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European Masters Athletics Championships
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Genre Masters athletics
Frequency biennial

The European Masters Athletics Championships are a big sports event where older athletes from all over Europe compete! It's like the Olympics, but for adults who are still amazing at sports. These championships happen every two years. They are organized by European Masters Athletics. The very first one was held way back in 1978.

Where and When the Championships Have Been Held

This section shows all the places and years where the European Masters Athletics Championships have taken place. It's a long list because this event has been happening for a very long time!

Edition Year Venue Dates
1 1978 Italy Viareggio 10–16 September
2 1980 Finland Helsinki 6–10 August
3 1982 France Strasbourg 14–18 July
4 1984 United Kingdom Brighton 20–25 August
5 1986 Sweden Malmö 28 July–2 August
6 1988 Italy Verona 25 June–2 July
7 1990 Hungary Budapest 30 June–7 July
8 1992 Norway Kristiansand 26 June–4 July
9 1994 Greece Athens 3–12 June
10 1996 Sweden Malmö 19–27 July
11 1998 Italy Cesenatico 11–19 September
12 2000 Finland Jyväskylä 6–16 July
13 2002 Germany Potsdam 15–25 August
14 2004 Denmark Aarhus 22 July–1 August
15 2006 Poland Poznań 20–30 July
16 2008 Slovenia Ljubljana 23 July–3 August
17 2010 Hungary Nyíregyháza 15–24 July
18 2012 Germany Zittau Poland Zgorzelec Czech Republic Hrádek nad Nisou 16–25 August
19 2014 Turkey İzmir 22–31 August
20 2017 Denmark Aarhus 27 July–6 August
21 2019 Italy Jesolo, Caorle, Eraclea 5–15 September
22 2023 Italy Pescara 21 September–1 October

Past Results and Information

You can find detailed results and information from past championships online. These links lead to websites that keep records of how athletes performed in different years.

  • 2014 Medal Table
  • 2017 Medal Table
  • 2019 Results (Archived)
  • 2019 Results (Archived)
  • 2019 EMG Results (Archived)
  • 2022 Results

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