European Athletics U20 Championships

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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.

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European Athletics U20 Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
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Inaugurated1970
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
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History

Women's 800 meter in heptathlon at the 2015 Championships

The history of the biennial athletics competition stems from the European Junior Games, which was first held in 1964, 1970 to 2015 European Junior Championships and since 2017 European U20 Championships. 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

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Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Medals Winner
European Junior Games
—1964Warsaw Poland18–20 September10th-Anniversary Stadium29 Poland
—1966Odesa Soviet Union24–25 SeptemberCentral Stadium Chornomorets33 Soviet Union
—1968Leipzig East Germany23–25 AugustZentralstadion33 Soviet Union
European Junior Championships
11970Paris France11–13 SeptemberStade Olympique de Colombes35 East Germany
21973Duisburg Germany24–26 AugustWedaustadion36 East Germany
31975Athens Greece22–24 AugustKaraiskakis Stadium36 East Germany
41977Donetsk Soviet Union19–21 AugustRSC Olimpiyskiy36 East Germany
51979Bydgoszcz Poland16–19 AugustZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium36 East Germany
61981Utrecht Netherlands20–23 AugustAtletiekbaan Overvecht38 East Germany
71983Schwechat Austria25–28 AugustRudolf-Tonn-Stadion38 East Germany
81985Cottbus East Germany22–25 AugustMax-Reimann-Stadion39 East Germany
91987Birmingham United Kingdom6–9 AugustAlexander Stadium41 East Germany
101989Varaždin Yugoslavia24–27 AugustStadion ŠC Sloboda41 East Germany
111991Thessaloniki Greece8–11 AugustKaftanzoglio Stadium42 Soviet Union
121993San Sebastián Spain29 July – 1 AugustAnoeta Stadium41 Great Britain
131995Nyíregyháza Hungary27–30 JulyVárosi Stadion41 France
141997Ljubljana Slovenia24–27 JulyBežigrad Stadium43 Germany
151999Riga Latvia5–8 AugustDaugava Stadium43 Germany
162001Grosseto Italy19–22 JulyStadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini44 Russia
172003Tampere Finland23–27 JulyTampere Stadium44 Germany
182005Kaunas Lithuania21–24 JulyS. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium44 Germany
192007Hengelo Netherlands19–22 JulyFanny Blankers-Koen Stadion44 Russia
202009Novi Sad Serbia23–26 JulyKarađorđe Stadium44 Germany
212011Tallinn Estonia21–24 JulyKadriorg Stadium44 Russia
222013Rieti Italy18–21 JulyStadio Raul Guidobaldi44 Great Britain
232015Eskilstuna Sweden16–19 JulyEkängens Friidrottsarena44 Great Britain
European U20 Championships
242017Grosseto Italy20–23 JulyStadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini44 Germany
252019Borås Sweden18–21 JulyRyavallen44 Great Britain
262021Tallinn Estonia15–18 JulyKadriorg Stadium44 Great Britain
272023Jerusalem Israel7–10 AugustGivat Ram Stadium44 Germany
282025Tampere Finland7–10 AugustTampere Stadium44 Italy
292027Bydgoszcz Poland15–18 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium44
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Championship records

Men

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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 20.33 (−0.1 m/s) Ramil Guliyev  Azerbaijan 25 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia [4]
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
3000 m 7:57.18 Rainer Wachenbrunner  East Germany 23 August 1981 1981 Utrecht, Netherlands
5000 m 13:44.37 Steve Binns  Great Britain 18 August 1979 1979 Bydgoszcz, Poland
10,000 m 28:31.16 Ali Kaya  Turkey 18 July 2013 2013 Rieti, Italy [5]
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.05 (+0.2 m/s) Sasha Zhoya  France 17 July 2021 2021 Tallinn, Estonia [6]
400 m hurdles 48.78 Michal Rada  Czech Republic 9 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [7]
3000 m steeplechase 8:37.94 Ilgizar Safiullin  Russia 24 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [8]
High jump 2.33 m Maksim Nedasekau  Belarus 22 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [9]
Pole vault 5.65 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 23 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [10]
Long jump 8.23 m (−0.2 m/s) Mattia Furlani  Italy 8 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel [11]
Triple jump 17.04 m (+1.5 m/s) Nazim Babayev  Azerbaijan 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [12]
Shot put (6 kg) 22.62 m Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 16 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [13]
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 68.02 m Bartłomiej Stój  Poland 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden [14]
Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.73 m Mykhaylo Kokhan  Ukraine 19 July 2019 2019 Borås, Sweden [15]
Javelin throw 81.53 m Zigismunds Sirmais  Latvia 23 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [16]
Decathlon 8514 pts WU20R Hubert Troscianka  Poland 7–8 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [17]
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.74 (−0.7 m/s) 7.26 m (+0.3 m/s) 15.48 m 1.94 m 46.21 14.23 (−2.0 m/s) 43.36 m 4.80 m 68.87 m 4:28.59
10,000 m walk (track) 39:10.04 Joan Querol Serrano  Spain 10 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [18]
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
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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place Ref.
100 m 10.31
(+3.5 m/s)		 Roko Farkaš  Croatia 9 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel
Long jump 7.73 m
(+1.8 m/s)		 Ladji Doucouré  France 19 July 2001 2001 Grosseto, Italy
Shot put 16.68 m Ludovic Besson [fr]  France 22 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy
High jump 2.17 m Mauri Kaattari [fi]  Finland 21 July 2005 2005 Kaunas, Lithuania
400 m 46.21 Hubert Troscianka  Poland 7 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [19]
110 m hurdles 13.57
(−0.1 m/s)		 Simon Ehammer   Switzerland 20 July 2019 2019 Borås, Sweden
Discus throw 54.75 m Jan Doležal  Czech Republic 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Pole vault 5.10 m Amadeus Gräber  Germany 10 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel
Javelin throw 68.87 m Hubert Troscianka  Poland 8 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [20]
1500 m 4:09.09 Benjamin Fenrich  France 24 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia
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Women

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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 [21]
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 4:07.47 Inger Knutsson  Sweden 26 August 1973 1973 Duisburg, West Germany
3000 m 8:46.39 Innes FitzGerald  Great Britain 10 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [22]
5000 m 15:03.85 Agate Caune  Latvia 10 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel [23]
100 m hurdles 13.09 Olena Ovcharova  Ukraine 28 July 1995 1995 Nyíregyháza, Hungary
400 m hurdles 55.55 Alexandra Stefania Uta  Romania 9 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [24]
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 [25]
Pole vault 4.57 m Angelica Bengtsson  Sweden 23 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [26]
Long jump 6.80 m (+0.3 m/s) Darya Klishina  Russia 24 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia [3]
Triple jump 14.24 m (±0.0 m/s) Erika Saraceni  Italy 8 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland [27]
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 [6]
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 High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.49 1.90 m 14.63 m 24.07 6.65 m 36.22 m 2:18.36
10,000 m walk (track) 42:59.48 Elena Lashmanova  Russia 21 July 2011 2011 Tallinn, Estonia [28]
4 × 100 m relay 43.27 WJR Katrin Fehm
Keshia Kwadwo
Sophia Junk
Jennifer Montag		  Germany 23 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy [29]
4 × 400 m relay 3:30.39 Cornelia Feuerbach
Carola Witzel
Ines Vogelgesang
Heike Böhme		  East Germany 23 August 1981 1981 Utrecht, Netherlands
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Heptathlon disciplines best

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place Ref.
100m hurdles
High jump 1.92 Jana Koscak  Croatia 9 August 2025 2025 Tampere, Finland
Shot put
200m
Long jump
Javelin
800m 2:09.80


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