# European Athletics Indoor Championships

The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.
The championships was an annual event until 1990, when it was changed to its current biennial format. A gap of three years occurred after the 2002 edition to synchronize the event with the other major championships of international athletics. The event is hosted by a different European city each year.

## Editions
### European Indoor Games

| # | Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Countries | Athletes | Top of the medal table |
| 1 | 1966 | Dortmund | West Germany | 27 March | Westfalenhalle | 21 | 22 | 186 | West Germany |
| 2 | 1967 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | 11–12 March | Sportovni hala | 23 | 23 | 244 | Soviet Union |
| 3 | 1968 | Madrid | Spain | 9–10 March | Palacio de los Deportes | 23 | 20 | 205 | Soviet Union |
| 4 | 1969 | Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 8–9 March | Hala I Beogradskog sajma | 23 | 22 | 220 | East Germany |

### European Indoor Championships

| # | Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Countries | Athletes | Top of the medal table |
| 1 | 1970 | Vienna | Austria | 14–15 March | Stadthalle | 22 | 22 | 279 | Soviet Union |
| 2 | 1971 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 13–14 March | Festivalna | 23 | 23 | 323 | Soviet Union |
| 3 | 1972 | Grenoble | France | 11–12 March | Palais des Sports | 23 | 23 | 263 | East Germany |
| 4 | 1973 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 10–11 March | Ahoy | 23 | 24 | 307 | West Germany |
| 5 | 1974 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 9–10 March | Scandinavium | 21 | 25 | 263 | Poland |
| 6 | 1975 | Katowice | Poland | 8–9 March | Spodek | 21 | 24 | 270 | East Germany |
| 7 | 1976 | Munich | West Germany | 21–22 February | Olympiahalle | 19 | 25 | 226 | Soviet Union |
| 8 | 1977 | San Sebastián | Spain | 12–13 March | Velódromo de Anoeta | 19 | 24 | 240 | East Germany |
| 9 | 1978 | Milan | Italy | 11–12 March | Palasport di San Siro | 19 | 25 | 252 | East Germany |
| 10 | 1979 | Vienna | Austria | 24–25 February | Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion | 19 | 24 | 208 | East Germany |
| 11 | 1980 | Sindelfingen | West Germany | 1–2 March | Glaspalast Sindelfingen | 19 | 26 | 234 | West Germany |
| 12 | 1981 | Grenoble | France | 21–22 February | Palais des Sports | 20 | 23 | 255 | East Germany |
| 13 | 1982 | Milan | Italy | 6–7 March | Palasport di San Siro | 23 | 23 | 282 | West Germany |
| 14 | 1983 | Budapest | Hungary | 5–6 March | Budapest Sportcsarnok | 23 | 24 | 261 | Soviet Union |
| 15 | 1984 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 3–4 March | Scandinavium | 22 | 26 | 240 | Czechoslovakia |
| 16 | 1985 | Piraeus | Greece | 2–3 March | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 22 | 26 | 290 | East Germany |
| 17 | 1986 | Madrid | Spain | 22–23 February | Palacio de los Deportes | 22 | 26 | 270 | East Germany |
| 18 | 1987 | Liévin | France | 21–22 February | Stade Couvert Régional | 24 | 26 | 339 | Soviet Union |
| 19 | 1988 | Budapest | Hungary | 5–6 March | Budapest Sportcsarnok | 24 | 27 | 358 | East Germany |
| 20 | 1989 | The Hague | Netherlands | 18–19 February | Houtrust | 24 | 27 | 323 | Soviet Union |
| 21 | 1990 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 3–4 March | Kelvin Hall Arena | 25 | 28 | 370 | Soviet Union |
| 22 | 1992 | Genoa | Italy | 28 February – 1 March | Palasport di Genova | 27 | 35 | 439 | Unified Team |
| 23 | 1994 | Paris | France | 11–13 March | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy | 27 | 40 | 499 | Russia |
| 24 | 1996 | Stockholm | Sweden | 8–10 March | Globen | 26 | 44 | 463 | Germany |
| 25 | 1998 | Valencia | Spain | 27 February – 1 March | Palau Velódrom Lluís Puig | 26 | 39 | 484 | Germany |
| 26 | 2000 | Ghent | Belgium | 25–27 February | Flanders Sports Arena | 28 | 44 | 546 | Russia |
| 27 | 2002 | Vienna | Austria | 1–3 March | Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion | 28 | 45 | 558 | Russia |
| 28 | 2005 | Madrid | Spain | 4–6 March | Palacio de los Deportes | 28 | 41 | 563 | Russia |
| 29 | 2007 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 2–4 March | National Indoor Arena | 26 | 47 | 519 | Great Britain |
| 30 | 2009 | Turin | Italy | 6–8 March | Oval Lingotto | 26 | 45 | 530 | Russia |
| 31 | 2011 | Paris | France | 4–6 March | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy | 26 | 46 | 577 | France |
| 32 | 2013 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1–3 March | Scandinavium | 26 | 47 | 578 | Russia |
| 33 | 2015 | Prague | Czech Republic | 5–8 March | O2 Arena | 26 | 49 | 614 | Russia |
| 34 | 2017 | Belgrade | Serbia | 3–5 March | Belgrade Arena | 26 | 48 | 525 | Poland |
| 35 | 2019 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 1–3 March | Emirates Arena | 26 | 47 | 582 | Poland |
| 36 | 2021 | Toruń | Poland | 4–7 March | Arena Toruń | 26 | 46 | 659 | Netherlands |
| 37 | 2023 | Istanbul | Turkey | 2–5 March | Ataköy Athletics Arena | 26 | 47 | 550 | Norway |
| 38 | 2025 | Apeldoorn | Netherlands | 6–9 March | Omnisport Apeldoorn | 27 | 46 | 570 | Netherlands |
| 39 | 2027 | Valencia | Spain | 4–7 March | Palau Velódrom Lluís Puig | | | | |

## Championship records
### Men

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes |
| 60 m | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | Great Britain | 8 March 2009 | 2009 Turin | (details) |
| 400 m | 45.05 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 2 March 2019 | 2019 Glasgow | (details) |
| 800 m | 1:44.78 | Paweł Czapiewski | Poland | 3 March 2002 | 2002 Vienna | (details) |
| 1500 m | 3:33.95 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | (details) |
| 3000 m | 7:38.42 | Ali Kaya | Turkey | 7 March 2015 | 2015 Prague | (details) |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.39 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain | 12 March 1994 | 1994 Paris | (details) |
| High jump | 2.40 m | Stefan Holm | Sweden | 6 March 2005 | 2005 Madrid | (details) |
| Pole vault | 6.05 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 7 March 2021 | 2021 Toruń | (details) |
| Long jump | 8.71 m | Sebastian Bayer | Germany | 8 March 2009 | 2009 Turin | (details) |
| Triple jump | 17.92 m (2nd jump) | Teddy Tamgho | France | 6 March 2011 | 2011 Paris | (details) |
| Triple jump | 17.92 m (4th jump) | Teddy Tamgho | France | 6 March 2011 | 2011 Paris | (details) |
| Shot put | 22.19 m | Ulf Timmermann | East Germany | 21 February 1987 | 1987 Liévin | (details) |
| Heptathlon | 6558 pts | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 7 March 2025 | 2025 Apeldoorn | (details) |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95m 14.39m 2.19 8.04 5.10m 2:32.72 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.87 | Julien Watrin Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée | Belgium | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Prague | (details) |

### Women

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes |
| 60 m | 7.00 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 23 February 1986 | 1986 Madrid | (details) |
| 60 m | 7.00 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | (details) |
| 400 m | 49.59 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 7 March 1982 | 1982 Milan | (details) |
| 800 m | 1:55.82 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia | 3 March 2002 | 2002 Vienna | (details) |
| 1500 m | 4:02.39 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 4 March 2017 | 2017 Belgrade | (details) |
| 3000 m | 8:30.61 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Glasgow | (details) |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | 2025 Apeldoorn | (details) |
| High jump | 2.05 m | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium | 3 March 2007 | 2007 Birmingham | (details) |
| Pole vault | 4.90 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 6 March 2005 | 2005 Madrid | (details) |
| Long jump | 7.30 m | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 5 March 1988 | 1988 Budapest | (details) |
| Triple jump | 15.16 m | Ashia Hansen | Great Britain | 28 February 1998 | 1998 Valencia | (details) |
| Shot put | 21.46 m | Helena Fibingerová | Czechoslovakia | 13 March 1977 | 1977 San Sebastián | (details) |
| Pentathlon | 5055 pts | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | (details) |
| Pentathlon | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.34 | Lieke Klaver Nina Franke Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol | Netherlands | 9 March 2025 | 2025 Apeldoorn | (details) |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Championships | Place | Ref. |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.63 | Nick Smidt Eveline Saalberg Tony van Diepen Femke Bol | Netherlands | 6 March 2025 | 2025 Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |

### Heptathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place |
| 60 m | 6.75 | Karl Saluri | Estonia | 2 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 60 m | 6.75 | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland | 6 March 2021 | 2021 Championships | Toruń, Poland |
| Long jump | 8.20 m | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | 2025 Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Shot put | 16.82 m | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 26 February 2000 | 2000 Championships | Ghent, Belgium |
| High jump | 2.19 m | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 4 March 2023 | 2023 Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| High jump | 2.19 m | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 7 March 2025 | 2025 Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | Arthur Abele | Germany | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Pole vault | 5.60 m | Alex Averbukh | Russia | 1 March 1998 | 1998 Championships | Valencia, Spain |
| 1000 m | 2:32.72 | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 8 March 2025 | 2025 Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |

### Pentathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.09 | Solène Ndama | France | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| High jump | 1.96 m | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 3 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| High jump | 1.96 m | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Great Britain | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Shot put | 17.53 m | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 4 March 2011 | 2011 Championships | Paris, France |
| Long jump | 6.89 m | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Great Britain | 6 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 800 m | 2:07.17 | Adrianna Sułek | Poland | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |

### By country

| Nation | Male | Female | Total |
| Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Belgium | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Records in defunct events
### Men's events

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes |
| 50 m | 5.65 | Marian Woronin | Poland | 21 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 200 m | 20.36 | Bruno Marie-Rose | France | 22 February 1987 | 1987 Liévin | (details) |
| 50 m hurdles | 6.47 | Arto Bryggare | Finland | 21 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 5000 m walk | 18:19.97 | Giovanni De Benedictis | Italy | 28 February 1992 | 1992 Genova | (details) |

### Women's events

| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes |
| 50 m | 6.17† | Linda Haglund | Sweden | 22 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 50 m | 6.17† | Sofka Popova | Bulgaria | 22 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 50 m | 6.17† | Linda Haglund | Sweden | 22 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 200 m | 22.39 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 5 March 1983 | 1983 Budapest | (details) |
| 50 m hurdles | 6.74 | Zofia Bielczyk | Poland | 22 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | (details) |
| 3000 m walk | 11:49.99 | Alina Ivanova | Unified Team | 29 February 1992 | 1992 Genova | (details) |
† Haglund ran this time in the semifinals, and again with Popova in the final; the photofinish gave Popova first and Haglund second, with each woman being credited as having equalled the championship record.

## All-time medal table

Medal table includes 1966–2025.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 116 | 107 | 104 | 327 |
| 2 | East Germany | 87 | 83 | 58 | 228 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 78 | 73 | 57 | 208 |
| 4 | West Germany | 72 | 72 | 58 | 202 |
| 5 | Poland | 70 | 66 | 83 | 219 |
| 6 | Russia | 59 | 50 | 42 | 151 |
| 7 | France | 55 | 46 | 76 | 177 |
| 8 | Italy | 39 | 42 | 35 | 116 |
| 9 | Spain | 35 | 50 | 40 | 125 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 32 | 22 | 25 | 79 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 31 | 32 | 36 | 99 |
| 12 | Germany | 30 | 45 | 46 | 121 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 30 | 32 | 36 | 98 |
| 14 | Romania | 26 | 37 | 41 | 104 |
| 15 | Sweden | 23 | 29 | 28 | 80 |
| 16 | Belgium | 22 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 17 | Hungary | 17 | 23 | 20 | 60 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 17 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 19 | Portugal | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 14 | 17 | 22 | 53 |
| 22 | Finland | 13 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 23 | Norway | 13 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 24 | Unified Team | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 25 | Greece | 9 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 26 | Ireland | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 27 | Belarus | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 28 | Austria | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| 29 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 30 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 32 | Turkey | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 33 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Iceland | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 40 | Cyprus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (48 entries) | Totals (48 entries) | 994 | 979 | 986 | 2,959 |
* ^[a] Includes medal of Dragan Perić, a Serbian athlete who competed during the Yugoslav Wars as an Independent European Participant.

## Multiple medallists

A total of 11 men and 12 women have won six or more medals at the competition.

### Men

| Name | Country | Years | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 1972–1986 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 2019–2025 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dietmar Mögenburg | West Germany | 1980–1990 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Valeriy Borzov | Soviet Union | 1970–1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | 1970–1977 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Woronin | Poland | 1975–1987 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| José Luís González | Spain | 1982–1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 1998–2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Geoff Capes | Great Britain | 1971–1979 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| László Szalma | Hungary | 1976–1990 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Béla Bakosi | Hungary | 1979–1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

### Women

| Name | Country | Years | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Helena Fibingerová | Czechoslovakia | 1970–1985 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 1977–1988 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Nelli Fiere | Netherlands | 1984–1994 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Brigitte Kraus | West Germany | 1976–1988 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Doina Melinte | Romania | 1982–1992 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Heike Drechsler | East Germany & Germany | 1982–2000 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 1972–1982 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Laura Muir | Great Britain | 2015–2023 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 1985–1990 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Marita Koch | East Germany | 1977–1986 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 1998–2011 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 1982–1994 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jarmila Nygrýnová | Czechoslovakia | 1971–1980 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |