# European Athletics Team Championships

The European Athletics Team Championships (European Team Championships until 2013), is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It replaced in 2009 the former and similar European Cup (1965-2008). Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.

## History

The main idea of the cup, developed by Bruno Zauli, president of the European Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federations, was to create a competition for all European athletics federations, in which they would face each other in track and field events. Although Zauli died just a few months before the launch of the first event, the competition has gone from strength to strength.
In 2008, it was decided to change the competition and for it to take a new format with four leagues, which consist of 20 events for men and 20 for women. The Super League and the First League have 12 teams each, while the Second League and the Third League 8 and 14 respectively. Team scores will be calculated by combination of men and women's points, rather than the previous individual male and female scores. Each year, three teams are relegated from the Super League and are replaced by three teams promoted from the First League. Two teams are relegated/promoted among First, Second and Third League teams.
In 2018, it was decided to change again the competition format: the ETC will now be held every odd year, with a Super-League of 8 countries only, starting in 2021, and First and Second League of 12 countries. In the case of the host country is not qualified, a 9th country could compete in Super-League.

## Editions

League system :
| Edition | Year | Host city of the Super League | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| Edition | Year | Host city of the Super League | Super League | First League | Second League | Third League |
| 1 | 2009 | Leiria, Portugal | Germany | Belarus | Lithuania | Israel |
| 2 | 2010 | Bergen, Norway | Russia | Czech Republic | Switzerland | Denmark |
| 3 | 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden | Germany | Turkey | Estonia | Israel |
| 4 | 2013 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | Germany | Czech Republic | Slovenia | Slovakia |
| 5 | 2014 | Braunschweig, Germany | Germany | Belarus | Switzerland | Cyprus |
| 6 | 2015 | Cheboksary, Russia | Russia | Czech Republic | Denmark | Slovakia |
| 7 | 2017 | Lille, France | Germany | Sweden | Hungary | Luxembourg |
| 8 | 2019 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Poland | Portugal | Estonia | Iceland |
| 9 | 2021 | Chorzow, Poland | Poland | Czech Republic | Hungary | Serbia |
| Divisional system |||||||
| Edition | Year | Host city | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| Edition | Year | Host city | First Division | First Division | Second Division | Third Division |
| 10 | 2023 | Chorzow, Poland | Italy | Italy | Hungary | Ireland |

### Host cities

League system :
| Year | Super League | First League | Second League | Third League |
| 2009 | Leiria | Bergen | Banská Bystrica | Sarajevo |
| 2010 | Bergen | Budapest | Belgrade | Marsa |
| 2011 | Stockholm | İzmir | Novi Sad | Reykjavík |
| 2013 | Gateshead | Dublin | Kaunas | Banská Bystrica |
| 2014 | Braunschweig | Tallinn | Riga | Tbilisi |
| 2015 | Cheboksary | Heraklion | Stara Zagora | Baku |
| 2017 | Lille | Vaasa | Tel Aviv | Marsa |
| 2019 | Bydgoszcz | Sandnes | Varaždin | Skopje |
| 2021 | Chorzów | Cluj-Napoca | Stara Zagora | Limassol |
Division system :
| Year | 1st Division | 2nd Division | 3rd Division |
| 2023 | Chorzów | Chorzów | Chorzów |
Unknown system :
| Year | Host |
| 2025 | Madrid |
| 2027 | Chorzów |

## Team summary (Super League)

| Country | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | Years in SL |
| Belarus | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | DQ | 5 |
| Belgium | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Finland | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Greece | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| Italy | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | 15 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 4 |
| Poland | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Portugal | 11 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Russia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | DQ | DQ | DQ | DQ | 6 |
| Spain | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Sweden | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Turkey | 18 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | WD | 18 | 9 |
    $^1$ (1) = participated in First League.
    $^2$ (2) = participated in Second League.

## Medal table (Super League)

At the European Athletics Team Championships medals are not awarded, but with gold, silver and bronze conventionally refers to the top three finishes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 64 | 63 | 53 | 180 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 50 | 53 | 49 | 152 |
| 3 | Russia | 48 | 42 | 25 | 115 |
| 4 | France | 46 | 39 | 40 | 125 |
| 5 | Poland | 44 | 43 | 50 | 137 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 30 | 25 | 32 | 87 |
| 7 | Italy | 28 | 31 | 40 | 99 |
| 8 | Spain | 25 | 35 | 31 | 91 |
| 9 | Belarus | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 11 | Sweden | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 12 | Greece | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 14 | Portugal | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 17 | Finland | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 18 | Norway | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | Belgium | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 389 | 399 | 393 | 1,181 |

## Championships records
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 9.95 (+1.0 m/s) NR | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 18 June 2011 | 2011 Super League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 200 m | 20.28 (−2.8 m/s) | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 19 June 2011 | 2011 Super League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 400 m | 44.88 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Norway | 23 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 800 m | 1:45.11 | Giordano Benedetti | Italy | 21 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| 1500 m | 3:36.95 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 24 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 3000 m | 7:50.99 | Richard Ringer | Germany | 22 June 2014 | 2014 Super League | Braunschweig, Germany |
| 5000 m | 13:17.23 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | Italy | 29 May 2021 | 2021 Super League | Chorzów, Poland |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.12 (+0.4 m/s) | Jason Joseph | Switzerland | 24 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.14 | Alessandro Sibilio | Italy | 24 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:25.50 | Yoann Kowal | France | 22 June 2014 | 2014 Super League | Braunschweig, Germany |
| High jump | 2.35 m | Dmytro Demyanyuk | Ukraine | 18 June 2011 | 2011 Super League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pole vault | 6.01 m | Renaud Lavillenie | France | 21 June 2009 | 2009 Super League | Leiria, Portugal |
| Long jump | 8.38 m (+0.1 m/s) | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece | 19 June 2021 | 2021 First League | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Triple jump | 17.59 m (+0.6 m/s) | Nelson Évora | Portugal | 21 June 2009 | 2009 Super League | Leiria, Portugal |
| Shot put | 21.83 m | Michał Haratyk | Poland | 10 August 2019 | 2019 Super League | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Discus throw | 69.94 m | Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia | 21 June 2023 | 2023 Second Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| Hammer throw | 82.98 m | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | 30 May 2021 | 2021 Super League | Chorzów, Poland |
| Javelin throw | 96.29 m | Johannes Vetter | Germany | 29 May 2021 | 2021 Super League | Chorzów, Poland |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.08 | Chijindu Ujah Zharnel Hughes Danny Talbot Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Great Britain | 24 June 2017 | 2017 Super League | Lille, France |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.47 | Mame-Ibra Anne Teddy Venel Mamoudou Hanne Thomas Jordier | France | 21 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
Key: :
| $^{WR}$ World record | $^{ER}$ European record | $^{NR}$ National record |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 11.09 (+0.1 m/s) | Ewa Swoboda | Poland | 23 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 200 m | 22.71 (+1.8 m/s) | Yelizaveta Bryzghina | Ukraine | 20 June 2010 | 2010 Super League | Bergen, Norway |
| 400 m | 49.82 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 23 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| 800 m | 1:58.62 | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine | 20 June 2009 | 2009 Super League | Leiria, Portugal |
| 1500 m | 4:05.32 | Anna Mishchenko | Ukraine | 20 June 2010 | 2010 Super League | Bergen, Norway |
| 3000 m | 8:45.24 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 20 June 2014 | 2014 Super League | Braunschweig, Germany |
| 5000 m | 15:09.31 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Turkey | 20 June 2010 | 2010 First League | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.62 (+1.3 m/s) | Elvira Herman | Belarus | 20 June 2021 | 2021 First League | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.70 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria | 18 June 2011 | 2011 Second League | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:17.31 | Luiza Gega | Albania | 22 June 2023 | 2023 Third Division | Chorzów, Poland |
| High jump | 2.04 m | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 21 June 2009 | 2009 Second League | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Pole vault | 4.75 m | Anna Rogowska | Poland | 18 June 2011 | 2011 Super League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pole vault | 4.75 m | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | 18 June 2011 | 2011 Super League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pole vault | 4.75 m | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | 20 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Long jump | 6.95 m | Darya Klishina | Russia | 21 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Triple jump | 14.87 m (+1.7 m/s) | Yekaterina Koneva | Russia | 20 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Shot put | 19.82 m | Christina Schwanitz | Germany | 21 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Discus throw | 68.58 m | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 10 August 2019 | 2019 Second League | Varaždin, Croatia |
| Hammer throw | 78.28 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 21 June 2015 | 2015 Super League | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Javelin throw | 69.19 m | Christin Hussong | Germany | 30 May 2021 | 2021 Super League | Chorzów, Poland |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.47 | Lara Matheis Alexandra Burghardt Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase | Germany | 24 June 2017 | 2017 Super League | Lille, France |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.76 | Kseniya Zadorina Natalya Ivanova Natalya Antyukh Kseniya Ustalova | Russia | 20 June 2010 | 2010 Super League | Bergen, Norway |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.34 | Matěj Krsek Tereza Petržilková Vít Müller Lada Vondrová | Czech Republic | 25 June 2023 | 2023 First Division | Chorzów, Poland | |
Key: :
| $^{WR}$ World record | $^{ER}$ European record | $^{NR}$ National record |