The European Athletics Team Championships (European Team Championships until 2013) is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over four leagues. It replaced in 2009 the former and similar European Cup (1965–2008). Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.
History
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.
In 2008, it was decided for the competition to adopt a new format with four leagues, consisting of 20 events for men and 20 for women. The "Super League" and "First League" have 12 teams each, while the Second League and the Third League eight and 14 respectively. Team scores are 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 top level and replaced by three teams promoted from the next level. Two teams are relegated/promoted from first level downwards.
In 2018, the ETC was to be held every odd year, with a super league of eight countries only starting in 2021 and first and second league of 12 countries. In the case of the host country is not qualified, a ninth could compete at the top level.
Editions League systemEditionYearHost city of the Super LeagueWinnersSuper LeagueFirst LeagueSecond LeagueThird League12009 Leiria, Portugal 22010 Bergen, Norway 32011 Stockholm, Sweden 42013 Gateshead, United Kingdom 52014 Braunschweig, Germany 62015 Cheboksary, Russia 72017 Lille, France 82019 Bydgoszcz, Poland 92021 Chorzów, Poland Divisional systemEditionYearHost city of the First DivisionWinnersFirst DivisionSecond DivisionThird Division102023 Chorzów, Poland 112025 Madrid, Spain122027 Istanbul, Turkey
Host cities +League system Year Super League First League Second League Third 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 Chorzów Cluj-Napoca Stara Zagora Limassol
+Division system Year 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 2023 Chorzów2025 Madrid Maribor2027 Istanbul
Team summary (Super League) Country 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 2019 2021 20232025 Yearsin SL 13 (1) 8 9 11 13 (1) 9 10 14 (1) 10 (1) DQDQ 5 17 (1) 19 (1) 21 (1) 20 (1) 21 (1) 16 (1) 21 (1) 17 (1) 17 (1) 1417 (1) 1 10 13 (1) 10 13 (1) 10 13 (1) 8 8 9 (1) 9117 14 (1) 12 20 (1) 18 (1) 15 (1) 11 13 (1) 11 15 (1) 11155 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 7711 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 3311 2 2 4 3 5 5 4 5 3 5511 9 10 14 (1) 10 17 (1) 14 (1) 9 10 16 (1) 1312720 (1)18 (1)18 (1)21 (1)24 (1)27 (2)25 (2)21 (1)21 (2)17 (1)131 5 7 8 7 7 6 7 4 2 111125 (2)24 (1)28 (2)26 (2)22 (1)23 (1)27 (2)23 (1)25 (2)19 (1)161 16 (1) 18 (1) 17 (1) 15 (1)11 15 (1)11 16 (1) 11 (1) 644 15 (1)11 15 (1)12 14 (1)12 17 (1) 15 (1) 18 (1)1619 (1)4 4 6 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 2211 11 15 (1)11 17 (1) 20 (1) 17 (1) 16 (1) 13 (1)7 885 8Russia has been initially classified second before late disqualification of Russian athletes.1 2Russia was initially first, before late doping disqualifications.1 2 1 DQ DQ (1) DQ (2) DQDQ6 7 9 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 4611 12 14 (1)12 14 (1) 9 10 12 (1)9 14 (1) 1097 23 (1) 25 (2) 19 (1) 24 (1) 25 (2) 20 (1) 14 (1)12 12 (1) 12103 18 (1) 21 (1) 13 (1) 9 12 19 (1) 15 (1) 17 (1) 13 (1) 1520 (1)3 6 5 3 6 6 7 6 7 WDFor Covid cases in the Ukrainian team. 18 (1)1410
1 (1) = participated in First League. 2 (2) = participated in Second League.
Medal table (Super League) At the European Athletics Team Championships medals are not awarded, but with gold, silver and bronze conventionally refers to the top three finishes.
Championships records
Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceVideo100 m9.95 Christophe Lemaitre18 June 20112011 Super LeagueStockholm, Sweden200 m20.01 Xavi Mo-Ajok29 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain400 m44.60Samuel Reardon27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain800 m1:44.01Mohamed Attaoui27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain1500 m3:36.95Mohamed Katir24 June 20232023 First DivisionChorzów, Poland3000 m7:50.99Richard Ringer22 June 20142014 Super LeagueBraunschweig, Germany5000 m13:17.23Yemaneberhan Crippa29 May 20212021 Super LeagueChorzów, Poland110 m hurdles13.12 Jason Joseph24 June 20232023 First DivisionChorzów, Poland400 m hurdles48.14Alessandro Sibilio24 June 20232023 First DivisionChorzów, Poland3000 m steeplechase8:20.43Karl Bebendorf27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, SpainHigh jump2.35 mDmytro Demyanyuk18 June 20112011 Super LeagueStockholm, SwedenPole vault6.01 mRenaud Lavillenie21 June 20092009 Super LeagueLeiria, PortugalLong jump8.46 m Miltiadis Tentoglou28 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, SpainTriple jump17.59 m Nelson Évora21 June 20092009 Super LeagueLeiria, PortugalShot put21.83 mMichał Haratyk10 August 20192019 Super LeagueBydgoszcz, PolandDiscus throw69.94 mKristjan Čeh21 June 20232023 Second DivisionChorzów, PolandHammer throw82.98 mPaweł Fajdek30 May 20212021 Super LeagueChorzów, PolandJavelin throw96.29 mJohannes Vetter29 May 20212021 Super LeagueChorzów, Poland4 × 100 m relay37.87 Nsikak EkpoXavi Mo-AjokTaymir BurnetElvis Afrifa28 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain4 × 400 m relay3:00.47Mame-Ibra AnneTeddy VenelMamoudou HanneThomas Jordier21 June 20152015 Super LeagueCheboksary, Russia
+ Key:World recordEuropean recordNational record
Women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m11.06 Boglárka Takács27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain200 m22.19 Jaël Bestué29 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain400 m49.48Femke Bol27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain800 m1:58.60Agathe Guillemot29 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain1500 m4:05.32Anna Mishchenko20 June 20102010 Super LeagueBergen, Norway3000 m8:45.24Sifan Hassan20 June 20142014 Super LeagueBraunschweig, Germany5000 m15:09.31Elvan Abeylegesse20 June 20102010 First LeagueBudapest, Hungary100 m hurdles12.62 Elvira Herman20 June 20212021 First LeagueCluj-Napoca, Romania400 m hurdles53.70Vania Stambolova18 June 20112011 Second LeagueNovi Sad, Serbia3000 m steeplechase9:17.31Luiza Gega22 June 20232023 Third DivisionChorzów, PolandHigh jump2.04 mBlanka Vlašić21 June 20092009 Second LeagueBanská Bystrica, SlovakiaPole vault4.75 mAnna Rogowska18 June 20112011 Super LeagueStockholm, SwedenSilke Spiegelburg 20 June 20152015 Super LeagueCheboksary, RussiaLong jump6.95 m Darya Klishina21 June 20152015 Super LeagueCheboksary, RussiaTriple jump14.87 m Yekaterina Koneva20 June 20152015 Super LeagueCheboksary, RussiaShot put20.14 mJessica Schilder27 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, SpainDiscus throw68.58 mSandra Perković10 August 20192019 Second LeagueVaraždin, CroatiaHammer throw78.28 mAnita Włodarczyk21 June 20152015 Super LeagueCheboksary, RussiaJavelin throw69.19 mChristin Hussong30 May 20212021 Super LeagueChorzów, Poland4 × 100 m relay42.02Nadine VisserLieke KlaverMinke BisschopsMarije van Hunenstijn28 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain4 × 400 m relay3:23.76Kseniya ZadorinaNatalya IvanovaNatalya AntyukhKseniya Ustalova20 June 20102010 Super LeagueBergen, Norway
Mixed EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace4 × 400 m relay3:09.43Maksymilian SzwedJustyna Święty-ErseticDaniel SoltysiakNatalia Bukowiecka29 June 20252025 First DivisionMadrid, Spain
+ Key:World recordEuropean recordNational record
See also European Cup (athletics)
References
External links Official website Statistics Handbook (2021) Team Championships Regulations