (+1.6 m/s) Ján Volko   Slovakia 15 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [3]
400 m 45.02 Ricky Petrucciani    Switzerland 10 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [4]
800 m 1:45.21 Nils Schumann   Germany 1 August 1999 1999 Gothenburg, Sweden
1500 m 3:38.94 Wolfram Müller   Germany 14 July 2001 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands
5000 m 13:20.16 Ali Kaya   Turkey 11 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [5]
10,000 m 27:53.38 Ali Kaya   Turkey 9 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [6]
110 m hurdles 13.22 (+0.3 m/s) Sasha Zhoya   France 13 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [7]
400 m hurdles 48.37 Karsten Warholm   Norway 16 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [8]
3000 m steeplechase 8:25.86 Martin Pröll   Austria 19 July 2003 2003 Bydgoszcz, Poland
High jump 2.36 m Aleksander Waleriańczyk   Poland 20 July 2003 2003 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Pole vault 5.93 m Romain Mesnil   France 1 August 1999 1999 Gothenburg, Sweden
Long jump 8.37 m (+1.1 m/s) Eusebio Cáceres   Spain 12 July 2013 2013 Tampere, Finland [9]
Triple jump 17.72 m (+1.3 m/s) Sheryf El-Sheryf   Ukraine 17 July 2011 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic [10]
Shot put 21.59 m Konrad Bukowiecki   Poland 14 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [11]
Discus throw 68.34 m Mykolas Alekna   Lithuania 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [12]
Hammer throw 80.88 m Nicolas Figère   France 15 July 2001 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Javelin throw 84.97 m Cyprian Mrzygłód   Poland 13 July 2019 2019 Gävle, Sweden [13]
Decathlon 8608 pts Markus Rooth   Norway 15–16 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [14]
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
10.81 (+1.3 m/s) 7.61 m (+3.6 m/s) 15.31 m 2.03 m 49.05 14.43 (−1.2 m/s) 48.63 m 5.10 m 63.71 m 4:29.66
20 km walk (road) 1:19:58 Aigars Fadejevs   Latvia 10 July 1997 1997 Turku, Finland
4 × 100 m relay 38.70 Yannick Wolf
Luis Brandner
Milo Skupin-Alfa
Joshua Hartmann
  Germany 11 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [15]
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.13 Maksim Dyldin
Denis Alekseyev
Artem Sergeyenkov
Anton Kokorin
  Russia 15 July 2007 2007 Debrecen, Hungary

Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.03 (+1.5 m/s) Maria Karastamáti   Greece 16 July 2005 2005 Erfurt, Germany
200 m 22.57 (+1.7 m/s) Hana Benesova   Czech Republic 13 July 1997 1997 Turku, Finland
400 m 50.72 Olga Zaytseva   Russia 16 July 2005 2005 Erfurt, Germany
800 m 1:58.94 Yelena Kofanova   Russia 18 July 2009 2009 Kaunas, Lithuania
1500 m 4:04.77 Amela Terzić   Serbia 12 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [16]
5000 m 15:01.67 Yasemin Can   Turkey 16 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [17]
10,000 m 31:39.34 Alina Reh   Germany 12 July 2019 2019 Gävle, Sweden [18]
100 m hurdles 12.68 (±0.0 m/s) Ditaji Kambundji    Switzerland 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [19]
400 m hurdles 54.28 Emma Zapletalová   Slovakia 10 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [20]
3000 m steeplechase 9:26.98 Olivia Gürth   Germany 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [21]
High jump 2.00 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh   Ukraine 10 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [22]
Pole vault 4.70 m Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova   Russia 13 July 2013 2013 Tampere, Finland [23]
Long jump 7.05 m (+1.1 m/s) Darya Klishina   Russia 17 July 2011 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic [24]
Triple jump 14.70 m (+1.3 m/s) Cristina Nicolau   Romania 1 August 1999 1999 Gothenburg, Sweden
Shot put 19.73 m Nadezhda Ostapchuk   Belarus 12 July 2001 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Discus throw 64.40 m Kateryna Karsak   Ukraine 13 July 2007 2007 Debrecen, Hungary
Hammer throw 73.71 m Silja Kosonen   Finland 14 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [25]
Javelin throw 65.60 m Christin Hussong   Germany 11 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [26]
Heptathlon 6396 pts Aiga Grabuste   Latvia 19 July 2009 2009 Kaunas, Lithuania
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.66 (−0.2 m/s) 1.77 14.56 24.73 (−1.7 m/s) 6.62 (+2.1 m/s) 46.11 2:17.74
20 km walk (road) 1:27:17 Mariya Ponomaryova   Russia 10 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [27]
4 × 100 m relay 43.04 Cassie-Ann Pemberton
Amy Hunt
Alyson Bell
Aleeya Sibbons
  Great Britain 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [28]
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.58 Olga Shulikova
Ksenia Zadorina
Yelena Novikova
Lyudmila Litvinova
  Russia 15 July 2007 2007 Debrecen, Hungary

All-time medal table

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Medal table includes 19972023 Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)836657206
2  Germany (GER)689073231
3  Great Britain (GBR)645845167
4  Poland (POL)514047138
5  France (FRA)484260150
6  Spain (ESP)30313596
7  Italy (ITA)26293893
8  Ukraine (UKR)24403094
9  Belarus (BLR)22212063
10  Turkey (TUR)1913638
11  Romania (ROU)18161650
12  Netherlands (NED)16141848
13  Hungary (HUN)13131238
14  Greece (GRE)13101033
15  Sweden (SWE)12141945
16  Norway (NOR)126927
17  Finland (FIN)11182554
18  Switzerland (SUI)107926
19  Czech Republic (CZE)9191240
20  Latvia (LAT)94821
21  Belgium (BEL)715931
22  Lithuania (LTU)64515
23  Slovenia (SLO)54615
24  Denmark (DEN)44311
25  Croatia (CRO)4239
26  Slovakia (SVK)4228
27  Azerbaijan (AZE)4105
28  Portugal (POR)36615
29  Bulgaria (BUL)3328
30  Serbia (SRB)32712
31  Estonia (EST)25411
32  Austria (AUT)2237
33  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2215
  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)2024
34  Ireland (IRL)15511
35  Israel (ISR)1203
36  Iceland (ISL)1124
37  Moldova (MDA)1113
38  Cyprus (CYP)1012
39Independent Athletes (EAA)0101
  Luxembourg (LUX)0101
41  Andorra (AND)0011
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)0011
  Georgia (GEO)0011
  Kosovo (KOS)0011
  Montenegro (MNE)0011
Totals (45 entries)6146146161,844
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ European Under 23 Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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