European 10,000m Cup
The European 10,000m Cup is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge (European 10,000m Challenge till 2005 edition),[1] after the event was removed from the European Cup programme. The competition has roots in the Iberian 10,000 metres Championships – a competition between Spanish and Portuguese athletes that was held between 1991 and 1996 – and the first five editions of the European 10000 Metres Challenge were held in the Iberian Peninsula. The event was first held under its current title in 2005.[2] From 2018, the event has been held as the climax of the Night of 10k PB's event at Parliament Hill, London.
Editions[edit]
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host country | Date | No. of athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1997 | Barakaldo |  Spain |
5 April | |
| 2nd | 1998 | Lisbon |  Portugal |
4 April | |
| 3rd | 1999 | Barakaldo | Spain |
10 April | |
| 4th | 2000 | Lisbon | Portugal |
1 April | |
| 5th | 2001 | Barakaldo | Spain |
7 April | |
| 6th | 2002 | Camaiore |  Italy |
6 April | |
| 7th | 2003 | Athens |  Greece |
12 April | |
| 8th | 2004 | Maribor |  Slovenia |
3 April | |
| 9th | 2005 | Barakaldo | Spain |
2 April | |
| 10th | 2006 | Antalya |  Turkey |
15 April | |
| 11th | 2007 | Ferrara | Italy |
7 April | |
| 12th | 2008 | Istanbul | Turkey |
12 April | |
| 13th | 2009 | Ribeira Brava | Portugal |
6 June | |
| 14th | 2010 | Marseilles |  France |
5 June | |
| 15th | 2011 | Oslo |  Norway |
4 June | 45 men, 33 women |
| 16th | 2012 | Bilbao | Spain |
3 June | 46 men, 41 women |
| 17th | 2013 | Pravets |  Bulgaria |
8 June | 31 men, 30 women |
| 18th | 2014 | Skopje |  Republic of Macedonia |
7 June | 43 men, 41 women |
| 19th | 2015 | Cagliari | Italy |
6 June | 41 men, 36 women |
| 20th | 2016 | Mersin | Turkey |
5 June | 25 men, 23 women |
| 21st | 2017 | Minsk |  Belarus |
10 June | 33 men, 40 women |
| 22nd | 2018 | London |  United Kingdom |
19 May | |
| 23rd | 2019 | London | United Kingdom |
6 July | |
| – | 2020 | Postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] | |||
| 24th | 2021 | Birmingham | United Kingdom |
5 June | |
| 25th | 2022 | Pacé | France |
28 May | |
| 26th | 2023 | Pacé | France |
3 June | |
| 27th | 2025 | Pacé | France |
24 May | |
| 28th | 2026 | TBA | 23 May | ||
| 29th | 2027 | TBA | 22 May | ||
Champions[edit]
Records[edit]
The competition record for men is 27:14.44, set in 1998 by Fabián Roncero from Spain.[10] The competition record for women is 30:21.67, set in 2006 by Elvan Abeylegesse from Turkey.[11]
Medal table (1997-2022)[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 24 | 26 | 19 | 69 |
| 2 | Portugal (POR) | 21 | 19 | 15 | 55 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Turkey (TUR) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 16 |  Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 100 | 100 | 95 | 295 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "One month to go - European 10,000m Cup". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
This year's edition is a particularly noteworthy one as it marks 20 years since the event took place for the first time – under its former name of the European 10,000m Challenge – in Barakaldo, Spain.
- ^ EUROPEAN 10000 METRES CUP. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ "European 10,000m Cup among continental events postponed". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Abeylegesse and Pollmaecher win in Ferrara as Spain take both team titles Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2007-04-07). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ Turkish double at European Cup 10,000m in Istanbul. European Athletics (2008-04-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ Hosts Portugal stamp authority on European Cup 10,000m. European Athletics (2009-06-07). Retrieved on 2012-06-27.
- ^ Britain's Farah and Portugal's Monteiro get Cup victories. European Athletics (2010-06-06). Retrieved on 2012-06-27.
- ^ Portugal double victory at the European Cup 10,000m. European Athletics (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2012-06-27.
- ^ "Turkey's Kemboi Arikan and Portugal's Moreira take the European Cup 10,000m titles". EAA. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "EUROPEAN 10000 METRES CUP". www.gbrathetics.com. 2007.
- ^ "EUROPEAN 10000 METRES CUP". www.gbrathetics.com. 2007.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- European Athletics Statistics – European Cup 10,000m (1997-2008)
- Competition History (2008-2018)
