| 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 16–19 July |
| Host city | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Venue | Ekängens Friidrottsarena |
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 44 |
| Records set | 4 CRs |
The 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships were the 23rd edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Eskilstuna, Sweden from 16 July to 19 July. [1]
The medal table was topped by Great Britain with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Russia.
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Sweden (SWE)* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
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