List of European Athletics Championships records
# List of European Athletics Championships records

The European Athletics Championships is a biennial event (since 2010), which began in 1934. European Athletics accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's European member states and the body recognises records set at editions of the European Athletics Championships. The Championships records in athletics are the best marks set in competitions at the event. The athletics events at the Championships are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (the heptathlon and decathlon).

Great Britain's athletes holds the greatest number of records at the Championships with a total of ten, followed by Russia (9), Germany (7), and Spain (4). Marita Koch and Heike Drechsler each hold multiple records, Koch having broken both the 400 metres record as an individual and as part of the East German relay team and Drechsler holding the records for both long jump and 200 m. World records have been set at the Championships: the French 4×100 metres relay team ran a world record 37.79 seconds at the 1990 Championships. Several athletics events no longer take place at the Championships and thus the events are deemed defunct, and their records unchallengeable.

No records were broken at the 2012 European Athletics Championships – the first time in the history of the event. The current edition is taking place between 15 and 21 August 2022 in Munich.

## Men's records

Statistics are correct as of 21 August 2022

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | 9.95 (+0.0 m/s) | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain | 7 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 100 m | 9.95 (+0.1 m/s) | Marcell Jacobs | Italy | 16 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 200 m | 19.76 (+0.7 m/s) | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 9 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 400 m | 44.52 | Iwan Thomas | Great Britain | 21 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| 800 m | 1:43.84 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany | 31 August 1978 | 1978 Prague (details) |
| 1500 m | 3:32.76 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 18 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 5000 m | 13:10.15 | Jack Buckner | Great Britain | 31 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| 10000 m | 27:30.99 | Martti Vainio | Finland | 29 August 1978 | 1978 Prague (details) |
| Half marathon | 1:02:03 | Tadesse Abraham | Switzerland | 10 July 2016 | 2016 Amsterdam (details) |
| Marathon | 2:09:51 | Koen Naert | Belgium | 12 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.02 (+1.5 m/s) | Colin Jackson | Great Britain | 22 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.12 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 19 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:07.87 | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France | 1 August 2010 | 2010 Barcelona (details) |
| High jump | 2.36 m | Andrey Silnov | Russia | 9 August 2006 | 2006 Gothenburg (details) |
| Pole vault | 6.06 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 20 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| Long jump | 8.52 m (+0.3 m/s) | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece | 16 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| Triple jump | 17.99 m | Jonathan Edwards | Great Britain | 23 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| Shot put | 22.22 m | Werner Günthör | Switzerland | 28 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| Discus throw | 69.78 m | Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania | 19 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| Hammer throw | 86.74 m | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | 30 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| Javelin throw | 89.72 m | Steve Backley | Great Britain | 23 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| Decathlon | 8811 pts | Daley Thompson | Great Britain | 27-28 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:18:37 | Francisco Fernández | Spain | 6 August 2002 | 2002 Munich (details) |
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:26:49 | Miguel Ángel López | Spain | 16 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:32:33 | Yohann Diniz | France | 15 August 2014 | 2014 Zürich (details) |
| 4×100 m relay | 37.67 | Jeremiah Azu Zharnel Hughes Jona Efoloko Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | Great Britain | 21 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 4×400 m relay | 2:58.22 | Paul Sanders Kriss Akabusi John Regis Roger Black | Great Britain | 1 September 1990 | 1990 Split (details) |

### Decathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | 10.26 | Daley Thompson | Great Britain | 27 August 1986 | 1986 Championships | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Long jump | 8.31 m (-1.0 m/s) | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland | 15 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Munich, Germany |
| Shot put | 16.89 m | Pascal Behrenbruch | Germany | 27 June 2012 | 2012 Championships | Helsinki, Finland |
| High jump | 2.22 m | Christian Schenk | East Germany | 28 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Split, Yugoslavia |
| High jump | 2.22 m | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 12 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 400 m | 46.49 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 18 August 1998 | 1998 Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.55 (+0.5 m/s) | Arthur Abele | Germany | 13 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Discus throw | 52.06 m | Mikko Halvari | Finland | 29 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| Pole vault | 5.45 m | Eelco Sintnicolaas | Netherlands | 29 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| Javelin throw | 76.05 m | Niklas Kaul | Germany | 16 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Munich, Germany |
| 1500 m | 4:09.7 h | Leonid Litvinenko | Soviet Union | 7 September 1974 | 1974 Championships | Rome, Italy |

## Women's records

Statistics are correct as of 21 August 2022

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | 10.73 (+2.0 m/s) | Christine Arron | France | 19 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| 200 m | 21.71 (-0.8 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 29 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| 400 m | 48.16 WR | Marita Koch | East Germany | 8 September 1982 | 1982 Athens (details) |
| 800 m | 1:55.41 | Olga Mineyeva | Soviet Union | 8 September 1982 | 1982 Athens (details) |
| 1500 m | 3:56.91 | Tatyana Tomashova | Russia | 13 August 2006 | 2006 Gothenburg (details) |
| 5000 m | 14:46.12 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 12 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 10,000 m | 30:01.09 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 6 August 2002 | 2002 Munich (details) |
| Half marathon | 1:10:19 | Sara Moreira | Portugal | 10 July 2016 | 2016 Amsterdam (details) |
| Marathon | 2:25:14 | Christelle Daunay | France | 16 August 2014 | 2014 Zürich (details) |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.38 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 29 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| 400 m hurdles | 52.67 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 19 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:11.31 | Luiza Gega | Albania | 20 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| High jump | 2.03 m | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium | 11 August 2006 | 2006 Gothenburg (details) |
| High jump | 2.03 m | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | Bulgaria | 11 August 2006 | 2006 Gothenburg (details) |
| High jump | 2.03 m | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 1 August 2010 | 2010 Barcelona (details) |
| Pole vault | 4.85 m | Ekaterini Stefanidi | Greece | 9 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| Pole vault | 4.85 m | Wilma Murto | Finland | 17 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| Long jump | 7.30 m (+0.6 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 28 August 1990 | 1990 Split (details) |
| Triple jump | 15.15 m | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 9 August 2006 | 2006 Gothenburg (details) |
| Shot put | 21.69 m | Vita Pavlysh | Ukraine | 20 August 1998 | 1998 Budapest (details) |
| Discus throw | 71.36 m | Diana Sachse | East Germany | 28 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| Hammer throw | 78.94 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 12 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| Javelin throw | 67.90 m | Christin Hussong | Germany | 10 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| Heptathlon | 6823 pts | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 30–31 July 2010 | 2010 Barcelona (details) |
| Heptathlon | 12.95 (-1,0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.89 m (high jump), 14.05 m (shot put), 23.21 (-0.1 m/s) (200 m) / 6.43 (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 46.71 m (javelin), 2:10.18 (800 m) | 12.95 (-1,0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.89 m (high jump), 14.05 m (shot put), 23.21 (-0.1 m/s) (200 m) / 6.43 (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 46.71 m (javelin), 2:10.18 (800 m) | 12.95 (-1,0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.89 m (high jump), 14.05 m (shot put), 23.21 (-0.1 m/s) (200 m) / 6.43 (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 46.71 m (javelin), 2:10.18 (800 m) | 12.95 (-1,0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.89 m (high jump), 14.05 m (shot put), 23.21 (-0.1 m/s) (200 m) / 6.43 (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 46.71 m (javelin), 2:10.18 (800 m) | 12.95 (-1,0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.89 m (high jump), 14.05 m (shot put), 23.21 (-0.1 m/s) (200 m) / 6.43 (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 46.71 m (javelin), 2:10.18 (800 m) |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:26:36 | María Pérez | Spain | 11 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:47:00 | Antigoni Ntrismpioti | Greece | 16 August 2022 | 2022 Munich (details) |
| 50 km walk (road) | 4:09:21 | Inês Henriques | Portugal | 7 August 2018 | 2018 Berlin (details) |
| 4×100 m relay | 41.68 | Silke Möller Katrin Krabbe Kerstin Behrendt Sabine Günther | East Germany | 1 September 1990 | 1990 Split (details) |
| 4×400 m relay | 3:16.87 | Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch | East Germany | 31 August 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |

### Heptathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.89 | Sabine Möbius | East Germany | 6 September 1982 | 1982 Championships | Athens, Greece |
| High jump | 1.98 m | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 17 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Munich, Germany |
| Shot put | 17.95 m | Beatrix Philipp | West Germany | 2 September 1978 | 1978 Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 200 m | 22.88 (+1.5 m/s) | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Great Britain | 9 August 2018 | 2018 Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| Long jump | 6.79 m | Anke Behmer | East Germany | 30 August 1986 | 1986 Championships | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Javelin throw | 57.91 m | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 10 August 2018 | 2018 Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 800 m | 2:02.75 | Irina Belova | Soviet Union | 31 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Split, Croatia |

## Statistics

### Totals

Championship records by year :

| Edition | No. set |
| - | - |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1946 | 12 |
| 1950 | 19 |
| 1954 | 27 |
| 1958 | 31 |
| 1962 | 28 |
| 1966 | 23 |
| 1969 | 24 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1978 | 29 |
| 1982 | 27 |
| 1986 | ? |
| 1990 | ? |
| 1994 | ? |
| 1998 | ? |
| 2002 | ? |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 10 |

Record holders by country :

| Male | Female | Total |
| - | - | - |
| 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |

### World records

| Year | Athlete | Country | Gender | Event | Mark |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | Matti Järvinen | Finland | Men | Javelin throw | 76.66 m |
| 1938 | Claudia Testoni | Italy | Women | 80 m hurdles | 11.6 sec |
| 1954 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | Men | 5000 metres | 13:56.6 min |
| 1954 | Sándor Rozsnyói | Hungary | Men | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:49.6 min |
| 1954 | Mikhail Krivonosov | Soviet Union | Men | Hammer throw | 63.34 m |
| 1958 | Sergei Popov | Soviet Union | Men | Marathon | 2:15:17 hrs |
| 1962 | Salvatore Morale | Italy | Men | 400 m hurdles | 49.2 sec |
| 1962 | Maria Itkina | Soviet Union | Women | 400 metres | 53.4 sec |
| 1962 | Tamara Press | Soviet Union | Women | Shot put | 18.55 m |
| 1969 | Nicole Duclos | France | Women | 400 metres | 51.7 sec (51.72) |
| 1969 | Colette Besson | France | Women | 400 metres | 51.7 sec (51.74) |
| 1969 | Jaroslava Jehličková | Czechoslovakia | Women | 1500 metres | 4:10.77 min |
| 1969 | Rosemary Stirling Pat Lowe Janet Simpson Lillian Board | Great Britain | Women | 4×400 metres relay | 3:30.8 min (3:30.82) |
| 1969 | Bernadette Martin Nicole Duclos Eliane Jacq Colette Besson | France | Women | 4×400 metres relay | 3:30.8 min (3:30.85) |
| 1969 | Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | Women | Shot put | 20.10 m |
| 1969 | Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | Women | Shot put | 20.43 m |
| 1971 | Karin Burneleit | East Germany | Women | 1500 metres | 4:09.62 min |
| 1971 | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | East Germany | Women | 4×400 metres relay | 3:29.3 min |
| 1971 | Faina Melnik | Soviet Union | Men | Discus throw | 64.22 m |
| 1974 | Riitta Salin | Finland | Women | 400 metres | 50.14 sec |
| 1974 | Doris Maletzki Renate Stecher Christina Heinich Bärbel Eckert | East Germany | Women | 4×100 metres relay | 42.51 sec |
| 1974 | Rosemarie Witschas | East Germany | Women | High jump | 1.95 m |
| 1974 | Ruth Fuchs | East Germany | Women | Javelin throw | 67.22 m |
| 1978 | Roland Wieser | East Germany | Men | 20 kilometres walk | 1:23:11.5 hrs |
| 1978 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Women | 400 metres | 48.94 sec |
| 1978 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Soviet Union | Women | 400 m hurdles | 54.89 sec |
| 1978 | Sara Simeoni | Italy | Women | High jump | 2.01 m |
| 1982 | Daley Thompson | Great Britain | Men | Decathlon | 8743 pts |
| 1982 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Women | 400 metres | 48.16 sec |
| 1982 | Kirsten Siemon Sabine Busch Dagmar Rübsam Marita Koch | East Germany | Women | 4×400 metres relay | 3:19.04 min |
| 1982 | Ulrike Meyfarth | West Germany | Women | High jump | 2.02 m |
| 1986 | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | Men | Hammer throw | 86.74 m |
| 1986 | Heike Daute-Drechsler | East Germany | Women | 200 metres | 21.71 sec |
| 1986 | Marina Makeyeva-Stepanova | Soviet Union | Women | 400 m hurdles | 53.32 sec |
| 1986 | Fatima Whitbread | Great Britain | Women | Javelin throw | 77.44 m |
| 1990 | Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose | France | Men | 4×100 metres relay | 37.79 sec |
| 2002 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | Men | 50 kilometres walk | 3:36:39 hrs |

## Records in defunct events

### Men's events

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 45:01.8 | Josef Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 1954 | 1954 Berne (details) | |

### Women's events

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3000 m | 8:30.28 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Soviet Union | 9 September 1982 | 1982 Athens (details) |
| 10 km walk (road) | 42:37 | Sari Essayah | Finland | 9 August 1994 | 1994 Helsinki (details) |
| 80 m hurdles | 10.6 | Teresa Ciepły | Poland | 1962 | 1962 Belgrade (details) |
| Javelin throw (Old design) | 77.44 m | Fatima Whitbread | Great Britain | 1986 | 1986 Stuttgart (details) |
| Pentathlon | 5299 pts | Heide Rosendahl | West Germany | 1971 | 1971 Helsinki (details) |
