| 18th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 6 August – 11 August |
| Host city | Munich,Germany |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 46 (men: 24; women: 22) |
| Participation | 1162 athletes from 47 nations |
The18thEuropean Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in theOlympic Stadium ofMunich,Germany.
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1Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was part of the British team (withChristian Malcolm,Darren Campbell andMarlon Devonish) that won the 4 × 100 m relay in 38.19, but he was disqualified with the British team in August 2003 after he admitted to using THG between 2000 and 2002.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | 2.31 | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.29 | Staffan Strand Sweden | 2.27 |
| Long jump details | Olexiy Lukashevych Ukraine | 8.08 | Siniša Ergotić Croatia | 8.00 | Yago Lamela Spain | 7.99 |
| Pole vault details | Aleksandr Averbukh Israel | 5.85 | Lars Börgeling Germany | 5.80 | Tim Lobinger Germany | 5.80 |
| Triple jump details | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.53 | Charles Friedek Germany | 17.33 | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.32 |
| Shot put details | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 21.37 | Joachim Olsen Denmark | 21.16 | Ralf Bartels Germany | 20.58 |
| Discus throw details | Róbert Fazekas Hungary | 68.83 | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 66.62 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany | 66.37 |
| Javelin throw details | Steve Backley Great Britain | 88.54 | Sergey Makarov Russia | 88.05 | Boris Henry Germany | 85.33 |
| Hammer throw details | Adrián Annus Hungary | 81.17 | Vladyslav Piskunov Ukraine | 80.39 | Alexandros Papadimitriou Greece | 80.21 |
| Decathlon details | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic | 8800 | Erki Nool Estonia | 8438 | Lev Lobodin Russia | 8390 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.98 | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 1.92 | Olga Kaliturina Russia | 1.89 |
| Pole vault details | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.60 | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.55 | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany | 4.50 |
| Long jump details | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.85 | Jade Johnson Great Britain | 6.73 | Tünde Vaszi Hungary | 6.73 |
| Triple jump details | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 15.00 | Heli Koivula Finland | 14.83 | Yelena Oleynikova Russia | 14.54 |
| Shot put details | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 20.64 | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.02 | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.56 |
| Discus throw details | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece | 64.31 | Natalya Sadova Russia | 64.12 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 63.92 |
| Hammer throw details | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 72.94 | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 72.46 | Manuela Montebrun France | 72.04 |
| Javelin throw details | Mirela Manjani Greece | 67.47 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 64.09 | Mikaela Ingberg Finland | 63.50 |
| Heptathlon details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6542 | Sabine Braun Germany | 6434 | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6341 |
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany* | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
Albania (6)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (1)
Austria (14)
Azerbaijan (2) Belarus (27) Belgium (18)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) Bulgaria (13) Croatia (13)
Cyprus (2) Czech Republic (40) Denmark (16) Estonia (14) Finland (49) France (66)
Georgia (2) Germany (88)
Gibraltar (1) Great Britain (60) Greece (51) Hungary (30)
Iceland (3) Ireland (29) Israel (13) Italy (94) Latvia (16)
Lithuania (13)
Macedonia (1)
Malta (2)
Moldova (5)
Monaco (1) Netherlands (30)
Norway (17) Poland (55) Portugal (39) Romania (22) Russia (89)
San Marino (1)
Slovakia (17) Slovenia (22) Spain (70) Sweden (45) Switzerland (10) Turkey (8) Ukraine (37)
Yugoslavia (9)Differences to competition format since the1998 European Championships
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