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European Athletics Indoor Championships

International European track and field athletics indoor competitions

Field	Value
name	European Athletics Indoor Championships
image	European Athletic Association Icon logo.svg
image_size	190px
status	active
genre	sports event
frequency	biannual
location	various
first	1970
last	2025
next	2027
organised	European Athletic Association
website

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
1	1966	Dortmund		27 March	Westfalenhalle	21	22	186
2	1967	Prague		11–12 March	Sportovni hala	23	23	244
3	1968	Madrid	Spain	9–10 March	Palacio de los Deportes	23	20	205
4	1969	Belgrade		8–9 March	Hala I Beogradskog sajma	23	22	220

European Indoor Championships

#	Year	City	Country	Dates	Venue	Events	Countries	Athletes	Top of the medal table
1	1970	Vienna		14–15 March	Stadthalle	22	22	279
2	1971	Sofia	Bulgaria	13–14 March	Festivalna	23	23	323
3	1972	Grenoble	France	11–12 March	Palais des Sports	23	23	263
4	1973	Rotterdam		10–11 March	Ahoy	23	24	307
5	1974	Gothenburg	Sweden	9–10 March	Scandinavium	21	25	263	Poland
6	1975	Katowice	Poland	8–9 March	Spodek	21	24	270
7	1976	Munich		21–22 February	Olympiahalle	19	25	226
8	1977	San Sebastián	Spain	12–13 March	Velódromo de Anoeta	19	24	240
9	1978	Milan	Italy	11–12 March	Palasport di San Siro	19	25	252
10	1979	Vienna		24–25 February	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion	19	24	208
11	1980	Sindelfingen		1–2 March	Glaspalast Sindelfingen	19	26	234
12	1981	Grenoble	France	21–22 February	Palais des Sports	20	23	255
13	1982	Milan	Italy	6–7 March	Palasport di San Siro	23	23	282
14	1983	Budapest		5–6 March	Budapest Sportcsarnok	23	24	261
15	1984	Gothenburg	Sweden	3–4 March	Scandinavium	22	26	240
16	1985	Piraeus		2–3 March	Peace and Friendship Stadium	22	26	290
17	1986	Madrid	Spain	22–23 February	Palacio de los Deportes	22	26	270
18	1987	Liévin	France	21–22 February	Stade Couvert Régional	24	26	339
19	1988	Budapest		5–6 March	Budapest Sportcsarnok	24	27	358
20	1989	The Hague		18–19 February	Houtrust	24	27	323
21	1990	Glasgow	United Kingdom	3–4 March	Kelvin Hall Arena	25	28	370
22	1992	Genoa	Italy	28 February – 1 March	Palasport di Genova	27	35	439
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
25	1998	Valencia	Spain	27 February – 1 March	Palau Velódrom Lluís Puig	26	39	484
26	2000	Ghent	Belgium	25–27 February	Flanders Sports Arena	28	44	546	Russia
27	2002	Vienna		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		5–8 March	O2 Arena	26	49	614	Russia
34	2017	Belgrade		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		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	Video
60 m	6.42	Dwain Chambers	Great Britain	8 March 2009	2009 Turin	()
400 m	45.05	Karsten Warholm	Norway	2 March 2019	2019 Glasgow	()
800 m	1:44.78	Paweł Czapiewski	Poland	3 March 2002	2002 Vienna	()
1500 m	3:33.95	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	3 March 2023	2023 Istanbul	()
3000 m	7:38.42	Ali Kaya	Turkey	7 March 2015	2015 Prague	()
60 m hurdles	7.39	Colin Jackson	Great Britain	12 March 1994	1994 Paris	()
High jump	2.40 m	Stefan Holm	Sweden	6 March 2005	2005 Madrid	()
Pole vault	6.05 m	Armand Duplantis	Sweden	7 March 2021	2021 Toruń	()
Long jump	8.71 m	Sebastian Bayer	Germany	8 March 2009	2009 Turin	()
Triple jump	17.92 m (2nd jump)	Teddy Tamgho	France	6 March 2011	2011 Paris	()	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qrhspGzEwY
17.92 m (4th jump)
Shot put	22.19 m	Ulf Timmermann		21 February 1987	1987 Liévin	()
Heptathlon	6558 pts	Sander Skotheim	Norway	7 March 2025	2025 Apeldoorn	()
4 × 400 m relay	3:02.87	Julien Watrin
Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée	Belgium	8 March 2015	2015 Prague	()

Women

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

Mixed

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date
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
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
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
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
	1	1	2
Sweden	2	0	2
France	1	0	1
Germany	1	0	1
Poland	1	0	1
	1	0	1
Russia	0	1	1
	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	()
200 m	20.36	Bruno Marie-Rose	France	22 February 1987	1987 Liévin	()
50 m hurdles	6.47	Arto Bryggare		21 February 1981	1981 Grenoble	()
5000 m walk	18:19.97	Giovanni De Benedictis	Italy	28 February 1992	1992 Genova	()

Women's events

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date	Venue	Notes
50 m	6.17†	Linda Haglund	Sweden	22 February 1981	1981 Grenoble	()
Sofka Popova	Bulgaria
Linda Haglund	Sweden
200 m	22.39	Marita Koch		5 March 1983	1983 Budapest	()
50 m hurdles	6.74	Zofia Bielczyk	Poland	22 February 1981	1981 Grenoble	()
3000 m walk	11:49.99	Alina Ivanova	Unified Team	29 February 1992	1992 Genova	()

† 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.

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		1972–1986	12	6	5	1
	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	2019–2025	8	7	1	0
Dietmar Mögenburg		1980–1990	8	5	1	2
Valeriy Borzov		1970–1977	7	7	0	0
Viktor Saneyev		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		1998–2011	6	3	1	2
Geoff Capes	Great Britain	1971–1979	6	2	3	1
László Szalma		1976–1990	6	2	3	1
Béla Bakosi		1979–1988	6	2	1	3

Women

Name	Country	Years	Total	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Helena Fibingerová		1970–1985	11	8	3	0
Marlies Göhr		1977–1988	9	5	2	2
Nelli Fiere		1984–1994	8	6	0	2
Brigitte Kraus		1976–1988	8	3	1	4
Doina Melinte		1982–1992	7	5	1	1
Heike Drechsler	& Germany	1982–2000	7	4	1	2
Grażyna Rabsztyn	Poland	1972–1982	7	2	4	1
Femke Bol		2021-2025	6	6	0	0
Laura Muir		2015–2023	6	5	0	1
Galina Chistyakova		1985–1990	6	4	2	0
Marita Koch		1977–1986	6	4	1	1
Lidia Chojecka	Poland	1998–2011	6	3	3	0
Yordanka Donkova		1982–1994	6	3	0	3
Jarmila Nygrýnová		1971–1980	6	2	3	1

Notes

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