| 22nd European Athletics Championships | |
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| Size: | 220px |
| Host City: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Dates: | 12–17 August |
| Stadium: | Letzigrund |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Nations Participating: | 50 |
| Athletes Participating: | 1,439 |
| Events: | 47 |
| Previous: | 2012 Helsinki |
| Next: | 2016 Amsterdam |
The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014.[1] It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.
Great Britain headed the medal table, with 12 gold medals, comfortably their best return from a European championships, despite winning only one field event medal. France, second on gold medals won with 9, won the most medals, 25.
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| 10.06 | 10.13 | 10.22 | |||||
| 19.98 EL | 20.15 | 20.30 PB | |||||
| 44.71 EL | 44.75 PB | 45.27 NR | |||||
| 1:44.15 SB | 1:44.89 PB | 1:45.03 =SB | |||||
| 3:45.60 | 3:46.10 | 3:46.18 | |||||
| 14:05.82 | 14:08.32 | 14:09.48 | |||||
| 28:08.11 | 28:08.66 SB | 28:08.72 PB | |||||
| 2:11:08 | 2:12:00 | 2:12:15 | |||||
| 13.19 | 13.27 | 13.29 | |||||
| 48.96 | 49.06 | 49.16 | |||||
| 8:26.66 | 8:27.11 | 8:29.16 | |||||
Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington Daniel Talbot | 37.93 EL | Julian Reus Sven Knipphals Alexander Kosenkow Lucas Jakubczyk | 38.09 SB | Pierre Vincent Christophe Lemaitre Teddy Tinmar Ben Bassaw | 38.47 | ||
Martyn Rooney Michael Bingham Conrad Williams Matthew Hudson-Smith Nigel Levine | 2:58.79 EL | Rafał Omelko Kacper Kozłowski Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak
| 2:59.85 SB | 2:59.89 SB | |||
| 1:19:44 | 1:19:46 PB | 1:19:46 | |||||
| 3:32:33 WR | 3:36:21 NR | 3:37:41 | |||||
(*) Heat only.
In the 3000m steeplechase, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France won the race, but he was later disqualified after he took off his shirt while running down the home straight. Yoann Kowal (France) was then awarded gold, Krystian Zalewski (Poland) silver and Angel Mullera (Spain) bronze.[3]
| 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.30 | |||||
| 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.70 | |||||
| 8.29 | 8.15 | 8.14 | |||||
| 17.46 EL | 17.04 | 17.01 | |||||
| 21.41 | 20.86 | 20.83 | |||||
| 66.07 | 64.75 | 63.81 | |||||
| 88.01 EL, PB | 84.79 | 84.40 | |||||
| 82.69 WL, PB | 82.05 | 78.50 | |||||
| 8616 WL | 8521 PB | 8498 PB | |||||
| 11.12 | 11.16 | 11.22 | |||||
| 22.03 WL, NR | 22.46 PB | 22.58 | |||||
| 51.10 | 51.36 | 51.38 SB | |||||
| 1:58.15 EL | 1:58.80 PB | 1:59.63 PB | |||||
| 4:04.18 | 4:05.08 | 4:06.32 | |||||
| 15:31.39 | 15:31.79 | 15:32.82 | |||||
| 32:22.39 | 32:23.58 | 32:26.03 PB | |||||
| 2:25:14 CR | 2:25:27 | 2:25:41 | |||||
| 12.76 | 12.79 | 12.82 PB | |||||
| 54.48 | 54.56 PB | 54.70 | |||||
| 9:29:43 SB | 9:30:16 | 9:30:70 PB | |||||
Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Jodie Williams Desirèe Henry Anyika Onuora | 42.24 EL NR | Céline Distel-Bonnet Ayodelé Ikuesan Myriam Soumaré Stella Akakpo | 42.45 | Marina Panteleyeva Natalia Rusakova Kristina Sivkova Yelizaveta Savlinis Yekaterina Vukolova | 43.22 SB | ||
Marie Gayot Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Agnès Raharolahy Floria Gueï Estelle Perrossier | 3:24.27 EL | Nataliya Pyhyda Hrystyna Stuy Hanna Ryzhykova Olha Zemlyak Daryna Prystupa | 3:24.32 SB | Eilidh Child Kelly Massey Shana Cox Margaret Adeoye Emily Diamond | 3:24.34 SB | ||
| 1:27:56 | 1:28:07 | 1:28:08 NR | |||||
(*) Heat only.
| 2.01 WL | 1.99 | 1.99 PB | |||||
| 4.65 | 4.60 | 4.60 | |||||
| 6.85 | 6.81 | 6.65 | |||||
| 14.73 SB | 14.69 | 14.46 SB | |||||
| 19.90 | 19.04 NR | 18.68 | |||||
| 71.08 WL, NR | 65.33 | 64.33 | |||||
| 64.41 | 64.21 NR | 63.91 | |||||
| 78.76 WL, CR, NR | 74.66 | 73.67 | |||||
| 6551 SB | 6498 | 6423 | |||||
Athletes from a total of 50 member federations of the European Athletics Association are competing at these Championships.[4]