European Athletics Junior Championships

Women's 800 meter in heptathlon at the 2015 Championships

The European Athletics Junior Championships are the European championships for athletes who are 19 years of age or under, which is the age range recognised by the IAAF as junior athletes. The event is currently organized by the European Athletic Association.

The history of the biennial athletics competition stems from the European Junior Games, which was first held in 1964. The event was first sanctioned by the continental governing body, the European Athletic Association at the following edition in 1966 and after a third edition under the games moniker it was renamed to its current title.^[1][2]

Editions

Ed.	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue
—	1964	Warsaw	Poland	18–20 September	10th-Anniversary Stadium
—	1966	Odessa	Soviet Union	24–25 September	Central Stadium Chornomorets
—	1968	Leipzig	East Germany	23–25 August
1	1970	Paris	France	11–13 September	Stade Olympique de Colombes
2	1973	Duisburg	Germany	24–26 August
3	1975	Athens	Greece	22–24 August	Karaiskakis Stadium
4	1977	Donetsk	Soviet Union	19–21 August	RSC Olimpiyskiy
5	1979	Bydgoszcz	Poland	16–19 August	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
6	1981	Utrecht	Netherlands	20–23 August
7	1983	Schwechat	Austria	25–28 August
8	1985	Cottbus	GDR	22–25 August
9	1987	Birmingham	United Kingdom	6–9 August	Alexander Stadium
10	1989	Varaždin	Yugoslavia	24–27 August
11	1991	Thessaloniki	Greece	8–11 August	Kaftanzoglio Stadium
12	1993	San Sebastián	Spain	29 July – 1 August	Anoeta Stadium
13	1995	Nyíregyháza	Hungary	27–30 July	Városi Stadion
14	1997	Ljubljana	Slovenia	24–27 July
15	1999	Riga	Latvia	5–8 August
16	2001	Grosseto	Italy	19–22 July	Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini
17	2003	Tampere	Finland	23–27 July	Tampere Stadium
18	2005	Kaunas	Lithuania	21–24 July	S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium
19	2007	Hengelo	Netherlands	19–22 July	Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion
20	2009	Novi Sad	Serbia	23–26 July	Karađorđe Stadium
21	2011	Tallinn	Estonia	21–24 July	Kadrioru Stadium
22	2013	Rieti	Italy	18–21 July	Stadio Raul Guidobaldi
23	2015	Eskilstuna	Sweden	16–19 July	Ekängens IP
24	2017	Grosseto	Italy	20–23 July	Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini

Championship records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.04 (+0.2 m/s)	Christophe Lemaitre	France	24 July 2009	2009	Novi Sad, Serbia	[3]
200 m	20.37	Jürgen Evers	West Germany	28 August 1983	1983	Schwechat, Austria
400 m	45.36	Roger Black	Great Britain	24 August 1985	1985	Cottbus, East Germany
800 m	1:45.90	Roberto Parra	Spain	29 July 1995	1995	Nyíregyháza, Hungary
1500 m	3:38.96	Graham Williamson	Great Britain	16 August 1979	1979	Bydgoszcz, Poland
5000 m	13:44.37	Steve Binns	Great Britain	18 August 1979	1979	Bydgoszcz, Poland
10000 m	28:31.16	Ali Kaya	Turkey	18 July 2013	2013	Rieti, Italy	[4]
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	13.18 (+0.9 m/s)	Wilhem Belocian	France	20 July 2013	2013	Rieti, Italy	[5]
400 m hurdles	49.23	Timofey Chalyy	Russia	21 July 2013	2013	Rieti, Italy	[6]
3000 m steeplechase	8:37.94	Ilgizar Safiullin	Russia	24 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[7]
High jump	2.30 m	Vladimir Yashchenko	Soviet Union	20 August 1977	1977	Donetsk, Soviet Union
Pole vault	5.60 m	Maksim Tarasov	Soviet Union	26 August 1989	1989	Varaždin, Croatia
Long jump	8.17 m	Vladimir Ochkan	Soviet Union	7 August 1987	1987	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Triple jump	17.04 m (+1.5 m/s)	Nazim Babayev	Azerbaijan	19 July 2015	2015	Eskilstuna, Sweden	[8]
Shot put (6 kg)	22.62 m	Konrad Bukowiecki	Poland	16 July 2015	2015	Eskilstuna, Sweden	[9]
Discus throw (1.75 kg)	68.02 m	Bartlomiej Stój	Poland	19 July 2015	2015	Eskilstuna, Sweden	[10]
Hammer throw (6 kg)	79.60 m	Bence Halász	Hungary	17 July 2015	2015	Eskilstuna, Sweden	[11]
Javelin throw	81.53 m	Zigismunds Sirmais	Latvia	23 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[12]
Decathlon	8124 pts	Kevin Mayer	France	24 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[13]
	11.40 (−1.7 m/s) (100 m), 7.52 m (+1.8 m/s) (long jump), 14.65 m (shot put/ 6 kg), 2.04 m (high jump), 49.41 (400 m) / 14.09 (+0.7 m/s) (110 m hurdles/ 99.0 cm), 41.00 m (discus/ 1.75 kg), 4.80 m (pole vault), 56.60 m (javelin), 4:25.23 (1500 m)
10000 m walk (track)	39:28.45	Andrey Ruzavin	Russia	23 July 2005	2005	Kaunas, Lithuania
4×100 m relay	39.24	Tyrone Edgar Dwayne Grant Tim Benjamin Mark Lewis-Francis	Great Britain	22 July 2001	2001	Grosseto, Italy
4×400 m relay	3:04.58	Uwe Preusche Frank Löper Eckard Trylus Jens Carlowitz	East Germany	23 August 1981	1981	Utrecht, Netherlands

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.18 (+0.5 m/s)	Jodie Williams	Great Britain	22 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[14]
200 m	22.85	Bärbel Eckert	East Germany	26 August 1973	1973	Duisburg, West Germany
400 m	51.27	Christina Brehmer	East Germany	23 August 1975	1975	Athens, Greece
800 m	2:00.25	Katrin Wühn	East Germany	27 August 1983	1983	Schwechat, Austria
1500 m	4:04.47	Inger Knutsson	Sweden	26 August 1973	1973	Duisburg, West Germany
3000 m	8:50.97	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	1 August 1993	1993	San Sebastián, Spain
5000 m	15:21.12	Elvan Abeylegesse	Turkey	20 July 2001	2001	Grosseto, Italy
100 m hurdles	13.09	Olena Ovcharova	Ukraine	28 July 1995	1995	Nyíregyháza, Hungary
400 m hurdles	55.89	Zuzana Hejnová	Czech Republic	23 July 2005	2005	Kaunas, Lithuania
3000 m steeplechase	9:43.69	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	Norway	26 July 2009	2009	Novi Sad, Serbia
High jump	1.95 m	Yelena Yelesina	Soviet Union	27 August 1989	1989	Varaždin, Croatia
		Maria Kuchina	Russia	24 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[15]
Pole vault	4.57 m	Angelica Bengtsson	Sweden	23 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[16]
Long jump	6.80 m (+0.3 m/s)	Darya Klishina	Russia	24 July 2009	2009	Novi Sad, Serbia	[3]
Triple jump	14.12 m	Anastasiya Ilyina	Russia	20 July 2001	2001	Grosseto, Italy
Shot put	19.53 m	Astrid Kumbernuss	East Germany	25 August 1989	1989	Varaždin, Croatia
Discus throw	70.58 m	Ilke Wyludda	East Germany	8 August 1987	1987	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Hammer throw	68.59 m	Bianca Perie	Romania	24 July 2009	2009	Novi Sad, Serbia	[3]
Javelin throw	61.52	Nikolett Szabo	Hungary	8 August 1999	1999	Riga, Latvia
Heptathlon	6465 pts	Sybille Thiele	East Germany	28 August 1983	1983	Schwechat, Austria
	13.49 (100 m hurdles), 1.90 (high jump), 14.63 (shot put), 24.07 (200 m) / 6.65 (long jump), 36.22 (javelin), 2:18.36 (800 m)
10,000 m walk (track)	42:59.48	Elena Lashmanova	Russia	21 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[17]
4×100 m relay	43.42	Alexandra Burghardt Katharina Grompe Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto Anna-Lena Freese	Germany	24 July 2011	2011	Tallinn, Estonia	[18]
4×400 m relay	3:30.39	Cornelia Feuerbach Carola Witzel Ines Vogelgesang Heike Böhme	East Germany	23 August 1981	1981	Utrecht, Netherlands

References

1. European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-06-02.
2. European Athletics Championships Statistics Junior Men. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-06-02.
3. Phil Minshull (25 July 2009). "Lemaitre sets European Junior 100m record – Euro Jnr Champs, Day 2". IAAF. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
4. "10000 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
5. "110 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
6. "400 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
7. "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
8. "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). EA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
9. "Shot Put Results" (PDF). EA. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
10. "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). EA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
11. "Hammer Throw Results" (PDF). EA. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
12. "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
13. "Decathlon Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
14. "100 Metres Results" (PDF). EAA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
15. "High Jump Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
16. "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). EAA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
17. "10000 Metres Race Walk Results" (PDF). EAA. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
18. "4x100 Metres Relay Results" (PDF). EAA. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.