| 18th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 6 August – 11 August |
| Host city | Munich, Germany |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 46 (men: 24; women: 22) |
| Participation | 1162 athletes from 47 nations |
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.
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1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was part of the British team (with Christian Malcolm, Darren Campbell and Marlon Devonish) that won the 4 × 100 m relay in 38.19, but he was disqualified with the British team in August 2003 after he admitted to using THG between 2000 and 2002.
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump | Yaroslav Rybakov  Russia | 2.31 | Stefan Holm  Sweden | 2.29 | Staffan Strand Sweden | 2.27 |
| Long jump | Olexiy Lukashevych  Ukraine | 8.08 | Siniša Ergotić  Croatia | 8.00 | Yago Lamela  Spain | 7.99 |
| Pole vault | Aleksandr Averbukh  Israel | 5.85 | Lars Börgeling  Germany | 5.80 | Tim Lobinger Germany | 5.80 |
| Triple jump | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.53 | Charles Friedek Germany | 17.33 | Jonathan Edwards  Great Britain | 17.32 |
| Shot put | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 21.37 | Joachim Olsen  Denmark | 21.16 | Ralf Bartels Germany | 20.58 |
| Discus throw | Róbert Fazekas  Hungary | 68.83 | Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania | 66.62 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany | 66.37 |
| Javelin throw | Steve Backley Great Britain | 88.54 | Sergey Makarov Russia | 88.05 | Boris Henry Germany | 85.33 |
| Hammer throw | Adrián Annus Hungary | 81.17 | Vladyslav Piskunov Ukraine | 80.39 | Alexandros Papadimitriou  Greece | 80.21 |
| Decathlon | Roman Šebrle  Czech Republic | 8800 | Erki Nool  Estonia | 8438 | Lev Lobodin Russia | 8390 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.98 | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 1.92 | Olga Kaliturina Russia | 1.89 |
| Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.60 | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.55 | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany | 4.50 |
| Long jump | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.85 | Jade Johnson Great Britain | 6.73 | Tünde Vaszi Hungary | 6.73 |
| Triple jump | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 15.00 | Heli Koivula  Finland | 14.83 | Yelena Oleynikova Russia | 14.54 |
| Shot put | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 20.64 | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.02 | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.56 |
| Discus throw | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece | 64.31 | Natalya Sadova Russia | 64.12 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 63.92 |
| Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 72.94 | Kamila Skolimowska  Poland | 72.46 | Manuela Montebrun  France | 72.04 |
| Javelin throw | Mirela Manjani Greece | 67.47 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 64.09 | Mikaela Ingberg Finland | 63.50 |
| Heptathlon | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6542 | Sabine Braun Germany | 6434 | Natallia Sazanovich  Belarus | 6341 |
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany * | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
Albania (6)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (1)
Austria (14)
Azerbaijan (2) Belarus (27) Belgium (18)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) Bulgaria (13) Croatia (13)
Cyprus (2) Czech Republic (40) Denmark (16) Estonia (14) Finland (49) France (66)
Georgia (2) Germany (88)
Gibraltar (1) Great Britain (60) Greece (51) Hungary (30)
Iceland (3) Ireland (29) Israel (13) Italy (94) Latvia (16)
Lithuania (13)
Macedonia (1)
Malta (2)
Moldova (5)
Monaco (1) Netherlands (30)
Norway (17) Poland (55) Portugal (39) Romania (22) Russia (89)
San Marino (1)
Slovakia (17) Slovenia (22) Spain (70) Sweden (45) Switzerland (10) Turkey (8) Ukraine (37)
Yugoslavia (9)Differences to competition format since the 1998 European Championships
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