European Athletics U20 Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)midyear
Frequencybiennial
Inaugurated1970
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
Women's 800 meter in heptathlon at the 2015 Championships

The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as junior athletes. The event is currently organized by the European Athletic Association.

The history of the biennial athletics competition stems from the European Junior Games, which was first held in 1964. The event was first sanctioned by the continental governing body, the European Athletic Association at the following edition in 1966 and after a third edition under the games moniker it was renamed to its current title.[1][2]

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Leading nation
— 1964 Warsaw  Poland 18–20 September 10th-Anniversary Stadium 29  Poland
— 1966 Odesa  Soviet Union 24–25 September Central Stadium Chornomorets 33  Soviet Union
— 1968 Leipzig  East Germany 23–25 August Zentralstadion 33  Soviet Union
1 1970 Paris  France 11–13 September Stade Olympique de Colombes 35  East Germany
2 1973 Duisburg  Germany 24–26 August Wedaustadion 36  East Germany
3 1975 Athens  Greece 22–24 August Karaiskakis Stadium 36  East Germany
4 1977 Donetsk  Soviet Union 19–21 August RSC Olimpiyskiy 36  East Germany
5 1979 Bydgoszcz  Poland 16–19 August Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 36  East Germany
6 1981 Utrecht  Netherlands 20–23 August Atletiekbaan Overvecht 38  East Germany
7 1983 Schwechat  Austria 25–28 August Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion 38  East Germany
8 1985 Cottbus  East Germany 22–25 August Max-Reimann-Stadion 39  East Germany
9 1987 Birmingham  United Kingdom 6–9 August Alexander Stadium 41  East Germany
10 1989 Varaždin  Yugoslavia 24–27 August Stadion ŠC Sloboda 41  East Germany
11 1991 Thessaloniki  Greece 8–11 August Kaftanzoglio Stadium 42  Soviet Union
12 1993 San Sebastián  Spain 29 July – 1 August Anoeta Stadium 41  Great Britain
13 1995 Nyíregyháza  Hungary 27–30 July Városi Stadion 41  France
14 1997 Ljubljana  Slovenia 24–27 July Bežigrad Stadium 43  Germany
15 1999 Riga  Latvia 5–8 August Daugava Stadium 43  Germany
16 2001 Grosseto  Italy 19–22 July Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 44  Russia
17 2003 Tampere  Finland 23–27 July Tampere Stadium 44  Germany
18 2005 Kaunas  Lithuania 21–24 July S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium 44  Germany
19 2007 Hengelo  Netherlands 19–22 July Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion 44  Russia
20 2009 Novi Sad  Serbia 23–26 July Karađorđe Stadium 44  Germany
21 2011 Tallinn  Estonia 21–24 July Kadriorg Stadium 44  Russia
22 2013 Rieti  Italy 18–21 July Stadio Raul Guidobaldi 44  Great Britain
23 2015 Eskilstuna  Sweden 16–19 July Ekängens Friidrottsarena 44  Great Britain
24 2017 Grosseto  Italy 20–23 July Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 44  Germany
25 2019 Borås  Sweden 18–21 July Ryavallen 44  Great Britain
26 2021 Tallinn  Estonia 15–18 July Kadriorg Stadium 44  Great Britain
27 2023 Jerusalem  Israel 7–10 August Givat Ram Stadium 44  Germany
28 2025 Tampere  Finland 7–10 August Tampere Stadium 44

Championship records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.04 (+0.2 m/s) Christophe Lemaitre  France 24 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia [3]
200 m 20.37 Jürgen Evers  West Germany 28 August 1983 1983 Schwechat, Austria
400 m 45.36 Roger Black  Great Britain 24 August 1985 1985 Cottbus, East Germany
800 m 1:45.90 Roberto Parra  Spain 29 July 1995 1995 Nyíregyháza, Hungary
1500 m 3:38.96 Graham Williamson  Great Britain 16 August 1979 1979 Bydgoszcz, Poland
5000 m 13:44.37 Steve Binns  Great Britain 18 August 1979 1979 Bydgoszcz, Poland
10000 m 28:31.16 Ali Kaya  Turkey 18 July 2013 2013 Rieti, Italy [4]
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.05 (+0.2 m/s) Sasha Zhoya  France 17 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [5]
400 m hurdles 49.23 Timofey Chalyy  Russia 21 July 2013 2013 Rieti, Italy [6]
3000 m steeplechase 8:37.94 Ilgizar Safiullin  Russia 24 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [7]
High jump 2.33 m Maksim Nedasekau  Belarus 22 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [8]
Pole vault 5.65 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 23 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [9]
Long jump 8.23 m (-0.2 m/s) Mattia Furlani  Italy 8 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel [10]
Triple jump 17.04 m (+1.5 m/s) Nazim Babayev  Azerbaijan 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [11]
Shot put (6 kg) 22.62 m Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 16 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [12]
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 68.02 m Bartłomiej Stój  Poland 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [13]
Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.73 m Mykhaylo Kokhan  Ukraine 19 July 2019 2019 Borås, Sweden [14]
Javelin throw 81.53 m Zigismunds Sirmais  Latvia 23 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [15]
Decathlon 8435 pts WJR Niklas Kaul  Germany 22–23 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [16]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.48 (-1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (-0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52
10000 m walk (track) 39:28.45 Andrey Ruzavin  Russia 23 July 2005 2005 Kaunas, Lithuania
4×100 m relay 39.24 Tyrone Edgar
Dwayne Grant
Tim Benjamin
Mark Lewis-Francis 		 Great Britain 22 July 2001 2001 Grosseto, Italy
4×400 m relay 3:04.58 Uwe Preusche
Frank Löper
Eckard Trylus
Jens Carlowitz 		 East Germany 23 August 1981 1981 Utrecht, Netherlands

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 11.18 (+0.5 m/s) Jodie Williams  Great Britain 22 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [17]
200 m 22.85 Bärbel Eckert  East Germany 26 August 1973 1973 Duisburg, West Germany
400 m 51.27 Christina Brehmer  East Germany 23 August 1975 1975 Athens, Greece
800 m 2:00.25 Katrin Wühn  East Germany 27 August 1983 1983 Schwechat, Austria
1500 m 4:04.47 Inger Knutsson  Sweden 26 August 1973 1973 Duisburg, West Germany
3000 m 8:50.97 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 1 August 1993 1993 San Sebastián, Spain
5000 m 15:03.85 Agate Caune  Latvia 10 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel [18]
100 m hurdles 13.09 Olena Ovcharova  Ukraine 28 July 1995 1995 Nyíregyháza, Hungary
400 m hurdles 55.89 Zuzana Hejnová  Czech Republic 23 July 2005 2005 Kaunas, Lithuania
3000 m steeplechase 9:43.69 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal  Norway 26 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia
High jump 1.95 m Yelena Yelesina  Soviet Union 27 August 1989 1989 Varaždin, Yugoslavia
Maria Kuchina  Russia 24 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [19]
Pole vault 4.57 m Angelica Bengtsson  Sweden 23 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [20]
Long jump 6.80 m (+0.3 m/s) Darya Klishina  Russia 24 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia [3]
Triple jump 14.12 m Anastasiya Ilyina  Russia 20 July 2001 2001 Grosseto, Italy
Shot put 19.53 m Astrid Kumbernuss  East Germany 25 August 1989 1989 Varaždin, Yugoslavia
Discus throw 70.58 m Ilke Wyludda  East Germany 8 August 1987 1987 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Hammer throw 71.06 m Silja Kosonen  Finland 17 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [5]
Javelin throw 61.52 Nikolett Szabo  Hungary 8 August 1999 1999 Riga, Latvia
Heptathlon 6465 pts Sybille Thiele  East Germany 28 August 1983 1983 Schwechat, Austria
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36
10000 m walk (track) 42:59.48 Elena Lashmanova  Russia 21 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [21]
4×100 m relay 43.27 WJR Katrin Fehm
Keshia Kwadwo
Sophia Junk
Jennifer Montag 		 Germany 23 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [22]
4×400 m relay 3:30.39 Cornelia Feuerbach
Carola Witzel
Ines Vogelgesang
Heike Böhme 		 East Germany 23 August 1981 1981 Utrecht, Netherlands

All-time medal table

See also

References

  1. ^ European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  2. ^ European Athletics Championships Statistics Junior Men. European Athletics. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. ^ a b Phil Minshull (25 July 2009). "Lemaitre sets European Junior 100m record – Euro Jnr Champs, Day 2". IAAF. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "10000 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Zhoya, Adeleke and Askag shine at European U20 Championships in Tallinn". World Athletics. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). EA. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EA. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Long Jump Results". World Athletics. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). EA. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). EA. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). EA. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Hammer Throw (6kg) Men Final Results" (PDF). EA. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  16. ^ "Decathlon Results" (PDF). EA. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "100 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  18. ^ "5000m Results". World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  19. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  20. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  21. ^ "10000 Metres Race Walk Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  22. ^ "4×100m Relay Round 1 Results Summery" (PDF). EAA. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

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