| European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Status: | active |
| Genre: | sports event |
| Frequency: | biannual |
| Location: | various |
| First: | 1970 |
| Last: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
| Organised: | European Athletic Association |
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.[1]
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.[2]
| Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Countries | Athletes | Top of the medal table | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1966 | Dortmund | 27 March | Westfalenhalle | 21 | 22 | 186 | |||
| 2 | 1967 | Prague | 11–12 March | Sportovni hala | 23 | 23 | 244 | |||
| 3 | 1968 | Madrid | 9–10 March | Palacio de los Deportes | 23 | 20 | 205 | |||
| 4 | 1969 | Belgrade | 8–9 March | Hala I Beogradskog sajma | 23 | 22 | 220 |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes | Ref | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | 8 March 2009 | 2009 Turin | ||||
| 400 m | 45.05 | Karsten Warholm | 2 March 2019 | 2019 Glasgow | [4] | |||
| 800 m | 1:44.78 | Paweł Czapiewski | 3 March 2002 | 2002 Vienna | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:33.95 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | [5] | |||
| 3000 m | 7:38.42 | Ali Kaya | 7 March 2015 | 2015 Prague | [6] | |||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.39 | Colin Jackson | 12 March 1994 | 1994 Paris | ||||
| High jump | 2.40 m | Stefan Holm | 6 March 2005 | 2005 Madrid | ||||
| Pole vault | 6.05 m | Armand Duplantis | 7 March 2021 | 2021 Toruń | [7] | |||
| Long jump | 8.71 m | Sebastian Bayer | 8 March 2009 | 2009 Turin | ||||
| Triple jump | 17.92 m (2nd jump) | Teddy Tamgho | 6 March 2011 | 2011 Paris | [8] [9] | 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 | 6479 pts | Kevin Mayer | 4–5 March 2017 | 2017 Belgrade | [10] | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.87 | Julien Watrin Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Prague | [11] | |||
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 7.00 | Nelli Cooman | 23 February 1986 | 1986 Madrid | ||||
| Mujinga Kambundji | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | [12] | |||||
| 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 | 4 March 2017 | 2017 Belgrade | [13] | |||
| 3000 m | 8:30.61 | Laura Muir | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Glasgow | [14] | |||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.74 | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | 4 March 1990 | 1990 Glasgow | ||||
| High jump | 2.05 m | Tia Hellebaut | 3 March 2007 | 2007 Birmingham | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | 6 March 2005 | 2005 Madrid | ||||
| Long jump | 7.30 m | Heike Drechsler | 5 March 1988 | 1988 Budapest | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.16 m | Ashia Hansen | 28 February 1998 | 1998 Valencia | ||||
| Shot put | 21.46 m | Helena Fibingerová | 13 March 1977 | 1977 San Sebastián | ||||
| Pentathlon | 5055 pts | Nafissatou Thiam | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | [15] | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.66 | Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol | 5 March 2023 | 2023 Istanbul | [16] | |||
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.75 | Karl Saluri | 2 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [17] | ||
| 6 March 2021 | 2021 Championships | Toruń, Poland | [18] | |||||
| Long jump | 7.97 m | Mikk Pahapill | 7 March 2009 | 2009 Championships | Turin, Italy | |||
| Shot put | 16.82 m | Tomáš Dvořák | 26 February 2000 | 2000 Championships | Ghent, Belgium | |||
| High jump | 2.19 m | Sander Skotheim | 4 March 2023 | 2023 Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [19] | ||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | Arthur Abele | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| Pole vault | 5.60 m | Alex Averbukh | 1 March 1998 | 1998 Championships | Valencia, Spain | |||
| 1000 m | 2:34.19 | Nadir El Fassi | 6 March 2011 | 2011 Championships | Paris, France |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Championships | Place | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m hurdles | 8.09 | Solène Ndama | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [20] | ||
| High jump | 1.96 m | Nafissatou Thiam | 3 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [21] | ||
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 1 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [22] | ||||
| Shot put | 17.53 m | Austra Skujytė | 4 March 2011 | 2011 Championships | Paris, France | |||
| Long jump | 6.89 m | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 6 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| 800 m | 2:07.17 | Adrianna Sułek | 3 March 2023 | 2023 Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [23] |
| Nation | Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | 5.65 | Marian Woronin |  Poland | 21 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | |||
| 200 m | 20.36 | Bruno Marie-Rose | 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 | 28 February 1992 | 1992 Genova |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | 6.17† | Linda Haglund | 22 February 1981 | 1981 Grenoble | ||||
| Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | |||||||
| Linda Haglund | ||||||||
| 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.
Medal table includes 1966–2023.[1]
See also: List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men) and List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women). A total of 26 men and 24 women have won five or more medals at the competition.[24]
| Name | Country | Years | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wessinghage | 1972–1986 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Dietmar Mögenburg | 1980–1990 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Valeriy Borzov | 1970–1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Viktor Saneyev | 1970–1977 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 2019-2023 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marian Woronin | 1975–1987 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| José Luís González | 1982–1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Roman Šebrle | 1998–2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Geoff Capes | 1971–1979 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| László Szalma | 1976–1990 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Béla Bakosi | 1979–1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Colin Jackson | 1987–2002 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jason Gardener | 1998–2007 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Munkelt | 1973–1983 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Andrzej Badeński | 1970–1972 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hans Baumgartner | 1971–1977 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Paul-Heinz Wellmann | 1971–1977 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Arto Bryggare | 1977–1987 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Carlo Thränhardt | 1977–1988 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Antti Kalliomäki | 1971–1980 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ronald Desruelles | 1977–1989 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| John Mayock | 1992–2005 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | & | 1982–2000 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Grażyna Rabsztyn | 1972–1982 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Galina Chistyakova | 1985–1990 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Marita Koch | 1977–1986 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lidia Chojecka | 1998–2011 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Yordanka Donkova | 1982–1994 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Jarmila Nygrýnová | 1971–1980 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Laura Muir | 2019–2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rita Wilden | 1972–1976 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1977–1984 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stefka Kostadinova | 1984–1994 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Claudia Losch | 1984–1990 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Elly van Hulst | 1984–1994 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Verona Elder | 1973–1981 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nadezhda Ilyina | 1970–1975 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ruth Beitia | 2005–2015 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sylviane Telliez | 1970–1976 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Urszula Włodarczyk | 1992–2000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Marta Domínguez | 1996–2007 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Helga Radtke | & | 1983–1994 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |