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2010 European Athletics Championships

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Date(s)
  
27 July – 1 August

Type
  
Outdoor

Level
  
Senior

2010 European Athletics Championships

Host city
  
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Main stadium
  
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Participation
  
1,368 athletes from 50 nations

The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 27 July to 1 August 2010. Barcelona was the first Spanish city to host the European Championships.

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Barni was the mascot of the event, he was the main promotional tool of the Championship. His name comes from Barna and was designed by the workshop Dortoka.

Track

2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014

1 Stanislav Emelyanov of Russia originally won the 20 km walk gold medal with a time of 1:20:10, but were disqualified in 2014 and all his results from 26 July 2010 and later was annulled.

Field

2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014

2 Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus originally won the gold medal in 21.01 m, but were disqualified in 2013 (all his results starting from the 2005 World Championships were canceled).

Track

2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014

  • Živilė Balčiūnaitė (LIT) won the Marathon, but was disqualified for doping after testing positive for testosterone.
  • Nailiya Yulamanova (RUS) came second in the Marathon, and was set to be upgraded to gold winner after Živilė Balčiūnaitė was disqualified. However, in July 2012, Yulamanova was also disqualified for doping, and her results from 20 August 2009 onwards were annulled due to abnormalities in her biological passport profile.
  • Mariya Savilova (RUS) won the 800 metres but was disqualified in 2017 for doping, and her result annulled.
  • Field

    2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014

    Participating nations

    In brackets: Squad size

    Medal table

      Host nation

  • † = Totals following the removal of José Luis Blanco bronze medal in the steeplechase due to positive doping test.
  • †2 = Totals following the removal of Nailya Yulamanova gold medal in the marathon due to positive doping test.
  • †3 = Totals following the removal of Andrei Mikhnevich gold medal in the shot put due to positive doping test.
  • †4 = Number of silver medals for Spain reduced due to disqualification of Marta Domínguez.
  • References

    2010 European Athletics Championships Wikipedia


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