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The European Team Championships, also referred to as the European Athletics Team Championships is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It replaced the similar European Cup. Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.

History[edit]

Main article: European Cup (athletics)

The main idea of the cup, developed by Bruno Zauli, president of the European Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federations, was to create a competition for all European athletics federations, in which they would face each other in track and field events. Although Zauli died just a few months before the launch of the first event, the competition has gone from strength to strength.

In 2008, it was decided to change the competition and for it to take a new format with four leagues, which consist of 20 events for men and 20 for women. The Super League and the First League have 12 teams each, while the Second League and the Third League 8 and 14 respectively. Team scores will be calculated by combination of men and women's points, rather than the previous individual male and female scores. Each year, three teams are relegated from the Super League and are replaced by three teams promoted from the First League. Two teams are relegated/promoted among First, Second and Third League teams.

In 2018, it was decided to change again the competition format: the ETC will now be held every odd year, with a Super-League of 8 countries only, starting in 2021, and First and Second League of 12 countries. In the case of the host country is not qualified, a 9th country could compete in Super-League.[1]

Editions[edit]

YearHost city of the Super LeagueWinners
Super LeagueFirst LeagueSecond LeagueThird League
2009Portugal Leiria, Portugal Germany Belarus Lithuania Israel
2010Norway Bergen, Norway Russia Czech Republic  Switzerland Denmark
2011Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Russia Turkey Estonia Israel
2013United Kingdom Gateshead, United Kingdom Russia Czech Republic Slovenia Slovakia
2014 Braunschweig, Germany Germany Belarus  Switzerland Cyprus
2015 Cheboksary, Russia Russia Czech Republic Denmark Slovakia
2017 Lille, France Germany Sweden Hungary Luxembourg
2019 Bydgoszcz, Poland Poland Portugal Estonia Iceland
2021 Chorzow, Poland

Host cities[edit]

YearSuper LeagueFirst LeagueSecond LeagueThird League
2009 Leiria Bergen Banská Bystrica Sarajevo
2010 Bergen Budapest Belgrade Marsa
2011 Stockholm İzmir Novi Sad Reykjavík
2013 Gateshead Dublin Kaunas Banská Bystrica
2014 Braunschweig Tallinn Riga Tbilisi
2015 Cheboksary Heraklion Stara Zagora Baku
2017 Lille Vaasa Tel Aviv Marsa
2019 Bydgoszcz Sandnes Varaždin Skopje
2021 Chorzow Cluj-Napoca Stara Zagora Limassol

Team summary (Super League)[edit]

Country200920102011201320142015201720192021Years
in SL
 Belarus13 (1)891113 (1)91014 (1)5
 Czech Republic1013 (1)1013 (1)1013 (1)885
 Finland14 (1)1220 (1)18 (1)15 (1)1113 (1)113
 France445443338
 Germany132212128
 Great Britain324355458
 Greece91014 (1)1017 (1)14 (1)9105
 Italy678776748
 Netherlands16 (1)18 (1)17 (1)15 (1)1115 (1)1116 (1)2
 Norway15 (1)1115 (1)1214 (1)1217 (1)15 (1)3
 Poland566534218
 Portugal1115 (1)1117 (1)20 (1)17 (1)16 (1)13 (1)2
 Russia211121DQDQ (1)6
 Spain897888568
 Sweden1214 (1)1214 (1)91012 (1)95
  Switzerland23 (1)25 (2)19 (1)24 (1)25 (2)20 (1)14 (1)121
 Turkey18 (1)21 (1)13 (1)91219 (1)15 (1)17 (1)2
 Ukraine753667678
1 (1) = participated in First League.
2 (2) = participated in Second League.

Championship records[edit]

Men[edit]

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRefVideo
100 m9.95 (+1.0 m/s) NRChristophe Lemaitre France18 June 20112011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden[2][2]
200 m20.28 (-2.8 m/s)Christophe Lemaitre France19 June 20112011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden[3]
400 m44.99Jonathan Borlée Belgium19 June 20102010 First League Budapest, Hungary
800 m1:45.11Giordano Benedetti Italy21 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[4]
1500 m3:37.74Jakub Holusa Czech Republic20 June 20142014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany[5][3]
3000 m7:50.99Richard Ringer Germany22 June 20142014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany[6]
5000 m13:36.75Ali Kaya Turkey24 June 20172017 First League Vaasa, Finland[7]
110 m hurdles13.20 (+1.1 m/s)Sergey Shubenkov Russia22 June 20142014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany[8]
13.20 (+0.2 m/s)Orlando Ortega Spain25 June 20172017 Super League Lille, France[9]
400 m hurdles48.46Karsten Warholm Norway24 June 20172017 First League Vaasa, Finland[10]
3000 m steeplechase8:25.50Yoann Kowal France22 June 20142014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany[11]
High jump2.35 mDmytro Demyanyuk Ukraine18 June 20112011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden[12]
Pole vault6.01 mRenaud Lavillenie France21 June 20092009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
Long jump8.36 m (+1.9 m/s)Aleksandr Menkov Russia22 June 20132013 Super League Gateshead, United Kingdom[13]
Triple jump17.59 m (+0.6 m/s)Nelson Évora Portugal21 June 20092009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
Shot put21.83 mMichał Haratyk Poland10 August 20192019 Super League Bydgoszcz, Poland[14]
Discus throw68.76 mGerd Kanter Estonia19 June 20102010 First League Budapest, Hungary
Hammer throw81.64 mPaweł Fajdek Poland20 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[15]
Javelin throw88.27 mTero Pitkämäki Finland25 June 20172017 First League Vaasa, Finland[16]
4 × 100 m relay38.08Chijindu Ujah
Zharnel Hughes
Danny Talbot
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey		 Great Britain24 June 20172017 Super League Lille, France[17]
4 × 400 m relay3:00.47Mame-Ibra Anne
Teddy Venel
Mamoudou Hanne
Thomas Jordier		 France21 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[18]
Key:
WR World recordER European recordNR National record

Women[edit]

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m11.11 (+1.4 m/s)Ivet Lalova Bulgaria20 June 20152015 Second League Stara Zagora, Bulgaria[19]
200 m22.71 (+1.8 m/s)Yelizaveta Bryzghina Ukraine20 June 20102010 Super League Bergen, Norway
400 m50.50Perri Shakes-Drayton Great Britain22 June 20132013 Super League Gateshead, United Kingdom[20]
800 m1:58.62Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine20 June 20092009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
1500 m4:05.32Anna Mishchenko Ukraine20 June 20102010 Super League Bergen, Norway
3000 m8:45.24Sifan Hassan Netherlands20 June 20142014 Super League, Braunschweig, Germany[21]
5000 m15:09.31Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey20 June 20102010 First League Budapest, Hungary
100 m hurdles12.66 (-0.3 m/s)Cindy Billaud France22 June 20142014 Super League Braunschweig, Germany[22]
400 m hurdles53.70Vania Stambolova Bulgaria18 June 20112011 Second League Novi Sad, Serbia
3000 m steeplechase9:23.00Yuliya Zarudneva Russia19 June 20102010 Super League Bergen, Norway
High jump2.04 mBlanka Vlašić Croatia21 June 20092009 Second League Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Pole vault4.75 mAnna Rogowska Poland18 June 20112011 Super League Stockholm, Sweden[23]
Silke Spiegelburg Germany
20 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[24]
Long jump6.95 mDarya Klishina Russia21 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[25]
Triple jump14.87 m (+1.7 m/s)Yekaterina Koneva Russia20 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[26]
Shot put19.82 mChristina Schwanitz Germany21 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[27]
Discus throw68.58 mSandra Perković Croatia10 August 20192019 Second League Varaždin, Croatia[28]
Hammer throw78.28Anita Włodarczyk Poland21 June 20152015 Super League Cheboksary, Russia[29]
Javelin throw68.59Christina Obergföll Germany20 June 20092009 Super League Leiria, Portugal
4 × 100 m relay42.47Lara Matheis
Alexandra Burghardt
Gina Lückenkemper
Rebekka Haase		 Germany24 June 20172017 Super League Lille, France[30]
4 × 400 m relay3:23.76Kseniya Zadorina
Natalya Ivanova
Natalya Antyukh
Kseniya Ustalova		 Russia20 June 20102010 Super League Bergen, Norway
Key:
WR World recordER European recordNR National record

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "100 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ "200 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. ^ "800m Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ "1500 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  7. ^ "5000m Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  8. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. ^ "110m Hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  10. ^ "400m Hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  12. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Hosts in pole position after five victories on day two". EAA. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Hammer Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  17. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  18. ^ "4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Lalova the star but Denmark are top". EAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  20. ^ "400 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  21. ^ Michelle Sammet (21 June 2014). "Germany hold narrow lead after day one of the European Team Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  22. ^ Michelle Sammet (22 June 2014). "Roaring success for Germans at European Team Championships in Brunswick". IAAF. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  23. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  24. ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  25. ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  26. ^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  27. ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  28. ^ "Estonia's consistency rewarded with promotion into First League". EAA. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Hammer Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  30. ^ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Team Championships Regulations
  • Media related to European Team Championships at Wikimedia Commons