World Para Athletics European Championships

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World Para Athletics European Championships
SportAthletics
Founded2003
ContinentEuropean (IPC)

The World Para Athletics European Championships (European Para Athletics Championships), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation established under the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in 2016.[1] Athletes with a physical disability compete, and there is also a specific category for athletes with an intellectual disability. Organised biennially, the original Games ran from 2003 to 2005 as an Open Championship but the event was frozen in 2005, but returned in 2012 in Stadskanaal, Netherlands.

The first IPC Athletics European Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands in 2003 as an Open Championship.[2][3]

Championships

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
Best Nation
IPC Athletics European Championships
1 2003 () Assen[4]  Netherlands 15 – 21 Jun Stadsbroek sports park 215 700  Germany
2 2005 () Espoo[5]  Finland 22 – 27 August Leppävaara stadium +150 750  United Kingdom
3 2012 () Stadskanaal  Netherlands 24 – 28 June Stadskanaal Stadium 144 550  Russia
4 2014 () Swansea[6]  United Kingdom 18 – 23 August Swansea University Stadium 193 550  Russia
5 2016 () Grosseto[7]  Italy 10 – 16 June Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 171 700  Russia
World Para Athletics European Championships
6 2018 () Berlin[8]  Germany 20 – 26 August Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 182 600  Poland
7 2021 () Bydgoszcz[9]  Poland 1 – 5 June Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 157 670  Russia
Host cities of the games through 2016

Classification

  • F = field athletes.
  • T = track athletes.
  • P = pentathlon.
  • 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide.
  • 20 – intellectual disability.
  • 31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
  • 41-46 – amputation, les autres.
  • 51-58 – wheelchair athletes.

Medal table

As of 2021.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia171154103428
2 Great Britain1158498297
3 Poland1049591290
4 Ukraine1048063247
5 Germany9212470286
6 France705956185
7 Spain526469185
8 Switzerland482944121
9 Finland39151670
10 Netherlands344527106
11 Greece304041111
12 Czech Republic283447109
13 Belarus26332584
14 Turkey22222367
15 Ireland22141854
16 Portugal20433093
17 Italy20283886
18 Lithuania20191453
19 Bulgaria18192461
20 Austria15221350
21 Croatia15142251
22 Sweden14161242
23 Serbia14131744
24 Latvia1261634
25 Denmark1116835
26 Azerbaijan108725
27 Slovakia6121129
28 Belgium69924
29 Iceland54716
30 Hungary451019
31 Norway39416
32 Cyprus2406
33 Slovenia22610
34 Montenegro1315
35 Romania1023
36 Estonia1001
37 Luxembourg0516
38 Serbia and Montenegro0224
39 Yugoslavia0112
40 Moldova0101
41 Israel0055
42 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011
Totals (42 entries)1,1571,1531,0523,362

* In the 2005 IPC Athletics European Championships, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates were all guests in the championships and have won medals for their country respectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Para Athletics (formerly IPC Athletics) - About the Sport". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "History". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ "World Para Athletics 2020 season: Status update". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Entry Deadline Approaching for Athletics Europeans". paralympic.org. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ Burnett, Mike (16 August 2005). "Forget Helsinki". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Swansea to host 2014 IPC European Athletics Championships". athleticsweekly.com. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Grosseto 2016: About us". paralympic.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ^ "IPC chooses Berlin to stage 2018 European Championships". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Bydgoszcz to host 2020 European Championships". World Para Athletics. 25 June 2019.
  10. ^ "2003 European Athletics Championships Results (in German)". teamthomas.org.de. 4 February 2019.
  11. ^ "2005 European Athletics Championships Results" (PDF). fsrim.org.mk. 5 February 2019.
  12. ^ "2012 IPC Athletics European Championships - Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 29 June 2012.
  13. ^ "2016 IPC Athletics European Championships" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Berlin 2018 Medal Count". International Paralympic Committee. 6 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Medal Standings Bydgoszcz 2021" (PDF). World Para Athletics. 6 June 2021.