European Championships Marathon

Dates/Venues (19 runnings)

Men	Women	Venue
13 Aug 2006	12 Aug 2006	Goteborg SWE
11 Aug 2002	10 Aug 2002	Munich GER
22 Aug 1998	23 Aug 1998	Budapest HUN
14 Aug 1994	07 Aug 1994	Helsinki FIN
01 Sep 1990	27 Aug 1990	Split CRO
30 Aug 1986	26 Aug 1986	Stuttgart GER
12 Sep 1982	12 Sep 1982	Athens GRE
03 Sep 1978		Prague CZE
08 Sep 1974		Rome ITA
15 Aug 1971		Helsinki FIN
21 Sep 1969		Athens GRE
04 Sep 1966		Budapest HUN
16 Sep 1962		Belgrade SER
24 Aug 1958		Stockholm SWE
25 Aug 1954		Bern SUI
23 Aug 1950		Brussels BEL
22 Aug 1946		Oslo NOR
04 Sep 1938		Paris FRA
09 Sep 1934		Turin ITA

Medalists

2006

G	2:11:32	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	2:30:01	Ulrike Maisch (GER)
S	2:11:50	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)	2:30:27	Olivera Jevtic (SER)
B	2:12:37	Julio Rey (ESP)	2:30:53	Irina Permitina (RUS)

2002

G	2:12:14	Janne Holmen (FIN)	2:26:05	Maria Guida (ITA)
S	2:13:18	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	2:26:58	Luminita Zaituc (GER)
B	2:13:21	Julio Rey (ESP)	2:28:45	Sonja Oberem (GER)

1998

G	2:12:01	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	2:27:10	Manuela Machado (POR)
S	2:12:11	Danilo Goffi (ITA)	2:28:01	Madina Biktagirova (RUS)
B	2:12:53	Vincenzo Modica (ITA)	2:28:31	Maura Viceconte (ITA)

1994

G	2:10:31	Martin Fiz (ESP)	2:29:54	Manuela Machado (POR)
S	2:10:46	Diego Garcia (ESP)	2:30:33	Maria Curatolo (ITA)
B	2:11:18	Alberto Juzdado (ESP)	2:30:55	Adriana Barbu (ROM)

1990

G	2:14:02	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	2:31:27	Rosa Mota (POR)
S	2:14:55	Gianni Poli (ITA)	2:31:32	Valentina Yegorova (RUS)
B	2:15:20	Dominique Chauvelier (FRA)	2:35:51	Maria Rebelo (FRA)

1986

G	2:10:54	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	2:28:38	Rosa Mota (POR)
S	2:10:57	Orlando Pizzolato (ITA)	2:32:52	Laura Fogli (ITA)
B	2:11:30	Herbert Steffny (GER)	2:34:18	Katerina Khramenkova (BLR)

1982

G	2:15:16	Gerard Nijboer (NED)	2:36:04	Rosa Mota (POR)
S	2:15:51	Armand Parmentier (BEL)	2:36:29	Laura Fogli (ITA)
B	2:16:04	Karel Lismont (BEL)	2:36:39	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)

1978

G	2:11:58	Leonid Moseyev (RUS)
S	2:11:59	Nikolay Penzin (KAZ)
B	2:12:08	Karel Lismont (BEL)

1974

G	2:13:19	Ian Thompson (ENG)
S	2:14:58	Eckhard Lesse (GER)
B	2:16:30	Gaston Roelants (BEL)

1971

G	2:13:09	Karel Lismont (BEL)
S	2:14:00	Trevor Wright (ENG)
B	2:14:35	Ron Hill (ENG)

1969

G	2:16:48	Ron Hill (ENG)
S	2:17:23	Gaston Roelants (BEL)
B	2:19:06	Jim Alder (SCO)

1966

G	2:20:05	Jim Hogan (IRL)
S	2:21:44	Aurele vandenDriessche (BEL)
B	2:22:02	Gyula Toth (HUN)

1962

G	2:23:18.8	Brian Kilby (ENG)
S	2:24:02.0	Aurele vandenDriessche (BEL)
B	2:24:19.8	Viktor Baikov (RUS)

1958

G	2:15:17.6	Sergey Popov (RUS)
S	2:20:50.6	Ivan Filin (RUS)
B	2:21:15.0	Fred Norris (ENG)

1954

G	2:24:52	Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
S	2:24:56	Boris Grishayev (RUS)
B	2:25:27	Ivan Filin (RUS)

1950

G	2:32:14	Jack Holden (GBR)
S	2:32:45	Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
B	2:33:47	Feodosi Vanin (RUS)

1946

G	2:24:55	Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
S	2:26:08	Vaino Muinonen (FIN)
B	2:26:22	Yakov Punko (RUS)

1938

G	2:37:29	Vaino Muinonen (FIN)
S	2:39:03	Squire Yarrow (GBR)
B	2:42:14	Henry Palme (SWE)

1934

G	2:52:29	Arnas Toivonen (FIN)
S	2:54:36	Thore Enochsson (SWE)
B	2:55:04	Aurelio Genghini (ITA)

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
FIN    5   2   0     31
ITA    4   3   2     31
GBR    4   2   3     29
RUS    2   2   3     20
BEL    1   4   3     20
ESP    1   1   3     11
IRL    1   0   0      5
NED    1   0   0      5
GER    0   1   1      4
SWE    0   1   1      4
EST    0   1   0      3
KAZ*   0   1   0      3
SUI    0   1   0      3
FRA    0   0   1      1
HUN    0   0   1      1

* KAZ was part of the Soviet Union in 1978 when this medal was awarded.

Women
       G   S   B   Score
POR    5   0   0     25
ITA    1   3   1     15
GER    1   1   1      9
RUS    0   2   1      7
SER    0   1   0      3
BLR    0   0   1      1
FRA    0   0   1      1
NOR    0   0   1      1
ROM    0   0   1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
10  Gelindo Bordin (ITA)          G (1986) G (1990)
10  Stefano Baldini (ITA)         G (1998) G (2006)
 8  Vaino Muinonen (FIN)          G (1938) S (1946)
 8  Veikko Karvonen (FIN)         S (1950) G (1954)
 7  Karel Lismont (BEL)           G (1971) B (1978) B (1982)
 6  Ron Hill (ENG)                G (1969) B (1971)
 6  Aurele vandenDriessche (BEL)  S (1962) S (1966)
 4  Ivan Filin (RUS)              B (1954) S (1958)
 4  Gaston Roelants (BEL)         S (1969) B (1974)
 2  Julio Rey (ESP)               B (2002) B (2006)

Men 
15  Rosa Mota (POR)               G (1982) G (1986) G (1990)
10  Manuela Machado (POR)         G (1994) G (1998)
 6  Laura Fogli (ITA)             S (1982) S (1986)

Prize Money
Prize money has not been awarded in these championships.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2006    +1.7    +0.3
2002    +1.7    +2.4
1998    +2.0    +0.1
1994    +1.2    +3.4
1990    +6.9    +3.3
1986    -1.5    +0.3
1982    +2.1    +9.0
1978    -0.6     
1974    +2.9     
1971    -0.6  

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2006     595     601
2002     569     658
1998     619     754
1994     656     710
1990     798     779

Quality Performances

Men
<2:11       4
<2:12      13
<2:13      29
<2:14      56
<2:15      81
<2:16     108
<2:17     135
<2:18     167
<2:19     181
<2:20     205

Women
<2:28       3
<2:30      11
<2:32      27
<2:34      39
<2:36      56
<2:38      84
<2:40     104
<2:42     126
<2:44     144
<2:46     157
<2:48     164
<2:50     175

Last Updated on 13 Aug 2006

Contributor: Malcolm Heyworth