European junior records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the European Athletics Association (EAA). Athletics records comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Technically, in all under-20 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" to avoid age group switching during a competitive season.
Outdoor Key:
Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeVideo100 m10.04 Christophe Lemaitre24 July 2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia10.01 Jake Odey-Jordan20 June 2026Nike NationalsEugene, United States200 m19.96 Blessing Afrifah4 August 2022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia300 m32.43Jake Odey-Jordan4 April 2026Miramar InvitationalMiramar, United States400 m45.01Thomas Schönlebe15 July 1984Berlin, Germany44.56Aleksey Danilov21 July 2025Athletics Match meeting U18, U20Brest, Belarus600 m1:16.03Noam Mamu5 May 2024Internationales thallos LäufermeetingPliezhausen, Germany800 m1:44.14Max Burgin19 May 2021Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic1000 m2:14.37Niels Laros7 July 2024FBK GamesHengelo, Netherlands1500 m3:29.54Niels Laros6 August 2024Olympic GamesParis, FranceMile3:48.93Niels Laros16 September 2023Prefontaine ClassicEugene, United States2000 m4:49.68Niels Laros8 September 2023Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium3000 m7:43.20Ari Paunonen22 June 1977Weltklasse in KölnCologne, GermanyTwo miles8:29.46Lukas Verzbicas4 June 2011Prefontaine ClassicEugene, United States 5000 m13:02.03Jakob Ingebrigtsen20 July 2019Diamond LeagueLondon, United Kingdom5 km (road)13:26Niels Laros11 February 2024MONACO RUN 5 kmMonaco10,000 m28:11.71Abdullahi Dahir Rabi 13 April 2022Night of HighlightsOslo, Norway 10 km (road)27:54Jakob Ingebrigtsen19 October 2019HytteplanmilaHole, NorwayHalf marathon1:02:53Emil Millán de la Oliva17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)12.72 Sasha Zhoya21 August 2021World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya110 m hurdles13.44 Colin Jackson19 July 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece400 m hurdles48.59Michal Rada9 August 2026World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States2000 m steeplechase5:25.01Arsenios Tsiminos2 October 1980Athens, Greece3000 m steeplechase8:28.35Bakr El Asri9 August 2026World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States8:26.81Jakob Ingebrigtsen8 July 2017Guldensporen MeetingKortrijk, Belgium 8:24.40Bakr El Asri20 June 2026Track Night ViennaVienna, AustriaHigh jump2.37 mDragutin Topić12 August 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, BulgariaSteve Smith20 September 1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South KoreaPole vault6.05 mArmand Duplantis12 August 2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, GermanyLong jump8.38 m Mattia Furlani8 June 2024European ChampionshipsRome, ItalyTriple jump17.50 m Volker Mai23 June 1985Erfurt, GermanyShot put (6 kg)22.73 mDavid Storl14 July 2009Osterode am Harz, Germany22.94 m Konrad Bukowiecki1 May 2016Hanžeković MemorialBojanowo, Poland23.34 m Konrad Bukowiecki later tested positive for a banned substance higenamine and his results from the championships were nullified.Konrad Bukowiecki19 July 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, PolandShot put21.14 m Konrad Bukowiecki9 June 2016Bislett GamesOslo, NorwayDiscus throw (1.75 kg)71.37 mMika Sosna10 June 202216. Schönebecker SoleCupSchönebeck, GermanyDiscus throw65.31 mMykyta Nesterenko3 June 2008Tallinn, EstoniaHammer throw (6 kg)84.73 mMykhaylo Kokhan19 July 2019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, SwedenHammer throw78.33 mOlli-Pekka Karjalainen5 August 1999Seinäjoki, FinlandJavelin throw84.98 mGyörgy Herczeg26 July 2023Austrian OpenEisenstadt, AustriaDecathlon(Senior implements)8397 ptsTorsten Voss7 July 1982German ChampionshipsErfurt, GermanyDecathlon(6 kg shot,1.75 kg discus,99 cm hurdles)8514 ptsHubert Trościanka7–8 August 2025European U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland5000 m walk (track)19:03.16Diego García24 June 2015Encuentro Diputación de CáceresPlasencia, Spain18:56.19Nicolo' Vidal8 August 2026World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States10,000 m walk (track)38:46.4 Viktor Burayev20 May 2000Moscow, Russia10 km walk (road)38:28Stanislav Yemelyanov19 September 2009Saransk, Russia20 km walk (road)1:17:25Sergey Shirobokov9 June 2018Russian Race Walking ChampionshipsCheboksary, Russia4 × 100 m relay38.90 Dominik ŁuczyńskiPatryk KrupaJakub PietrusaOliwer Wdowik22 August 2021World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya38.90 Divine IhemeJake Odey-JordanEthan FranklinJames Arminio9 August 2026World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States4 × 400 m relay3:04.05Klaudio GjetjaAndrea RomaniAlessandro SibilioEdoardo Scotti15 July 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland
Women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeVideo100 m10.88 Marlies Oelsner1 July 1977Dresden, Germany200 m22.19 Natalya Bochina30 July 1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union300 m36.46Linsey MacDonald13 July 1980Amoco International InvitationalLondon, United Kingdom400 m49.42Grit Breuer27 August 1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan600 m1:25.12Audrey Werro18 May 2023Nationales Auffahrts-MeetingLangenthal, Switzerland800 m1:55.88Keely Hodgkinson3 August 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan1000 m2:34.89Audrey Werro17 June 2023Meeting NikaïaNice, France1500 m3:59.96Zola Budd30 August 1985Memorial Van DammeBrussels, BelgiumMile4:17.57Zola Budd21 August 1985Weltklasse ZürichZürich, SwitzerlandMile (road)4:42.5 Lera Miller7 September 2025Kö MileDüsseldorf, Germany2000 m5:33.15Zola Budd13 July 1984London Peugeot-Talbot GamesLondon, United Kingdom 3000 m8:28.83Zola Budd7 September 1985Golden GalaRome, ItalyTwo miles9:26.6 Zola Budd9 June 1985London, United Kingdom 5000 m14:48.07Zola Budd26 August 1985London, United Kingdom14:39.56Innes Fitzgerald19 July 2025London Athletics MeetLondon, United Kingdom5 km (road)15:08Innes Fitzgerald6 April 2025Bristol Track Club 5KBristol, United Kingdom10,000 m31:40.42Annemari Sandell27 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States10 km (road)31:29Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal3 May 2009SentrumsløpetOslo, NorwayHalf marathon1:11:27Layes Abdullayeva1 November 2009Delhi Half MarathonNew Delhi, India100 m hurdles12.85 Elvira Herman24 July 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland400 m hurdles55.26Ionela Tîrlea12 July 1995Nice, France55.19Linda Botková18 July 2026European U18 ChampionshipsRieti, Italy2000 m steeplechase6:19.23Gréta Varga26 July 2020Honvéd Kupa Nemzetközi Atlétikai VersenyBudapest, Hungary3000 m steeplechase9:32.74Gesa-Felicitas Krause30 August 2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea9:32.68Anna Emilie Møller13 August 2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilHigh jump2.04 mYaroslava Mahuchikh30 September 2019World ChampionshipsDoha, QatarPole vault4.61 m Alyona Lutkovskaya21 May 2015Irkutsk Region ChampionshipsIrkutsk, RussiaLong jump7.14 m Heike Drechsler4 June 1983Bratislava, CzechoslovakiaTriple jump14.62 m Tereza Marinova25 August 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, AustraliaShot put20.54 mAstrid Kumbernuss1 July 1989Orimattila, FinlandDiscus throw74.40 mIlke Wyludda13 September 1988Berlin, GermanyHammer throw73.43 mSilja Kosonen28 June 2021Vaasa, FinlandJavelin throw63.52 mAdriana Vilagoš2 August 2022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia63.96 m Elina Tzengko1 August 2020Pan Hellenic U20 ChampionshipsIoannina, GreeceHeptathlon6542Carolina Klüft10 August 2002European ChampionshipsMünchen, Germany5000 m walk (track)20:28.05Tatyana Kalmykova12 July 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic20:42.74Serena Di Fabio4 July 2026Italian U20 ChampionshipsCaorle, Italy5 km walk (road)21:06Anisya Kornikova10 June 2006Saransk, Russia10,000 m walk (track)42:47.25Anežka Drahotová23 July 2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States41:45.84Elvira Khasanova3 August 2019Summer SpartakiadCheboksary, Russia42:43.0 Svetlana Vasilyeva27 February 2011Russian Winter Walking ChampionshipsSochi, Russia10 km walk (road)42:44Tatyana Kalmykova10 May 2008Cheboksary, Russia41:52Tatyana Mineyeva5 September 2009Penza, Russia41:55Irina Stankina11 February 1995Adler, Russia20,000 m walk (track)1:37:03.8 Anna Pudovkina22 September 2003Russian 20,000m Race Walking ChampionshipsIzhevsk, Russia20 km walk (road)1:25:30Anisya Kirdyapkina23 February 2008Russian Winter Race Walking ChampionshipsAdler, Russia4 × 100 m relay43.27Katrin FehmKeshia KwadwoSophia JunkJennifer Montag23 July 2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy4 × 400 m relay3:28.39DerrFabertWoehlkGrit Breuer31 July 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada
Mixed
EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAge4 × 100 m relay41.21Edwin Fermin GalvanElisa ValensinFrancesco PagliariniKelly Doualla8 August 2006World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States4 × 400 m relay3:18.16Lukáš MarešSophie PischnothováJakub MarekLinda Botková5 August 2026World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States
Indoor Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge50 m5.72Sven Matthes19 February 198860 m6.51Mark Lewis-Francis11 March 2001World ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal200 m20.65Tomáš Horák1 March 2026Czech ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic20.57Ralf Lübke11 February 1984Stuttgart, Germany300 m33.41Jonathan Sacoor400 m45.64Tomáš Horák22 February 2026Czech U20 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic600 m1:17.14Benjamin Lakošeljac31 January 2026Indoor Meeting ZagrebZagreb, Croatia800 m1:46.89Kacper Lewalski22 February 2022Copernicus CupToruń, Poland1:46.13Cian McPhillips20 February 2021Dublin, Ireland 1:44.35Yuriy Borzakovskiy30 January 2000Dortmund, Germany1000 m2:22.98Nils Schumann5 February 1997Erfurt, Germany2:21.84René Bauschinger2 February 2003Stuttgart, Germany2:20.36David Sharpe8 March 1986Cosford, United Kingdom1500 m3:36.02Jakob Ingebrigtsen20 February 2019PSD Bank MeetingDüsseldorf, GermanyMile4:03.88Lukas Verzbicas5 February 2011Boston, United States4:02.34Robbie Farnham-Rose24 February 2013Fayetteville, United States3:56.40Nicholas Griggs10 March 2022Dublin, Ireland3:57.47Vivien Henz4 February 2023BU Scarlet and White InvitationalBoston, United States4:00.13Filip Toul4 February 2025Czech Indoor GalaOstrava, Czech Republic3000 m7:47.98Alex Pintado7 February 2025Gran Premio Ciudad de ValenciaValencia, Spain5000 m14:06.78Lukas Verzbicas11 March 2011New York City, United States13:42.8 Leonid Shumskiy9 March 1977Voroshilovgrad, Soviet Union14:06.55Axel Vang Christensen31 December 2020Randers, Denmark13:57.38Joseph O'Brien23 February 2023ACC ChampionshipsLouisville, United States13:51.24Joseph O'Brien2 December 2023Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season OpenerBoston, United States60 m hurdles7.67Frank Busemann12 March 1994European ChampionshipsParis, France60 m hurdles(99/100 cm)7.34Sasha Zhoya22 February 2020French U20 ChampionshipsMiramas, France300 m hurdles35.93 Petteri Pulkkinen19 February 1992Finnish ChampionshipsTampere, FinlandHigh jump2.28 mAleksey Dmitrik26 January 2003Samara, Russia2.31 m Danil Lysenko29 January 2016Moscow, Russia2.35 mVladimir Yashchenko12 March 1978European ChampionshipsMilan, ItalyPole vault5.88 mArmand Duplantis25 February 2018All Star PercheClermont-Ferrand, France5.93 m Armand Duplantis5 May 2018Baton Rouge, United StatesLong jump8.34 mMattia Furlani17 February 2024Italian ChampionshipsAncona, ItalyTriple jump17.20 mMelvin Raffin3 March 2017European ChampionshipsBelgrade, SerbiaShot put20.61 mKonrad Bukowiecki26 February 2016Villa de MadridMadrid, SpainShot put (6 kg)22.48 mKonrad Bukowiecki8 January 2016Toruń, Poland22.96 m Konrad Bukowiecki29 December 2016Spała, PolandWeight throw22.31 mÁggelos Mantzouránis8 December 2023M City ClassicMinneapolis, United StatesHeptathlon (senior)5953 ptsMichael Kohnle25 February 1989Stadtallendorf, GermanyHeptathlon (junior)6062 ptsJente Hauttekeete13–14 February 2021Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20Frankfurt, Germany5000 m walk18:47.2 Sergey Kozhevnikov29 December 2019Memorial SkuriginSaransk, Russia4 × 400 m relay
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