During the IAAF Council meeting on April 03, 1932, in Berlin, a committee
was formed to examine the conditions for the implementation of European
Championships. In Los Angeles on August 08, 1932, the IAAF congress
confirmed the European Commission proposed in
Berlin. The first meeting of
the European Commission took place on January 14-15, 1933, in München. Here,
the regulations for European Championships were worked out and adopted at
the next IAAF Council meeting on September 23-24, 1933, in Berlin. On that
occasion, the European Commission was staffed with a chairman, honorary
secretary and five members.
After Stankovics's death, a new president should be elected at the next
IAAF congress in 1940, which was canceled due to the World War II.
Nevertheless, Halt was appointed as interim president in 1942. The IAAF
Council took over the duties of the since 1938 practically not existing
European Commission at its meeting on September 06-08, 1945.
On July 16, 1952, the IAAF Council decided to convert the European
Commission into a European Committee.
Until August 27, 1966, the European Committee was elected by all IAAF
members, afterwards by its European members only. On November 01, 1969, the
Association of the European Members of the IAAF was
constituted in Bucureşti. At its congress on November 07, 1970, in
Paris, the association transformed into the European
Athletic Association. The EAA was rebranded as European Athletics (EAA) in use since 01.01.2004.
In 2020, the EAA has 51 national member federations.
03.04.1932 - 24.09.1938 🕆 | Dr. Szilárd Stankovics HUN |
24.09.1938 - 28.05.1942 | --- |
28.05.1942 - 07.09.1945 | Dr. Karl Ritter von Halt GER; interim |
07.09.1945 - 26.08.1946 | --- |
26.08.1946 - 17.09.1962 | Paul Méricamp FRA |
17.09.1962 - 07.12.1963 🕆 | Dr. Bruno Zauli ITA |
07.12.1963 - 23.10.1964 | Leonid Khomenkov URS; acting |
23.10.1964 - 29.10.1976 | Adriaan Paulen NED |
29.10.1976 - 23.10.1987 | Sir Arthur Gold GBR |
23.10.1987 - 15.10.1999 | Carl-Olaf Homén FIN |
15.10.1999 - 11.04.2015 | Hansjörg Wirz SUI |
11.04.2015 - 20.06.2020 🕆 | Svein Arne Hansen NOR |
20.06.2020 - 14.10.2021 | Dobromir Karaminov BUL; interim |
14.10.2021 - | Dobromir Karaminov BUL |
Honorary Secretaries | |
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03.04.1932 - 29.04.1933 | --- |
24.09.1933 - 28.05.1942 | Dr. Ottó Misángyi HUN |
28.05.1942 - 07.09.1945 | Dr. Carl Diem GER; interim |
07.09.1945 - 26.08.1946 | --- |
26.08.1946 - 17.09.1962 | Jean-René Seurin FRA |
17.09.1962 - 31.10.1969 | Artur Takač YUG |
31.10.1969 - 08.11.1970 | Pierre Dasriaux FRA; interim |
08.11.1970 - 25.10.1991 | Pierre Dasriaux FRA |
Secretaries General | |
25.10.1991 - 12.10.1995 | Heiner Henze GER |
12.10.1995 - 31.12.2005 | Till Lufft GER |
Directors General | |
05.09.2005 - | Christian Milz SUI |
Men | Women | |
---|---|---|
1993 | CHRISTIE Linford GBR | GUNNELL Sally GBR |
1994 | JACKSON Colin GBR | PRIVALOVA Irina RUS |
1995 | EDWARDS Jonathan GBR | O'SULLIVAN Sonia IRL |
1996 | ŽELEZNÝ Jan CZE | MASTERKOVA Svetlana RUS |
1997 | KIPKETER Wilson DEN | KUMBERNUSS Astrid GER |
1998 | EDWARDS Jonathan GBR | ARRON Christine FRA |
1999 | DVOŘÁK Tomáš CZE | SZABO Gabriela ROU |
2000 | ŽELEZNÝ Jan CZE | HATTESTAD Trine NOR |
2001 | BUCHER André SUI | GRAF Stephanie AUT |
2002 | CHAMBERS Dwain GBR | AYHAN Süreyya TUR |
2003 | OLSSON Christian SWE | KLÜFT Carolina SWE |
2004 | OLSSON Christian SWE | HOLMES Kelly GBR |
2005 | ALEKNA Virgilijus LTU | ISINBAYEVA Yelena RUS |
2006 | OBIKWELU Francis POR | KLÜFT Carolina SWE |
2007 | PITKÄMÄKI Tero FIN | VLAŠIĆ Blanka CRO |
2008 | THORKILDSEN Andreas NOR | ISINBAYEVA Yelena RUS |
2009 | IDOWU Phillips GBR | DOMÍNGUEZ Marta ESP |
2010 | LEMAITRE Christophe FRA | VLAŠIĆ Blanka CRO |
2011 | FARAH Mohamed GBR | SAVINOVA Mariya RUS |
2012 | FARAH Mohamed GBR | ENNIS Jessica GBR |
2013 | BONDARENKO Bohdan UKR | HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE |
2014 | LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA | SCHIPPERS Dafne NED |
2015 | RUTHERFORD Greg GBR | SCHIPPERS Dafne NED |
2016 | FARAH Mohamed GBR | BEITIA Ruth ESP |
2017 | VETTER Johannes GER | STEFANIDI Aikaterini GRE |
2018 | MAYER Kevin FRA | ASHER-SMITH Dina GBR |
2019 | WARHOLM Karsten NOR | LASITSKENE Mariya ANA |
2020 | not awarded | not awarded |
2021 | WARHOLM Karsten NOR | HASSAN Sifan NED |
2022 | INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob NOR DUPLANTIS Armand SWE |
BOL Femke NED |
2023 | INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob NOR | BOL Femke NED |
ANA = Authorized Neutral Athletes (ANA) is the category under which Russian athletes can compete at international athletics competitions after the doping scandal which first came to light in December 2014.
Last modified: 07.12.2023