| 16th European Athletics Championships | |
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 The logo of the 1994 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 7–14 August |
| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 1113 athletes from 44 nations |
The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.
Complete results were published. [1]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump | Britta Bilač  Slovenia | 2.00 | Yelena Gulyayeva  Russia | 1.96 | Nelė Žilinskienė  Lithuania | 1.93 |
| Long jump | Heike Drechsler  Germany | 7.14 | Inessa Kravets  Ukraine | 6.99 | Fiona May  Italy | 6.90 |
| Triple jump | Anna Biryukova Russia | 14.89 | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | 14.85 | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 14.67 |
| Shot put | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 19.61 | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 19.49 | Svetla Mitkova  Bulgaria | 19.45 |
| Discus throw | Ilke Wyludda Germany | 68.72 | Ellina Zvereva  Belarus | 64.46 | Mette Bergmann  Norway | 64.34 |
| Javelin throw | Trine Hattestad Norway | 68.00 | Karen Forkel Germany | 66.10 | Felicia Moldovan  Romania | 64.34 |
| Heptathlon | Sabine Braun Germany | 6.419 | Rita Ináncsi  Hungary | 6.404 | Urszula Włodarczyk  Poland | 6.322 |
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
According to an unofficial count, 1125 athletes from 43 countries participated in the event, 12 athletes more than the official number of 1113 and one country less than the official number of 44 as published. [2] The announced athlete from 
Macedonia did not show.
Albania (1)
Armenia (1)
Austria (12) Belarus (37) Belgium (13)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) Bulgaria (21) Croatia (4)
Cyprus (7) Czech Republic (23)
Denmark (12)
Estonia (17) Finland (85) France (78)
Georgia (2) Germany (101) Great Britain & N.I. (90) Greece (18) Hungary (27)
Iceland (6) Ireland (21)
Israel (6) Italy (73) Latvia (11)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (1)
Moldova (6)
Netherlands (23) Norway (32) Poland (37) Portugal (25) Romania (22) Russia (96)
Slovakia (11) Slovenia (7) Spain (58) Sweden (45) Switzerland (28)
Turkey (6) Ukraine (39)
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