List of European records in athletics

European records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the European Athletic Association. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. Records are kept for events in track and field, road running, and racewalking.

Key to tables

Key:   Pending ratification   Record not kept by European Athletics   Not ratified or later rescinded by European Athletics

+ = en route to longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Wo = women only race
# = not recognised by European Athletics or/and World Athletics
X = unratified due to no doping control
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
a = aided road course according to World Athletics rule 31.21.3 (separation between start and finish points more than 50% of race distance or the decrease in elevation greater than one in a thousand)
est = estimate
WB = world best

Outdoor

Men

Women

Mixed

Indoor

Men

Women

European best (outdoor) for non-standard events

Men

Women

European best (indoor) for non-standard events

Men

Women

See also

• Sport of athletics portal

Notes

References

General

• European Records 31 December 2023 updated

Specific

External links

• EAA web site
• World Athletics: European Records