European Athletics Championships

The European Athletics Championships is an athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association. First held in 1934 in Helsinki, the Championships have taken place every four years, with a few exceptions.

History
The first edition of the European Athletics Championship was held as a male only event that was held at Helsinki with the Olympiastadion being the venue. Following another edition for the 1938 edition which saw both the men's and women's events being at separate venues and a break during World War II, the championships was held as a combined event which was held at one venue starting from 1946.

At the 1962 event, it became a part of the European Games which would bring multiple sports into the same country. That first edition saw the Soviet Union take home the most gold medals of the event.