European records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the European Athletic Association. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. Records are kept for events in track and field, road running, and racewalking.
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<small># = not recognised by European Athletics or/and World Athletics</small> <br> <small>a = aided road course according to World Athletics rule 31.21.3 (separation between start and finish points more than 50% of race distance or the decrease in elevation greater than one in a thousand)</small> <br> <small>est = estimate</small> <br> <small>WB = world best</small>