List of European Athletics Championships records


The European Athletics Championships is a biennial event, which began in 1934. European Athletics accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's European member states and the body recognises records set at editions of the European Athletics Championships. The Championships records in athletics are the best marks set in competitions at the event. The athletics events at the Championships are divided into four groups: track events, field events, road events and combined events.
Great Britain's athletes holds the greatest number of records at the Championships with a total of ten, followed by Russia, Germany, and Spain. Marita Koch and Heike Drechsler each hold multiple records, Koch having broken both the 400 metres record as an individual and as part of the East German relay team and Drechsler holding the records for both long jump and 200 m. World records have been set at the Championships: the French 4×100 metres relay team ran a world record 37.79 seconds at the 1990 Championships. Several athletics events no longer take place at the Championships and thus the events are deemed defunct, and their records unchallengeable.
No records were broken at the 2012 European Athletics Championships – the first time in the history of the event. The current edition is taking place between 15 and 21 August 2022 in Munich.

Men's records

Statistics are correct as of 12 June 2024
EventRecordAthleteNationDateVenue
100 m9.95
Zharnel HughesGreat BritainDetailsLink|2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metreswind|+0.1

Women's records

''Statistics are correct as of 12 June 2024''

Statistics

Totals

EditionNo. set
193820
194612
195019
195427
195831
196228
196623
196924
197126
197426
197829
198227
1986?
1990?
1994?
1998?
2002?
200610
20108
20120
20143
20161
201810
20228
202415

NationMaleFemaleTotal

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