2022 European Athletics Championships


The 2022 European Athletics Championships were the 25th edition of the European Athletics Championships and were held in Munich, Germany, from 15 to 21 August 2022.
They were part of the European Championships, a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's sports.
The venue Olympiastadion had previously hosted the Athletics events during the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Germany headed the medal table on 7 gold medals, while Great Britain, second on gold medals won with 6, won the most overall medals, 20.

Event schedule

M = morning session, E = evening session

Medal table

After all 50 events.

Placing table

After 50 events of 50.

Entry standards

Entry standards and conditions were published in August 2021.
For the entry standards and for the rankings, the valid qualification period was:
EventMenWomenTarget number
100 metres10.1611.2436
200 metres20.4323.0536
400 metres45.7051.7036
800 metres1:45.902:00.4032
1500 metres3:36.004:06.0030
5000 metres13:24.0015:25.0030
10,000 metres28:15.0032:20.0027
3000 metres steeplechase8:30.009:39.0034
110/100 metre hurdles13.5012.9336
400 metres hurdles49.5055.8536
Marathon2:14.302:32.0060
20 kilometres race walk1:22:101:32:1535
35 kilometres race walk2:35:30
2:55:00
35
High jump2.30 m1.95 m26
Pole vault5.75 m4.60 m26
Long jump8.10 m6.79 m26
Triple jump16.95 m14.25 m26
Shot put20.85 m18.20 m26
Discus throw65.20 m60.50 m26
Hammer throw77.00 m71.80 m26
Javelin throw84.00 m62.50 m26
Decathlon/Heptathlon8100625024
4 × 100 metres relay16
4 × 400 metres relay16

Participating nations

1495 athletes, 713 females and 782 males, from 48 countries, including the Athlete Refugee Team, are expected to participate. As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus are banned from competing at the 2022 European Championships. No athlete represented Liechtenstein or Monaco in athletics these championships.