# 2002 European Athletics Championships

The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.

## Men's results
### Track

1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Francis Obikwelu Portugal | 10.06$^1$ | Darren Campbell Great Britain | 10.15 | Roland Németh Hungary | 10.27 |
| 200 m details | Konstantinos Kenteris Greece | 19.85 | Francis Obikwelu Portugal | 20.21 | Marlon Devonish Great Britain | 20.24 |
| 400 m details | Ingo Schultz Germany | 45.14 | David Canal Spain | 45.24 | Daniel Caines Great Britain | 45.28 |
| 800 m details | Wilson Kipketer Denmark | 1:47.25 | André Bucher Switzerland | 1:47.43 | Nils Schumann Germany | 1:47.60 |
| 1500 m details | Mehdi Baala France | 3:45.25 | Reyes Estévez Spain | 3:45.25 | Rui Silva Portugal | 3:45.43 |
| 5000 m details | Alberto García Spain | 13:38.18 | Ismaïl Sghyr France | 13:39.81 | Serhiy Lebid Ukraine | 13:40.00 |
| 10,000 m details | José Manuel Martínez Spain | 27:47.65 | Dieter Baumann Germany | 27:47.87 | José Ríos Spain | 27:48.29 |
| Marathon details | Janne Holmén Finland | 2:12:14 | Pavel Loskutov Estonia | 2:13:18 | Julio Rey Spain | 2:13:21 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Colin Jackson Great Britain | 13.11 | Staņislavs Olijars Latvia | 13.22 | Artur Kohutek Poland | 13.32 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Stéphane Diagana France | 47.58 | Jiří Mužík Czech Republic | 48.43 | Paweł Januszewski Poland | 48.46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Antonio David Jiménez Spain | 8:24.34 | Simon Vroemen Netherlands | 8:24.45 | Luis Miguel Martín Spain | 8:24.72 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Paquillo Fernández Spain | 1:18:37 | Vladimir Andreyev Russia | 1:19:56 | Juan Manuel Molina Spain | 1:20:36 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | 3:36:39 WR | Aleksey Voyevodin Russia | 3:40:16 | Jesús Ángel García Spain | 3:44:33 |
| 4x100 metres relay details | Ukraine Kostyantyn Vasyukov Kostyantyn Rurak Anatoliy Dovhal Oleksandr Kaydash | 38.53$^1$ | Poland Ryszard Pilarczyk Łukasz Chyła Marcin Nowak Marcin Urbaś | 38.71 | Germany Ronny Ostwald Marc Blume Alexander Kosenkow Christian Schacht | 38.88 |
| 4x400 metres relay details | Great Britain Jared Deacon Matthew Elias Jamie Baulch Daniel Caines | 3:01.25 | Russia Oleg Mishukov Andrey Semyonov Ruslan Mashchenko Yuriy Borzakovskiy | 3:01.34 | France Leslie Djhone Ahmed Douhou Naman Keïta Ibrahima Wade | 3:02.76 |
$^1$ Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was part of the British team (with Christian Malcolm, Darren Campbell and Marlon Devonish) that won the 4 × 100 m relay in 38.19, but he was disqualified with the British team in August 2003 after he admitted to using THG between 2000 and 2002.

### Field

1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | 2.31 | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.29 | Staffan Strand Sweden | 2.27 |
| Long jump details | Olexiy Lukashevych Ukraine | 8.08 | Siniša Ergotić Croatia | 8.00 | Yago Lamela Spain | 7.99 |
| Pole vault details | Aleksandr Averbukh Israel | 5.85 | Lars Börgeling Germany | 5.80 | Tim Lobinger Germany | 5.80 |
| Triple jump details | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.53 | Charles Friedek Germany | 17.33 | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.32 |
| Shot put details | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 21.37 | Joachim Olsen Denmark | 21.16 | Ralf Bartels Germany | 20.58 |
| Discus throw details | Róbert Fazekas Hungary | 68.83 | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 66.62 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany | 66.37 |
| Javelin throw details | Steve Backley Great Britain | 88.54 | Sergey Makarov Russia | 88.05 | Boris Henry Germany | 85.33 |
| Hammer throw details | Adrián Annus Hungary | 81.17 | Vladyslav Piskunov Ukraine | 80.39 | Alexandros Papadimitriou Greece | 80.21 |
| Decathlon details | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic | 8800 | Erki Nool Estonia | 8438 | Lev Lobodin Russia | 8390 |

## Women's results
### Track

1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Ekaterini Thanou Greece | 11.10 | Kim Gevaert Belgium | 11.22 | Manuela Levorato Italy | 11.23 |
| 200 metres details | Muriel Hurtis France | 22.43 | Kim Gevaert Belgium | 22.53 | Manuela Levorato Italy | 22.75 |
| 400 metres details | Olesya Zykina Russia | 50.45 | Grit Breuer Germany | 50.70 | Lee McConnell Great Britain | 51.02 |
| 800 metres details | Jolanda Čeplak Slovenia | 1:57.65 | Mayte Martínez Spain | 1:58.86 | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | 1:59.83 |
| 1500 metres details | Süreyya Ayhan Turkey | 3:58.79 | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 3:58.81 | Tatyana Tomashova Russia | 4:01.28 |
| 5000 metres details | Marta Domínguez Spain | 15:14.76 | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | 15:14.85 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia | 15:15.22 |
| 10,000 metres details | Paula Radcliffe Great Britain | 30:01.09 | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | 30:47.59 (NR) | Lyudmila Biktasheva Russia | 31:04.00 |
| Marathon details | Maria Guida Italy | 2:26:05 | Luminita Zaituc Germany | 2:26:58 | Sonja Oberem Germany | 2:28:45 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Glory Alozie Spain | 12.73 | Olena Krasovska Ukraine | 12.88 | Yana Kasova Bulgaria | 12.91 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Ionela Târlea Romania | 54.95 | Heike Meißner Germany | 55.89 | Anna Olichwierczuk Poland | 56.18 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Olimpiada Ivanova Russia | 1:26:42 | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 1:28:20 | Erica Alfridi Italy | 1:28:33 |
| 4x100 metres relay details | Delphine Combe Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Odiah Sidibé France | 42.46 | Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Sina Schielke Marion Wagner Germany | 42.54 | Natalya Ignatova Yuliya Tabakova Irina Khabarova Larisa Kruglova Russia | 43.11 |
| 4x400 metres relay details | Florence Ekpo-Umoh Birgit Rockmeier Claudia Marx Grit Breuer Germany | 3:25.10 | Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nazarova Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Olesya Zykina Russia | 3:25.59 | Zuzanna Radecka Grażyna Prokopek Małgorzata Pskit Anna Olichwierczuk Poland | 3:26.15 |

### Field

1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.98 | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 1.92 | Olga Kaliturina Russia | 1.89 |
| Pole vault details | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.60 | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.55 | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany | 4.50 |
| Long jump details | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.85 | Jade Johnson Great Britain | 6.73 | Tünde Vaszi Hungary | 6.73 |
| Triple jump details | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 15.00 | Heli Koivula Finland | 14.83 | Yelena Oleynikova Russia | 14.54 |
| Shot put details | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 20.64 | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.02 | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.56 |
| Discus throw details | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece | 64.31 | Natalya Sadova Russia | 64.12 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 63.92 |
| Hammer throw details | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 72.94 | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 72.46 | Manuela Montebrun France | 72.04 |
| Javelin throw details | Mirela Manjani Greece | 67.47 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 64.09 | Mikaela Ingberg Finland | 63.50 |
| Heptathlon details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6542 | Sabine Braun Germany | 6434 | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6341 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany* | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |

## Participating nations

* Albania (6)
* Andorra (1)
* Armenia (1)
* Austria (14)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Belarus (27)
* Belgium (18)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Bulgaria (13)
* Croatia (13)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (40)
* Denmark (16)
* Estonia (14)
* Finland (49)
* France (66)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (88)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Great Britain (60)
* Greece (51)
* Hungary (30)
* Iceland (3)
* Ireland (29)
* Israel (13)
* Italy (94)
* Latvia (16)
* Lithuania (13)
* Macedonia (1)
* Malta (2)
* Moldova (5)
* Monaco (1)
* Netherlands (30)
* Norway (17)
* Poland (55)
* Portugal (39)
* Romania (22)
* Russia (89)
* San Marino (1)
* Slovakia (17)
* Slovenia (22)
* Spain (70)
* Sweden (45)
* Switzerland (10)
* Turkey (8)
* Ukraine (37)
* Yugoslavia (9)