European Athletics Indoor Championships

The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.[1]

European Athletics Indoor Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencybiannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1970
Most recent2023
Next event2025
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
Websiteeuropean-athletics.org

The championships was an annual event until 1990, when it was changed to its current biennial format. A gap of three years occurred after the 2002 edition to synchronize the event with the other major championships of international athletics. The event is hosted by a different European city each year.[2]

Editions

European Indoor Games
# Year City Country Dates Venue Events Countries Athletes Top of the medal table
1 1966 Dortmund  West Germany 27 March Westfalenhalle 21 22 186  West Germany
2 1967 Prague  Czechoslovakia 11–12 March Sportovni hala 23 23 244  Soviet Union
3 1968 Madrid  Spain 9–10 March Palacio de los Deportes 23 20 205  Soviet Union
4 1969 Belgrade  Yugoslavia 8–9 March Hala I Beogradskog sajma 23 22 220  East Germany

European Indoor Championships
# Year City Country Dates Venue Events Countries Athletes Top of the medal table
1 1970 Vienna  Austria 14–15 March Stadthalle 22 22[3] 279[3]  Soviet Union
2 1971 Sofia  Bulgaria 13–14 March Festivalna 23 23[4] 323[4]  Soviet Union
3 1972 Grenoble  France 11–12 March Palais des Sports 23 23[4] 263[4]  East Germany
4 1973 Rotterdam  Netherlands 10–11 March Ahoy 23 24[4] 307[4]  West Germany
5 1974 Gothenburg  Sweden 9–10 March Scandinavium 21 25[4] 263[4]  Poland
6 1975 Katowice  Poland 8–9 March Spodek 21 24 270  East Germany
7 1976 Munich  West Germany 21–22 February Olympiahalle 19 25 226  Soviet Union
8 1977 San Sebastián  Spain 12–13 March Velódromo de Anoeta 19 24 240  East Germany
9 1978 Milan  Italy 11–12 March Palasport di San Siro 19 25 252  East Germany
10 1979 Vienna  Austria 24–25 February Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 19 24 208  East Germany
11 1980 Sindelfingen  West Germany 1–2 March Glaspalast Sindelfingen 19 26 234  West Germany
12 1981 Grenoble  France 21–22 February Palais des Sports 20 23 255  East Germany
13 1982 Milan  Italy 6–7 March Palasport di San Siro 23 23 282  West Germany
14 1983 Budapest  Hungary 5–6 March Budapest Sportcsarnok 23 24 261  Soviet Union
15 1984 Gothenburg  Sweden 3–4 March Scandinavium 22 26 240  Czechoslovakia
16 1985 Piraeus  Greece 2–3 March Peace and Friendship Stadium 22 26 290  East Germany
17 1986 Madrid  Spain 22–23 February Palacio de los Deportes 22 26 270  East Germany
18 1987 Liévin  France 21–22 February Stade Couvert Régional 24 26 339  Soviet Union
19 1988 Budapest  Hungary 5–6 March Budapest Sportcsarnok 24 27 358  East Germany
20 1989 The Hague  Netherlands 18–19 February Houtrust 24 27 323  Soviet Union
21 1990 Glasgow  United Kingdom 3–4 March Kelvin Hall Arena 25 28 370  Soviet Union
22 1992 Genoa  Italy 28 February – 1 March Palasport di Genova 27 35 439  Unified Team
23 1994 Paris  France 11–13 March Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy 27 40 499  Russia
24 1996 Stockholm  Sweden 8–10 March Globen 26 44 463  Germany
25 1998 Valencia  Spain 27 February – 1 March Palau Velódrom Lluís Puig 26 39 484  Germany
26 2000 Ghent  Belgium 25–27 February Flanders Sports Arena 28 44 546  Russia
27 2002 Vienna  Austria 1–3 March Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 28 45 558  Russia
28 2005 Madrid  Spain 4–6 March Palacio de los Deportes 28 41 563  Russia
29 2007 Birmingham  United Kingdom 2–4 March National Indoor Arena 26 47 519  Great Britain
30 2009 Turin  Italy 6–8 March Oval Lingotto 26 45 530  Russia
31 2011 Paris  France 4–6 March Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy 26 46 577  France
32 2013 Gothenburg  Sweden 1–3 March Scandinavium 26 47 578  Russia
33 2015 Prague  Czech Republic 5–8 March O2 Arena 26 49 614  Russia
34 2017 Belgrade  Serbia 3–5 March Belgrade Arena 26 48 525  Poland
35 2019 Glasgow  United Kingdom 1–3 March Commonwealth Arena 26 47 582  Poland
36 2021 Toruń  Poland 4–7 March Arena Toruń 26 46 659  Netherlands
37 2023 Istanbul  Turkey 2–5 March Ataköy Athletics Arena 26 47 550  Norway
38 2025 Apeldoorn  Netherlands 6–9 March Omnisport Apeldoorn

Championship records

Men
Event Record Name Nation Date Venue Notes Ref Video
60 m 6.42 Dwain Chambers  Great Britain 8 March 2009 2009 Turin ()
400 m 45.05 Karsten Warholm  Norway 2 March 2019 2019 Glasgow () [5]
800 m 1:44.78 Paweł Czapiewski  Poland 3 March 2002 2002 Vienna ()
1500 m 3:33.95 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway 3 March 2023 2023 Istanbul () [6]
3000 m 7:38.42 Ali Kaya  Turkey 7 March 2015 2015 Prague () [7]
60 m hurdles 7.39 Colin Jackson  Great Britain 12 March 1994 1994 Paris ()
High jump 2.40 m Stefan Holm  Sweden 6 March 2005 2005 Madrid ()
Pole vault 6.05 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden 7 March 2021 2021 Toruń () [8]
Long jump 8.71 m Sebastian Bayer  Germany 8 March 2009 2009 Turin ()
Triple jump 17.92 m (2nd jump) Teddy Tamgho  France 6 March 2011 2011 Paris () [9][10]
17.92 m (4th jump)
Shot put 22.19 m Ulf Timmermann  East Germany 21 February 1987 1987 Liévin ()
Heptathlon 6479 pts Kevin Mayer  France 4–5 March 2017 2017 Belgrade () [11]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10 7.88m 5.40m 2:41.08
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.87 Julien Watrin
Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée		  Belgium 8 March 2015 2015 Prague () [12]

Women
Event Record Name Nation Date Venue Notes Ref
60 m 7.00 Nelli Cooman  Netherlands 23 February 1986 1986 Madrid ()
Mujinga Kambundji   Switzerland 3 March 2023 2023 Istanbul () [13]
400 m 49.59 Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia 7 March 1982 1982 Milan ()
800 m 1:55.82 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 3 March 2002 2002 Vienna ()
1500 m 4:02.39 Laura Muir  Great Britain 4 March 2017 2017 Belgrade () [14]
3000 m 8:30.61 Laura Muir  Great Britain 1 March 2019 2019 Glasgow () [15]
60 m hurdles 7.74 Lyudmila Narozhilenko  Soviet Union 4 March 1990 1990 Glasgow ()
High jump 2.05 m Tia Hellebaut  Belgium 3 March 2007 2007 Birmingham ()
Pole vault 4.90 m Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 6 March 2005 2005 Madrid ()
Long jump 7.30 m Heike Drechsler  East Germany 5 March 1988 1988 Budapest ()
Triple jump 15.16 m Ashia Hansen  Great Britain 28 February 1998 1998 Valencia ()
Shot put 21.46 m Helena Fibingerová  Czechoslovakia 13 March 1977 1977 San Sebastián ()
Pentathlon 5055 pts Nafissatou Thiam  Belgium 3 March 2023 2023 Istanbul () [16]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.66 Lieke Klaver
Eveline Saalberg
Cathelijn Peeters
Femke Bol		  Netherlands 5 March 2023 2023 Istanbul () [17]

Heptathlon disciplines
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place Ref
60 m 6.75 Karl Saluri  Estonia 2 March 2019 2019 Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [18]
Simon Ehammer [lower-alpha 1]   Switzerland 6 March 2021 2021 Championships Toruń, Poland [19]
Long jump 7.97 m Mikk Pahapill  Estonia 7 March 2009 2009 Championships Turin, Italy
Shot put 16.82 m Tomáš Dvořák  Czech Republic 26 February 2000 2000 Championships Ghent, Belgium
High jump 2.19 m Sander Skotheim  Norway 4 March 2023 2023 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [20]
60 m hurdles 7.67 Arthur Abele  Germany 8 March 2015 2015 Championships Prague, Czech Republic
Pole vault 5.60 m Alex Averbukh  Russia 1 March 1998 1998 Championships Valencia, Spain
1000 m 2:34.19 Nadir El Fassi  France 6 March 2011 2011 Championships Paris, France

Pentathlon disciplines
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place Ref
60 m hurdles 8.09 Solène Ndama  France 1 March 2019 2019 Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [21]
High jump 1.96 m Nafissatou Thiam  Belgium 3 March 2017 2017 Championships Belgrade, Serbia [22]
Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 1 March 2019 2019 Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [23]
Shot put 17.53 m Austra Skujytė  Lithuania 4 March 2011 2011 Championships Paris, France
Long jump 6.89 m Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 6 March 2015 2015 Championships Prague, Czech Republic
800 m 2:07.17 Adrianna Sułek  Poland 3 March 2023 2023 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [24]

By country
Nation Male Female Total
 Great Britain 2 5 7
 Belgium 1 2 3
 France 3 0 3
 East Germany 1 1 2
 Czechoslovakia 0 2 2
 Germany 1 0 1
 Czech Republic 1 0 1
 Poland 1 0 1
 Sweden 1 0 1
 Turkey 1 0 1
 Ukraine 1 0 1
 Netherlands 0 1 1
 Romania 0 1 1
 Russia 0 1 1
 Slovenia 0 1 1
 Soviet Union 0 1 1

Records in defunct events

Men's events
Event Record Name Nation Date Venue Notes Ref
50 m 5.65 Marian Woronin  Poland 21 February 1981 1981 Grenoble ()
200 m 20.36 Bruno Marie-Rose  France 22 February 1987 1987 Liévin ()
50 m hurdles 6.47 Arto Bryggare  Finland 21 February 1981 1981 Grenoble ()
5000 m walk 18:19.97 Giovanni De Benedictis  Italy 28 February 1992 1992 Genova ()

Women's events
Event Record Name Nation Date Venue Notes Ref
50 m 6.17† Linda Haglund  Sweden 22 February 1981 1981 Grenoble ()
Sofka Popova  Bulgaria
Linda Haglund  Sweden
200 m 22.39 Marita Koch  East Germany 5 March 1983 1983 Budapest ()
50 m hurdles 6.74 Zofia Bielczyk  Poland 22 February 1981 1981 Grenoble ()
3000 m walk 11:49.99 Alina Ivanova Unified Team 29 February 1992 1992 Genova ()

† Haglund ran this time in the semifinals, and again with Popova in the final; the photofinish gave Popova first and Haglund second, with each woman being credited as having equalled the championship record.

All-time medal table

Medal table includes 1966–2023.[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union116107104327
2 East Germany878358228
3 Great Britain777054201
4 West Germany727258202
5 Poland686582215
6 Russia595042151
7 France544372169
8 Italy364133110
9 Spain344938121
10 Czechoslovakia31323699
11 Germany304344117
12 Bulgaria29323697
13 Romania253641102
14 Netherlands25202570
15 Sweden23272777
16 Belgium22171453
17 Portugal179430
18 Hungary16232059
19  Switzerland15101338
20 Czech Republic14162050
21 Ukraine13162049
22 Finland1291334
23 Unified Team128727
24 Norway106824
25 Greece8171237
26 Belarus881026
27 Ireland851225
28 Austria791329
29 Yugoslavia661325
30 Latvia5117
31 Serbia4149
32 Turkey3519
33 Estonia3036
34 Denmark2226
35 Azerbaijan2204
36 Slovakia2136
37 Serbia and Montenegro[a]2125
38 Iceland2046
– Authorised Neutral Athletes2013
39 Slovenia16310
40 Cyprus1203
41 Lithuania1113
42 Israel1012
43 Albania1001
44 Croatia0123
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina0101
46 Armenia0011
 Moldova0011
Totals (47 entries)9669539592878
  • ^[a] Includes medal of Dragan Perić, a Serbian athlete who competed during the Yugoslav Wars as an Independent European Participant.

Multiple medallists
See also: List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men) and List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)

A total of 26 men and 24 women have won five or more medals at the competition.[4]

Men
Name Country Years Total Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Wessinghage  West Germany 1972–1986 12 6 5 1
Dietmar Mögenburg  West Germany 1980–1990 8 5 1 2
Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union 1970–1977 7 7 0 0
Viktor Saneyev  Soviet Union 1970–1977 6 6 0 0
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway 2019-2023 6 5 1 0
Marian Woronin  Poland 1975–1987 6 5 0 1
José Luís González  Spain 1982–1992 6 5 0 1
Roman Šebrle  Czech Republic 1998–2011 6 3 1 2
Geoff Capes  Great Britain 1971–1979 6 2 3 1
László Szalma  Hungary 1976–1990 6 2 3 1
Béla Bakosi  Hungary 1979–1988 6 2 1 3
Colin Jackson  Great Britain 1987–2002 5 4 1 0
Jason Gardener  Great Britain 1998–2007 5 4 1 0
Thomas Munkelt  East Germany 1973–1983 5 4 0 1
Andrzej Badeński  Poland 1970–1972 5 3 2 0
Hans Baumgartner  West Germany 1971–1977 5 3 2 0
Paul-Heinz Wellmann  West Germany 1971–1977 5 3 1 1
Arto Bryggare  Finland 1977–1987 5 2 2 1
Carlo Thränhardt  West Germany 1977–1988 5 1 4 0
Antti Kalliomäki  Finland 1971–1980 5 1 3 1
Ronald Desruelles  Belgium 1977–1989 5 1 2 2
John Mayock  Great Britain 1992–2005 5 1 2 2

Women
Name Country Years Total Gold Silver Bronze
Helena Fibingerová  Czechoslovakia 1970–1985 11 8 3 0
Marlies Göhr  East Germany 1977–1988 9 5 2 2
Nelli Fiere  Netherlands 1984–1994 8 6 0 2
Brigitte Kraus  West Germany 1976–1988 8 3 1 4
Doina Melinte  Romania 1982–1992 7 5 1 1
Heike Drechsler  East Germany &  Germany 1982–2000 7 4 1 2
Grażyna Rabsztyn  Poland 1972–1982 7 2 4 1
Galina Chistyakova  Soviet Union 1985–1990 6 4 2 0
Marita Koch  East Germany 1977–1986 6 4 1 1
Lidia Chojecka  Poland 1998–2011 6 3 3 0
Yordanka Donkova  Bulgaria 1982–1994 6 3 0 3
Jarmila Nygrýnová  Czechoslovakia 1971–1980 6 2 3 1
Laura Muir  Great Britain 2019–2023 5 5 0 0
Rita Wilden  West Germany 1972–1976 5 4 1 0
Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia 1977–1984 5 4 1 0
Stefka Kostadinova  Bulgaria 1984–1994 5 4 1 0
Claudia Losch  West Germany 1984–1990 5 3 2 0
Elly van Hulst  Netherlands 1984–1994 5 3 2 0
Verona Elder  Great Britain 1973–1981 5 3 1 1
Nadezhda Ilyina  Soviet Union 1970–1975 5 1 3 1
Ruth Beitia  Spain 2005–2015 5 1 3 1
Sylviane Telliez  France 1970–1976 5 1 2 2
Urszula Włodarczyk  Poland 1992–2000 5 1 1 3
Marta Domínguez  Spain 1996–2007 5 1 1 3
Helga Radtke  East Germany &  Germany 1983–1994 5 0 3 2

Notes
  1. Result doesn't count if the athlete doesn't finish his heptathlon.

See also

References
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  2. European Indoor Championships Senior Women. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
  3. EAA Statistics handbook
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  10. Bob Ramsak (2011-03-06). "Tamgho twice (!) triples 17.92m World record twice in Paris as European Indoor Champs conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
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  12. "4 × 400 m Relay Results" (PDF). EA. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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  17. "Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Results". watchathletics.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  18. "Heptathlon – 60m Heat 2 Results" (PDF). EAA. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  19. "European Athletics Indoor Championships – Heptathlon Men – 60m Results" (PDF). European Athletic Association. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  20. "Men's Heptathlon – High Jump Results" (PDF). watchathletics.com. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  21. "Pentathlon – 60m Hurdles Heat 2 Results" (PDF). EAA. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  22. "Pentathlon – High Jump Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  23. "Pentathlon – High Jump Group A Results" (PDF). EAA. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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