# 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships

The 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 13th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was planned to be held in Bergen, Norway from 8 to 11 July., but this venue was cancelled for Covid pandemic reasons. Initially it was intended that the event would be postponed and held in another venue after the 2020 Olympic Games. Eventually the original dates were retained, and Tallinn, Estonia was chosen as the venue. This meant that Tallinn hosted two age-group championships in successive weeks: after the European Athletics U23 Championships, the Kadriorg Stadium also hosted between 15 and 18 July the European Athletics U20 Championships. For the first time in 13 editions, Italian team topped the medal table.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Estonia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Andorra (AND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 44 | 45 | 44 | 133 |

## Medal summary
### Men
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Jeremiah Azu Great Britain | 10.25 | Henrik Larsson Sweden | 10.36 | Arnau Monné [es] Spain | 10.41 |
| 200 metres details | William Reais Switzerland | 20.47 EU23L | Jesús Gómez [es] Spain | 20.60 PB | Pol Retamal Spain | 20.76 |
| 400 metres details | Ricky Petrucciani Switzerland | 45.02 CR | Jonathan Sacoor Belgium | 45.17 SB | Edoardo Scotti Italy | 45.68 SB |
| 800 metres details | Simone Barontini Italy | 1:46.20 | Eliott Crestan Belgium | 1:46.32 | Thomas Randolph Great Britain | 1:46.41 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Ruben Verheyden Belgium | 3:40.03 | Mario García Spain | 3:40.11 | Isaac Nader Portugal | 3:40.58 |
| 5000 metres details Final A and B summary | Mohamed Mohumed Germany | 13:38.69 | Aarón Las Heras [es] Spain | 13:43.14 | Baldvin Magnússon [de] Iceland | 13:45.00 NR |
| 10,000 metres details | Eduardo Menacho [no] Spain | 29:14.92 PB | Florian Le Pallec [fr] France | 29:23.82 | Valentin Gondouin [no] France | 29:24.40 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Asier Martínez Spain | 13.34 | Michael Obasuyi Belgium | 13.40 | Enrique Llopis Spain | 13.44 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Alessandro Sibilio Italy | 48.42 EU23L | Emil Agyekum Germany | 48.96 PB | Ramsey Angela Netherlands | 49.07 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | István Palkovits [de] Hungary | 8:34.05 | Etson Barros [de] Portugal | 8:38.00 PB | Nahuel Carabaña Andorra | 8:39.17 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Yannick Wolf Luis Brandner Milo Skupin-Alfa Joshua Hartmann Germany | 38.70 EU23R | Arnau Monné [es] Pol Retamal Jesús Gómez [es] Sergio López [de] Spain | 39.00 | Erik Kostrytsya [uk] Andriy Vasyliev [uk] Kyrylo Prykhodko [de] Vasyl Makukh Ukraine | 39.45 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | El-Mir Reale [es] Téo Andant David Sombé Ludovic Oucéni Eddy Leech* France | 3:05.01 EU23L | Alessandro Moscardi Edoardo Scotti Riccardo Meli Alessandro Sibilio Leonardo Puca* Italy | 3:06.07 | Johannes Nortmeyer Kevin Joite Ben Zapka Emil Agyekum Arne Leppelsack* Germany | 3:06.42 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | José Manuel Pérez [es] Spain | 1:25:06 | David Kenny Ireland | 1:25:50 | Andrea Cosi [es] Italy | 1:26:05 |
* Medalists who participated in heats only.

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Jan Štefela Czech Republic | 2.20 PB | Nathan Ismar [fr] France Manuel Lando Italy | 2.17 2.17 PB | not awarded | not awarded |
| Pole vault details | Ethan Cormont France | 5.80 =PB | Emmanouil Karalis Greece | 5.65 | Sondre Guttormsen Norway Ersu Şaşma Turkey | 5.60 |
| Long jump details | Simon Ehammer Switzerland | 8.10 SB | Henrik Flåtnes Norway | 7.95 =NU23R | Boris Linkov [de] Bulgaria | 7.84 |
| Triple jump details | Andrea Dallavalle Italy | 17.05 | Enzo Hodebar [fr] France | 16.99 PB | Anaël-Thomas Gogois France | 16.65 |
| Shot put details | Dzmitry Karpuk [de] Belarus | 20.33 | Alperen Karahan [de] Turkey | 19.75 | Odysseas Mouzenidis [fr] Greece | 19.41 |
| Discus throw details | Kristjan Čeh Slovenia | 67.48 CR | Yauheni Bahutski Belarus | 61.21 | Yasiel Sotero [es] Spain | 58.07 |
| Hammer throw details | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 77.88 | Christos Frantzeskakis Greece | 75.23 | Ragnar Carlsson [sv] Sweden | 73.85 |
| Javelin throw details | Topias Laine [fi] Finland | 81.67 EU23L | Leandro Ramos Portugal | 80.61 | Teura'itera'i Tupaia France | 78.80 |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Decathlon details | Andreas Bechmann Germany | 8142 pts EU23L | Sven Roosen Netherlands | 8056 pts PB (not legal) | Markus Rooth Norway | 7967 pts NU23R |

### Women
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Lilly Kaden Germany | 11.36 | Rani Rosius Belgium | 11.43 | Kristal Awuah Great Britain | 11.44 |
| 200 metres details | Dalia Kaddari Italy | 22.64 EU23L | Sophia Junk Germany | 22.87 PB | Gémima Joseph France | 22.97 |
| 400 metres details | Lada Vondrová Czech Republic | 51.19 PB | Barbora Malíková Czech Republic | 51.23 =PB | Silke Lemmens Switzerland | 52.09 NU23R |
| 800 metres details | Isabelle Boffey Great Britain | 2:01.80 | Eloisa Coiro Italy | 2:02.07 PB | Wilma Nielsen Sweden | 2:02.29 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Gaia Sabbatini Italy | 4:13.98 | Marta Zenoni Italy | 4:14.50 | Erin Wallace Great Britain | 4:14.85 |
| 5000 metres details | Nadia Battocletti Italy | 15:37.4 h | Klara Lukan Slovenia | 15:44.0 | Diane van Es Netherlands | 15:48.4 |
| 10,000 metres details | Jasmijn Lau [nl] Netherlands | 32:30.49 EU23L | Anna Arnaudo [it] Italy | 32:40.43 PB | Lisa Oed [de] Germany | 33:35.99 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Pia Skrzyszowska Poland | 12.77 PB | Cyréna Samba-Mayela France | 12.80 | Klaudia Wojtunik Poland | 12.97 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Emma Zapletalová Slovakia | 54.28 CR NR | Sara Gallego Spain | 55.20 NR | Yasmin Giger Switzerland | 55.25 NU23R |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Flavie Renouard France | 9:51.02 | Kinga Królik Poland | 9:52.59 | Aude Clavier France | 9:58.58 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Lilly Kaden Keshia Kwadwo [no] Sophia Junk Talea Prepens Germany | 43.05 CR | Aitana Rodrigo Jaël Bestué Eva Santidrián Carmen Marco Spain | 43.74 | Marie-Ange Rimlinger Sacha Alessandrini [fr] Wided Atatou [fr] Mallory Leconte France | 44.15 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Lada Vondrová Nikoleta Jíchová Barbora Veselá Barbora Malíková Czech Republic | 3:30.11 EU23L | Sokhna Lacoste Louise Maraval Camille Seri Shana Grebo France | 3:30.33 NU23R | Natalia Wosztyl Aleksandra Formella [pl] Karolina Łozowska [pl] Kinga Gacka Poland | 3:30.38 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Meryem Bekmez Turkey | 1:33:08 | Pauline Stey France | 1:34:47 PB | Antía Chamosa Spain | 1:35:04 PB |

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 2.00 CR | Maja Nilsson Sweden | 1.89 | Lia Apostolovski Slovenia | 1.89 =SB |
| Pole vault details | Amálie Švábíková Czech Republic | 4.50 SB | Molly Caudery Great Britain | 4.45 =SB | Lisa Gunnarsson Sweden | 4.40 |
| Long jump details | Petra Farkas Hungary | 6.73 EU23L | Merle Homeier Germany | 6.69 PB | Lucy Hadaway Great Britain | 6.63 PB |
| Triple jump details | Tuğba Danışmaz Turkey | 14.09 NR | Spyridoula Karydi Greece | 13.95 | Rūta Kate Lasmane Latvia | 13.75 |
| Shot put details | Jessica Schilder Netherlands | 18.11 | Lea Riedel Germany | 17.86 PB | Axelina Johansson Sweden | 17.85 |
| Discus throw details | Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands | 63.02 | Helena Leveelahti [fi] Finland | 57.09 PB | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba France | 56.24 |
| Hammer throw details | Samantha Borutta Germany | 68.80 | Katrine Koch Jacobsen Denmark | 66.81 | Kiira Väänänen Finland | 65.98 PB |
| Javelin throw details | Aliaksandra Konshyna Belarus | 59.14 PB | Münevver Hancı [de] Turkey | 57.37 | Jöna Aigouy [fr] France | 55.82 |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon details | Adrianna Sułek Poland | 6305 pts | Claudia Conte Spain | 6186 pts PB | Holly Mills Great Britain | 6095 pts |

## Placing table

Results:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | France | 191.5 |
| 2 | Spain | 151 |
| 3 | Italy | 147.5 |
| 4 | Germany | 147.5 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 137 |
| 6 | Poland | 77.5 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 67 |
| 8 | Turkey | 54.5 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 50.5 |
| 10 | Finland | 48 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 11 | Sweden | 48 |
| 12 | Belgium | 46.5 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 46 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 43 |
| 15 | Belarus | 41 |
| 16 | Greece | 38 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 33 |
| 18 | Norway | 32.5 |
| 19 | Hungary | 27 |
| 20 | Portugal | 24 |

## Participation

1162 athletes from 48 nations competed at this edition.
* Andorra (2)
* Armenia (2)
* Austria (15)
* Authorised Neutral Athletes (1)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Belarus (33)
* Belgium (26)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
* Bulgaria (10)
* Croatia (7)
* Cyprus (5)
* Czech Republic (51)
* Denmark (21)
* Estonia (26)
* Finland (40)
* France (71)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (66)
* Great Britain (56)
* Greece (39)
* Hungary (30)
* Iceland (5)
* Ireland (30)
* Israel (12)
* Italy (81)
* Kosovo (1)
* Latvia (12)
* Lithuania (19)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Malta (2)
* Moldova (2)
* Monaco (1)
* Montenegro (1)
* Netherlands (29)
* North Macedonia (2)
* Norway (32)
* Poland (54)
* Portugal (30)
* Romania (20)
* San Marino (2)
* Serbia (12)
* Slovakia (18)
* Slovenia (22)
* Spain (70)
* Sweden (45)
* Switzerland (44)
* Turkey (49)
* Ukraine (58)

## Records and leading marks broken

* Men's 100m, Riku Illukka [fi] (FIN), 10.26 (NU23R)
* Men's 200m, William Reais (SUI), 20.47 (EU23L), 20.55 (NU23R)
* Men's 200m, Onyema Adigida [de] (NED), 20.62 (NU23R)
* Men's 200m, Francesco Sansovini (SMR), 22.07 (NU23R)
* Men's 400m, Ricky Petrucciani (SUI), 45,02 (CR, EU23L, NU23R)
* Men's 110m Hurdles, Filip Demšar (SLO), 13.84 (NU23R)
* Men's 400m Hurdles, Alessandro Sibilio (ITA), 48.42 (EU23L, NU23R)
* Men's Discus Throw, Kristjan Čeh (SLO), 65,59 m then 67.48 m (CR)
* Men's Javelin Throw, Topias Laine (FIN), 81,67 m (EU23L)
* Men's Decathlon, Andreas Bechmann (GER), 8142 pts (EU23L)
* Men's Decathlon, Dario Dester (ITA), 7.936 points (NU23R)
* Men's Decathlon, Markus Rooth (NOR), 7967 pts (NU23R)
* Men's Decathlon, Fran Bonifačić (CRO), 7760 pts (NR)
* Women's 100m, Patrizia van der Weken (LUX), 11.50 (NU23R)
* Women's 100m, Mizgin Ay (TUR), 11.55 (NU23R)
* Women's 200m, Dalia Kaddari (ITA), 22.64 (EU23L)
* Women's 400m, Silke Lemmens (SUI), 52.73 (NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Emma Zapletalová (SVK), 54.28 (CR, NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Sara Gallego (ESP), 55.20 (NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Viivi Lehikoinen (FIN), 55.42 (NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Yasmin Giger (SUI), 55.25 (NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Marie-Charlotte Gastaud (MON), 1:04.94 (NU23R)
* Women's 400m Hurdles, Beatrice Berti (SMR), 1:02.03 (NU23R)
* Women's Triple Jump, Tugba Danismaz (TUR), 14,09 m (NU23R)
* Women's High Jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR), 2,00 m (CR)
* Women's 10,000m, Jasmijn Lau (NED), 32:30.49 (EU23L)