The European Masters Athletics Championships 2023 (European Masters Athletics Championships – Stadia) were the 22nd edition of the European Masters Athletics Championships and were held in Pescara, Italy, from 21 September to 1 October 2023.
Three sports venues were used in championships: Giovanni Cornacchia Stadium, Francavilla al Mare Stadium and Montesilvano stadium. There was a total of 4658 participants from 40 countries competing – most in history to date. 69 events were held, 34 for woman, 34 for men and 1 mixed. Italy headed the medal table on 162 gold medals.
European champions According to sources
Men 100 m Category Winner Result M35 Nzelibesse Donaldson Kouassi10.82M40 Asaf Malka10.99M45 Lion Martinez10.73M50 Alessandro Lassi11.43M55 Mario Longo11.60M60 Patrice Carnier12.32M65 Alberto Piovani12.87M70 Stephen Peters12.96M75 Vincenzo Barisciano14.04M80 Allan Long16.60M85 Valerio Sossella18.91M90 André Guiomar18.93
200 m Category Winner Result M35 22.07M40 Asaf Malka22.78M45 Lion Martinez22.14M50 Mike Coogan23.28M55 Claudio Fausti24.44M60 Jorgen Aberg25.36M65 Juan Manuel Exposito Soler26.87M70 Stephen Peters26.94M75 Livio Bugiardini28.86M80 Allan Long31.97M85 Valerio Sossella41.74M90 Hermann Kemmler48.59
400 m Category Winner Result M35 48.64M40 49.61M45 Antonios Katantonakis51.43M50 Carlton Haddock52.80M55 Claudio Fausti54.83M60 Bernardo Bengtsson57.46M65 Jan Cząstka1:01.07M70 Simon Ralph Barrett1:07.59M75 Livio Bugiardini1:05.83M80 Jean-Louis Esnault1:18.23M85 Remo Marchioni1:49.42M90 Andrea Corvetti2:03.87
800 m Category Winner Result M35 David Proctor1:56.04M40 Piotr Piątkowski1:59.59M45 Danel Taur2:00.07M50 William Rudloff2:04.02M55 Hassan El Azzouzi2:06.23M60 Xavier Lefay2:14.37M65 Paul Forbes2:13.74M70 Joe Gough2:29.85M75 Hans Smeets2:43.40M80 Victor Shirley3:05.00M85 Ángel Cano Alcolea3:55.34M90 Andrea Corvetti4:58.84
1500 m Category Winner Result M35 David Proctor3:58.73M40 Ian Williamson4:12.31M45 Indrek Tobreluts4:08.56M50 Robert Celiński4:18.08M55 Margus Kirt4:18.85M60 David Clarke4:30.82M65 Paul Forbes4:44.40M70 Joe Gough5:29.21M75 Hans Smeets5:47.57M80 Jean-Louis Esnault6:19.35M75 Manuel Alonso Domingo6:42.61
5000 m Category Winner Result M35 Andrea Falasca Zamponi15:12.14M40 Jorge Andres Garcia Sansano16:29.67M45 Indrek Tobreluts15:21.78M50 Oscar Fernandez Santamaria15:49.06M55 Miguel Molero-Eichwein16:33.55M60 Eric Joly17:13.57M65 Jaap Stijlaart18:37.19M70 Victor Kiessel19:00.01M75 Araldo Viroli20:58.20M80 Martin Ford23:20.39M85 Oscar Iacoboni31:55.17
10000 m Category Winner Result M35 Nicholas De Nicolo'30:59.52M40 Michael Lang34:56.05M45 Oleksandr Sitkovskyi33:13.38M50 Davide Celestino Carvalho Figueiredo33:23.84M55 Joaquim Figueiredo33:54.00M60 Dave Thom36:43.62M65 Colin Feechan38:42.89M70 Victor Kiessel39:34.27M75 Denis Macagno46:00.60M80 Jean-Louis Esnault52:04.46M85 Jens Myrup Noe57:35.23
3000 metres steeplechase / 2000 metres steeplechase Categories M35 to M55: 3000 m, M60 and over: 2000 m. Category Winner Result M35 Daniel Eckersley9:11.62M40 Diego De La Fuente Ibanez9:38.12M45 Jerome Chiquet10:04.61M50 Francisco Javier Munuera Diaz10:42.60M55 Juan Prieto Martin10:59.31M60 Claudio Nottolini7:17.43M65 Cesar Perez Rodriguez7:35.72M70 Adriano Montini8:33.86M75 Marian Leśniak10:10.31M80 Ake Jonson10:53.57
110 metres hurdles / 100 metres hurdles / 80 metres hurdles Categories M35 to M45: 110 m, M50–M65: 100 m, M70 and over: 80 m. Category Winner Result M35 Victor Orduna Orduna14.74M40 Michael Louise15.28M45 Mensah Elliott14.29M50 Joe Appiah13.67M55 Marin Garrigues14.77M60 Neil Tunstall15.38M65 Tennyson James16.23M70 Henryk Szymura13.32M75 Valdis Cela14.31M80 Nils Baeck19.38
400 metres hurdles / 300 metres hurdles / 200 metres hurdles Categories M35 to M55: 400 m, M60–M65: 300 m, M70 and over: 200 m. Category Winner Result M35 53.39M40 54.12M45 Darren Towart1:00.29M50 Neal Edwards1:00.10M55 Oleksandr Syrmolotov1:03.01M60 Harri Alatupa47.25M65 Antonio Beca48.79M70 Kari Sanelma54.31M75 Jose Luis Romero Minguez54.31M80 Jean-Louis Esnault41.46
4 × 100 metres relay Category Winners Result M35 Cedric Landry Kyce Kisungo Danaka Willie Imad Rahoui Antony Couffe42.54M40 John Bowden Michael Barough Andy Flint Leroy Slue46.65M45 Sylvester Juwe Alan Robertson Joshua Wood Mensah Elliott44.43M50 Emiliano Raspi Alessandro Lassi Luigi Cicchetti Alessandro Garofoli46.59M55 Igor Popov Didier Leforestier Marin Garrigues Jacelyn Launey49.79M60 Adrian Day Malcolm DownGlen Reddington Tennyson James49.75M65 Krzysztof Zduniak Stanisław Kłosowicz Andrzej Sut Waldemar Orłowski52.70M70 Walwyn Franklyn David Hinds Simon Ralph Barrett Christopher Monk53.93M75 Roberto Paesani Vicenzo La Camera Aldo Del Rio Livio Bugiardini58.34M80 Romano Carniti Valerio Sosella Remo Marchioni Filippo Torre1:12.77
4 × 400 metres relay Category Winners Result M35 Szymon Ogonowski Karol Górny 3:18.53M40 Fabrizio Lauretani Maurizio Finelli Massino Vidale Federico Fedi3:32.52M45 Ger Cremin Jim Phelan Kevin Lynch Carlton Haddock3:39.28M50 Aymeric Besson William Rudloff Mickaël Rincé Bruno Genteuil3:39.47M55 Giovanni Matera Claudio Fausti Pierluigi Salibra Hassan El Azzouzi3:46.35M60 Adrian Day Malcolm Down Glen Reddington Tennyson James4:17.58M65 Krzysztof Zduniak Stanisław Kłosowicz Andrzej Sut Jan Cząstka4:17.97M70 Paul Wignall Walwyn Franklyn David Hinds Simon Ralph Barrett4:33.71M75 Luigi Valdifiori Aldo Del Rio Roberto Paesani Livio Bugiardini4:52.57
High jump Category Winner Result M35 Lloyd Powell Tomasz Rysio1.85M40 Mario Ortelli Napoleon Papp1.75M45 Tommy Bourscheid1.75M50 Marco De Angelis1.70M55 Marko Ulla1.70M60 Marco Claudio Mastrolorenzi1.70M65 Oleg Fedorko1.60M70 Ulf Stephen Tudem1.47M75 Valdis Cela1.40M80 Edgar Wittmann1.29M85 Josef Vonasek1.01M90 Andre Guiomar1.07
Pole vault Category Winner Result M35 Przemysław Czerniak4.80M40 Matti Herrmann4.30M45 Gaspar Mateu Carceller4.20M50 Jonas Asplund4.62M55 Thierry Moyse4.00M60 Marco Claudio Mastrolorenzi3.65M65 Salvador Maranges Costa3.50M70 3.53M75 Valdis Cela2.95M80 Mati Tiidre2.10M85 Knut Henrik Skramstad1.90
Long jump Category Winner Result M35 Antony Couffe7.23M40 Łukasz Sobora6.89M45 Almicar Demetrio Bonell Mora6.38M50 Stefano Tari'6.25M55 Stefano Meazza5.84M60 Patrick Barbier5.54M65 Marek Grzyb5.02M70 Adrian Neagu4.55M75 Olle Borg4.37M80 Juhan Tennasilm3.80M85 Josef Vonasek2.45M90 Aldo Luigi Zorzi2.12
Triple jump Category Winner Result M35 Marcos Caldeira14.40M40 Łukasz Sobora14.02M45 Almicar Demetrio Bonell Mora13.26M50 Mario Quintero Estrada12.80M55 Michele Tico'11.79M60 Fabrizio Finetti11.11M65 Stein Tore Klungland10.98M70 Crescenzio Marchetti10.22M75 Olle Borg9.70M80 Juhan Tennasilm8.14M85 Giuseppe Miccoli6.09
Shot put Categories M35 to M45: 7.26 kg, M50–M55: 6 kg, M60–M65: 5 kg, M70–M75: 4 kg, M80 and over: 3 kg. Category Winner Result M35 Jussi Tukeva14.97M40 Krzysztof Jacków14.53M45 Gregory Bottier14.00M50 Roger Strasser16.58M55 Giovanni Tubini14.99M60 Seppo Paavola14.16M65 Vladislav Končický13.54M70 Xhavit Derhemi12.84M75 Arild Busterud13.24M80 Roland Heiler12.62M85 Lothar Huchthausen9.63M90 Wendelin Acker7.96
Discus throw Categories M35 to M45: 2 kg, M50–M55: 1.5 kg, M60 over: 1 kg. Category Winner Result M35 Stephan Dekker54.16M40 Krzysztof Jacków45.86M45 Bjørn Terje Pay46.19M50 Ralf Mordhorst52.01M55 Helmut Maryniak50.46M60 Norbert Demmel55.50M65 John Moreland46.81M70 Guy Dirkin44.17M75 Arild Busterud42.38M80 Roland Heiler33.19M85 Herman Kristoffer Henriksen25.86M90 Wendelin Acker14.88
Hammer throw Categories M35 to M45: 7,26 kg, M50–M55: 6 kg, M60–M65: 5 kg, M70–M75: 4 kg, M80 and over: 3 kg. Category Winner Result M35 Indrek Teras50.18M40 Petri Rautio58.25M45 Pellegrino Delli Carri57.01M50 64.52M55 Balazs Lezsak56.23M60 Raffaele Tomaino50.90M65 Gottfried Gassenbauer48.78M70 Gerhard Hoffmann47.00M75 Arild Busterud51.01M80 Gerard Vignot38.03M85 Walter Krifka39.12M90 Wendelin Acker21.48
Weight throw Categories M35 to M45: 15,88 kg, M50–M55: 11.34 kg, M60–M65: 9.08 kg, M70–M75: 7.26 kg, M80 and over: 5.45 kg. Category Winner Result M35 Indrek Teras16.14M40 Petri Rautio17.00M45 Pellegrino Delli Carri18.03M50 22.46M55 Gintautas Misevicius20.27M60 Rimvydas Medisauskas20.50M65 Lucien Noluveau17.36M70 Gerhard Hoffmann18.88M75 Arild Busterud19.84M80 Czesław Roszczak15.55M85 Walter Krifka15.20M90 Wendelin Acker9.69
Javelin throw Categories M35 to M45: 800 g, M50–M55: 700 g, M60–M65: 600 g, M70–M75: 500 g, M80 and over: 400 g. Category Winner Result M35 Jonas Baseda59.77M40 Zacarya Aznag57.02M45 Ahti Poder61.22M50 Petri Satto54.63M55 Eugene Lommen55.22M60 Dainis Kūla47.01M65 Serhii Havras49.51M70 Jean Michel Prime41.09M75 Jerzy Krawczyk32.75M80 Jouni Tenhu39.22M85 Lothar Huchthausen30.99M90 Wendelin Acker15.09
Throws pentathlon Category Winner Result M35 Jussi Tukeva3102M40 James Taylor3705M45 Pellegrino Delli Carri3717M50 Pavel Penaz4194M55 Grzegorz Pawelski3938M60 Norbert Demmel4526M65 John Moreland3804M70 Ake Ruus3771M75 Arild Busterud4734M80 Czesław Roszczak3701M85 Ulrich Richter2900M90 Wendelin Acker2945
Decathlon Category Winner Result M35 Eddy Gouron5992M40 David Céspedes Diaz6616M45 Simo Piispa6865M50 Efthymios Andreoglou7105M55 Christopher Kurt Schiefermayer7468M60 Vytautas Zaniauskas7398M65 Brian Slaughter6763M70 Ivar Raig5675M75 Valdis Cela7085M80 Nils Baeck4576M85 Knut Henrik Skramstad4501
5000 metres race walk Category Winner Result M35 Ruggiero D'Ascanio24:25.44M40 Juan Manuel Morales Del Castillo21:31.57M45 Roland Landron22:18.15M50 Tomasz Lipiec22:57.39M55 Miguel Angel Carvajal Ortega23:15.10M60 Miguel Perianez Garcia24:45.39M65 24:40.95M70 Alberto Pio28:28.84M75 Ian Richards30:24.76M80 36:13.64M85 Romolo Pelliccia36:06.36M90 Nazzareno Proietti46:47.10
10 kilometres race walk Category Winner Result M35 Ruggiero D'Ascanio53:49M40 Juan Manuel Morales Del Castillo46:40M45 Juan Ruben Pinera Alvarez49:00M50 Tomasz Lipiec48:39M55 Miguel Angel Carvajal Ortega49:32M60 Miguel Perianez Garcia52:03M65 51:51M70 Ignasi Melo Valls59:01M75 Ettorino Formentin1:04:45M80 1:13:15M85 Romolo Pelliccia1:12:12M90 Nazzareno Proietti1:37:40
10 kilometres race walk – teams Category Winners Result M35 Ruggiero D'Ascanio Andrea Romanelli Roberto De Rosa2:52:15M40 Tomasz Lipiec2:39:15M45 Luca Latorre Vincenzo Pontrandolfo Fabio Mattia Saturini2:36:35M50 Giuseppe Sapanaro Luigi Paulini Gian Mauro Pirino2:40:17M55 Miguel Angel Carvajal Ortega Juan Manuel De Lucas Pasalodes Migueal Perinarez Garcia2:37:07M60 Antonio Lopetuso Gabriele Caldarelli Alessandro Volpi2:55:20M65 Pedro Jose Aranda Fenandez Ignasi Melo Valls Miguel Angel Munitxa Narbaiza3:01:06M70 Alberto Pio Pierdomenico Tolomei Marco Cavedagni3:12:10M75 Ettorino Formentin Roberto Piaser Corradi Carbonaro3:22:19M80 Gianfranco De Lucia Amatore Michieletto Romolo Pelliccia3:51:21
20 kilometres race walk Category Winner Result M35 David Sanchez Montoya1:59:26M40 David Traid Tirado1:48:59M45 Vincenzo Pontrandolfo1:47:22M50 Normunds Ivzans1:45:14M55 Miguel Angel Carvajal Ortega1:42:24M60 Miguel Perianez Garcia1:50:29M65 Edoardo Alfieri1:55:48M70 Patrice Brochot2:06:07M75 Ettorino Formentin2:17:59
20 kilometres race walk – teams Category Winners ResultM45 Vincenzo Pontrandolfo Marco GiachettiFabio Mattia Saturni5:44:54M50 Giuseppe Messina Sebastiano Barone Bernardo Cartoni5:52:04M55 Giancarlo Camilletti Romeo Tigre Renzo Mengoni6:02:21M60 Miguel Perianez Garcia Pedro Jose Aranda Fernandez Ignasi Melo Valls5:59:37M65 Edoardo Alfieri Paolo Diego Fissore Rosario Gallo6:12:21M70 Reinhard Langhammer Stefan Lehmann Horst Kiepert7:09:05M75 Ettorino Formentin Corrado Carbonaro Biagio Giannone7:31:49
8 km Cross country running / 6 km Cross country running Categories M35 to M65: 8 km, M70 and over: 6 km.