European Athletics Championships

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European Athletics Championships
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Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated 1934
Most recent 2022
Organised by European Athletic Association
Website www.european-athletics.org
Current event clock.svg 2022

The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. [1]

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Editions

First held, for men only, in 1934 in Turin, and separately for women for the first time in Vienna in 1938, the Championships took place every four years following the end of the World War II, with the exception of the 1969 and 1971 editions, becoming a joint men's and women's competition from the third edition in 1946 in Oslo. Since 2010, they have been organised every two years, and when they coincide with the Summer Olympics, the marathon and racewalking events are not contested. From 2016, a half-marathon event has been held in those Olympic years, and both the marathon and half-marathon events held as part of the Championships also function as the principle European elite team events at those distances.

In 2018 and 2022, the European Athletics Championships formed part of the quadrennial multi-sport European Championships, a new event designed and held by individual European sports federations. In 2022, European Athletics announced its intention to withdraw from the multi-sport event for 2026. [2] [3]

The 2020 edition set for Charlety Stadium in Paris was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making this the first cancellation of the event since the 1942 championship was abandoned due to World War II. The event was not moved to an alternative date, with Munich continuing as the scheduled host in 2022. [4] [5] [6]

An indoor equivalent, the European Athletics Indoor Championships, is organised by the European Athletic Association in odd numbered years.

While the European Games of 2015 featured athletics, and shall do so again in 2023, these events are not editions of the European Athletics Championships.

Notes: – men, – women

EditionYearHost CityHost CountryDateVenueEventsNationsAthletesTop of the medal table
1 1934 Turin Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 7–9 September Stadio Benito Mussolini 2223226Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg  Germany
2 1938 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 3–5 September Stade Olympique de Colombes 2323272Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
1938 Vienna Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany [nb 1] 17–18 September Praterstadion 91480
3 1946 Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 22–25 August Bislett Stadium 3320353Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4 1950 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 23–27 August Heysel Stadium 3424454 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I.
5 1954 Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 25–29 August Stadion Neufeld 3528686Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
6 1958 Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19–24 August Stockholm Olympic Stadium 3626626Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
7 1962 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 12–16 September Stadion JNA 3629670Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
8 1966 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30 August – 4 September Népstadion 3630769Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
9 1969 Piraeus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16–21 September Karaiskakis Stadium 3830674Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
10 1971 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10–15 August Olympiastadion 3829857Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
11 1974 Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–8 September Stadio Olimpico 3929745Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
12 1978 Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 29 August – 3 September Stadion Evžena Rošického 40291004Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
13 1982 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6–12 September Olympiakó Stàdio 4129756Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
14 1986 Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 26–31 August Neckarstadion 4331906Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
15 1990 Split Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 26 August – 2 September Stadion Poljud 4333952Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
16 1994 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7–14 August Olympiastadion 44441113Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
17 1998 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18–23 August Népstadion 46441259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I.
18 2002 Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6–11 August Olympiastadion 46481244Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
19 2006 Gothenburg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7–13 August Ullevi 47481288Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
20 2010 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27 July – 1 August Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 47501323Flag of France.svg  France
21 2012 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 27 June – 1 July Olympiastadion 42501230Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
22 2014 Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 12–17 August Letzigrund 47501439 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I.
23 2016 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6–10 July Olympic Stadium 44501329Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
24 2018 [lower-alpha 1] Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7–12 August Olympiastadion 4849 [lower-alpha 2] 1439 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I.
2020 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 26–30 August Stade Sébastien Charléty Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
25 2022 [lower-alpha 3] Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15–21 August Olympiastadion 48481495Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
26 2024 Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7–12 June Stadio Olimpico
27 2026 Birmingham [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3–9 August Alexander Stadium
28 2028 Chorzów [8] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22–27 August Stadion Śląski

All-time medal table

Updated after 2022 European Athletics Championships. [9] [10]
Former countries are pointed in italic. Team medals in half marathon and marathon are not included into this table (see European Half Marathon Cup and European Marathon Cup).

The championships were long dominated by Eastern Bloc countries, especially the Soviet Union and East Germany. About 30 years after the dissolution of both countries, with the 2022 edition, Great Britain & Northern Ireland finally took the lead in the all-time medal table.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & Northern Ireland 12496106326
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 120110101331
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 908366239
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 707063203
5Flag of France.svg  France 696965203
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 575864179
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 495152152
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 444453141
9Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 364451131
10Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 352941105
11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32253693
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 304440114
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30242478
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22292071
15Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18222565
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 16162759
17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16151950
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1614838
19Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1581134
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13141138
21Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 12161240
22Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 129930
23Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 10131033
24Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8211039
25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8151538
26Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 82313
27Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7141435
28Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 66315
29Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 47415
30Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 43310
31Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 37717
32Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 36514
33Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 33410
34Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3249
35Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3115
36Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 26311
37Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2237
38Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2169
39Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1416
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes [1] 1326
40Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1102
41Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0224
42Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0101
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0101
44Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0011
Totals (44 entries)1005101110053021

As of 2022, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, North Macedonia and San Marino have yet to win a medal. Saar competed once in 1954 European Athletics Championships without winning a medal.

Championship records

Multiple winners

Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Discus thrower Sandra Perković of Croatia holds the record for most gold medals at six. Marita Koch of East Germany is the only other athlete to have won 6 gold medals, winning the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay double on three occasions between 1978 and 1986. French steeple-chaser Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad won six finals at European championships, but was disqualified post-race having won the 2014 men's steeplechase in Zurich for removing his vest in the home straight.

Men

RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 19861994516
Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 5000 m / 10,000 m 20062014516
Harald Schmid Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 400 m hurdles / 4 × 400 m relay 19781986516
4 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France 3000 m steeplechase / 1500 m 2010201855
5 Christophe Lemaitre Flag of France.svg  France 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 201020144228
6 Kevin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 201020224217
Matthew Hudson-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 201420224217
8 Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 19691974415
Zharnel Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 20182022415
10 Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. Javelin throw 1990200244
Adam Gemili Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 2014201844
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1500 m / 5000 m 2018202244
Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 110 m hurdles 1990200244
Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Javelin throw 1962197144

Women

RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 1978198666
Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Discus throw 2010202266
3 Irena Szewińska (Kirszenstein) Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 100 m / 200 m / 400 m / 4 × 100 m relay /
4 × 400 m relay / Long jump
1966197851410
4 Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100 m / 200 m / 80 m hurdles / 4 × 100 m relay 193819505128
5 Marlies Göhr Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 197819865117
6 Grit Breuer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 19902002516
Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
200 m / Long jump 19861998516
8 Renate Stecher (Meissner) Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 19691974448
9 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 201220184318
10 Dina Asher-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay 20162022426

Multiple medallists

A total of 11 men and 14 women have won six or more medals at the competition. [9]

Men

NameCountryTotalGoldSilverBronzeYears
Christophe Lemaitre Flag of France.svg  France 84222010–2014
Kevin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 74212010–2022
Matthew Hudson-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 74212014–2022
Roger Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 65101986–1994
Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 65102006–2014
Harald Schmid Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 65101978–1986
Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 63211971–1978
Martyn Rooney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 63212010–2018
Jonathan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 63122010–2022
Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 63121986–1994
Jimmy Vicaut Flag of France.svg  France 61322010–2022

Women

NameCountryTotalGoldSilverBronzeYears
Irena Szewińska (Kirszenstein) Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 105141966–1978
Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 85121938–1950
Renate Stecher (Meissner) Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 84401969–1974
Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 84312012–2018
Marlies Göhr Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 75111978–1986
Myriam Soumaré Flag of France.svg  France 71332010–2014
Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 66001978–1986
Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 66002010–2022
Grit Breuer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
65101990–2002
Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
65101986–1998
Dina Asher-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 64202016–2022
Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 63211994–1998
Yevgeniya Sechenova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 62221946–1950
Gina Lückenkemper Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 62132016–2022

Most medals in the same event

A total of 17 men and 8 women have won four or more medals in the same event. [9] Sandra Perković of Croatia is the only athlete, male or female, to win the same event, the women's discus throw six times between 2010 and 2022.

Men

NoG/S/BAthleteCountryYearsEvent
5(3/2/0) Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1958–1971Long jump
5(3/1/1) Jonathan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2010–20224 × 400 m
5(3/1/1) Kevin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2010–20224 × 400 m
4(4/0/0) Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 1990–2002Javelin throw
4(4/0/0) Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 1990–2002110 m hurdles
4(4/0/0) Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1962–1974Javelin throw
4(4/0/0) Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Flag of France.svg  France 2010–20183000 m steeplechase
4(3/1/0) Mo Farah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 2006–20145000 m
4(3/0/1) Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2010–2018800 m
4(3/0/1) Renaud Lavillenie Flag of France.svg  France 2010–2018Pole vault
4(3/0/1) David Storl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2010–2018Shot put
4(2/2/0) Viktor Saneyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1969–1978Triple jump
4(2/1/1) Matthew Hudson-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 2014–20224 x 400 m
4(1/2/1) Jimmy Vicaut Flag of France.svg  France 2010–20224 × 100 m
4(0/3/1) Gerd Kanter Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2006–2016Discus throw
4(0/2/2) Alexander Kosenkow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2002–20144 × 100 m
4(0/1/3) Lothar Milde Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1962–1971Discus throw

Women

NoG/S/BAthleteCountryYearsEvent
6(6/0/0) Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2010–2022Discus throw
5(4/0/1) Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2010–2018Hammer throw
4(4/0/0) Nadezhda Chizhova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1966–1974Shot put
4(4/0/0) Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1986–2002Long jump
4(2/2/0) Katerina Stefanidi Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2014–2022Pole vault
4(1/3/0) Floria Gueï Flag of France.svg  France 2012–20184 × 400 m
4(1/1/2) Barbora Špotáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2010–2022Javelin throw
4(1/1/2) Linda Stahl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2010–2016Javelin throw

Most appearances

A total of 36 men and 29 women have at least 6 appearances. [9]

Men

NoNameCountryYears
7 Jesús Ángel García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1994–2018
Zoltán Kővágó *Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1998–2018
João Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1998–2022
Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2002–2018
Gerd Kanter Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2002–2018
Marian Oprea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2002–2018
David Söderberg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2002–2018
6 Abdon Pamich Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1954–1971
Ludvík Daněk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1962–1978
Nenad Stekić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1969–1990
Virgilijus Alekna Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1994–2014
Dwain Chambers * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain & N.I. 1998–2014
Serhiy Lebid Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1998–2014
Nicola Vizzoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1998–2014
Szymon Ziółkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1998–2014
Gregory Sedoc Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2002–2016
Johan Wissman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2002–2016
Hamza Alić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002–2018
Fabrizio Donato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2002–2018
Ángel David Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2002–2018
Konstantinos Filippidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2006–2018
Kafétien Gomis Flag of France.svg  France 2006–2018
Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2006–2022
Mustafa Mohamed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2006–2022
Jonathan Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2010–2022
Kevin Borlée Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2010–2022
Javier Cienfuegos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2010–2022
Eivind Henriksen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2010–2022
Asmir Kolašinac Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2010–2022
Stefano La Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2010–2022
Renaud Lavillenie Flag of France.svg  France 2010–2022
Apostolos Parellis Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2010–2022
Andriy Protsenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2010–2022
Dimitrios Tsiamis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2010–2022
Jimmy Vicaut Flag of France.svg  France 2010–2022
Andreas Vojta Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2010–2022

* including participation at one European Championships at which he was disqualified for a doping offence

Women

NoNameCountryYears
7 Mélina Robert-Michon Flag of France.svg  France 1998–2022
Krisztina Papp Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2002–2018
Martina Ratej Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2006–2022
Dragana Tomašević Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2006–2022
6 Helena Fibingerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1969–1986
Heike Drechsler (Daute) Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1982–2002
Fernanda Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1986–2010
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan *Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1990–2010
Nuria Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1998–2014
Ruth Beitia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2002–2016
Berta Castells Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2002–2016
Merja Korpela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2002–2016
Dana Velďáková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2002–2016
Martina Hrašnová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2002–2018
Inês Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2002–2022
Barbora Špotáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2002–2022
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2006–2018
Kathrin Klaas Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2006–2018
Éva Orbán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2006–2018
Olha Saladukha Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2006–2018
Patricia Sarrapio Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2006–2018
Fionnuala McCormack Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2006–2022
Patrícia Mamona Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2010–2022
Sara Moreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2010–2022
Madara Palameika Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2010–2022
Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2010–2022
Jamile Samuel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2010–2022
Tina Šutej Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2010–2022
Ivana Vuleta (Španović) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2010–2022

* including participation at one European Championships at which she was disqualified for a doping offence

See also

Notes

  1. Part of the 2018 European Championships
  2. Not including the ANA Athletes and the ART refugee athlete (DNS).
  3. Part of the 2022 European Championships
  1. Nazi Germany had occupied Austria in March 1938.

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