European Athletics U20 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. History

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.European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2013-06-02.European Athletics Championships Statistics Junior Men. European Athletics. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

Editions Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Medals WinnerEuropean Junior Games— 1964 Warsaw 18–20 September 10th-Anniversary Stadium 29— 1966 Odesa 24–25 September Central Stadium Chornomorets 33— 1968 Leipzig 23–25 August Zentralstadion 33European Junior Championships1 1970 Paris 11–13 September Stade Olympique de Colombes 352 1973 Duisburg 24–26 August Wedaustadion 363 1975 Athens 22–24 August Karaiskakis Stadium 364 1977 Donetsk 19–21 August RSC Olimpiyskiy 365 1979 Bydgoszcz 16–19 August Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 366 1981 Utrecht 20–23 August Atletiekbaan Overvecht 387 1983 Schwechat 25–28 August Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion 388 1985 Cottbus 22–25 August Max-Reimann-Stadion 399 1987 Birmingham 6–9 August Alexander Stadium 4110 1989 Varaždin 24–27 August Stadion ŠC Sloboda 4111 1991 Thessaloniki 8–11 August Kaftanzoglio Stadium 4212 1993 San Sebastián 29 July – 1 August Anoeta Stadium 4113 1995 Nyíregyháza 27–30 July Városi Stadion 4114 1997 Ljubljana 24–27 July Bežigrad Stadium 4315 1999 Riga 5–8 August Daugava Stadium 4316 2001 Grosseto 19–22 July Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 4417 2003 Tampere 23–27 July Tampere Stadium 4418 2005 Kaunas 21–24 July S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium 4419 2007 Hengelo 19–22 July Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion 4420 2009 Novi Sad 23–26 July Karađorđe Stadium 4421 2011 Tallinn 21–24 July Kadriorg Stadium 4422 2013 Rieti 18–21 July Stadio Raul Guidobaldi 4423 2015 Eskilstuna 16–19 July Ekängens Friidrottsarena 44European U20 Championships24 2017 Grosseto 20–23 July Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 4425 2019 Borås 18–21 July Ryavallen 4426 2021 Tallinn 15–18 July Kadriorg Stadium 4427 2023 Jerusalem 7–10 August Givat Ram Stadium 4428 2025 Tampere 7–10 August Tampere Stadium 4429 2027 Bydgoszcz 15–18 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 44

Championship records

Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m10.04 Christophe Lemaitre24 July 20092009Novi Sad, Serbia200 m20.33 Ramil Guliyev25 July 20092009Novi Sad, Serbia400 m45.36Roger Black24 August 19851985Cottbus, East Germany800 m1:45.90Roberto Parra29 July 19951995Nyíregyháza, Hungary1500 m3:38.96Graham Williamson16 August 19791979Bydgoszcz, Poland3000 m7:57.18 Rainer Wachenbrunner23 August 19811981Utrecht, Netherlands5000 m13:44.37Steve Binns18 August 19791979Bydgoszcz, Poland10,000 m28:31.16Ali Kaya18 July 20132013Rieti, Italy110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.05 Sasha Zhoya17 July 20212021Tallinn, Estonia400 m hurdles48.78Michal Rada9 August 20252025Tampere, Finland3000 m steeplechase8:37.94Ilgizar Safiullin24 July 20112011Tallinn, EstoniaHigh jump2.33 mMaksim Nedasekau22 July 20172017Grosseto, ItalyPole vault5.65 mArmand Duplantis23 July 20172017Grosseto, ItalyLong jump8.23 m Mattia Furlani8 August 20232023Jerusalem, IsraelTriple jump17.04 m Nazim Babayev19 July 20152015Eskilstuna, SwedenShot put (6 kg)22.62 mKonrad Bukowiecki16 July 20152015Eskilstuna, SwedenDiscus throw (1.75 kg)68.02 mBartłomiej Stój19 July 20152015Eskilstuna, SwedenHammer throw (6 kg)84.73 mMykhaylo Kokhan19 July 20192019Borås, SwedenJavelin throw81.53 mZigismunds Sirmais23 July 20112011Tallinn, EstoniaDecathlon8514 pts Hubert Troscianka7–8 August 20252025Tampere, Finland10,000 m walk (track)39:10.04Joan Querol Serrano10 August 20252025Tampere, Finland4 × 100 m relay39.24Tyrone EdgarDwayne GrantTim BenjaminMark Lewis-Francis22 July 20012001Grosseto, Italy4 × 400 m relay3:04.58Uwe PreuscheFrank LöperEckard TrylusJens Carlowitz23 August 19811981Utrecht, Netherlands

Decathlon disciplines best Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Place 100 m 10.31 Roko Farkaš 9 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, Israel Long jump 7.73 m Ladji Doucouré 19 July 2001 2001 Grosseto, Italy Shot put 16.68 m 22 July 2017 2017 Grosseto, Italy High jump 2.17 m 21 July 2005 2005 Kaunas, Lithuania400 m46.21Hubert Troscianka7 August 20252025Tampere, Finland 110 m hurdles 13.57 Simon Ehammer 20 July 2019 2019 Borås, Sweden Discus throw 54.75 m Jan Doležal 19 July 2015 2015 Eskilstuna, Sweden Pole vault 5.10 m Amadeus Gräber 10 August 2023 2023 Jerusalem, IsraelJavelin throw68.87 mHubert Troscianka8 August 20252025Tampere, Finland 1500 m 4:09.09 Benjamin Fenrich 24 July 2009 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia

Women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m11.18 Jodie Williams22 July 20112011Tallinn, Estonia200 m22.85Bärbel Eckert26 August 19731973Duisburg, West Germany400 m51.27Christina Brehmer23 August 19751975Athens, Greece800 m2:00.25Katrin Wühn27 August 19831983Schwechat, Austria1500 m4:07.47Inger Knutsson26 August 19731973Duisburg, West Germany3000 m8:46.39Innes FitzGerald10 August 20252025Tampere, Finland5000 m15:03.85Agate Caune10 August 20232023Jerusalem, Israel100 m hurdles13.09Olena Ovcharova28 July 19951995Nyíregyháza, Hungary400 m hurdles55.55Alexandra Stefania Uta9 August 20252025Tampere, Finland3000 m steeplechase9:43.69Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal26 July 20092009Novi Sad, SerbiaHigh jump1.95 mYelena Yelesina27 August 19891989Varaždin, YugoslaviaMaria Kuchina24 July 20112011Tallinn, EstoniaPole vault4.57 mAngelica Bengtsson23 July 20112011Tallinn, EstoniaLong jump6.80 m Darya Klishina24 July 20092009Novi Sad, SerbiaTriple jump14.24 m Erika Saraceni8 August 20252025Tampere, FinlandShot put19.53 mAstrid Kumbernuss25 August 19891989Varaždin, YugoslaviaDiscus throw70.58 mIlke Wyludda8 August 19871987Birmingham, United KingdomHammer throw71.06 mSilja Kosonen17 July 20212021Tallinn, EstoniaJavelin throw61.52Nikolett Szabo8 August 19991999Riga, LatviaHeptathlon6465 ptsSybille Thiele28 August 19831983Schwechat, Austria10,000 m walk (track)42:59.48Elena Lashmanova21 July 20112011Tallinn, Estonia4 × 100 m relay43.27 Katrin FehmKeshia KwadwoSophia JunkJennifer Montag23 July 20172017Grosseto, Italy4 × 400 m relay3:30.39Cornelia FeuerbachCarola WitzelInes VogelgesangHeike Böhme23 August 19811981Utrecht, Netherlands

Heptathlon disciplines best EventRecordAthleteNationDateChampionshipsPlace100m hurdlesHigh jump1.92 Jana Koscak9 August 20252025Tampere, FinlandShot put200mLong jumpJavelin800m2:09.80

All-time medal table

European U20/Junior Championships Medal table includes 1970–2025 Championships.

European Junior Games Medal table includes 1964–1968 Championships.

European Athletics U20 Championships

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