The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
competition for European athletes that is organised by the
European Athletic Association
The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 ...
. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.
The championships was an annual event until 1990, when it was changed to its current biennial format. A gap of three years occurred after the
2002 edition to synchronize the event with the other major championships of international
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
. The event is hosted by a different European city each year.
European Indoor Championships Senior Women
European Athletics
The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 ...
. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
Editions
European Indoor Games
European Indoor Championships
Championship records
Men
Women
Heptathlon disciplines
Pentathlon disciplines
By country
Records in defunct events
Men's events
Women's events
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All-time medal table
''Medal table includes 1966–2021
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* Includes medal of Dragan Perić, a Serbian athlete who competed during the Yugoslav Wars as an Independent European Participant.
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Multiple medallists
A total of 26 men and 24 women have won five or more medals at the competition.[Statistics Guide 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships](_blank)
European Athletics (2017). Retrieved on 2017-03-04.
Men
Women
Notes
See also
* Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships
Greece ( GRE) has competed at the European Indoor Athletics Championships since the 1970 edition in Vienna, Austria. As of 2017, Greek athletes have won a total of 36 medals. Most of them (11) were won in the event of 60 metres
60 metres, or ...
References
External links
European Indoor Championships (Men)
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
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Indoor
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*Built envi ...
Indoor track and field competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1970
Athletics Indoor
Continental athletics championships
Biennial athletics competitions