The IAU European 24 Hour Championships is a biennial

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competition in the 24-hour run for athletes from

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. Organised by the

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, it was first held in 1992 as an annual competition known as the IAU European 24 Hours Challenge. The establishment of the

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in 2003 saw the European event staged within the global race until the competitions were each recast as separate, biennial championships, with the world event in odd years and the European one in even years. The competition is typically a

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one, though the championships was contested on the

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in 1999.IAU European 24 Hours Challenge
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Editions

Medallists

Men's individual

Men's team

Women's individual

Women's team

References

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. Retrieved 2019-08-07. 24 Hour Ultramarathons Recurring sporting events established in 1992 Road running competitions