The European 10,000m Cup is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge (European 10,000m Challenge till 2005 edition), after the event was removed from the European Cup programme.
Background The competition has roots in the Iberian 10,000 metres Championships – a competition between Spanish and Portuguese athletes that was held between 1991 and 1996 – and the first five editions of the European 10000 Metres Challenge were held in the Iberian Peninsula. The event was first held under its current title in 2005.EUROPEAN 10000 METRES CUP. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-07. From 2018, the event was held as the climax of the Night of 10k PB's event at Parliament Hill, London before moving to Pacé in France in 2022.
Editions EditionYearHost cityHost countryDateNo. of athletes 1st 1997 Barakaldo 5 April 2nd 1998 Lisbon 4 April 3rd 1999 Barakaldo 10 April 4th 2000 Lisbon 1 April 5th 2001 Barakaldo 7 April 6th 2002 Camaiore 6 April 7th 2003 Athens 12 April 8th 2004 Maribor 3 April 9th 2005 Barakaldo 2 April 10th 2006 Antalya 15 April 11th 2007 Ferrara 7 April 12th 2008 Istanbul 12 April 13th 2009 Ribeira Brava 6 June 14th 2010 Marseille 5 June 15th 2011 Oslo 4 June 45 men, 33 women 16th 2012 Bilbao 3 June 46 men, 41 women 17th 2013 Pravets 8 June 31 men, 30 women 18th 2014 Skopje 7 June 43 men, 41 women 19th 2015 Cagliari 6 June 41 men, 36 women 20th 2016 Mersin 5 June 25 men, 23 women 21st 2017 Minsk 10 June 33 men, 40 women 22nd 2018 London 19 May 23rd 2019 London 6 July – 2020 Postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 24th 2021 Birmingham 5 June 25th 2022 Pacé 28 May 26th 2023 Pacé 3 June 27th 2025 Pacé 24 May 33 men, 37 women 28th 2026 La Spezia 23 May 51 men, 53 women 29th 2027 TBA 22 May
Champions YearMenWomenIndividualTeamIndividualTeam19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007Abeylegesse and Pollmaecher win in Ferrara as Spain take both team titles . European Athletics (2007-04-07). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.2008Turkish double at European Cup 10,000m in Istanbul. European Athletics (2008-04-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.2009Hosts Portugal stamp authority on European Cup 10,000m. European Athletics (2009-06-07). Retrieved on 2012-06-27.2010Britain's Farah and Portugal's Monteiro get Cup victories. European Athletics (2010-06-06). Retrieved on 2012-06-27. 2011Portugal double victory at the European Cup 10,000m. European Athletics (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2012-06-27.201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232025
Records The competition record for men is 27:14.44, set in 1998 by Fabián Roncero from Spain. The competition record for women is 30:21.67, set in 2006 by Elvan Abeylegesse from Turkey.
Medal table (1997-2022)
References
External links Official website European Athletics Statistics – European Cup 10,000m (1997-2008) Competition History (2008-2018)