2024 Championships of the Small States of Europe

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2024 Championships of the Small States of Europe
Gibraltar2024logo.png
Dates22 June
Host city Gibraltar
VenueLathbury Athletics Stadium
LevelSenior
Events29
Participation206 athletes from
16 nations

The 2024 Championships of the Small States of Europe was the fifth edition of the biennial competition in outdoor athletics organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe. It was held on 22 June 2024 at the Lathbury Athletics Stadium in Gibraltar across 29 events. A total of 206 athletes representing 16 nations competed at the Championships, including first-time scoring participant Vatican City. Iceland would win the most gold medals with seven, while Cyprus would win the most medals with sixteen.

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Background

The Championships of the Small States of Europe is a biennial competition in outdoor athletics organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASSE) with support from European Athletics. [1] The first edition of the competition was held in 2016 in Marsa, Malta, with the goal of improving sport in European small states such as Andorra and Iceland and members of the AASSE. [2]

This edition of the Championships marked the fifth edition of the competition. It would be held on 22 June in Gibraltar at the Lathbury Athletics Stadium. [3] [4] A total of 29 events were held during the Championships. [5]

Participants

A total of 206 athletes representing 16 states would compete at the Championships, including the debut of Vatican City as a regular scoring competitor. [6] Before that, the nation would compete at the 2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe in Marsa, Malta, as a non-scoring competitor. [7]

Medal summary

Men

Albania, Cyprus, Iceland, and Malta would tie for the most gold medals in the men's events with two each. [5]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's medal summary [5]
100 metresFlag of San Marino.svg  Francesco Sansovini  (SMR)10.63Flag of Malta.svg  Beppe Grillo  (MLT)10.71Flag of Cyprus.svg  Stavros Avgoustinou  (CYP)10.80
200 metresFlag of Cyprus.svg  Stavros Avgoustinou  (CYP)21.24Flag of Albania.svg  Franko Burraj  (ALB)21.52Flag of Malta.svg  Beppe Grillo  (MLT)21.57
400 metresFlag of Albania.svg  Franko Burraj  (ALB)47.73Flag of Cyprus.svg  Paisios Dimitriadis  (CYP)48.47Flag of Malta.svg  Graham Pellegrini  (MLT)48.56
800 metresFlag of Malta.svg  Jared Micallef  (MLT)1:52.87Flag of Andorra.svg  Pol Moya  (AND)1:53.57Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Mathis Espagnet  (LUX)1:53.76
1500 metresFlag of Andorra.svg  Pol Moya  (AND)4:04.86 CR Flag of Armenia.svg  Yervand Mkrtchyan  (ARM)4:04.95Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Gaspar Klückers  (LUX)4:07.01
5000 metresFlag of Armenia.svg  Yervand Mkrtchyan  (ARM)14:30.42Flag of Monaco.svg  Quentin Succo  (MON)14:35.02Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Niall Foley  (LUX)14:37.09
Mountain road race (~6.5 km)Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Kelvin Gomez  (GIB)24:36.39Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Andrew Gordon  (GIB)25:32.05Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Arnold Rogers  (GIB)25:54.27
110 m hurdles
(wind: +2.0 m/s)
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Konstantinos Tziakouris  (CYP)14.43Flag of Monaco.svg  Axel Remy  (MON)15.81Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Giuseppe Zapparata  (VAT) [a] 17.34
400 m hurdlesFlag of Iceland.svg  Ívar Kristinn Jasonarson  (ISL)53.20Flag of Luxembourg.svg  David Friederich  (LUX)53.67Flag of San Marino.svg  Andrea Ercolani Volta  (SMR)53.71
3000 m steeplechaseFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Gil Weicherding  (LUX)9:00.41Flag of Malta.svg  Luke Micallef  (MLT)9:08.35Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Charel Friederich  (LUX)9:13.60
1000 m medley relayFlag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)
Graham Pellegrini
Omar El Aida Chaffey
Matthew Galea Soler
Beppe Grillo
1:54.26Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)
Paisios Dimitriadis
Stavros Avgoustinou
Anastasios Vasileiou
Konstantinos Tziakouris
1:55.41Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)
Philippe Hilger
David Wallig
Glenn Lassine
Alan Jéhanno
1:55.45
Long jumpFlag of Albania.svg  Izmir Smajlaj  (ALB)7.83Flag of Armenia.svg  Gor Hovakimyan  (ARM)7.59Flag of Cyprus.svg  Antreas Machallekides  (CYP)7.39
Shot putFlag of Montenegro.svg  Tomaš Đurović  (MNE)18.61Flag of Kosovo.svg  Muhamet Ramadani  (KOS)18.48Flag of Cyprus.svg  Petros Michaelides  (CYP)18.18
Discus throwFlag of Iceland.svg  Guðni Valur Guðnason  (ISL)60.40Flag of Montenegro.svg  Danijel Furtula  (MNE)60.23Flag of Cyprus.svg  Giorgos Koniarakis  (CYP)59.15

Women

Iceland won the most gold medals in the women's events with five. [5]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's medal summary [5]
100 metresFlag of Cyprus.svg  Paraskevi Andreou  (CYP)11.88Flag of Cyprus.svg  Marianna Pisiara  (CYP)12.05Flag of Malta.svg  Carla Scicluna  (MLT)12.13
200 metresFlag of Malta.svg  Charlotte Wingfield  (MLT)24.20Flag of Malta.svg  Carla Scicluna  (MLT)24.45Flag of Armenia.svg  Gayane Chiloyan  (ARM)24.64
400 metresFlag of Cyprus.svg  Kalliopi Kountouri  (CYP)54.18Flag of Malta.svg  Janet Richard  (MLT)54.32Flag of Armenia.svg  Milena Grigoryan  (ARM)56.18
800 metresFlag of Cyprus.svg  Stavrini Filippou  (CYP)2:06.76Flag of Armenia.svg  Ellada Alaverdyan  (ARM)2:07.38Flag of Malta.svg  Gina McNamara  (MLT)2:09.09
1500 metresFlag of Malta.svg  Gina McNamara  (MLT)4:45.43Flag of Kosovo.svg  Gresa Bakraci  (KOS)4:46.83Flag of Iceland.svg  Embla Margrét Hreimsdóttir  (ISL)4:50.41
5000 metresFlag of Iceland.svg  Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir  (ISL)17:13.55Flag of Malta.svg  Gina McNamara  (MLT)18:02.62Flag of Kosovo.svg  Gresa Bakraci  (KOS)18:05.90
Mountain road race (~6.5 km)Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Kim Baglietto  (GIB)31:33.32Flag of San Marino.svg  Chiara Guiducci  (SMR)32:34.85Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Karyn Barnett  (GIB)35:28.07
100 m hurdles
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Júlía Kristín Jóhannesdóttir  (ISL)14.36Flag of Montenegro.svg  Andjela Drobnjak  (MNE)14.50Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Julia Rohrer  (LIE)14.84
400 m hurdlesFlag of Iceland.svg  Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir  (ISL)60.22Flag of Cyprus.svg  Kalypso Stavrou  (CYP)60.39Flag of Andorra.svg  Alba Viñals  (AND)61.46
3000 m steeplechaseFlag of Moldova.svg  Andreea Stavila  (MDA)10:02.55Flag of Cyprus.svg  Chrystalla Chadjipolydorou  (CYP)11:11.86Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Eloïse Lefevre  (LUX)11:33.67
1000 m medley relayFlag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)
Claire Azzopardi
Charlotte Wingfield
Carla Scicluna
Janet Richard
2:10.62Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)
Paraskevi Andreou
Kalypso Stavrou
Marianna Pisiara
Kalliopi Kountouri
2:11.52Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)
Marianna Baghyan
Gayane Chiloyan
Lilit Harutyunyan
Milena Grigoryan
2:13.80
High jumpFlag of Iceland.svg  Birta María Haraldsdóttir  (ISL)1.85Flag of Montenegro.svg  Marija Vuković  (MNE)1.77Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Julie Craenen  (LUX)1.74
Long jumpFlag of Iceland.svg  Birna Kristín Kristjánsdóttir  (ISL)6.46Flag of Malta.svg  Rachela Pace  (MLT)6.28Flag of Armenia.svg  Yana Sargsyan  (ARM)6.16
Shot putFlag of Moldova.svg  Dimitriana Bezede  (MDA)17.68Flag of Iceland.svg  Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir  (ISL)17.23Flag of Georgia.svg  Sopiko Shatirishvili  (GEO)15.59
Discus throwFlag of Moldova.svg  Alexandra Emilianov  (MDA)61.87Flag of Cyprus.svg  Androniki Lada  (CYP)53.52Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Jule Insinna  (LIE)48.21

Medal table

Iceland would win the most gold medals with seven, while Cyprus would win the most medals with sixteen. [5]

  *   Host nation (Gibraltar)

Championships of the Small States of Europe medal table [5]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)7119
2Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)57416
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)56415
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)3003
5Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)*2125
6Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  (ALB)2103
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)1348
8Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)1304
9Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)1179
10Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)1113
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino  (SMR)1113
12Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo  (KOS)0213
13Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)0202
14Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)0022
15Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)0011
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City  (VAT)0011
Totals (16 entries)29292987

Notes

  1. Listed as Italy on World Athletics' official website as Vatican City is not a member of World Athletics. [4] [8]

References

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