The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in

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, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no

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and the marathon competition was replaced by

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. The Russian team did not participate due to the suspension of the

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by the

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. However,

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was individually cleared by the IAAF to compete as an independent athlete; she participated in the European championships under the flag of the

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. Germany and Great Britain topped the medal table with 16, with Poland won 12 medals. Poland wins and topped the victory column with 6 gold medals (Germany & Great Britain tied with 5).

Event schedule

Results

Men

Track

Field

Women

Track

Field

Medal table

Participating nations

Athletes from a total of 50 member federations of the

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competed at these Championships. Russia, suspended, did not participate. EAA accepted the participation of Russian-born athlete

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References

External links

EAA Official website

Official results

EAA calendar
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European Athletics Championships, 2016