European Cup Race Walking

European Race Walking Cup is a premium walking event for Europe. It started in 1996 as a biannual event for race walkers, but change its calendar for even years by synchronizing to World Race Walking Cup for each season. 

Starting from the third edition in 2000, juniors (later U20) events were added to the schedule. Team trophies awarded from the beginning, the scoring formula was best three finishers in seniors and best two in U20 races.

So far, fifteen different nations have claimed at least one title until 2021 European Cup, but Russians always have been the dominant force of the competition. Spain and Italy also collected a significant number of medals.

Contested events:

50kmW - Seniors Men (1996-2019)

50kmW - Seniors Women (2019)

35kmW - Seniors Men (since 2021)

35kmW - Seniors Women (since 2021)

20kmW - Seniors Men (since 1996)

20kmW - Seniors Women (since 2000)

10kmW - Seniors Women (1996-98)

10kmW - U20 Women (since 2000)

10kmW - U20 Men (since 2000)

MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES

3-2-0 Jesus Angel Garcia, Spain

3-0-1 Yohan Diniz, France

3-0-0 Olimpiada Ivanova, Russia

NARROWEST & BIGGEST MARGINS TO WIN

10kmW Men U20 narrowest: 0:00 (Photo finish), Parshin-Markov (2013)

10kmW Women U20 narrowest: 0:05, Kozlova-Tikhonova (2000)

20kmW Men narrowest: 0:01, Korzeniowski-Plaza (1996)

20kmW Women narrowest: 0:02, Ivanova-Fedoskina (2001), Alembekova-Giorgi (2015), Drisbioti-Palmisano (2023)

50kmW Men narrowest: 0:08, Voyevodin-Kirdyapkin (2005)

10kmW Men U20 biggest: 0:49, Ruzavin-Rubino (2005)

10kmW Women U20 biggest: 1:12, Bekmez-Demir (2019), Kournikova-Shumkina (2017)

20kmW Men biggest: 1:04, Fernandez-Gandellini (2003)

20kmW Women biggest: 1:47, Palmisano-Cabecinha (2017)

50kmW Men biggest: 8:08, Diniz-Dziubin (2019)

PARTICIPATION FIGURES

1996 La Coruna: 121 athletes from 17 nations

1998 Dudince: 208 athletes from 29 nations

2000 Eisenhüttenstadt: 278 athletes from 26 nations

2001 Dudince: 273 athletes from 30 nations (+ 8 guest)

2003 Cheboksary: 244 athletes from 27 nations

2005 Miskolc: 268 athletes from 29 nations

2007 Leamington: 249 athletes from 29 nations

2009 Metz: 228 athletes from 26 nations

2011 Olhao: 218 athletes from 25 nations

2013 Dudince: 282 athletes from 29 nations

2015 Murcia: 207 athletes from 27 nations

2017 Podebrady: 223 athletes from 27 nations

2019 Alytus: 241 athletes from 29 nations

2021 Podebrady: 212 athletes from 25 nations

2023 Podebrady: 220 from 22 nations