# IAU 100 km European Championships

The IAU 100 km European Championships is an annual, ultrarunning competition over 100 kilometres (60 miles) for European athletes. It is organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and was first held in 1992 – five years after the launched of the World Championships for the distance. The competition features both an individual and national team component. The team race is decided by aggregated the three best times set by a nation's athletes.
In its 22nd edition in 2013, a total of 94 athletes representing 19 countries took part in the competition. Winschoten in the Netherlands has been a frequent host of the event, doing so ten times, including the first three editions. (In other years, the area has held an annual race there – Run Winschoten.) The championships has almost exclusively been contested in Western Europe, with the sole exception being the 2003 event in Russia. The editions of the competition from 2007 to 2012 were jointly held alongside the World Championships, with the European athletes within that race being ranked separately for the continental event.
The most successful athletes of the championships are Giorgio Calcaterra of Italy and Jonas Buud of Sweden. Each has won the men's title three times, as well as having won a silver and a bronze. Three-time champion Jaroslaw Janicki of Poland is the next most successful and Kajsa Berg is the only woman to have won the championships three times. The championship records are 6:16:41 hours for men, set by Belgian Jean-Paul Praet in 1992, and 7:19:51 hours for women, achieved by Tatyana Zhirkova of Russia in 2003. Russia is comfortably the most successful nation of the championships with nine women's gold medals and eight men's gold medals. Italian and Swedish athletes are the next best performers with six titles each. A total of seventeen European nations have reached the podium.
After being held annually from 1992 to 2013, the event switched to being held on a semi-annual basis. Following the 2015 edition, there were no bids to host the 2017 or 2019 editions so both were cancelled. As of 2024, the event has not been held since 2015, though there are scheduled European 100 km championships in 2025 and 2027.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | No. of athletes | No. of nations |
| 1st | 1992 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 16 February | | |
| 2nd | 1993 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 18 September | | |
| 3rd | 1994 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 3 September | | |
| 4th | 1995 | Chavagnes-en-Paillers | France | 27 May | | |
| 5th | 1996 | Cléder | France | 25 August | | |
| 6th | 1997 | Faenza | Italy | 31 May | | |
| 7th | 1998 | Torhout | Belgium | 19 June | | |
| 8th | 1999 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 11 September | | |
| 9th | 2000 | Belvès | France | 30 April | | |
| 10th | 2001 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 29 September | | |
| 11th | 2002 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 14 September | | |
| 12th | 2003 | Chernogolovka | Russia | 19 April | | |
| 13th | 2004 | Faenza | Italy | 29 May | | |
| 14th | 2005 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 10 September | | |
| 15th | 2006 | Torhout | Belgium | 16 June | | |
| 16th | 2007 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 8 September | | |
| 17th | 2008 | Tarquinia | Italy | 8 November | | |
| 18th | 2009 | Torhout | Belgium | 19 June | | |
| 19th | 2010 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 7 November | | |
| 20th | 2011 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 10 September | | |
| 21st | 2012 | Seregno | Italy | 22 April | | |
| 22nd | 2013 | Belvès | France | 27 April | 94 | 19 |
| 23rd | 2015 | Winschoten | Netherlands | 12 September | | |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1992 | Jean-Paul Praet (BEL) | 6:16:41 | Bruno Scelsi (FRA) | 6:42:40 | Aleksandr Masarygin (RUS) | 6:44:20 |
| 1993 | Konstantin Santalov (RUS) | 6:25:52 | Peter Hermans (BEL) | 6:33:57 | Mikhail Kokorev (RUS) | 6:36:38 |
| 1994 | Jaroslaw Janicki (POL) | 6:33:43 | Andrzej Magier (POL) | 6:33:43 | Denis Gack (FRA) | 6:37:47 |
| 1995 | Jaroslaw Janicki (POL) | 6:28:38 | Igor Ryabov (RUS) | 6:30:04 | Andrzej Magier (POL) | 6:35:37 |
| 1996 | Jaroslaw Janicki (POL) | 6:33:39 | Jiří Jelínek (CZE) | 6:38:15 | Andrzej Magier (POL) | 6:39:49 |
| 1997 | Aleksey Kononev (RUS) | 6:47:35 | Grigoriy Murzin (RUS) | 6:47:39 | Nikolay Buskarov (RUS) | 6:47:57 |
| 1998 | Grigoriy Murzin (RUS) | 6:23:28 | Dmitriy Radyuchenko (RUS) | 6:34:40 | Nikolay Buskarov (RUS) | 6:40:45 |
| 1999 | Pascal Fetizon (FRA) | 6:39:16 | Mikhail Kokorev (RUS) | 6:42:18 | Gilles Diehl (FRA) | 6:44:39 |
| 2000 | Farid Ganiyev (RUS) | 6:33:36 | Piotr Sekowski (POL) | 6:44:28 | Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) | 6:47:00 |
| 2001 | Vladimir Netreba (RUS) | 6:45:43 | Attila Vozar (HUN) | 6:47:57 | Mirko Vindiš (SLO) | 6:52:47 |
| 2002 | Pascal Fetizon (FRA) | 6:34:16 | Denis Zhalybin (RUS) | 6:36:21 | Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) | 6:41:18 |
| 2003 | Farid Ganiyev (RUS) | 6:28:27 | Grigoriy Murzin (RUS) | 6:29:41 | Mario Ardemagni (ITA) | 6:33:22 |
| 2004 | Mario Ardemagni (ITA) | 6:31:44.7 | Fermin Martinez (ESP) | 6:48:07.0 | Simon Pride (GBR) | 6:48:47.7 |
| 2005 | Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) | 6:30:31 | Mario Ardemagni (ITA) | 6:40:39 | Pascal Fetizon (FRA) | 6:50:22 |
| 2006 | Jose Maria Gonzales (ESP) | 6:23:44 | Dmitriy Bula (BLR) | 6:33:56 | Yannick Djouadi (FRA) | 6:38:19 |
| 2007 | Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) | 6:30:22 | Igor Tyazhkorov (RUS) | 6:42:36 | Aleksey Izmaylov (RUS) | 6:45:11 |
| 2008 | Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) | 6:37:41 | Jaroslaw Janicki (POL) | 6:40:44 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ESP) | 6:53:44 |
| 2009 | Jonas Buud (SWE) | 6:41:50 | Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) | 6:42:05 | Marco Boffo (ITA) | 6:45:39 |
| 2010 | Jonas Buud (SWE) | 6:47:40 | Aleksandr Holovnitskiy (UKR) | 6:51:03 | Andre Collet (GER) | 6:51:54 |
| 2011 | Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) | 6:27:32 | Pieter Vermeesch (BEL) | 6:47:01 | Jonas Buud (SWE) | 6:52:19 |
| 2012 | Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) | 6:23:22 | Jonas Buud (SWE) | 6:28:59 | Alberico diCecco (ITA) | 6:40:32 |
| 2013 | Asier Cuevas Ettcheto (ESP) | 6:53:14 | Mickaël Boch (FRA) | 6:56:49 | Jose-Antonio Requejo Santos (ESP) | 6:57:02 |
| 2015 | Jonas Buud (SWE) | 6:22:44 | Asier Cuevas Ettcheto (ESP) | 6:35:49 | Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) | 6:36:49 |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1992 | Hilary Walker (GBR) | 7:55:12 | Viviane VanderHaeghen (BEL) | 7:59:19 | Eleanor Robinson (GBR) | 8:06:18 |
| 1993 | Marta Vass (HUN) | 7:43:16 | Hilary Walker (GBR) | 7:50:09 | Eleanor Robinson (GBR) | 8:02:24 |
| 1994 | Valentina Lyakhova (RUS) | 7:36:39 | Nursiya Bagmanova (RUS) | 7:52:59 | Elena Bikulova (RUS) | 7:46:35 |
| 1995 | Isabelle Olive (FRA) | 7:43:14 | Lynn Harding (GBR) | 7:52:23 | Daniele Geffroy (FRA) | 7:54:10 |
| 1996 | Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (GBR) | 7:41:29 | Martine Cubizolles (FRA) | 7:49:09 | Huguette Jouault (FRA) | 7:51:54 |
| 1997 | Olga Lapina (RUS) | 8:13:49 | Jutta Philippin (GER) | 8:20:07 | Sybille Möllensiep (GER) | 8:23:42 |
| 1998 | Svetlana Savoskina (RUS) | 7:45:43 | Alziria Lario (POR) | 7:58:36 | Elena Bikulova (RUS) | 8:05:03 |
| 1999 | Elvira Kolpakova (RUS) | 7:33:39 | Magali Reymonencq (FRA) | 7:55:35 | Elena Bikulova (RUS) | 8:05:03 |
| 2000 | Edit Bérces (HUN) | 7:53:12 | Karine Herry (FRA) | 8:06:46 | Alziria Lario (POR) | 8:16:53 |
| 2001 | Ricarda Botzon (GER) | 7:31:55 | Marina Bychkova (RUS) | 7:37:02 | Karine Herry (FRA) | 7:42:36 |
| 2002 | Elvira Kolpakova (RUS) | 7:24:52 | Monica Casiraghi (ITA) | 7:33:14 | Danielle Sanderson (GBR) | 7:47:30 |
| 2003 | Tatyana Zhirkova (RUS) | 7:19:51 | Monica Casiraghi (ITA) | 7:28:00 | Elena Nurgalyeva (RUS) | 7:31:14 |
| 2004 | Monica Casiraghi (ITA) | 8:03.03.8 | Karine Herry (FRA) | 8:19:08.3 | Magali Reymonencq (FRA) | 8:26:52.6 |
| 2005 | Monica Casiraghi (ITA) | 7:53:25 | Birgit Schönherr (GER) | 7:53:28 | Karine Herry (FRA) | 7:55:53 |
| 2006 | Birgit Schönherr (GER) | 7:58:44 | Laurence Klein (FRA) | 7:59:22 | Christine Lelan (FRA) | 8:01:54 |
| 2007 | Laurence Klein (FRA) | 7:26:44 | Marina Myschlyanova (RUS) | 7:39:20 | Monica Carlin (ITA) | 7:40:38 |
| 2008 | Tatyana Zhirkova (RUS) | 7:23:33 | Monica Carlin (ITA) | 7:35:38 | Irina Vishnevskaya (RUS) | 7:38:40 |
| 2009 | Irina Vishnevskaya (RUS) | 7:46:26 | Monica Carlin (ITA) | 7:53:58 | Helena Crossan (IRL) | 8:04:40 |
| 2010 | Ellie Greenwood (GBR) | 7:29:05 | Monica Carlin (ITA) | 7:30:50 | Lizzy Hawker (GBR) | 7:33:26 |
| 2011 | Marina Bychkova (RUS) | 7:27:19 | Joanna Zakrzewski (GBR) | 7:41:06 | Irina Vishnevskaya (RUS) | 7:45:27 |
| 2012 | Kajsa Berg (SWE) | 7:35:23 | Irina Vishnevskaya (RUS) | 7:36:01 | Judit Földing-Nagy (HUN) | 7:43:55 |
| 2013 | Kajsa Berg (SWE) | 7:38:52 | Irina Antopova (RUS) | 7:42:52 | Susan Harrison (GBR) | 7:48:12 |
| 2015 | Kajsa Berg (SWE) | 7:20:48 | Marija Vrajic (CRO) | 7:27:11 | Joasia Zakrzewski (GBR) | 7:31:33 |

### Men team

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1992 | Russia (RUS) | 20:11:47 | Belgium (BEL) | 20:34:10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 21:21:20 |
| 1993 | Great Britain (GBR) | 20:26:56 | France (FRA) | 20:40:50 | Germany (GER) | 21:50:29 |
| 1994 | Poland (POL) | 20:05:20 | Russia (RUS) | 20:16:06 | France (FRA) | 20:32:17 |
| 1995 | Russia (RUS) | 19:52:19 | Poland (POL) | 19:58:12 | France (FRA) | 20:09:00 |
| 1996 | Poland (POL) | 20:04:53 | France (FRA) | 20:41:32 | Spain (ESP) | 21:19:01 |
| 1997 | Russia (RUS) | 20:23:11 | Spain (ESP) | 21:30:55 | Great Britain (GBR) | 22:09:47 |
| 1998 | Russia (RUS) | 19:55:31 | Belgium (BEL) | 20:54:52 | France (FRA) | 21:05:29 |
| 1999 | France (FRA) | 20:32:25 | Russia (RUS) | 21:31:41 | Spain (ESP) | 23:18:28 |
| 2000 | Russia (RUS) | 20:15:04 | France (FRA) | 21:04:04 | Belgium (BEL) | 21:25:52 |
| 2001 | Russia (RUS) | 21:56:03 | Ukraine (UKR) | 22:08:33 | Belgium (BEL) | 22:12:34 |
| 2002 | Russia (RUS) | 20:13:04 | France (FRA) | 20:44:51 | Italy (ITA) | 21:13:28 |
| 2003 | Russia (RUS) | 20:20:00 | France (FRA) | 21:04:44 | Italy (ITA) | 21:11:41 |
| 2004 | Italy (ITA) | 20:40:33 | Russia (RUS) | 21:15:58 | Great Britain (GBR) | 21:28:35 |
| 2005 | Russia (RUS) | 20:21:40 | France (FRA) | 20:56:35 | Germany (GER) | 21:19:12 |
| 2006 | Spain (ESP) | 20:00:24 | France (FRA) | 20:11:58 | Russia (RUS) | 20:33:59 |
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### Women team

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1992 | Great Britain (GBR) | 24:22:24 | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team |
| 1993 | Great Britain (GBR) | 24:53:32 | Hungary (HUN) | 26:14:55 | France (FRA) | 26:30:24 |
| 1994 | Russia (RUS) | 23:37:51 | France (FRA) | 25:44:24 | Germany (GER) | 26:18:39 |
| 1995 | France (FRA) | 23:39:02 | Great Britain (GBR) | 24:21:39 | Germany (GER) | 24:44:43 |
| 1996 | France (FRA) | 23:40:35 | Germany (GER) | 24:40:51 | Great Britain (GBR) | 24:50:39 |
| 1997 | Germany (GER) | 25:12:09 | Russia (RUS) | 25:27:31 | Great Britain (GBR) | 27:05:26 |
| 1998 | Russia (RUS) | 24:03:03 | Germany (GER) | 25:18:40 | France (FRA) | 25:19:57 |
| 1999 | Germany (GER) | 24:54:03 | France (FRA) | 26:24:39 | Ukraine (UKR) | 27:58:44 |
| 2000 | France (FRA) | 25:02:12 | Italy (ITA) | 29:13:48 | Only two finishing teams | Only two finishing teams |
| 2001 | Russia (RUS) | 23:37:49 | France (FRA) | 23:42:22 | Germany (GER) | 23:52:00 |
| 2002 | Russia (RUS) | 23:57:55 | Italy (ITA) | 24:30:45 | France (FRA) | 24:58:48 |
| 2003 | Russia (RUS) | 22:28:13 | France (FRA) | 24:11:50 | Italy (ITA) | 24:33:48 |
| 2004 | Italy (ITA) | 25:22:14 | Germany (GER) | 26:08:09 | France (FRA) | 27:08:55 |
| 2005 | France (FRA) | 24:11:24 | Germany (GER) | 24:37:14 | Italy (ITA) | 25:30:58 |
| 2006 | France (FRA) | 24:14:37 | Germany (GER) | 24:57:00 | Italy (ITA) | 27:32:07 |
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## Medal table
### Individual race

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 17 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 45 | 45 | 46 | 136 |