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The European Masters Athletics Championships (formerly European Veterans Athletics Championships) are the biannual championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of European Masters Athletics (formerly European Veterans Athletics Association) that held its first edition in 1978. [1]
| Edition | Year | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 |  Viareggio | 10–16 September |
| 2 | 1980 |  Helsinki | 6–10 August |
| 3 | 1982 |  Strasbourg | 14–18 July |
| 4 | 1984 |  Brighton | 20–25 August |
| 5 | 1986 |  Malmö | 28 July–2 August |
| 6 | 1988 | Verona | 25 June–2 July |
| 7 | 1990 |  Budapest | 30 June–7 July |
| 8 | 1992 |  Kristiansand | 26 June–4 July |
| 9 | 1994 |  Athens | 3–12 June |
| 10 | 1996 | Malmö | 19–27 July |
| 11 | 1998 | Cesenatico | 11–19 September |
| 12 | 2000 | Jyväskylä | 6–16 July |
| 13 | 2002 |  Potsdam | 15–25 August |
| 14 | 2004 |  Aarhus | 22 July–1 August |
| 15 | 2006 |  Poznań | 20–30 July |
| 16 | 2008 |  Ljubljana | 23 July–3 August |
| 17 | 2010 | Nyíregyháza | 15–24 July |
| 18 | 2012 | Zittau Zgorzelec  Hrádek nad Nisou | 16–25 August |
| 19 | 2014 |  İzmir | 22–31 August |
| 20 | 2017 | Aarhus | 27 July–6 August |
| 21 | 2019 | Jesolo, Caorle, Eraclea | 5–15 September |
| 22 | 2023 | Pescara | 21 September–1 October |
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