World Para Athletics European Championships

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The World Para Athletics European Championships (European Para Athletics Championships), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation established under the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in 2016. [1] Athletes with a physical disability compete, and there is also a specific category for athletes with an intellectual disability. Organised biennially, the original Games ran from 2003 to 2005 as an Open Championship but the event was frozen in 2005, but returned in 2012 in Stadskanaal, Netherlands.

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The first IPC Athletics European Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands in 2003 as an Open Championship. [2] [3]

Championships

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
Best Nation
IPC Athletics European Championships
12003 ( details ) Assen [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15 – 21 Jun Stadsbroek sports park 215700Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
22005 ( details ) Espoo [5] Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 22 – 27 August Leppävaara stadium +150750Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
32012 ( details ) Stadskanaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24 – 28 June Stadskanaal Stadium 144550Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
42014 ( details ) Swansea [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18 – 23 August Swansea University Stadium 193550Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
52016 ( details ) Grosseto [7] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 – 16 June Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 171700Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
World Para Athletics European Championships
62018 ( details ) Berlin [8] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20 – 26 August Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 182600Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
72021 ( details ) Bydgoszcz [9] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1 – 5 June Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 157670Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Host cities of the games through 2016

Classification

Medal table

As of 2021. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 171154103428
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1158498297
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1049591290
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1048063247
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9212470286
6Flag of France.svg  France 705956185
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 526469185
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 482944121
9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39151670
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 344527106
11Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 304041111
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 283447109
13Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 26332584
14Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22222367
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 22141854
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 20433093
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20283886
18Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20191453
19Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 18192461
20Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 15221350
21Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 15142251
22Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14161242
23Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 14131744
24Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1261634
25Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1116835
26Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 108725
27Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 6121129
28Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 69924
29Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 54716
30Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 451019
31Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 39416
32Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2406
33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22610
34Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1315
35Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1023
36Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1001
37Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0516
38Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 0224
39Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0112
40Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0101
41Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0055
42Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0011
Totals (42 entries)1,1571,1531,0523,362

* In the 2005 IPC Athletics European Championships, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates were all guests in the championships and have won medals for their country respectively.

See also

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