:European Athletics Team Championships
{{Short description|International athletics competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = European Athletics Team Championships
| image = European Athletic Association Icon logo.svg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| status = active
| genre = sports event
| date =
| begins =
| ends =
| frequency = annual / biannual
| location = various
| years_active =
| first = 2009
| founder_name =
| last = 2023
| next = 2025
| participants =
| activity =
| patron =
| organised = European Athletic Association
| website = {{URL|https://www.european-athletics.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}
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 4 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
{{Main|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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/40/81/600-EuropeanTeamChampionshipsRegulations-July2019_English.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 August 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801085901/https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/40/81/600-EuropeanTeamChampionshipsRegulations-July2019_English.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Editions
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colspan=7|League system | |||
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rowspan=2|Edition
!rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Host city of the Super League !colspan=4|Winners | |||
style="background:#efefef;"|Super League
|style="background:#efefef;"|First League |style="background:#efefef;"|Second League |style="background:#efefef;"|Third League | |||
1
|2009 |{{flagicon|POR}} Leiria, Portugal |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|GER}} | {{flagcountry|BLR}} | {{flagcountry|LIT}} | {{flagcountry|ISR}} |
2
|2010 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Bergen, Norway |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|RUS}} | {{flagcountry|CZE}} | {{flagcountry|SUI}} | {{flagcountry|DEN}} |
3
|2011 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|GER}} | {{flagcountry|TUR}} | {{flagcountry|EST}} | {{flagcountry|ISR}} |
4
|2013 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Gateshead, United Kingdom |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|GER}} | {{flagcountry|CZE}} | {{flagcountry|SVN}} | {{flagcountry|SVK}} |
5
|2014 |{{flagicon|GER}} Braunschweig, Germany |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|GER}} | {{flagcountry|BLR}} | {{flagcountry|SUI}} | {{flagcountry|CYP}} |
6
|2015 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Cheboksary, Russia |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|RUS}} | {{flagcountry|CZE}} | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | {{flagcountry|SVK}} |
7
|2017 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lille, France |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|GER}} | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | {{flagcountry|HUN}} | {{flagcountry|LUX}} |
8
|2019 |{{flagicon|POL}} Bydgoszcz, Poland |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|POL}} | {{flagcountry|POR}} | {{flagcountry|EST}} | {{flagcountry|ISL}} |
9
|2021 |{{flagicon|POL}} Chorzow, Poland |style="background:gold;"|{{flagcountry|POL}} | {{flagcountry|CZE}} | {{flagcountry|HUN}} | {{flagcountry|SRB}} |
colspan=7| Divisional system | |||
rowspan=2|Edition
!rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Host city of the First Division !colspan=4|Winners | |||
colspan=2 align=center style="background:#efefef;"|First Division
|style="background:#efefef;"|Second Division |style="background:#efefef;"|Third Division | |||
10
|2023 |{{flagicon|POL}} Chorzow, Poland |colspan=2 align=center| {{flagcountry|ITA}} | {{flagcountry|HUN}} | {{flagcountry|IRE}} | |
11
|2025 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid, Spain | | | | |
=Host cities=
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|+League system | ||||
Year | Super League | First League | Second League | Third League |
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2009 | {{flagicon|POR}} Leiria | {{flagicon|NOR}} Bergen | {{flagicon|SVK}} Banská Bystrica | {{flagicon|BIH}} Sarajevo |
2010 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Bergen | {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest | {{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade | {{flagicon|MLT}} Marsa |
2011 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm | {{flagicon|TUR}} İzmir | {{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad | {{flagicon|ISL}} Reykjavík |
2013 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Gateshead | {{flagicon|IRL}} Dublin | {{flagicon|LTU}} Kaunas | {{flagicon|SVK}} Banská Bystrica |
2014 | {{flagicon|GER}} Braunschweig | {{flagicon|EST}} Tallinn | {{flagicon|LAT}} Riga | {{flagicon|GEO}} Tbilisi |
2015 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Cheboksary | {{flagicon|GRC}} Heraklion | {{flagicon|BUL}} Stara Zagora | {{flagicon|AZE}} Baku |
2017 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Lille | {{flagicon|FIN}} Vaasa | {{flagicon|ISR}} Tel Aviv | {{flagicon|MLT}} Marsa |
2019 | {{flagicon|POL}} Bydgoszcz | {{flagicon|NOR}} Sandnes | {{flagicon|CRO}} Varaždin | {{flagicon|MKD}} Skopje |
2021 | {{flagicon|POL}} Chorzów | {{flagicon|ROU}} Cluj-Napoca | {{flagicon|BUL}} Stara Zagora | {{flagicon|CYP}} Limassol |
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|+Division system | |||
Year | 1st Division | 2nd Division | 3rd Division |
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2023 | align="center"; colspan=3| {{flagicon|POL}} Chorzów | ||
2025
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid |colspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|SLO}} Maribor |
Team summary (Super League)
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Country
! 2009 ! 2010 ! 2011 ! 2013 ! 2014 ! 2015 ! 2017 ! 2019 ! 2021 ! 2023 ! Years | ||||||||||
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align=left | {{BLR}} | 13 (1) | 8 | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 13 (1) | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 14 (1) | 10 (1) | DQ (1)
! 5 |
align=left | {{BEL}} | 17 (1) | 19 (1) | 21 (1) | 20 (1) | 21 (1) | 16 (1) | 21 (1) | 17 (1) | 17 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|14
! 1 |
align=left | {{CZE}} | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 13 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 13 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 13 (1) | 8 | bgcolor=ffcccc|8 | 9 (1) | 9
!6 |
align=left | {{FIN}} | 14 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 20 (1) | 18 (1) | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 13 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 15 (1) | 11
!4 |
align=left | {{FRA}} | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 6 | 7
!10 |
align=left | {{GER}} | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2 | 4 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3
!10 |
align=left | {{GBR2}} | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=silver|2 | 4 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 5
!10 |
align=left | {{GRE}} | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 14 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 17 (1) | 14 (1) | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 16 (1) | 13
!6 |
align=left | {{ITA}} | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=gold|1
!10 |
align=left | {{NED}} | 16 (1) | 18 (1) | 17 (1) | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 16 (1) | 11 (1) | 6
!3 |
align=left | {{NOR}} | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 14 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 17 (1) | 15 (1) | 18 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|16
!4 |
align=left | {{POL}} | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 4 | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2
!10 |
align=left | {{POR}} | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 15 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|11 | 17 (1) | 20 (1) | 17 (1) | 16 (1) | 13 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|7 | 8
!4 |
align=left | {{RUS}} | 8Russia has been initially classified second before late disqualification of Russian athletes. | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2Russia was initially first, before late doping disqualifications. | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=silver|2 | bgcolor=gold|1 | bgcolor=ffcccc|DQ | DQ (1) | DQ (2) | DQ (2)
!6 |
align=left | {{ESP}} | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4
!10 |
align=left | {{SWE}} | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 14 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 14 (1) | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|10 | 12 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|9 | 14 (1) | 10
!6 |
align=left | {{SWI}} | 23 (1) | 25 (2) | 19 (1) | 24 (1) | 25 (2) | 20 (1) | 14 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 12 (1) | 12
!2 |
align=left | {{TUR}} | 18 (1) | 21 (1) | 13 (1) | 9 | bgcolor=ffcccc|12 | 19 (1) | 15 (1) | 17 (1) | 13 (1) | bgcolor=ffcccc|15
!3 |
align=left | {{UKR}} | 6 | 5 | bgcolor=#cc9966|3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | bgcolor=ffcccc| WDFor Covid cases in the Ukrainian team. | 18 (1)
!9 |
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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.{{cite web|url=https://directus.european-athletics.com/assets/3148f3ad-8ab1-41a7-b520-cca4e70b36d9|title=European Athletics Team Championships – Statistics Handbook|publisher=european-athletics.com|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515182917/https://directus.european-athletics.com/assets/3148f3ad-8ab1-41a7-b520-cca4e70b36d9|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm|title=Silesia 2021 full results|publisher=european-athletics.com|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425013047/https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm|url-status=dead}}
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagcountry
| event =
| team =
| gold_GER = 64 | silver_GER = 63 | bronze_GER = 53
| gold_GBR = 50 | silver_GBR = 53 | bronze_GBR = 49
| gold_RUS = 48 | silver_RUS = 42 | bronze_RUS = 25
| gold_FRA = 46 | silver_FRA = 39 | bronze_FRA = 40
| gold_POL = 44 | silver_POL = 43 | bronze_POL = 50
| gold_UKR = 30 | silver_UKR = 25 | bronze_UKR = 32
| gold_ITA = 28 | silver_ITA = 31 | bronze_ITA = 40
| gold_ESP = 25 | silver_ESP = 35 | bronze_ESP = 31
| gold_BLR = 9 | silver_BLR = 8 | bronze_BLR = 15
| gold_NED = 9 | silver_NED = 5 | bronze_NED = 7
| gold_SWE = 7 | silver_SWE = 10 | bronze_SWE = 6
| gold_GRE = 7 | silver_GRE = 5 | bronze_GRE = 11
| gold_CZE = 6 | silver_CZE = 10 | bronze_CZE = 11
| gold_POR = 6 | silver_POR = 8 | bronze_POR = 4
| gold_SUI = 4 | silver_SUI = 4 | bronze_SUI = 1
| gold_TUR = 3 | silver_TUR = 5 | bronze_TUR = 6
| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 3 | bronze_FIN = 6
| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 6 | bronze_NOR = 4
| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 4 | bronze_BEL = 2
}}
Championships records
=Men=
class="wikitable"
|+ Key: |
{{note label|Note1|WR|WR}}World record
|{{note label|Note2|ER|ER}}European record |{{note label|Note3|NR|NR}}National record |
=Women=
=Mixed=
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Event
!Record !Athlete !Nationality !Date !Meet !Place !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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4 × 400 m relay
|3:12.34 |Matěj Krsek |{{flagu|Czech Republic}} |25 June 2023 |Chorzów, Poland |
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|+ Key: |
{{note label|Note1|WR|WR}}World record
|{{note label|Note2|ER|ER}}European record |{{note label|Note3|NR|NR}}National record |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://european-athletics.com/competitions/european-athletics-team-championships Official website]
- [https://directus.european-athletics.com/assets/3148f3ad-8ab1-41a7-b520-cca4e70b36d9 Statistics Handbook (2021)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515182917/https://directus.european-athletics.com/assets/3148f3ad-8ab1-41a7-b520-cca4e70b36d9 |date=15 May 2021 }}
- [http://www.european-athletics.org/files/etc09/CEA__LEAFLET_web_01.pdf Team Championships Regulations]
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