# 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships

The 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships was the second edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Győr, Hungary from 5 to 8 July at the Olympic Sport Park.

## Medal summary
### Legend

* WYB (World U18 Best), WYL (World U18 Leader), EYB (European U18 Best), EYL (European U18 Leader), CR (Championship Record), NYB (National U18 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

### Boys
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Raphael Bouju Netherlands | 10.64 | Dominik Illovszky [de] Hungary | 10.70 | Pål Haugen Lillefosse Norway | 10.72 |
| 200 metres | Alexander Czysch Germany | 21.15 =CR | Daniel Regenfuß Germany | 21.19 | Jiří Pechar Czech Republic | 21.31 |
| 400 metres | Lorenzo Benati Italy | 46.85 CR NYB | Ethan Brown Great Britain | 46.87 PB | Ludovic Oucéni France | 47.01 PB |
| 800 metres | Max Burgin Great Britain | 1:47.36 CR | Eric Guzmán Spain | 1:49.19 PB | João Miguel Peixoto Portugal | 1:49.42 NYB |
| 1500 metres | Kane Elliott Great Britain | 3:55.26 CR | Bence Apáti Hungary | 3:55.53 | Andrej Paulíny Slovakia | 3:55.58 NYB |
| 3000 metres | Thomas Keen Great Britain | 8:27.38 | Ömer Amaçtan Turkey | 8:28.04 PB | Ryan Oosting Netherlands | 8:28.22 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles | Sam Bennett Great Britain | 13.19 CR | Kenny Fletcher France | 13.49 | Nick Rüegg Switzerland | 13.74 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Martin Fraysse FranceDániel Huller [de] Hungary | 50.630 CR | Not awarded | Not awarded | Karl Johnson Great Britain | 50.90 NYB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Baptiste Guyon France | 5:43.92 CR | Pol Oriach [es] Spain | 5:46.81 PB | Etson Barros [es] Portugal | 5:49.79 NYB |
| Medley relay | Italy Federico Manini Federico Guglielmi [es] Francesco Domenico Rossi Lorenzo Benati Luca Pierani* | 1:53.01 EYL | Turkey Konuralp Tiritoğlu Kaan Gacar Kubilay Ençu İlyas Çanakçı [de] Tibet Sancak* | 1:53.84 | Poland Rafał Łupiński Adam Łukomski Jakub Pająk Mikołaj Kotyra Szymon Szachniewicz* Patryk Grzegorzewicz* | 1:53.97 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Davide Finocchietti Italy | 45:01.33 | Aldo Andrei Italy | 45:03.50 | Özgür Topsakal Turkey | 45:09.22 PB |
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Dominic Ogbechie [no] Great Britain | 2.16 =PB | Oleh Doroshchuk Ukraine | 2.13 | Nikola Mujanović Serbia | 2.10 |
| Pole vault | Pål Haugen Lillefosse Norway | 5.46 CR | Baptiste Thiery France | 5.30 PB | Eerik Haamer [de] Estonia | 5.10 NYB |
| Long jump | Nick Schmahl Germany | 7.60 | Davide Favro Italy | 7.29 | Bryan Mucret [es] France | 7.22 |
| Triple jump | Batuhan Çakır [de] Turkey | 15.62 | Carl af Forselles Sweden | 15.36 PB | Rustam Məmmədov [de] Azerbaijan | 15.16 PB |
| Shot put | Aliaksei Aleksandrovich Belarus | 20.97 NYB | Carmelo Musci Italy | 20.37 PB | Piotr Goździewicz [es] Poland | 18.88 |
| Discus throw | Yasiel Brayan Sotero [es] Spain | 64.31 CR | Fabian Weinberg Norway | 58.84 | Gracjan Kozak [es] Poland | 57.76 |
| Hammer throw | Myhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 87.82 WYB | Valentin Andreev Bulgaria | 81.41 NYB | Tomasz Ratajczyk Poland | 76.01 PB |
| Javelin throw | Marek Mucha [pl] Poland | 80.01 CR | Gerasimos Kalogerakis Greece | 77.45 PB | Topias Laine [es] Finland | 75.83 PB |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Decathlon | Aleksandr Komarov Authorised Neutral Athletes | 7703 | Oļegs Kozjakovs Latvia | 7663 | Sven Jansons Netherlands | 7604 |

### Girls
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir Iceland | 11.741 | Pamera Losange FranceBoglárka Takács Hungary | 11.747 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 200 metres | Rhasidat Adeleke Ireland | 23.52 EYL | Gemima Joseph France | 23.60 NYB | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir Iceland | 23.73 NYB |
| 400 metres | Barbora Malíková Czech Republic | 52.66 CR | Marie Scheppan Germany | 52.82 PB | Olesya Soldatova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 53.09 PB |
| 800 metres | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain | 2:04.84 CR | Sophie O'Sullivan Ireland | 2:06.05 | Gaël de Coninck Sweden | 2:06.14 |
| 1500 metres | Sarah Healy Ireland | 4:18.71 CR | Emily Williams Great Britain | 4:22.11 | Klaudia Kazimierska Poland | 4:22.90 |
| 3000 metres | Sarah Healy Ireland | 9:18.05 CR | İnci Kalkan Turkey | 9:24.01 PB | Alessia Zarbo France | 9:25.25 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles | Martine Hjørnevik Norway | 13.26 EYL | Zoë Sedney Netherlands | 13.34 | Johanna Plank Austria | 13.40 NYB |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gisèle Wender Germany | 58.88 PB | Emma Silvestri Italy | 59.04 PB | Lena Pressler Austria | 59.11 NYB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Léna Lebrun France | 6:35.41 WYL | Claire Palou France | 6:39.20 | Paula Schneiders Germany | 6:40.00 PB |
| Medley relay | Italy Rebecca Menchini Noemi Cavalleri Alessia Cappabianca Chiara Gherardi Eleonora Foudraz* | 2:07.46 CR NYB | Czech Republic Tereza Marková Barbora Šplechtnová Veronika Milotová Barbora Malíková Barbora Hůlková* Denisa Folková* | 2:09.41 | Romania Bianca Toader Vanessa Balaci Maria Scrob Adina Cîrciogel | 2:09.99 |
| 5000 metres walk | Hanna Zubkova Belarus | 22:45.47 CR | Olga Fiaska Greece | 23:39.12 | Simona Bertini Italy | 24:18.80 PB |
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 1.94 CR | Jessica Kähärä Finland | 1.83 PB | Maria Kochanova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 1.83 |
| Pole vault | Leni Wildgrube Germany | 4.26 CR | Emma Brentel France | 4.16 NYB | Krystsina Kantsavienka Belarus | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Tilde Johansson Sweden | 6.33 | Emma Piffaretti Switzerland | 6.25 | Spyridoula Karydi Greece | 6.23 NYB |
| Triple jump | María Vicente Spain | 13.95 CR | Aleksandra Nacheva Bulgaria | 13.88 | Jessica Kähärä Finland | 13.29 NYB |
| Shot put | Lizaveta Dorts Belarus | 17.34 | Nina Capațina Moldova | 17.27 | Alida van Daalen Netherlands | 17.08 |
| Discus throw | Violetta Ignatyeva Authorised Neutral Athletes | 54.56 PB | Alida van Daalen Netherlands | 52.93 PB | Özlem Becerek Turkey | 51.93 |
| Hammer throw | Valeriya Ivanenko Ukraine | 73.25 | Sara Killinen Finland | 69.52 PB | Stavroula Kosmidou Greece | 65.98 |
| Javelin throw | Aliaksandra Konshyna Belarus | 56.71 PB | Münevver Hancı Turkey | 56.28 | Gedly Tugi [pl] Estonia | 55.28 NYB |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon | María Vicente Spain | 6221 WYB, CR | Kristīne Blaževiča Latvia | 5629 PB | Chiara-Belinda Schuler Austria | 5615 PB |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN)* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Moldova (MLD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 41 | 40 | 39 | 120 |

### Notes

^[1] Medals won by athletes competing as Authorised Neutral Athletes were not included in the official medal table.

## Participating nations

1135 competitors (538 boys and 597 girls) from 50 countries are expected to compete.
* Albania (1)
* Andorra (2)
* Armenia (2)
* Austria (31)
* Authorised Neutral Athletes (16)
* Azerbaijan (4)
* Belarus (43)
* Belgium (11)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
* Bulgaria (12)
* Croatia (21)
* Cyprus (8)
* Czech Republic (48)
* Denmark (5)
* Estonia (23)
* Finland (38)
* France (42)
* Georgia (5)
* Germany (66)
* Gibraltar (3)
* Great Britain (40)
* Greece (22)
* Hungary (78) (host)
* Iceland (5)
* Ireland (25)
* Israel (16)
* Italy (54)
* Kosovo (1)
* Latvia (25)
* Lithuania (27)
* Luxembourg (9)
* Macedonia (3)
* Malta (3)
* Moldova (3)
* Monaco (1)
* Montenegro (1)
* Netherlands (22)
* Norway (37)
* Poland (53)
* Portugal (18)
* Romania (27)
* San Marino (2)
* Serbia (17)
* Slovakia (24)
* Slovenia (17)
* Spain (50)
* Sweden (22)
* Switzerland (46)
* Turkey (52)
* Ukraine (49)

## Records
### Under-18 World Best Performances

| Athlete | Nation | Event | Result | Round | Date |
| María Vicente | Spain | Girls' heptathlon | 6221 pts | Final | 6 July |
| Myhaylo Kokhan | Ukraine | Boys' hammer throw | 87.82 m | Final | 7 July |

### Championship Records

| Athlete | Nation | Event | Result | Round | Date |
| Hanna Zubkova | Belarus | Girls' 5000m race walk | 22:45.47 | Final | 5 July |
| Sara Killinen | Finland | Girls' hammer throw | 67.25 m | Qualification | 5 July |
| Valeriya Ivanenko | Ukraine | Girls' hammer throw | 74.36 m | Qualification | 5 July |
| Patience Jumbo-Gula | Ireland | Girls' 100m | 11.59 (+0.7 m/s) | Semifinals | 5 July |
| María Vicente | Spain | Girls' long jump | 6.37 (+1.8 m/s) | Heptathlon | 6 July |
| Sam Bennett | Great Britain | Boys' 110m hurdles | 13.33 (+1.7 m/s) | Heats | 6 July |
| Kenny Fletcher | France | Boys' 110m hurdles | 13.30 (+2.0 m/s) | Heats | 6 July |
| Myhaylo Kokhan | Ukraine | Boys' hammer throw | 82.42 m | Qualification | 6 July |
| Sarah Healy | Ireland | Girls' 3000m | 9:18.05 | Final | 6 July |
| Yasiel Brayan Sotero | Spain | Boys' discus throw | 64.31 m | Final | 6 July |
| Gaël de Coninck | Sweden | Girls' 800m | 2:06.51 | Semifinals | 6 July |
| Pol Oriach | Spain | Boys' 2000m steeplechase | 5:52.56 | Heats | 6 July |
| Leni Wildgrube | Germany | Girls' pole vault | 4.26 m | Final | 7 July |
| Lorenzo Benati | Italy | Boys' 400m | 46.85 | Final | 7 July |
| Barbora Malíková | Czech Republic | Girls' 400m | 52.66 | Final | 7 July |
| Kane Elliott | Great Britain | Boys' 1500m | 3:55.26 | Final | 7 July |
| Marek Mucha | Poland | Boys' javelin throw | 80.01 m | Final | 7 July |
| Alexander Czysch | Germany | Boys' 200m | 21.15 | Final | 7 July |
| Aleksandra Nacheva | Bulgaria | Girls' triple jump | 13.32 m (+1.8 m/s) | Qualification | 7 July |
| Sam Bennett | Great Britain | Boys' 110m hurdles | 13.19 (+0.8 m/s) | Final | 7 July |
| Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | Girls' 800m | 2:04.84 | Final | 7 July |
| Martin Fraysse | France | Boys' 400m hurdles | 50.63 | Final | 8 July |
| Dániel Huller | Hungary | Boys' 400m hurdles | 50.63 | Final | 8 July |
| Max Burgin | Great Britain | Boys' 800m | 1:47.36 | Final | 8 July |
| Sarah Healy | Ireland | Girls' 1500m | 4:18.71 | Final | 8 July |
| Baptiste Guyon | France | Boys' 2000m steeplechase | 5:43.92 | Final | 8 July |
| María Vicente | Spain | Girls' triple jump | 13.95 m (+1.1 m/s) | Final | 8 July |
| Pål Haugen Lillefosse | Norway | Boys' pole vault | 5.46 m | Final | 8 July |
| Rebecca Menchini Noemi Cavalleri Alessia Cappabianca Chiara Gherardi | Italy | Girls' medley relay | 2:07.46 | Final | 8 July |
| Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | Girls' high jump | 1.94 m | Final | 8 July |