2023 European Athletics U23 Championships
Sports competition in Espoo, Finland
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The 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 14th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty three. The event was organized by European Athletics Association and held from 13–16 July 2023 in Espoo, Finland.[1][2] This was the third time that Finland staged European Athletics U23 Championships after previous editions Turku 1997 and Tampere 2013.
| 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 14th |
| Dates | 13–16 July |
| Host city | Espoo, Finland |
| Venue | Leppävaara Stadium |
| Level | Under 23 |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 48 nations |
| Official website | Espoo 2023 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Spain (ESP) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 |  Finland (FIN)* | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kosovo (KOS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Jeremiah Azu Great Britain | 10.05 | Raphael Bouju Netherlands | 10.17 | Pablo Mateo France | 10.18 |
| 200 metres |
Blessing Afrifah Israel | 20.67 | Raphael Bouju Netherlands | 20.68 | Timothé Mumenthaler Switzerland | 20.85 |
| 400 metres |
Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Norway | 45.13 | Lionel Spitz Switzerland | 45.27 PB | Attila Molnár Hungary | 45.36 |
| 800 metres |
Yanis Meziane France | 1:45.92 | Ethan Hussey Great Britain | 1:45.95 | Paul Anselmini France | 1:45.99 |
| 1500 metres |
Stefan Nillessen Netherlands | 3:43.35 | Mohamed Attaoui Spain | 3:43.63 | Samuel Pihlström Sweden | 3:43.73 |
| 5000 metres |
Charles Hicks Great Britain | 13:35.07 | Eemil Helander Finland | 13:40.25 | Will Barnicoat Great Britain | 13:45.24 |
| 10,000 metres |
Rory Leonard Great Britain | 29:08.33 | Francesco Guerra Italy | 29:11.86 | Miguel Baidal Spain | 29:14.91 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
Sasha Zhoya France | 13.31 | Lorenzo Simonelli Italy | 13.36 | Erwann Cinna France | 13.47 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles |
İsmail Nezir Turkey | 49.19 | Berke Akçam Turkey | 49.48 SB | Oskar Edlund Sweden | 49.57 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Alejandro Quijada Spain | 8:28.91 PB | Etson Barros Portugal | 8:32.08 | Baptiste Guyon France | 8:33.64 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Paul McGrath Spain | 1:21:03 PB | Andrea Cosi Italy | 1:23:02 | Jerry Jokinen Finland | 1:24:41 NU23R |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Italy Eric Marek Matteo Melluzzo Marco Ricci Junior Tardioli | 38.92 NU23R | France Jordan Jalce Hugo Cerra Mohammed Badru Pablo Mateo | 38.92 SB | Poland Igor Bogaczyński Adam Łukomski Łukasz Żok Patryk Krupa | 39.06 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Italy Luca Sito Riccardo Meli Francesco Domenico Rossi Lorenzo Benati | 3:02.49 EU23L | Turkey İlyas Çanakçı Kubilay Ençü Berke Akçam İsmail Nezir | 3:03.04 NU23R | Great Britain Ethan Brown Brodie Young Samuel Reardon Edward Faulds | 3:03.12 SB |
| High jump |
Ali Eren Ünlü Turkey | 2.22 m | Oleh Doroshchuk Ukraine Roman Petruk Ukraine | 2.19 m | No medal awarded | |
| Pole vault |
Juho Alasaari Finland | 5.71 m =NU23R | Robin Emig France | 5.66 m | Pål Haugen Lillefosse Norway | 5.66 m |
| Long jump |
Henrik Flåtnes Norway | 7.96 m PB | Simon Batz Germany | 7.72 m | Mátyás Németh Hungary | 7.71 m |
| Triple jump |
Simon Gore France | 16.40 m SB | Gabriel Wallmark Sweden | 16.24 m SB | Batuhan Çakır Turkey | 16.16 m |
| Shot put |
Tizian Lauria Germany | 19.80 m PB | Eric Maihöfer Germany | 19.44 m SB | Muhamet Ramadani Kosovo | 19.20 m |
| Discus throw |
Mykolas Alekna Lithuania | 68.34 m CR | Marius Karges Germany Marius Karges Germany | 62.56 m | Yasiel Brayan Sotero Salazar Spain | 61.69 m |
| Javelin throw |
Artur Felfner Ukraine | 83.04 m NU23L | Topias Laine Finland | 79.77 m | Michele Fina Italy | 77.23 m PB |
| Hammer throw |
Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 77.21 m SB | Merlin Hummel Germany | 75.61 m | Sören Klose Germany | 73.70 m |
| Decathlon |
Markus Rooth Norway | 8608 pts CR, NR | Sander Skotheim Norway | 8561 pts | Sven Roosen Netherlands | 8128 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Women
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Entry standards
| Event | Men | Quota | Women | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 10.50 | 32 | 11.70 | 3 |
| 200 metres | 21.30 | 32 | 24.00 | 3 |
| 400 metres | 47.00 | 32 | 55.00 | 3 |
| 800 metres | 1:48.00 | 24 | 2:06.50 | 2 |
| 1500 metres | 3:42.50 | 24 | 4:24.00 | 2 |
| 5000 metres | 13:58.00 | 25 | 16:35.00 | 1 |
| 10,000 metres / 10 km road | 29:45.00 | 25 | 35:40.00 | 1 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:00.00 | 24 | 10:25.00 | 2 |
| 110/100 metres hurdles | 14.40 | 32 | 13.20 | 3 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.50 | 32 | 1:00.50 | 3 |
| High jump | 2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in) | 24 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Pole vault | 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) | 24 | 4.05 m (13 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Long jump | 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in) | 24 | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) | 2 |
| Triple jump | 15.55 m (51 ft 0 in) | 24 | 12.95 m (42 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Shot put | 17.80 m (58 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 24 | 14.50 m (47 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Discus throw | 54.50 m (178 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 24 | 49.50 m (162 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Hammer throw | 65.50 m (214 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 24 | 61.00 m (200 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 2 |
| Javelin throw | 72.00 m (236 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 24 | 51.00 m (167 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | 2 |
| Decathlon/Heptathlon | 7400 | 20 | 5600 | 1 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | 1:35:00 | 25 | 1:48:00 | 1 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 16 | 2 | ||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 16 | 2 |
Participation
1153 athletes from 40 nations are expected to compete at this edition.[3]
Andorra (2)
Armenia (2)
Austria (26)
Belgium (26)
Bulgaria (6)
Croatia (8)
Cyprus (3)
Czech Republic (37)
Denmark (16)
Estonia (11)
Finland (74)
France (85)
Germany (78)
Great Britain (49)
Greece (40)
Hungary (36)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (32)
Israel (14)
Italy (83)
Kosovo (1)
Latvia (16)
Lithuania (8)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (3)
Moldova (2)
Netherlands (37)
Norway (51)
Poland (66)
Portugal (25)
Romania (20)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (12)
Slovakia (13)
Slovenia (18)
Spain (76)
Sweden (45)
Switzerland (49)
Turkey (41)
Ukraine (37)
