The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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, from 6 to 12 August 2018.
The championships were part of the first
European Championships with other events happening in the
United Kingdom
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.
For the second Championships in a row the Russian team did not participate; this was due to the suspension of the
All-Russia Athletic Federation
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by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
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. However, several athletes were cleared by the IAAF to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes under the flag of the
European Athletic Association
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.
Mariya Lasitskene
Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene (russian: Мария Александровна Ласицкене, ; ; born 14 January 1993) is a Russian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the 2020 Olympic champion and three-time world champion ...
became the first such athlete to win a gold medal, in the women's high jump.
Event schedule
Results
Men
Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Field
Women
Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Field
Medal table
;Notes
The European Athletic Association (commonly known as "European Athletics") does not include the medals won by
Authorised Neutral Athletes
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in the medal table.
* Updated after the disqualifications of
Alina Tsviliy and
Meraf Bahta
Meraf Bahta Ogbagaber (born 24 June 1989) is an Eritrean middle-distance runner. She represents Sweden in international competitions and specializes in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.
Biography
She was born in Dekishahay, Eritrea (at the time ...
.
Entry standards
Entry standards and conditions were published on 8 December 2017.
Participating nations
Athletes from a total of 49 member federations of the
European Athletics Association
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competed at these Championships. On top of this a total of 29 athletes competed as
Authorised Neutral Athletes
Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) is a capacity under which athletes can compete at international sporting competitions without representing their nations, as is standard convention under the Olympic Charter. As of August 2022, only Russian and ...
. One athlete (
Puok Thiep Gatkuoth
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Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country ...
in men's marathon) was announced to compete as part of
Athlete Refugee Team, but in the end he did not start.
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See also
2018 World Para Athletics European Championships, the European championship event for disabled athletes, also held in Berlin in 2018.
References
External links
Home pageEAA Official websiteEAA Timetable & Results
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