# World Para Athletics European Championships

World Para Athletics European Championships

sports competition, recurring sporting event| Subclass of | European championship  |
| Year dem found am | 2003  |
| Sport | Para-athletics  |
| Organizer | International Paralympic Committee  |

De **World Para Athletics European Championships** (*European Para Athletics Championships*), dem know prior to 2018 as de **IPC Athletics European Championships** be event organize by World Para Athletics, de international athletics federation establish under de International Paralympic Committee (IPC) insyd 2016. Athletes plus physical disability compete, wey der sanso be specific category give athletes plus intellectual disability. Dem organise am biennially, de original Games run from 2003 to 2005 as Open Championship buh na dem freeze de event insyd 2005, buh e return insyd 2012 insyd Stadskanaal, Netherlands.

Dem hold de first IPC Athletics European Championships insyd Assen, Netherlands insyd 2003 as Open Championship.

## Championships

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of
Events | No. of
Athletes | Best Nation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **IPC Athletics European Championships** |
| 1 | 2003 | Assen | Netherlands | 15 – 21 Jun | Stadsbroek sports park | 215 | 700 | Germany |
| 2 | 2005 | Espoo | Finland | 22 – 27 August | Leppävaara stadium | +150 | 750 | United Kingdom |
| 3 | 2012 | Stadskanaal | Netherlands | 24 – 28 June | Stadskanaal Stadium | 144 | 550 | Russia |
| 4 | 2014 | Swansea | United Kingdom | 18 – 23 August | Swansea University Stadium | 193 | 550 | Russia |
| 5 | 2016 | Grosseto | Italy | 10 – 16 June | Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini | 171 | 700 | Russia |
| **World Para Athletics European Championships** |
| 6 | 2018 | Berlin | Germany | 20 – 26 August | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | 182 | 600 | Poland |
| 7 | 2021 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 1 – 5 June | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | 157 | 670 | Russia |

## Classification

* F = field athletes.
* T = track athletes.
* P = pentathlon.
* 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 den 12 compete plus sighted guide.
* 20 – intellectual disability
* 31-38 – cerebral palsy anaa oda conditions wey dey affect muscle co-ordination den control. Athletes insyd class 31-34 dey compete insyd seated position; athletes insyd class 35-38 dey compete standing.
* 41-46 – amputation, les autres.
* 51-58 – wheelchair athletes.

## Medal table

As of 2021.

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Russia | 171 | 154 | 103 | 428 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 115 | 84 | 98 | 297 |
| 3 | Poland | 104 | 95 | 91 | 290 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 104 | 80 | 63 | 247 |
| 5 | Germany | 92 | 124 | 70 | 286 |
| 6 | France | 70 | 59 | 56 | 185 |
| 7 | Spain | 52 | 64 | 69 | 185 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 48 | 29 | 44 | 121 |
| 9 | Finland | 39 | 15 | 16 | 70 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 34 | 45 | 27 | 106 |
| 11 | Greece | 30 | 40 | 41 | 111 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 28 | 34 | 47 | 109 |
| 13 | Belarus | 26 | 33 | 25 | 84 |
| 14 | Turkey | 22 | 22 | 23 | 67 |
| 15 | Ireland | 22 | 14 | 18 | 54 |
| 16 | Portugal | 20 | 43 | 30 | 93 |
| 17 | Italy | 20 | 28 | 38 | 86 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 20 | 19 | 14 | 53 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 18 | 19 | 24 | 61 |
| 20 | Austria | 15 | 22 | 13 | 50 |
| 21 | Croatia | 15 | 14 | 22 | 51 |
| 22 | Sweden | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 |
| 23 | Serbia | 14 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 24 | Latvia | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 25 | Denmark | 11 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 6 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 28 | Belgium | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 29 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 30 | Hungary | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 31 | Norway | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 32 | Cyprus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 34 | Montenegro | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | *Serbia and Montenegro* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | *Yugoslavia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | 1,157 | 1,153 | 1,052 | 3,362 |

**\ Insyd de 2005 IPC Athletics European Championships, na Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia den United Arab Emirates dem all be guests insyd de championships wey dem win medals give dema country respectively.

## Sanso spy

* World Para Athletics Championships

Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to IPC Athletics European Championships.

* EPC European Championships Athletics 2003 in Assen / Netherlands - Sportpark Stadsbroek (insyd Italian)
* 2005 IPC Athletics Open European Championships Espoo (insyd Italian) (Archived)
* 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships
* 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships
* 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships
* 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships
* 2021 European Championships