# 2022 European Athletics Championships

The 2022 European Athletics Championships were the 25th edition of the European Athletics Championships and were held in Munich, Germany, from 15 to 21 August 2022.
They were part of the European Championships, a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's sports.
Germany headed the medal table on 7 gold medals, while Great Britain, second on gold medals won with 6, won the most overall medals, 20.

## Event schedule

Legend :
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
M = morning session, E = evening session
Men :
| Date | Aug 15 | Aug 15 | Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Aug 17 | Aug 17 | Aug 17 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | Aug 20 | Aug 20 | Aug 21 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | E | M | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | E |
| 100 m | H | | | ½ | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | | | | H | ½ | | F | | | |
| 400 m | | H | ½ | | | | F | F | | | | | | | |
| 800 m | | | | | | | | | H | | | ½ | | | F |
| 1500 m | | H | | | | | | | | F | | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | F | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10,000 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F |
| Marathon | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | H | | | | | | | | | F | | | |
| 110 m hurdles | | | H | | | | ½ | F | | | | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | | | H | | | ½ | | | F | | | |
| Decathlon | F | F | F | F | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| High jump | | | | Q | Q | | | | | F | | | | | |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | | | Q | | | | | F | |
| Long jump | Q | | | F | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | Q | | | | | F | F | | | | | | | |
| Shot put | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | | | | | Q | | | | | | F | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | | | | Q | | | | F | | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | | | | | | | | | Q | | | | F |
| 20 km walk | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | | |
| 35 km walk | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | | F |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | F | |
Women :
| Date | Aug 15 | Aug 15 | Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Aug 17 | Aug 17 | Aug 17 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | Aug 20 | Aug 20 | Aug 21 | Aug 21 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | E | M | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | E | E |
| 100 m | H | | | ½ | F | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | | | | H | ½ | | F | | | | |
| 400 m | | H | ½ | | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| 800 m | | | | | | | | | H | | ½ | | | F | | |
| 1500 m | | | H | | | | | | | | | F | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | |
| 10,000 m | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marathon | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | | | | | H | | | | | F | | |
| 100 m hurdles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | ½ | F |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | | | H | | | ½ | | | F | | | | |
| Heptathlon | | | | | | F | F | F | F | F | | | | | | |
| High jump | | | | | | | | | | | Q | | | | F | F |
| Pole vault | Q | | | | | | F | F | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | Q | | | | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | Q | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Shot put | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | Q | | F | F | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | Q | | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | | | | | | | Q | | | | | F | | |
| 20 km walk | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | | | |
| 35 km walk | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | | F | F |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | F | | |

## Results
### Men
#### Track

* Chronology: 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Marcell Jacobs Italy (ITA) | 9.95 =CR, SB | Zharnel Hughes Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9.99 | Jeremiah Azu Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.13 PB |
| 200 metres details | Zharnel Hughes Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.07 SB | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.17 | Filippo Tortu Italy (ITA) | 20.27 |
| 400 metres details | Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 44.53 | Ricky Petrucciani Switzerland (SUI) | 45.03 SB | Alex Haydock-Wilson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 45.17 |
| 800 metres details | Mariano García Spain (ESP) | 1:44.85 PB | Jake Wightman Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:44.91 SB | Mark English Ireland (IRL) | 1:45.19 |
| 1500 metres details | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR) | 3:32.76 CR | Jake Heyward Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 3:34.44 | Mario García Spain (ESP) | 3:34.88 |
| 5000 metres details | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR) | 13:21.13 | Mohamed Katir Spain (ESP) | 13:22.98 SB | Yemaneberhan Crippa Italy (ITA) | 13:24.83 |
| 10,000 metres details | Yemaneberhan Crippa Italy (ITA) | 27:46.13 | Zerei Kbrom Mezngi Norway (NOR) | 27:46.94 PB | Yann Schrub France (FRA) | 27:47.13 PB |
| Marathon details | Richard Ringer Germany (GER) | 2:10:21 SB | Maru Teferi Israel (ISR) | 2:10:23 | Gashau Ayale Israel (ISR) | 2:10:29 SB |
| Marathon details | Israel (ISR) | 6:31:48 | Germany (GER) | 6:35:52 | Spain (ESP) | 6:38:44 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Asier Martínez Spain (ESP) | 13.14 =EL | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde France (FRA) | 13.14 =EL | Just Kwaou-Mathey France (FRA) | 13.33 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Karsten Warholm Norway (NOR) | 47.12 CR | Wilfried Happio France (FRA) | 48.56 | Yasmani Copello Turkey (TUR) | 48.78 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Topi Raitanen Finland (FIN) | 8:21.80 | Ahmed Abdelwahed Italy (ITA) | 8:22.35 | Osama Zoghlami Italy (ITA) | 8:23.44 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Jeremiah Azu Zharnel Hughes Jona Efoloko Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Harry Aikines-Aryeetey* Tommy Ramdhan* | 37.67 CR | France (FRA) Méba-Mickaël Zeze Pablo Matéo Ryan Zeze Jimmy Vicaut | 37.94 SB | Poland (POL) Adrian Brzeziński Przemysław Słowikowski Patryk Wykrota Dominik Kopeć Mateusz Siuda* | 38.15 NR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Matthew Hudson-Smith Charlie Dobson Lewis Davey Alex Haydock-Wilson Joe Brier* Rio Mitcham* | 2:59.35 SB | Belgium (BEL) Alexander Doom Julien Watrin Kévin Borlée Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée* Jonathan Sacoor* | 2:59.49 | France (FRA) Gilles Biron Loïc Prévot Téo Andant Thomas Jordier Simon Boypa* | 2:59.64 SB |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Álvaro Martín Spain (ESP) | 1:19:11 PB | Perseus Karlström Sweden (SWE) | 1:19:23 | Diego García Spain (ESP) | 1:19:45 SB |
| 35 kilometres walk details | Miguel Ángel López Spain (ESP) | 2:26:49 | Christopher Linke Germany (GER) | 2:29:30 PB | Matteo Giupponi Italy (ITA) | 2:30:34 PB |
| WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |||||| |

#### Field

* Chronology: 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Gianmarco Tamberi Italy (ITA) | 2.30 | Tobias Potye Germany (GER) | 2.27 | Andriy Protsenko Ukraine (UKR) | 2.27 |
| Pole vault details | Armand Duplantis Sweden (SWE) | 6.06 CR | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre Germany (GER) | 5.85 | Pål Haugen Lillefosse Norway (NOR) | 5.75 |
| Long jump details | Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece (GRE) | 8.52 CR, WL | Thobias Montler Sweden (SWE) | 8.06 | Jules Pommery France (FRA) | 8.06 |
| Triple jump details | Pedro Pichardo Portugal (POR) | 17.50 | Andrea Dallavalle Italy (ITA) | 17.04 | Jean-Marc Pontvianne France (FRA) | 16.94 |
| Shot put details | Filip Mihaljević Croatia (CRO) | 21.88 SB | Armin Sinančević Serbia (SRB) | 21.39 | Tomáš Staněk Czech Republic (CZE) | 21.26 |
| Discus throw details | Mykolas Alekna Lithuania (LTU) | 69.78 CR | Kristjan Čeh Slovenia (SLO) | 68.28 | Lawrence Okoye Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 67.14 SB |
| Javelin throw details | Julian Weber Germany (GER) | 87.66 | Jakub Vadlejch Czech Republic (CZE) | 87.28 | Lassi Etelätalo Finland (FIN) | 86.44 PB |
| Hammer throw details | Wojciech Nowicki Poland (POL) | 82.00 WL | Bence Halász Hungary (HUN) | 80.92 PB | Eivind Henriksen Norway (NOR) | 79.45 |
| WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |||||| |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Decathlon details | Niklas Kaul Germany (GER) | 8545 SB | Simon Ehammer Switzerland (SUI) | 8468 NR | Janek Õiglane Estonia (EST) | 8346 |

### Women
#### Track

* Chronology: 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Gina Lückenkemper Germany (GER) | 10.99 =SB | Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland (SUI) | 10.99 | Daryll Neita Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 11.00 |
| 200 metres details | Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland (SUI) | 22.32 | Dina Asher-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 22.43 | Ida Karstoft Denmark (DEN) | 22.72 |
| 400 metres details | Femke Bol Netherlands (NED) | 49.44 EL, NR | Natalia Kaczmarek Poland (POL) | 49.94 | Anna Kiełbasińska Poland (POL) | 50.29 |
| 800 metres details | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:59.04 | Rénelle Lamote France (FRA) | 1:59.49 | Anna Wielgosz Poland (POL) | 1:59.87 |
| 1500 metres details | Laura Muir Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 4:01.08 | Ciara Mageean Ireland (IRL) | 4:02.56 | Sofia Ennaoui Poland (POL) | 4:03.59 |
| 5000 metres details | Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany (GER) | 14:50.47 | Yasemin Can Turkey (TUR) | 14:56.91 | Eilish McColgan Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 14:59.34 |
| 10,000 metres details | Yasemin Can Turkey (TUR) | 30:32.57 | Eilish McColgan Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 30:41.05 | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Israel (ISR) | 30:46.37 |
| Marathon details | Aleksandra Lisowska Poland (POL) | 2:28:36 SB | Matea Parlov Koštro Croatia (CRO) | 2:28:42 | Nienke Brinkman Netherlands (NED) | 2:28:52 |
| Marathon details | Germany (GER) | 7:28:48 | Spain (ESP) | 7:39:25 | Poland (POL) | 7:40:54 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Pia Skrzyszowska Poland (POL) | 12.53 | Luca Kozák Hungary (HUN) | 12.69 =NR | Ditaji Kambundji Switzerland (SUI) | 12.74 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Femke Bol Netherlands (NED) | 52.67 CR | Viktoriya Tkachuk Ukraine (UKR) | 54.30 | Anna Ryzhykova Ukraine (UKR) | 54.86 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Luiza Gega Albania (ALB) | 9:11.31 CR | Lea Meyer Germany (GER) | 9:15.35 PB | Elizabeth Bird Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9:23.18 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Germany (GER) Alexandra Burghardt Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase Jessica-Bianca Wessolly* | 42.34 | Poland (POL) Pia Skrzyszowska Anna Kiełbasińska Marika Popowicz-Drapała Ewa Swoboda Magdalena Stefanowicz* Martyna Kotwiła* | 42.61 NR | Italy (ITA) Zaynab Dosso Dalia Kaddari Anna Bongiorni Alessia Pavese Gloria Hooper* | 42.84 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Netherlands Eveline Saalberg Lieke Klaver Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Andrea Bouma* Laura de Witte* | 3:20.87 EL, NR | Poland Anna Kiełbasińska Iga Baumgart-Witan Justyna Święty-Ersetic Natalia Kaczmarek Kinga Gacka* Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik* | 3:21.68 SB | Great Britain Victoria Ohuruogu Ama Pipi Jodie Williams Nicole Yeargin Zoey Clark* Laviai Nielsen* | 3:21.74 SB |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Antigoni Drisbioti Greece (GRE) | 1:29:03 PB | Katarzyna Zdziebło Poland (POL) | 1:29:20 | Saskia Feige Germany (GER) | 1:29:25 PB |
| 35 kilometres walk details | Antigoni Drisbioti Greece (GRE) | 2:47:00 | Raquel González Spain (ESP) | 2:49:10 | Viktória Madarász Hungary (HUN) | 2:49:58 PB |
| WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |||||| |

#### Field

* Chronology: 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine (UKR) | 1.95 | Marija Vuković Montenegro (MNE) | 1.95 | Angelina Topić Serbia (SRB) | 1.93 |
| Pole vault details | Wilma Murto Finland (FIN) | 4.85 =CR, NR | Katerina Stefanidi Greece (GRE) | 4.75 SB | Tina Šutej Slovenia (SLO) | 4.75 |
| Long jump details | Ivana Vuleta Serbia (SRB) | 7.06 =SB | Malaika Mihambo Germany (GER) | 7.03 | Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6.80 |
| Triple jump details | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ukraine (UKR) | 15.02 EL | Kristiina Mäkelä Finland (FIN) | 14.64 NR | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko Israel (ISR) | 14.45 |
| Shot put details | Jessica Schilder Netherlands (NED) | 20.24 EL | Auriol Dongmo Portugal (POR) | 19.82 NR | Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands (NED) | 18.94 |
| Discus throw details | Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO) | 67.95 | Kristin Pudenz Germany (GER) | 67.87 PB | Claudine Vita Germany (GER) | 65.20 SB |
| Javelin throw details | Elina Tzengko Greece (GRE) | 65.81 PB | Adriana Vilagoš Serbia (SRB) | 62.01 | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE) | 60.68 |
| Hammer throw details | Bianca Ghelber Romania (ROU) | 72.72 | Ewa Różańska Poland (POL) | 72.12 PB | Sara Fantini Italy (ITA) | 71.58 |
| WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |||||| |

#### Combined

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon details | Nafissatou Thiam Belgium (BEL) | 6628 | Adrianna Sułek Poland (POL) | 6532 | Annik Kälin Switzerland (SUI) | 6515 NR |

## Medal table

After all 50 events.
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER)* | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Greece (GRE) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Albania (ALB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 150 |

## Placing table

After 50 events of 50.
| Rank | Nation | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | Total |
| Rank | Nation | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Pl | Pts | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 8 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 220 |
| 2 | Germany | 7 | 56 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 197 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15,5 | 3 | 3 | 142,5 |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| 5 | Poland | 3 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| 6 | France | | 0 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 115 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 4 | 32 | | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 14,5 | 2 | 8 | | 0 | 3 | 6 | | 0 | 69,5 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| 11 | Norway | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | 0 | 57 |
| 12 | Belgium | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| 13 | Finland | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 14 | Israel | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| 15 | Greece | 4 | 32 | 1 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | 42 |
| 16 | Ireland | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 18 | Serbia | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 19 | Hungary | | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | 31 |
| 20 | Turkey | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | | 0 | 2 | 4 | | 0 | 29 |
| 21 | Croatia | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 22 | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 8 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 23 | Slovenia | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | | 0 | 1 | 1,5 | | 0 | 18,5 |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1 | 8 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 6 | | 0 | | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | Romania | 1 | 8 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 26 | Denmark | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4,5 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | 13,5 |
| 27 | Estonia | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | 13 |
| 28 | Slovakia | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Albania | 1 | 8 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Montenegro | | 0 | 1 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Latvia | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Moldova | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Cyprus | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Entry standards

Entry standards and conditions were published in August 2021.
For the entry standards and for the rankings, the valid qualification period was:
* 12 months, from 27 July 2021 to 26 July 2022, for all events but the following,
* From 1 January 2021 to 26 July 2022 for each relay teams (16 teams for each event);
* 18 months, from 27 January 2021 to 26 July 2022, for the 10,000m, Marathons, 20 km & 35 km Race Walks and Combined Events.
| Event | Men | Women | Target number |
| 100 metres | 10.16 | 11.24 | 36 |
| 200 metres | 20.43 | 23.05 | 36 |
| 400 metres | 45.70 | 51.70 | 36 |
| 800 metres | 1:45.90 | 2:00.40 | 32 |
| 1500 metres | 3:36.00 | 4:06.00 | 30 |
| 5000 metres | 13:24.00 | 15:25.00 | 30 |
| 10,000 metres | 28:15.00 | 32:20.00 | 27 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:30.00 | 9:39.00 | 34 |
| 110/100 metre hurdles | 13.50 | 12.93 | 36 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.50 | 55.85 | 36 |
| Marathon | 2:14.30 | 2:32.00 | 60 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | 1:22:10 | 1:32:15 | 35 |
| 35 kilometres race walk | 2:35:30 (or 3:54:00 in 50km RW) | 2:55:00 (or 4:25:00 in 50km RW) | 35 |
| High jump | 2.30 m | 1.95 m | 26 |
| Pole vault | 5.75 m | 4.60 m | 26 |
| Long jump | 8.10 m | 6.79 m | 26 |
| Triple jump | 16.95 m | 14.25 m | 26 |
| Shot put | 20.85 m | 18.20 m | 26 |
| Discus throw | 65.20 m | 60.50 m | 26 |
| Hammer throw | 77.00 m | 71.80 m | 26 |
| Javelin throw | 84.00 m | 62.50 m | 26 |
| Decathlon/Heptathlon | 8100 | 6250 | 24 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | – | – | 16 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | – | – | 16 |

## Participating nations

1495 athletes, 713 females and 782 males, from 48 countries, including the Athlete Refugee Team, are expected to participate. As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus are banned from competing at the 2022 European Championships. No athlete represented Liechtenstein or Monaco in athletics these championships.
* Albania (ALB) (1)
* Andorra (AND) (1)
* Armenia (ARM) (2)
* Athlete Refugee Team (ART) (2)
* Austria (AUT) (14)
* Azerbaijan (AZE) (4)
* Belgium (BEL) (61)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (2)
* Bulgaria (BUL) (6)
* Croatia (CRO) (11)
* Cyprus (CYP) (7)
* Czech Republic (CZE) (53)
* Denmark (DEN) (28)
* Estonia (EST) (12)
* Finland (FIN) (75)
* France (FRA) (99)
* Georgia (GEO) (2)
* Germany (GER) (120)
* Gibraltar (GIB) (2)
* Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) (116)
* Greece (GRE) (40)
* Hungary (HUN) (46)
* Iceland (ISL) (3)
* Ireland (IRL) (38)
* Israel (ISR) (15)
* Italy (ITA) (98)
* Kosovo (KOS) (2)
* Latvia (LAT) (8)
* Lithuania (LTU) (19)
* Luxembourg (LUX) (4)
* Malta (MLT) (2)
* Moldova (MDA) (7)
* Montenegro (MNE) (2)
* Netherlands (NED) (59)
* North Macedonia (MKD) (2)
* Norway (NOR) (46)
* Poland (POL) (80)
* Portugal (POR) (45)
* Romania (ROM) (21)
* San Marino (SMR) (2)
* Serbia (SRB) (14)
* Slovakia (SVK) (19)
* Slovenia (SLO) (22)
* Spain (ESP) (89)
* Sweden (SWE) (52)
* Switzerland (SUI) (48)
* Turkey (TUR) (41)
* Ukraine (UKR) (53)