List of European Champions in Athletics

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The European Championships in Athletics is a quadrennial athletics competition which features a number of track and field and road events. It is the top-level outdoor athletics competition in Europe and is run by the European Athletic Association (EAA). The championships began in 1934, initially comprising only men's events. The following championships in 1938 were hosted by two separate cities, Paris and Vienna, with the men's and women's championships running concurrently. The two championships combined to form a single event in the first post-war championships in 1946. The event broke with the quadrennial format for a short period, with championships in 1969, 1971 and 1974. From the 2010 Championships onwards, the event will be held biennially.

The track and field events featured in the European Championships are similar to those of the Olympic Games, with competitions for both men and women in most events. A number of events have been added to, and dropped from, the schedule over the course of the competition's history. Athletes eligible to compete are those who belong to a national athletic association which is a member of the EAA. World, area and national records have been set by athletes at the championships in a variety of events. European Champions have been stripped of their titles in the past due to the use of banned substances.


Champions by event – Track

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World record European record National record CR Championship record PB Personal best W Wind-assisted run

100 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (seconds)
1934 Turin Christiaan Berger   Netherlands 10.6 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Martinus Osendarp   Netherlands 10.5 details Stella Walasiewicz   Poland 11.9 details
1946 Oslo Jack Archer   United Kingdom 10.6 details Yevgeniya Sechenova   Soviet Union 11.9 details
1950 Brussels Étienne Bally   France 10.7 details Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands 11.7 details
1954 Berne Heinz Fütterer   West Germany 10.5 details Irina Turova   Soviet Union 11.8 details
1958 Stockholm Armin Hary   West Germany 10.3 details Heather Young   United Kingdom 11.8 details
1962 Belgrade Claude Piquemal   France 10.4 details Dorothy Hyman   United Kingdom 11.3[W] details
1966 Budapest Wieslaw Maniak   Poland 10.60 details Ewa Klobukowska   Poland 11.5 details
1969 Athens Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 10.49 details Petra Vogt   East Germany 11.66 details
1971 Helsinki Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 10.26 details Renate Stecher   East Germany 11.35 details
1974 Rome Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 10.27 details Irena Szewinska   Poland 11.13 details
1978 Prague Pietro Mennea   Italy 10.27 details Marlies Göhr   East Germany 11.13 details
1982 Athens Frank Emmelmann   East Germany 10.21 details Marlies Göhr   East Germany 11.01 details
1986 Stuttgart Linford Christie   United Kingdom 10.15 details Marlies Göhr   East Germany 10.91 details
1990 Split Linford Christie   United Kingdom 10.00[W] details Katrin Krabbe   East Germany 10.89 details
1994 Helsinki Linford Christie   United Kingdom 10.14 details Irina Privalova   Russia 11.02 details
1998 Budapest Darren Campbell   United Kingdom 10.04 details Christine Arron   France 10.73 details
2002 Munich Francis Obikwelu   Portugal 10.06[nb] details Ekaterini Thanou   Greece 11.10 details
2006 Gothenburg Francis Obikwelu   Portugal 9.99 details Kim Gevaert   Belgium 11.06 details
  • nb Dwain Chambers won the event with a championship record and personal best of 9.96 s but later tested positive for banned substances and was stripped of both the record and the gold medal. Obikwelu was upgraded to first place.

200 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (seconds)
1934 Turin Christiaan Berger   Netherlands 21.5 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Martinus Osendarp   Netherlands 21.2 details Stella Walasiewicz   Poland 23.8 details
1946 Oslo Nikolay Karakulov   Soviet Union 21.6 details Yevgeniya Sechenova   Soviet Union 25.4 details
1950 Brussels Brian Shenton   United Kingdom 21.5 details Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands 24.0 details
1954 Berne Heinz Fütterer   West Germany 20.9[CR] details Mariya Itkina   Soviet Union 24.3 details
1958 Stockholm Manfred Germar   West Germany 21.0 details Barbara Janiszewska   Poland 24.1 details
1962 Belgrade Owe Jonsson   Sweden 20.7 details Jutta Heine   West Germany 23.5 details
1966 Budapest Roger Bambuck   France 20.93 details Irena Kirszenstein   Poland 23.1 details
1969 Athens Philippe Clerc   Switzerland 20.70 details Petra Vogt   East Germany 23.30 details
1971 Helsinki Valeriy Borzov   Soviet Union 20.30 details Renate Stecher   East Germany 22.70 details
1974 Rome Pietro Mennea   Italy 20.60 details Irena Szewinska   Poland 22.51 details
1978 Prague Pietro Mennea   Italy 20.16 details Lyudmila Kondratyeva   Soviet Union 22.52 details
1982 Athens Olaf Prenzler   East Germany 20.46 details Bärbel Wöckel   East Germany 22.04 details
1986 Stuttgart Vladimir Krylov   Soviet Union 20.52 details Heike Drechsler   East Germany 21.71[CR] details
1990 Split John Regis   United Kingdom 20.11 details Katrin Krabbe   East Germany 21.95 details
1994 Helsinki Geir Moen   Norway 20.30 details Irina Privalova   Russia 22.32 details
1998 Budapest Dougie Walker   United Kingdom 20.53 details Irina Privalova   Russia 22.62 details
2002 Munich Konstantinos Kenteris   Greece 19.85 details Muriel Hurtis   France 22.34 details
2006 Gothenburg Francis Obikwelu   Portugal 20.01 details Kim Gevaert   Belgium 22.68 details

400 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (seconds)
1934 Turin Adolf Metzner   Germany 47.9 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Godfrey Brown   United Kingdom 47.4 details
1946 Oslo Niels Holst Sørensen   Soviet Union 47.9 details
1950 Brussels Derek Pugh   United Kingdom 47.3 details
1954 Berne Ardalion Ignatyev   Soviet Union 46.6 details
1958 Stockholm John Wrighton   United Kingdom 46.3 details Mariya Itkina   Soviet Union 53.7 details
1962 Belgrade Robbie Brightwell   United Kingdom 45.9 details Mariya Itkina   Soviet Union 53.4[CR] details
1966 Budapest Stanislaw Gredzinski   Poland 46.0 details Anna Chmelková   Czechoslovakia 52.9 details
1969 Athens Jan Werner   Poland 45.75 details Nicole Duclos   France 51.77[CR] details
1971 Helsinki David Jenkins   United Kingdom 45.45 details Helga Seidler   East Germany 52.14 details
1974 Rome Karl Honz   West Germany 45.04 details Riitta Salin   Finland 50.14[CR] details
1978 Prague Franz-Peter Hofmeister   West Germany 45.73 details Marita Koch   East Germany 48.94[CR] details
1982 Athens Hartmut Weber   West Germany 44.72 details Marita Koch   East Germany 48.16[CR] details
1986 Stuttgart Roger Black   United Kingdom 44.59 details Marita Koch   East Germany 48.22 details
1990 Split Roger Black   United Kingdom 45.08 details Grit Breuer   East Germany 49.50 details
1994 Helsinki Du'aine Ladejo   United Kingdom 45.09 details Marie-José Pérec   France 50.33 details
1998 Budapest Iwan Thomas   United Kingdom 44.52 details Grit Breuer   East Germany 49.93 details
2002 Munich Ingo Schultz   Germany 45.14 details Olesya Zykina   Russia 50.45 details
2006 Gothenburg Marc Raquil   France 45.02 details Vanya Stambolova   Bulgaria 49.85 details

800 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1934 Turin Miklós Szabó   Hungary 1:52.0 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Rudolf Harbig   Germany 1:50.6 details
1946 Oslo Rune Gustafsson   Sweden 1:51.0 details
1950 Brussels John Parlett   United Kingdom 1:50.5 details
1954 Berne Lajos Szentgáli   Hungary 1:47.1 details Nina Otkalenko   Soviet Union 2:08.8 details
1958 Stockholm Mike Rawson   United Kingdom 1:47.8 details Yelizaveta Yermolayeva   Soviet Union 2:06.3 details
1962 Belgrade Manfred Matuschewski   East Germany 1:50.5 details Gerda Kraan   Netherlands 2:02.8 details
1966 Budapest Manfred Matuschewski   East Germany 1:45.9 details Vera Nikolic   Yugoslavia 2:02.8 details
1969 Athens Dieter Fromm   East Germany 1:45.98 details Lillian Board   United Kingdom 2:01.50 details
1971 Helsinki Yevgeniy Arzhanov   Soviet Union 1:45.61 details Vera Nikolic   Yugoslavia 2:00.00 details
1974 Rome Luciano Sušanj   Yugoslavia 1:44.07 details Lilyana Tomova   Bulgaria 1:58.14 details
1978 Prague Olaf Beyer   East Germany 1:43.84 details Tatyana Providokhina   Soviet Union 1:55.80 details
1982 Athens Hans-Peter Ferner   West Germany 1:46.332 details Olga Mineyeva   Soviet Union 1:55.41 details
1986 Stuttgart Sebastian Coe   United Kingdom 1:44.50 details Nadezhda Olizarenko   Soviet Union 1:57.15 details
1990 Split Tom McKean   United Kingdom 1:44.76 details Sigrun Wodars   East Germany 1:55.87 details
1994 Helsinki Andrea Benvenuti   Italy 1:46.12 details Lyubov Gurina   Russia 1:58.55 details
1998 Budapest Nils Schumann   Germany 1:44.89 details Yelena Afanasyeva   Russia 1:58.50 details
2002 Munich Wilson Kipketer   Denmark 1:47.25 details Jolanda Ceplak   Slovenia 1:57.65 details
2006 Gothenburg Bram Som   Netherlands 1:46.56 details Olga Kotlyarova   Russia 1:57.38 details

1500 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1934 Turin Luigi Beccali   Italy 3:54.6 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Sydney Wooderson   United Kingdom 3:53.6 details
1946 Oslo Lennart Strand   Sweden 3:48.0 details
1950 Brussels Willem Slijkhuis   Netherlands 3:47.2 details
1954 Berne Roger Bannister   United Kingdom 3:43.8 details
1958 Stockholm Brian Hewson   United Kingdom 3:41.9 details
1962 Belgrade Michel Jazy   France 3:40.9 details
1966 Budapest Bodo Tümmler   West Germany 3:41.9 details
1969 Athens John Whetton   United Kingdom 3:39.45 details Jaroslava Jehlicková   Czechoslovakia 4:10.77 details
1971 Helsinki Francesco Arese   Italy 3:38.43 details Karin Burneleit   East Germany 4:09.62 WR details
1974 Rome Klaus-Peter Justus   East Germany 3:40.55 details Gunhild Hoffmeister   East Germany 4:02.25 details
1978 Prague Steve Ovett   United Kingdom 3:35.59 details Giana Romanova   Soviet Union 3:59.01 details
1982 Athens Steve Cram   United Kingdom 3:36.49 details Olga Dvirna   Soviet Union 3:57.80 details
1986 Stuttgart Steve Cram   United Kingdom 3:41.09 details Ravilya Agletdinova   Soviet Union 4:01.19 details
1990 Split Jens-Peter Herold   East Germany 3:38.35 details Snežana Pajkic   Yugoslavia 4:08.12 details
1994 Helsinki Fermín Cacho   Spain 3:35.27 details Lyudmila Rogachova   Russia 4:18.93 details
1998 Budapest Reyes Estévez   Spain 3:41.31 details Svetlana Masterkova   Russia 4:11.91 details
2002 Munich Mehdi Baala   France 3:45.25 details Süreyya Ayhan   Turkey 3:58.79 details
2006 Gothenburg Mehdi Baala   France 3:39.02 details Tatyana Tomashova   Russia 3:56.91 details

5000 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1934 Turin Roger Rochard   France 14:36.8 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Taisto Mäki   Finland 14:26.8 details
1946 Oslo Sydney Wooderson   United Kingdom 14:08.6 details
1950 Brussels Emil Zátopek   Czechoslovakia 14:03.0 details
1954 Berne Vladimir Kuts   Soviet Union 13:56.6 details
1958 Stockholm Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak   Poland 13:53.4 details
1962 Belgrade Bruce Tulloh   United Kingdom 14:00.6 details
1966 Budapest Michel Jazy   France 13:42.8 details
1969 Athens Ian Stewart   United Kingdom 13:44.8WIND AS details
1971 Helsinki Juha Väätäinen   Finland 13:32.48 details
1974 Rome Brendan Foster   United Kingdom 13:17.21 details
1978 Prague Venanzio Ortis   Italy 13:28.57 details
1982 Athens Thomas Wessinghage   West Germany 13:28.90 details
1986 Stuttgart Jack Buckner   United Kingdom 13:10.15 details
1990 Split Salvatore Antibo   Italy 13:22.00 details
1994 Helsinki Dieter Baumann   Germany 13:36.93 details
1998 Budapest Isaac Viciosa   Spain 13:37.46 details Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 15:06.50 details
2002 Munich Alberto García   Spain 13:38.18 details Marta Domínguez   Spain 15:14.76 details
2006 Gothenburg Jesús España   Spain 13:44.70 details Marta Domínguez   Spain 14:56.18 details

10000 metres

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Championships Male athlete Nationality Time (seconds) Female athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1934 Turin Ilmari Salminen   Finland 31:02.6 details
1938 Paris/Vienna Ilmari Salminen   Finland 30:52.4 details
1946 Oslo Viljo Heino   Finland 29:52.0 details
1950 Brussels Emil Zátopek   Czechoslovakia 29:12.0 details
1954 Berne Emil Zátopek   Czechoslovakia 28:58.0 details
1958 Stockholm Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak   Poland 28:56.0 details
1962 Belgrade Pyotr Bolotnikov   Soviet Union 28:54.0 details
1966 Budapest Jürgen Haase   East Germany 28:26.0 details
1969 Athens Jürgen Haase   East Germany 28:41.6WIND AS details
1971 Helsinki Juha Väätäinen   Finland 27:52.78 details
1974 Rome Manfred Kuschmann   East Germany 28:25.75 details
1978 Prague Martti Vainio   Finland 27:30.99 details
1982 Athens Alberto Cova   Italy 27:41.03 details
1986 Stuttgart Stefano Mei   Italy 27:56.79 details Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway 30:23.25 details
1990 Split Salvatore Antibo   Italy 27:41.27 details Yelena Romanova   Soviet Union 31:46.83 details
1994 Helsinki Abel Antón   Spain 28:06.03 details Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 31:08.75 details
1998 Budapest António Pinto   Portugal 27:48.62 details Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 31:29.33 details
2002 Munich José Manuel Martínez   Spain 27:47.65 details Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 30:01.09 details
2006 Gothenburg Jan Fitschen   Germany 28:10.94 PB details Inga Abitova   Russia 30:31.42 PB details

Marathon

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20 kilometres road walk

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50 kilometres road walk

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(Men only event)

3000 metres steeplechase

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(Men only event)

110 and 100 metres hurdles

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400 metres hurdles

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4 x 100 metres relay

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Championships Nation Time (seconds) Nation Time (seconds)
1934 Turin   Germany 41.0 details
1938 Paris/Vienna   Germany 40.9 details   Germany 46.8 details
1946 Oslo   Sweden 41.5 details   Netherlands 47.8 details
1950 Brussels   Soviet Union 41.5 details   United Kingdom 47.4 details
1954 Berne   Hungary 40.6 details   Soviet Union 45.8 details
1958 Stockholm   West Germany 40.2 details   Soviet Union 45.3 details
1962 Belgrade   West Germany 39.5 details   Poland 44.5 details
1966 Budapest   France 39.4 details   Poland 44.49 details
1969 Athens   France 38.89 details   East Germany 43.61 details
1971 Helsinki   Czechoslovakia 39.32 details   West Germany 43.23 details
1974 Rome   France 38.69 details   East Germany 42.51 details
1978 Prague   Poland 38.58 details   Soviet Union 42.54 details
1982 Athens   Soviet Union 38.60 details   East Germany 42.19 details
1986 Stuttgart   Soviet Union 38.29 details   East Germany 41.84 details
1990 Split   France 37.79 details   East Germany 41.68 details
1994 Helsinki   France 38.57 details   Germany 42.90 details
1998 Budapest   United Kingdom 38.52 details   France 42.59 details
2002 Munich   Ukraine 38.53 details   France 42.46 details
2006 Gothenburg   United Kingdom 38.91 details   Russia 42.71 details

4 x 400 metres relay

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Championships Nation Time (minutes) Nation Time (minutes)
1934 Turin   Germany 3:14.1 details
1938 Paris/Vienna   Germany 3:13.7 details
1946 Oslo   France 3:14.4 details
1950 Brussels   United Kingdom 3:10.2 details
1954 Berne   France 3:08.7 details
1958 Stockholm   United Kingdom 3:07.9 details
1962 Belgrade   West Germany 3:05.8 details
1966 Budapest   Poland 3:04.5 details
1969 Athens   France 3:02.30 details   United Kingdom 3:30.82 details
1971 Helsinki   West Germany 3:02.94 details   East Germany 3:29.28 details
1974 Rome   United Kingdom 3:03.33 details   East Germany 3:25.21 details
1978 Prague   West Germany 3:02.03 details   East Germany 3:21.20 details
1982 Athens   West Germany 3:00.51 details   East Germany 3:19.04 details
1986 Stuttgart   United Kingdom 2:59.84 details   East Germany 3:16.87 details
1990 Split   United Kingdom 2:58.22 details   East Germany 3:21.02 details
1994 Helsinki   United Kingdom 2:59.13 details   France 3:22.34 details
1998 Budapest   United Kingdom 2:58.68 details   Germany 3:23.03 details
2002 Munich   United Kingdom 3:01.25 details   Germany 3:25.10 details
2006 Gothenburg   France 3:01.10 details   Russia 3:25.12 details

Champions by event – Field

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High jump

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Pole vault

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Long jump

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Triple jump

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Shot put

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Discus throw

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Hammer throw

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Javelin

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Decathlon

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(Men only event)

Heptathlon

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(Women only event)

Discontinued events

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80 metres hurdles

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Women only event – superseded by 100 metres hurdles

Championships Athlete Nationality Time (seconds)
1938 Paris/Vienna Claudia Testoni   Italy 11.6 details
1946 Oslo Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands 11.8 details
1950 Brussels Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands 11.1 details
1954 Berne Mariya Golubnichaya   Soviet Union 11.0 details
1958 Stockholm Galina Bystrova   Soviet Union 10.9 details
1962 Belgrade Teresa Ciepla   Poland 10.6 details
1966 Budapest Karin Balzer   East Germany 10.7 details

3000 metres

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Women only event – superseded by 5000 metres

Championships Athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1974 Rome Nina Holmén   Finland 8:55.10 details
1978 Prague Svetlana Ulmasova   Soviet Union 8:33.16 details
1982 Athens Svetlana Ulmasova   Soviet Union 8:30.28 details
1986 Stuttgart Olga Bondarenko   Soviet Union 8:33.99 details
1990 Split Yvonne Murray   United Kingdom 8:43.06 details
1994 Helsinki Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 8:31.84 details

10000 metres track walk

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Men only event – superseded by 20 kilometres road walk

Championships Athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1946 Oslo John Mikaelsson   Sweden 46:05.2 details
1950 Brussels Fritz Schwab   Switzerland 46:01.8 details
1954 Berne Josef Doležal   Czechoslovakia 45:01.8 details

10 kilometres road walk

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Women only event – superseded by 20 kilometres road walk

Championships Athlete Nationality Time (minutes)
1986 Stuttgart Marí Cruz Díaz   Spain 46:09 details
1990 Split Annarita Sidoti   Italy 44:00 details
1994 Helsinki Sari Essayah   Finland 42:37 details
1998 Budapest Annarita Sidoti   Italy 42:49 details

Pentathlon

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Women only event – superseded by Heptathlon

Championships Athlete Nationality Score
1950 Brussels Arlette Ben Hamo   France 3204 details
1954 Berne Aleksandra Chudina   Soviet Union 4526 details
1958 Stockholm Galina Bystrova   Soviet Union 4733 details
1962 Belgrade Galina Bystrova   Soviet Union 4833 details
1966 Budapest Valentina Tikhomirova   Soviet Union 4787 details
1969 Athens Liese Prokop   Austria 5030 details
1971 Helsinki Heide Rosendahl   West Germany 5299 details
1974 Rome Nadezhda Tkachenko   Soviet Union 4776 details
1978 Prague Margit Papp   Hungary 4655 details
  • Note: Comparison of the results are difficult as major changes to the points scoring system were made in the 1954 Championships, and again in 1971. Similarly, the events comprising the pentathlon were changed over the competition's history, with the 100 metres hurdles replacing the defunct 80 metres hurdles in 1969, and the 800 metres event taking the place of the 200 metres in 1978.

Champions by country

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