# European Athletics U20 Championships

The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as junior athletes. The event is currently organized by the European Athletic Association.
The history of the biennial athletics competition stems from the European Junior Games, which was first held in 1964. The event was first sanctioned by the continental governing body, the European Athletic Association at the following edition in 1966 and after a third edition under the games moniker it was renamed to its current title.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Events | Top of the medal table |
| — | 1964 | Warsaw | Poland | 18–20 September | 10th-Anniversary Stadium | 29 | Poland |
| — | 1966 | Odesa | Soviet Union | 24–25 September | Central Stadium Chornomorets | 33 | Soviet Union |
| — | 1968 | Leipzig | East Germany | 23–25 August | Zentralstadion | 33 | Soviet Union |
| 1 | 1970 | Paris | France | 11–13 September | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 35 | East Germany |
| 2 | 1973 | Duisburg | Germany | 24–26 August | Wedaustadion | 36 | East Germany |
| 3 | 1975 | Athens | Greece | 22–24 August | Karaiskakis Stadium | 36 | East Germany |
| 4 | 1977 | Donetsk | Soviet Union | 19–21 August | RSC Olimpiyskiy | 36 | East Germany |
| 5 | 1979 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 16–19 August | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | 36 | East Germany |
| 6 | 1981 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 20–23 August | Atletiekbaan Overvecht | 38 | East Germany |
| 7 | 1983 | Schwechat | Austria | 25–28 August | Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion | 38 | East Germany |
| 8 | 1985 | Cottbus | East Germany | 22–25 August | Max-Reimann-Stadion | 39 | East Germany |
| 9 | 1987 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 6–9 August | Alexander Stadium | 41 | East Germany |
| 10 | 1989 | Varaždin | Yugoslavia | 24–27 August | Stadion ŠC Sloboda | 41 | East Germany |
| 11 | 1991 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 8–11 August | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 42 | Soviet Union |
| 12 | 1993 | San Sebastián | Spain | 29 July – 1 August | Anoeta Stadium | 41 | Great Britain |
| 13 | 1995 | Nyíregyháza | Hungary | 27–30 July | Városi Stadion | 41 | France |
| 14 | 1997 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 24–27 July | Bežigrad Stadium | 43 | Germany |
| 15 | 1999 | Riga | Latvia | 5–8 August | Daugava Stadium | 43 | Germany |
| 16 | 2001 | Grosseto | Italy | 19–22 July | Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini | 44 | Russia |
| 17 | 2003 | Tampere | Finland | 23–27 July | Tampere Stadium | 44 | Germany |
| 18 | 2005 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 21–24 July | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium | 44 | Germany |
| 19 | 2007 | Hengelo | Netherlands | 19–22 July | Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion | 44 | Russia |
| 20 | 2009 | Novi Sad | Serbia | 23–26 July | Karađorđe Stadium | 44 | Germany |
| 21 | 2011 | Tallinn | Estonia | 21–24 July | Kadriorg Stadium | 44 | Russia |
| 22 | 2013 | Rieti | Italy | 18–21 July | Stadio Raul Guidobaldi | 44 | Great Britain |
| 23 | 2015 | Eskilstuna | Sweden | 16–19 July | Ekängens Friidrottsarena | 44 | Great Britain |
| 24 | 2017 | Grosseto | Italy | 20–23 July | Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini | 44 | Germany |
| 25 | 2019 | Borås | Sweden | 18–21 July | Ryavallen | 44 | Great Britain |
| 26 | 2021 | Tallinn | Estonia | 15–18 July | Kadriorg Stadium | 44 | Great Britain |
| 27 | 2023 | Jerusalem | Israel | 7–10 August | Givat Ram Stadium | 44 | Germany |
| 28 | 2025 | Tampere | Finland | 7–10 August | Tampere Stadium | 44 | |

## Championship records
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 10.04 (+0.2 m/s) | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 24 July 2009 | 2009 | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 200 m | 20.37 | Jürgen Evers | West Germany | 28 August 1983 | 1983 | Schwechat, Austria |
| 400 m | 45.36 | Roger Black | Great Britain | 24 August 1985 | 1985 | Cottbus, East Germany |
| 800 m | 1:45.90 | Roberto Parra | Spain | 29 July 1995 | 1995 | Nyíregyháza, Hungary |
| 1500 m | 3:38.96 | Graham Williamson | Great Britain | 16 August 1979 | 1979 | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 5000 m | 13:44.37 | Steve Binns | Great Britain | 18 August 1979 | 1979 | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 10,000 m | 28:31.16 | Ali Kaya | Turkey | 18 July 2013 | 2013 | Rieti, Italy |
| 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.05 (+0.2 m/s) | Sasha Zhoya | France | 17 July 2021 | 2021 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.23 | Timofey Chalyy | Russia | 21 July 2013 | 2013 | Rieti, Italy |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:37.94 | Ilgizar Safiullin | Russia | 24 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| High jump | 2.33 m | Maksim Nedasekau | Belarus | 22 July 2017 | 2017 | Grosseto, Italy |
| Pole vault | 5.65 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 23 July 2017 | 2017 | Grosseto, Italy |
| Long jump | 8.23 m (−0.2 m/s) | Mattia Furlani | Italy | 8 August 2023 | 2023 | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Triple jump | 17.04 m (+1.5 m/s) | Nazim Babayev | Azerbaijan | 19 July 2015 | 2015 | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 22.62 m | Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland | 16 July 2015 | 2015 | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 68.02 m | Bartłomiej Stój | Poland | 19 July 2015 | 2015 | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | 84.73 m | Mykhaylo Kokhan | Ukraine | 19 July 2019 | 2019 | Borås, Sweden |
| Javelin throw | 81.53 m | Zigismunds Sirmais | Latvia | 23 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Decathlon | 8435 pts WJR | Niklas Kaul | Germany | 22–23 July 2017 | 2017 | Grosseto, Italy |
| Decathlon | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52 |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 39:28.45 | Andrey Ruzavin | Russia | 23 July 2005 | 2005 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.24 | Tyrone Edgar Dwayne Grant Tim Benjamin Mark Lewis-Francis | Great Britain | 22 July 2001 | 2001 | Grosseto, Italy |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.58 | Uwe Preusche Frank Löper Eckard Trylus Jens Carlowitz | East Germany | 23 August 1981 | 1981 | Utrecht, Netherlands |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 11.18 (+0.5 m/s) | Jodie Williams | Great Britain | 22 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 200 m | 22.85 | Bärbel Eckert | East Germany | 26 August 1973 | 1973 | Duisburg, West Germany |
| 400 m | 51.27 | Christina Brehmer | East Germany | 23 August 1975 | 1975 | Athens, Greece |
| 800 m | 2:00.25 | Katrin Wühn | East Germany | 27 August 1983 | 1983 | Schwechat, Austria |
| 1500 m | 4:04.47 | Inger Knutsson | Sweden | 26 August 1973 | 1973 | Duisburg, West Germany |
| 3000 m | 8:50.97 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 1 August 1993 | 1993 | San Sebastián, Spain |
| 5000 m | 15:03.85 | Agate Caune | Latvia | 10 August 2023 | 2023 | Jerusalem, Israel |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.09 | Olena Ovcharova | Ukraine | 28 July 1995 | 1995 | Nyíregyháza, Hungary |
| 400 m hurdles | 55.89 | Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 23 July 2005 | 2005 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.69 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | 26 July 2009 | 2009 | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| High jump | 1.95 m | Yelena Yelesina | Soviet Union | 27 August 1989 | 1989 | Varaždin, Yugoslavia |
| High jump | 1.95 m | Maria Kuchina | Russia | 24 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Pole vault | 4.57 m | Angelica Bengtsson | Sweden | 23 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Long jump | 6.80 m (+0.3 m/s) | Darya Klishina | Russia | 24 July 2009 | 2009 | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Triple jump | 14.12 m | Anastasiya Ilyina | Russia | 20 July 2001 | 2001 | Grosseto, Italy |
| Shot put | 19.53 m | Astrid Kumbernuss | East Germany | 25 August 1989 | 1989 | Varaždin, Yugoslavia |
| Discus throw | 70.58 m | Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | 8 August 1987 | 1987 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Hammer throw | 71.06 m | Silja Kosonen | Finland | 17 July 2021 | 2021 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Javelin throw | 61.52 | Nikolett Szabo | Hungary | 8 August 1999 | 1999 | Riga, Latvia |
| Heptathlon | 6465 pts | Sybille Thiele | East Germany | 28 August 1983 | 1983 | Schwechat, Austria |
| Heptathlon | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 13.49 1.90 14.63 24.07 6.65 36.22 2:18.36 |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 42:59.48 | Elena Lashmanova | Russia | 21 July 2011 | 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 43.27 WJR | Katrin Fehm Keshia Kwadwo Sophia Junk Jennifer Montag | Germany | 23 July 2017 | 2017 | Grosseto, Italy |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.39 | Cornelia Feuerbach Carola Witzel Ines Vogelgesang Heike Böhme | East Germany | 23 August 1981 | 1981 | Utrecht, Netherlands |