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.
Key: Awaiting ratification Not ratified
+ = to longer distance
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified
X = unratified due to no doping control
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
est = estimate
WB = world best
# = not officially ratified
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28 (separation between start and finish points more than 50% of race distance or the decrease in elevation greater than one in a thousand)