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
Datemidyear
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
11992AGateshead Great Britain18–19 July Germany Great Britain
BVilleneuve-d'Ascq France Czechoslovakia France
21994AOstrava Czech Republic30–31 July Germany Russia
BLillehammer Norway Poland Ukraine

European Athletics U23 Championships

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Hosts
Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Top of the medal table
11997Turku Finland10–13 JulyPaavo Nurmi Stadium43 Russia
21999Gothenburg Sweden29 July–1 AugustUllevi43 Germany
32001Amsterdam Netherlands12–15 JulyOlympisch Stadion44 Germany
42003Bydgoszcz Poland17–20 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium44 Russia
52005Erfurt Germany14–17 JulySteigerwaldstadion44 Russia
62007Debrecen Hungary12–15 JulyGyulai István Athletic Stadium44 Russia
72009Kaunas Lithuania16–19 JulyS. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium44 Russia
82011Ostrava Czech Republic14–17 JulyMěstský Stadion44 Russia
92013Tampere Finland11–14 JulyRatina Stadium44 Russia
102015Tallinn Estonia9–12 JulyKadriorg Stadium44 Germany
112017Bydgoszcz Poland13–16 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium44 Germany
122019Gävle Sweden11–14 JulyGunder Hägg-stadion [sv]44 Germany
132021Tallinn Estonia8–11 JulyKadriorg Stadium44 Italy
142023Espoo Finland13–16 JulyLeppävaara Stadium [fi]44 Great Britain
152025Bergen Norway17–20 JulyFana Stadion44 Germany
162027Bydgoszcz Poland22–25 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium44

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 44.82 Jonas Phijffers  Netherlands 19 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [4]
800 m 1:44.06 Francesco Pernici  Italy 18 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [5]
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 [6]
10,000 m 27:53.38 Ali Kaya  Turkey 9 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [7]
110 m hurdles 13.22 (+0.3 m/s) Sasha Zhoya  France 13 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [8]
400 m hurdles 48.01 Owe Fischer-Breiholz  Germany 19 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [9]
3000 m steeplechase 8:20.17 Maciej Megier  Poland 20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [10]
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 [11]
Triple jump 17.72 m (+1.3 m/s) Sheryf El-Sheryf  Ukraine 17 July 2011 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic [12]
Shot put 21.59 m Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 14 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [13]
Discus throw 68.34 m Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [14]
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 [15]
Decathlon 8608 pts Markus Rooth  Norway 15–16 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [16]
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
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 38.43 Maxime Rebierre
Yoran Kabengele Kabala
Mohammed Badru
Jeff Erius
 France 20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [17]
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.02 David Garcia
Ángel González
Markel Fernandez
Gerson Pozo
 Spain 20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway

Decathlon disciplines best

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place Ref.
100 m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin throw
1500 m

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 49.74 Henriette Jæger  Norway 19 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [18]
800 m 1:57.42 Audrey Werro   Switzerland 19 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [19]
1500 m 4:04.77 Amela Terzić  Serbia 12 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [20]
5000 m 15:01.67 Yasemin Can  Turkey 16 July 2017 2017 Bydgoszcz, Poland [21]
10,000 m 31:39.34 Alina Reh  Germany 12 July 2019 2019 Gävle, Sweden [22]
100 m hurdles 12.68 (±0.0 m/s) Ditaji Kambundji   Switzerland 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [23]
400 m hurdles 54.04 Emily Newnham  Great Britain 19 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [24]
3000 m steeplechase 9:26.98 Olivia Gürth  Germany 15 July 2023 2023 Espoo, Finland [25]
High jump 2.00 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 10 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [26]
Pole vault 4.70 m Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova  Russia 13 July 2013 2013 Tampere, Finland [27]
Long jump 7.05 m (+1.1 m/s) Darya Klishina  Russia 17 July 2011 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic [28]
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 [29]
Javelin throw 65.60 m Christin Hussong  Germany 11 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [30]
Heptathlon 6563 pts NR Saga Vanninen  Finland 19–20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [31]
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.25 (+1.1 m/s) 1.80 m 15.09 m 24.25 (−1.0 m/s) 6.49 m (−0.3 m/s) 43.74 m 2:11.00
20 km walk (road) 1:27:17 Mariya Ponomaryova  Russia 10 July 2015 2015 Tallinn, Estonia [32]
4 × 100 m relay 42.92 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison
Kissiwaa Mensah
Alyson Bell
Success Eduan
 Great Britain 20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [33]
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.52 Rebecca Grieve
Emily Newnham
Poppy Malik
Yemi Mary John
 Great Britain 20 July 2025 2025 Bergen, Norway [34]

All-time medal table

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Medal table includes 19972025 Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)836657206
2 Germany (GER)739985257
3 Great Britain (GBR)686248178
4 Poland (POL)534248143
5 France (FRA)514863162
6 Spain (ESP)343439107
7 Italy (ITA)293241102
8 Ukraine (UKR)25403095
9 Belarus (BLR)22212063
10 Turkey (TUR)2114641
11 Netherlands (NED)20171956
12 Romania (ROU)20161652
13 Finland (FIN)13182758
14 Hungary (HUN)13141239
15 Greece (GRE)13111236
16 Norway (NOR)1371030
17 Sweden (SWE)12172150
18 Switzerland (SUI)128929
19 Czech Republic (CZE)11201243
20 Latvia (LAT)94922
21 Belgium (BEL)7161033
22 Lithuania (LTU)65516
23 Slovenia (SLO)54716
24 Denmark (DEN)54312
25 Serbia (SRB)52815
26 Croatia (CRO)4239
 Slovakia (SVK)4239
28 Azerbaijan (AZE)4105
29 Portugal (POR)36716
30 Bulgaria (BUL)35210
31 Austria (AUT)3238
32 Ireland (IRL)27716
33 Estonia (EST)25411
34 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2215
35 Israel (ISR)2204
36 Cyprus (CYP)2024
 Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)2024
37 Iceland (ISL)1124
38 Moldova (MDA)1113
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)6586596591,976
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References

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