European Athletics U18 Championships

European Athletics U18 Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Datemidyear
Frequencybiennial
Inaugurated2016
Organised byEuropean Athletic Association
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
2026

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

Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Top of the medal table
12016Tbilisi Georgia14–17 JulyAthletics Stadium of Tbilisi40 Great Britain
22018Győr Hungary5–8 JulyOlympic Sport Park40 Great Britain
-2020
2021		Rieti Italy26–29 August
cancelled[3]		Stadio Raul Guidobaldi N/a
32022Jerusalem Israel4–7 JulyGivat Ram Stadium40 Great Britain
42024Banská Bystrica[4] Slovakia18–21 JulyNárodný Atletický Štadión40 Italy
52026Rieti[5] Italy16–19 JulyStadio Raul Guidobaldi40 Great Britain
62028Tallinn[6] Estonia3–6 AugustKadriorg Stadium
72030Karlstad[6] SwedenTBATingvalla IP

Championships records

Boys

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.29 (+0.1 m/s) Divine Iheme  Great Britain 17 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [7]
200 m 20.70 (+0.7 m/s) Bronson Hearn-Smith  Great Britain 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [8]
400 m 46.50 Stanisław Strzelecki  Poland 20 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [9]
800 m 1:47.36 Max Burgin  Great Britain 8 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [10]
1500 m 3:49.99 Niels Laros  Netherlands 6 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [11]
3000 m 8:07.03 Aldin Ćatović  Serbia 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [12]
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 12.96 (+1.3 m/s) EU18B Eljahro Philipsen  Netherlands 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [13]
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) 49.42 EU18B Michal Rada  Czech Republic 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [14]
2000 m steeplechase (84.0 cm) 5:38.55 Sergio del Barrio  Spain 7 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [15]
High jump 2.25 m Samuel James  Great Britain 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [16]
Pole vault 5.46 m Pål Haugen Lillefosse  Norway 8 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [17]
Long jump 8.04 m (+1.8 m/s) Mattia Furlani  Italy 5 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [18]
Triple jump 16.12 m (−0.9 m/s) Tito Odunaike  Great Britain 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [19]
Shot put (5 kg) 21.51 m Odisseas Mouzenidis  Greece 15 July 2016 2016 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia [20]
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.92 m Moyo Stumpenhusen  Great Britain 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [21]
Hammer throw (5 kg) 87.82 m WYB Mykhaylo Kokhan  Ukraine 7 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [22]
Javelin throw (700 g) 84.52 m EU18B Topi Parviainen  Finland 6 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [23]
Decathlon 7626 pts Amadeus Gräber  Germany 6–7 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [24]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.05 (+1.2 m/s) 6.88 m (+0.9 m/s) 14.33 m 1.96 m 50.27 14.45 (−1.3 m/s) 37.98 m 4.40 m 55.57 m 4:32.21
10,000 m walk (track) 44:01.60 Frederick Weigel  Germany 7 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [25]
Swedish medley relay 1:51.44 Jan Tuhácek
Štepán Vardžák
Lukáš Bednarík
Jakub Marek		  Czech Republic 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [26]

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 48.60 880 pts Sebastián Andrejev  Czech Republic 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy 17 years, 99 days [27]
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)		 13.52 (+0.7 m/s) 1037 pts Tristan Konso  Estonia 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 16 years, 230 days [28]
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 [29]
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 [30]
1500 m 4:24.83 779 pts Denis Hrabar  Portugal 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 17 years, 182 days [31]

Girls

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.14 (+0.6 m/s) EYB Kelly Doualla  Italy 17 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [32]
200 m 23.09 (+1.0 m/s) Elisa Valensin  Italy 20 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [33]
400 m 51.89 Anastazja Kuś  Poland 20 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [34]
800 m 2:03.77 Živa Remic  Slovenia 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [35]
1500 m 4:13.01 Lyla Belshaw  Great Britain 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [36]
3000 m 9:06.60 Aimie Decrausaz   Switzerland 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [37]
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 12.86 (+2.0 m/s) Laura Frličková  Slovakia 18 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [38]
400 m hurdles 55.19 EU20R Linda Botková  Czech Republic 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [39]
2000 m steeplechase 6:20.22 Jolanda Kallabis  Germany 6 July 2022 2022 Championships Jerusalem, Israel [40]
High jump 1.94 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 8 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [41]
Pole vault 4.40 m Julie Bourgis  France 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [42]
Long jump 6.47 m (+0.4 m/s) Kristýna Záhorová  Czech Republic 18 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [43]
Triple jump 13.98 m (+1.6 m/s) Viktoria Angelova  Bulgaria 19 July 2026 2026 Championships Rieti, Italy [44]
Shot put (3 kg) 18.50 m Alexandra Emelianova  Moldova 16 July 2016 2016 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia [45]
Discus throw 58.09 m Alexandra Emelianova  Moldova 15 July 2016 2016 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia [46]
Hammer throw (3 kg) 74.36 m Valeriya Ivanenko  Ukraine 5 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [47]
Javelin throw (500 g) 61.07 m Vita Barbić  Croatia 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [48]
Heptathlon 6221 pts WYB María Vicente  Spain 5–6 July 2018 2018 Championships Győr, Hungary [49]
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 [50]
Swedish medley relay 2:05.23 Viola Canovi
Margherita Castellani
Laura Frattaroli
Elisa Valensin		  Italy 21 July 2024 2024 Championships Banská Bystrica, Slovakia [51]

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 [52]
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 [53][54]
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 [55][56]
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 [57]
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 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain30141963
2 Italy19191452
3 Germany19181653
4 France13191547
5 Czech Republic138829
6 Spain11141540
7 Poland9111333
8 Finland841022
9 Greece76619
10 Ukraine74112
11 Norway66416
12 Sweden58821
13 Netherlands56617
14 Belarus5319
15 Turkey48820
16 Ireland46515
17 Cyprus4116
18 Hungary311216
19 Switzerland35412
20 Romania33511
21 Bulgaria33410
22 Serbia3238
23 Belgium2428
24 Latvia2316
25 Croatia2259
26 Moldova2204
27 Slovakia2035
– Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)[a]2024
28 Denmark2013
29 Slovenia1315
30 Estonia1236
31 Iceland1012
32 Austria0369
33 Lithuania0213
34 Israel0202
35 Portugal0033
36 Azerbaijan0011
Totals (36 entries)201202198601
  • ^[a] Medals won by athletes competing as Authorised Neutral Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[58]

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  2. ↑ The European Youth Olympic Festival - Archive Archived 2013-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. European Olympic Committees. Retrieved on 2013-05-13.
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