# 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships

The 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships were the 26th edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Tallinn, Estonia from 15 July to 18 July. The 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships had been held in the same venue one week earlier, after Bergen renounced.

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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Toby Makoyawo [es] Great Britain | 10.25 =EU20L | Jeff Erius France | 10.27 EU18L | Matteo Melluzzo Italy | 10.31 |
| 200 metres | Derek Kinlock [es] Great Britain | 20.72 PB | Eduard Kubelík Czech Republic | 20.82 NU20R | Federico Guglielmi [es] Italy | 20.98 PB |
| 400 metres | Edward Faulds [es] Great Britain | 45.72 EU20L | Lorenzo Benati Italy | 46.27 PB | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Norway | 46.70 PB |
| 800 metres | Krzysztof Różnicki [pl] Poland | 1:47.44 | Kacper Lewalski [pl] Poland | 1:48.50 | Yanis Meziane France | 1:48.56 |
| 1500 metres | Cian McPhillips Ireland | 3:46.55 | Rick van Riel [es] Netherlands | 3:46.69 | Henry McLuckie Great Britain | 3:47.15 |
| 3000 metres | Nick Griggs Ireland | 8:17.18 | Yassin Mohumed [es] Germany | 8:18.36 | Alex Melloy Great Britain | 8:18.49 |
| 5000 metres | Joel Ibler Lillesø [de] Denmark | 14:32.93 | David Cantero [es] Spain | 14:33.55 | Bastian Mrochen [es] Germany | 14:34.04 |
| 110 metres hurdles (100 cm) | Sasha Zhoya France | 13.05 CR | Matthew Sophia [es] Netherlands | 13.26 | Lorenzo Simonelli Italy | 13.34 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles | Berke Akçam Turkey | 50.70 | Oskar Edlund Sweden | 51.15 | Dominik Škorjanc [es] Croatia | 51.78 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Pol Oriach [es] Spain | 8:41.36 EU20L | Axel Vang Christensen Denmark | 8:42.75 EU18L | Cesare Caiani [es] Italy | 8:50.16 PB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Great Britain Joseph Harding [es] Jeriel Quainoo Toby Makoyawo [es] Ethan Wiltshire [es] | 39.74 | Netherlands Matthew Sophia [es] Nsikak Ekpo Keitharo Oosterwolde [es] Xavi Mo-Ajok | 40.07 | Italy Angelo Ulisse Filippo Cappelletti Federico Guglielmi [es] Matteo Melluzzo | 40.18 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Great Britain Brodie Young Samuel Reardon Charlie Carvell Edward Faulds Reuben Henry-Daire* Daniel Joyce* | 3:05.25 WU20L | Italy Stefano Grendene [es] Tommaso Boninti [es] Francesco Pernici Lorenzo Benati Neil Antonel* | 3:07.13 SB | Germany Jan-Lukas Schröder [es] Max Tank Malik Skupin-Alfa [es] Okai Charles Friedrich Rumpf* | 3:08.09 SB |
| 10,000 m walk | Paul McGrath Spain | 42:32.19 PB | Mert Kahraman Turkey | 42:37.83 PB | Dmitriy Gramachkov [es] Authorised Neutral Athletes | 42:39.25 PB |

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Jonathan Kapitolnik Israel | 2.25 EU20L | Mateusz Kołodziejski [pl] Poland | 2.23 PB | Sam Brereton [es] Great Britain | 2.17 PB |
| Pole vault | Anthony Ammirati France | 5.64 | Matvei Volkov Belarus | 5.44 | Oleksandr Onufriyev [uk] Ukraine | 5.44 PB |
| Long jump | Oliver Koletzko [es] Germany | 7.98 WU20L | Bryan Mucret [es] France | 7.93 PB | Erwan Konaté France | 7.91 PB |
| Triple jump | Gabriel Wallmark Sweden | 16.39 WU20L | Dimitar Tashev [de] Bulgaria | 16.18 PB | Viktor Morozov [de] Estonia | 16.14 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Muhamet Ramadani [it] Kosovo | 19.92 NU20R | Ilya Misouski [es] Belarus | 19.49 | Claudio Stoessel [es] Germany | 19.43 PB |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Mykolas Alekna Lithuania | 68.00 | Magnus Zimmermann [es] Germany | 61.55 | Uladzislau Puchko [es] Belarus | 61.06 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | Dawid Piłat [pl] Poland | 79.59 NU20R | Merlin Hummel Germany | 79.32 | Jean-Baptiste Bruxelle [fr] France | 77.90 |
| Javelin throw | Artur Felfner Ukraine | 78.41 WU20L | Onni Ruokangas [es] Finland | 73.06 PB | Lenny Brisseault [pl] France | 72.62 |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Decathlon (junior) | Jente Hauttekeete Belgium | 8150 pts WU20L | Sander Skotheim Norway | 8012 pts PB | Téo Bastien France | 7722 pts PB |

### Women
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rhasidat Adeleke Ireland | 11.34 | Ivana Ilić [de] Serbia | 11.42 | Joy Eze Great Britain | 11.44 EU18L |
| 200 metres | Rhasidat Adeleke Ireland | 22.90 NR, EU20L | Minke Bisschops Netherlands | 23.55 | Success Eduan Great Britain | 23.62 PB |
| 400 metres | Kornelia Lesiewicz Poland | 52.46 | Yemi Mary John Great Britain | 53.06 PB | Veronika Arkhipova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 53.41 |
| 800 metres | Audrey Werro Switzerland | 2:03.12 | Svitlana Zhulzhyk Ukraine | 2:04.02 PB | Valentina Rosamilia Switzerland | 2:04.08 |
| 1500 metres | Ingeborg Østgård Norway | 4:19.75 | Marina Martinez Spain | 4:20.35 | Mireya Arnedillo Spain | 4:21.29 |
| 3000 metres | Ilona Mononen Finland | 9:15.66 PB | Sofia Thøgersen Denmark | 9:16.43 EU18L | Ina Halle Haugen Norway | 9:16.47 |
| 5000 metres | Carla Domínguez Spain | 16:16.57 | Agate Caune Latvia | 16:17.56 EU18L | Emma Heckel Germany | 16:20.18 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ditaji Kambundji Switzerland | 13.03 | Weronika Barcz Poland | 13.42 PB | Marika Majewska Poland | 13.46 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrea Rooth Norway | 57.16 EU20L | Moa Granat Sweden | 57.94 | Martha K.D. Rasmussen Denmark | 58.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Olivia Gürth Germany | 9:59.15 PB | Gréta Varga Hungary | 9:59.17 | Sevval Özdoğan Turkey | 10:07.84 PB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Alyson Bell Eve Wright Joy Eze Success Eduan Great Britain | 44.62 SB | Cheyenne Kuhn Sina Kammerschmitt Antonia Dellert Holly Okuku Germany | 44.68 | Dorota Puzio Monika Romaszko Marta Zimna Magdalena Niemczyk Poland | 44.79 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Lena Leege Lara-Noelle Steinbrecher Anna Hense Maja Schorr Germany | 3:35.38 WU20L | Carmen Avilés Berta Segura Sofia Cosculluela Lucia Pinacchio Spain | 3:36.10 NU23R | Alessandra Iezzi Federica Pansini Angelica Ghergo Alexandra Almici Italy | 3:36.31 SB |
| 10,000 m walk | Yuliya Khalilova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 46:14.21 EU20L | Eliška Martínková Czech Republic | 46:23.74 PB | Maële Biré-Heslouis France | 46:32.94 PB |

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Britt Weerman Netherlands | 1.88 =NU23R | Natalya Spiridonova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 1.86 SB | Elisabeth Pihela Estonia | 1.86 =PB |
| Pole vault | Sarah Franziska Vogel Germany | 4.30 PB | Emma Brentel France | 4.20 | Lisa Gruber Austria | 4.15 =NU20R |
| Long jump | Maja Åskag Sweden | 6.80 | Tessy Ebosele Spain | 6.63 PB | Mikaelle Assani Germany | 6.62 |
| Triple jump | Maja Åskag Sweden | 14.05 EU20L | Valeriya Volovlikova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 13.65 PB | Darja Sopova Latvia | 13.62 NU20R |
| Shot put | Pınar Akyol Turkey | 16.80 | Alida van Daalen Netherlands | 16.56 | Nina Chioma Ndubuisi Germany | 15.71 WU18L |
| Discus throw | Violetta Ignatyeva Authorised Neutral Athletes | 58.65 | Alida van Daalen Netherlands | 55.63 | Alina Nikitsenka Belarus | 55.04 |
| Hammer throw | Silja Kosonen Finland | 71.06 CR | Rose Loga France | 67.70 | Maryola Bukel Belarus | 63.25 |
| Javelin throw | Elina Tzengko Greece | 61.18 | Adriana Vilagoš Serbia | 60.44 | Anni-Linnea Alanen Finland | 54.80 |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon | Saga Vanninen Finland | 6271 pts WU20L | Sofie Dokter Netherlands | 5878 pts PB | Marie Dehning Germany | 5778 pts PB |

## Medal table

Source:
* Host nation (Estonia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Estonia (EST)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |
^[1] Not included in the official medal table.

## Placing table

Results: After 44 events.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Germany | 186.5 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 163 |
| 3 | France | 123 |
| 4 | Poland | 91 |
| 5 | Spain | 86 |
| 6 | Italy | 84 |
| 7 | Finland | 66 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 64 |
| 9 | Norway | 60 |
| 10 | Sweden | 58 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 11 | Belarus | 58 |
| 12 | Ireland | 54 |
| 13 | Turkey | 47 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 42 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 36 |
| 16 | Hungary | 32 |
| 17 | Greece | 29 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 29 |
| 19 | Denmark | 28 |
| 20 | Israel | 22 |

## Participation

1,230 athletes (624 men and 606 women) from 46 nations are expected to participate in these championships.
* Andorra (2)
* Armenia (3)
* Austria (19)
* Authorised Neutral Athletes (24)
* Belarus (31)
* Belgium (23)
* Bulgaria (7)
* Croatia (13)
* Cyprus (8)
* Czech Republic (53)
* Denmark (13)
* Estonia (39)
* Finland (45)
* France (59)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (95)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Great Britain (67)
* Greece (39)
* Hungary (41)
* Iceland (3)
* Ireland (33)
* Israel (17)
* Italy (87)
* Kosovo (1)
* Latvia (23)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Lithuania (12)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Malta (3)
* Moldova (2)
* Monaco (1)
* Netherlands (25)
* Norway (41)
* Poland (62)
* Portugal (18)
* Romania (17)
* San Marino (1)
* Serbia (12)
* Slovakia (20)
* Slovenia (20)
* Spain (70)
* Sweden (50)
* Switzerland (41)
* Turkey (46)
* Ukraine (40)