European Athletics U18 Championships Biennial athletics competition
The European Athletics U18 Championships (named as European Athletics Youth Championships in 2016) are a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of eighteen (youth category ).
The creation of the competition stemmed from the 2013 European Athletics Congress. The event was created to promote the sport among young people in Europe. Each country may send a maximum of two athletes per event.[ 1] The European U18 Championships will be the third age category championships organised by the European Athletic Association, following on from the long-running European Athletics U20 Championships (first held in 1970) and the European Athletics U23 Championships (first held in 1997).
The first iteration of the championships took place in 2016. This means that the event serves in the alternate years between the European Youth Olympic Festival , another biennial under-18s event hosted by the European Olympic Committees .[ 2]
Editions
Championships records
Boys
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.32 (+0.6 m/s )
Marek Zakrzewski
Poland
5 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 6]
200 m
20.81 (+0.7 m/s )
Diego Nappi
Italy
20 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 7]
400 m
46.50
Stanisław Strzelecki
Poland
20 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 8]
800 m
1:47.36
Max Burgin
Great Britain
8 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 9]
1500 m
3:49.99
Niels Laros
Netherlands
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem Israel
[ 10]
3000 m
8:07.03
Aldin Ćatović
Serbia
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 11]
110 m hurdles
13.19 (+0.8 m/s )
Sam Bennett
Great Britain
7 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 12]
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm)
49.42
Michal Rada
Czech Republic
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 13]
2000 m steeplechase
5:38.55
Sergio del Barrio
Spain
7 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 14]
High jump
2.18 m
Lukas Mihota
Germany
16 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi Georgia
[ 15]
Pole vault
5.46 m
Pål Haugen Lillefosse
Norway
8 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 16]
Long jump
8.04 m (+1.8 m/s )
Mattia Furlani
Italy
5 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 17]
Triple jump
16.03 m (−2.2 m/s )
Martin Lamou [fr ]
France
17 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
[ 18]
Shot put (5 kg)
21.51 m
Odisseas Mouzenidis [fr ]
Greece
15 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
[ 19]
Discus throw (1.5 kg)
64.51 m
Mykhailo Brudin
Ukraine
5 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 17]
Hammer throw (5 kg)
87.82 m WYB
Mykhaylo Kokhan
Ukraine
7 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 20]
Javelin throw (700 g)
84.52 m EYB
Topi Parviainen
Finland
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 21]
Decathlon
7626 pts
Amadeus Gräber
Germany
6–7 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 22]
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
11.05 (+1.2 m/s )
6.88m (+0.9 m/s )
14.33m
1.96m
50.27
14.45 (−1.3 m/s )
37.98m
4.40m
55.57m
4:32.21
10,000 m walk (track)
44:01.60
Frederick Weigel
Germany
7 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 23]
Swedish medley relay
1:51.62
Nikodem Dymiński Jakub Foremny Bartłomiej Adamczyk Stanisław Strzelecki
Poland
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 24]
Decathlon disciplines
Event
Record
Score
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref.
100 m
10.57
Roko Farkaš
Croatia
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
Long jump
7.44 m
Alexandre Montagne
France
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
Shot put (5 kg)
17.17 m
Oļegs Kozjakovs
Latvia
7 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
High jump
2.08 m
Harry Richard Jääger
Estonia
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
400 m
48.79
Sven Roosen
Netherlands
7 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
110 m hurdles (0.99 m)
13.52 (+0.7 m/s )
1037 pts
Tristan Konso
Estonia
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
16 years, 230 days
[ 25]
Discus throw (1.50 kg)
51.91 m
910 pts
Liam Belo da Silva
Sweden
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
17 years, 22 days
[ 26]
Pole vault
4.70 m
Lionel Brügger
Switzerland
7 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
Javelin throw (700 g)
68.66 m
869 pts
Anton Steffen
Germany
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
[ 27]
1500 m
4:24.83
779 pts
Denis Hrabar
Portugal
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
17 years, 182 days
[ 28]
Girls
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.39 (+1.8 m/s )
Nia Wedderburn-Goodison
Great Britain
5 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 17]
200 m
23.09 (+1.0 m/s )
Elisa Valensin
Italy
20 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 29]
400 m
51.89
Anastazja Kuś
Poland
20 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 30]
800 m
2:04.23
Adéla Holubová
Czech Republic
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 31]
1500 m
4:13.01
Lyla Belshaw
Great Britain
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 32]
3000 m
9:18.05
Sarah Healy
Ireland
6 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 33]
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)
12.86 (+2.0 m/s )
Laura Frličková
Slovakia
18 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 34]
400 m hurdles
58.00
Nina Radová
Czech Republic
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 35]
2000 m steeplechase
6:20.22
Jolanda Kallabis
Germany
6 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 36]
High jump
1.94 m
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Ukraine
8 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 37]
Pole vault
4.26 m
Leni Wildgrube
Germany
7 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 38]
Long jump
6.39 m (+1.0 m/s )
Ayla Hallberg Hossain
Sweden
7 July 2022
2022 Championships
Jerusalem , Israel
[ 14]
Triple jump
13.95 m (+1.1 m/s )
María Vicente
Spain
8 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 39]
Shot put
18.50 m
Alexandra Emelianova
Moldova
16 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi Georgia
[ 40]
Discus throw
58.09 m
Alexandra Emelianova
Moldova
15 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
[ 41]
Hammer throw
74.36 m
Valeriya Ivanenko
Ukraine
5 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 42]
Javelin throw
61.07 m
Vita Barbić
Croatia
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 43]
Heptathlon
6221 pts WYB
María Vicente
Spain
5–6 July 2016
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
[ 44]
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
13.25 (+0.1 m/s )
1.72 m
13.77 m
23.78 (−0.3 m/s )
6.37 m (+1.8 m/s )
43.28 m
2:23.29
5000 m walk (track)
21:50.80
Serena di Fabio
Italy
19 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 45]
Swedish medley relay
2:05.23
Viola Canovi Margherita Castellani Laura Frattaroli Elisa Valensin
Italy
21 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica Slovakia
[ 46]
Heptathlon disciplines
Event
Record
Score
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref.
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)
13.12 (−0.6 m/s )
1106 pts
Enni Virjonen
Finland
18 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
17 years, 65 days
[ 47]
High jump
1.88 m
Alina Shukh
Ukraine
14 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
17 years, 153 days
Shot put (3 kg)
16.43 m
957 pts
Zola Ndouma-Mona
France
18 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
17 years, 55 days
[ 48] [ 49]
200 m
23.65 (+1.2 m/s )
1015 pts
Evelina Olsson
Sweden
18 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
16 years, 137 days
[ 50] [ 51]
Long jump
6.37 m
María Vicente
Spain
6 July 2018
2018 Championships
Győr , Hungary
17 years, 100 days
Javelin throw (500 g)
51.59 m
891 pts
Enni Virjonen
Finland
19 July 2024
2024 Championships
Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
17 years, 66 days
[ 52]
800 m
2:12.65
Niamh Emerson
Great Britain
15 July 2016
2016 Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
17 years, 84 days
All-time medal table
Updated after 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships .
^[a] Medals won by athletes competing as Authorised Neutral Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[ 53]
References
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