| 16th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1994 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 7–14 August |
| Host city | Helsinki,Finland |
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 1113 athletes from 44 nations |
The16thEuropean Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in theOlympic Stadium ofHelsinki,Finland.
Complete results were published.[1]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details | Britta Bilač Slovenia | 2.00 | Yelena Gulyayeva Russia | 1.96 | Nelė Žilinskienė Lithuania | 1.93 |
| Long jump details | Heike Drechsler Germany | 7.14 | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 6.99 | Fiona May Italy | 6.90 |
| Triple jump details | Anna Biryukova Russia | 14.89 | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | 14.85 | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 14.67 |
| Shot put details | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 19.61 | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 19.49 | Svetla Mitkova Bulgaria | 19.45 |
| Discus throw details | Ilke Wyludda Germany | 68.72 | Ellina Zvereva Belarus | 64.46 | Mette Bergmann Norway | 64.34 |
| Javelin throw details | Trine Hattestad Norway | 68.00 | Karen Forkel Germany | 66.10 | Felicia Moldovan Romania | 64.34 |
| Heptathlon details | Sabine Braun Germany | 6,419 | Rita Ináncsi Hungary | 6,404 | Urszula Włodarczyk Poland | 6,322 |
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
According to an unofficial count, 1125 athletes from 43 countries participated in the event, 12 athletes more than the official number of 1113 and one country less than the official number of 44 as published.[2] The announced athlete from
Macedonia did not show.
Albania (1)
Armenia (1)
Austria (12) Belarus (37) Belgium (13)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) Bulgaria (21) Croatia (4)
Cyprus (7) Czech Republic (23)
Denmark (12)
Estonia (17) Finland (85) France (78)
Georgia (2) Germany (101) Great Britain & N.I. (90)Greece (18) Hungary (27)
Iceland (6) Ireland (21)
Israel (6) Italy (73) Latvia (11)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (1)
Moldova (6)
Netherlands (23) Norway (32) Poland (37) Portugal (25) Romania (22) Russia (96)
Slovakia (11) Slovenia (7)Spain (58) Sweden (45) Switzerland (28)
Turkey (6) Ukraine (39)Differences to competition format since the1990 European Championships:
