International athletics championship event
The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954.
Great Britain headed the medal table, with 12 gold medals, comfortably their best return from a European championships, despite winning only one field event medal. France, second on gold medals won with 9, won the most medals, 25.
Event schedule.
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Results.
Men.
Track.
(*) Heat only.
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Women.
Track.
(*) Heat only.
Participating nations.
Athletes from a total of 50 member federations of the European Athletics Association are competing at these Championships.
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References.
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