This is what the European medal table looks like in Rome

This Wednesday night ended European Athletics Championships in Rome 2024 After 6 days of intense competition that had the host country, Italyas the great dominator with 24 medals.

Almost 70,000 spectators gathered at the Olympic Stadium in Rome to witness the latest victory of the local team, which won the men’s 4×100 meter relay, the event that closed the continental championship.

The ‘Azurri’ thus ended the best European Championship in their history 11 gold, 9 silver and 4 bronze (his best harvest to date was in Split 1990 with 12 medals and 5 gold), which represents a boost of confidence before the most important event of the year, the Paris Olympic Games, which will start next July 26 .

Among the main figures who brought Italy to the top of the medal table was the sprinter Marcel Jacobs, current Olympic 100 meters champion, who won 2 gold medals in 100m and 4x100m; the long distance runner Nadia Batocletti, who did the same at 5,000m and 10,000m; and the great runners who came from Ethiopia Yemaneberhan Crippawho won double gold in the individual and team Half Marathon.

Second place in the medal table went to Francewho finished the European Championship with 16 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 7 bronze), followed by Britain with 13 metals (4 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze).

Spainfor its part, finished in eighth position with 8 medals, 2 less than in Munich 2022. The only 2 Spanish golds came from the triple jump, thanks to the fantastic performances of the debutant Jordan Diaz and the Olympic bronze Ana Peleteiro.

Other prominent figures in the championship are the Dutch Femke Bolwho won 2 golds in the 400m hurdles and the women’s 4x400m relay and a silver in the 4x400m mixed relay, and the Norwegian Jacob Ingebrigtsenwho achieved his third straight double in the 1,500m and 5,000m.

The British also had outstanding performances Dina Aher-Smith and the Belgians Alexander Doomwith 2 golds each, as well as Irish Rhasidat Adekele who won one gold and 2 silvers.

Naa ranking by points Italy was first with 232 points, France was second with 193 and Germany was third with 163 points.

The European Championship in Rome also left more than 50 records between world, continental, national and championship records.

The Italian Mattia Furlani beat the Men’s U20 long jump world record with a mark of 8.38 meters. On the Spanish side, three national records were broken: Jordan Diaz in the triple jump (18.18 m), Martha Garcia in the 5,000m (14:44.04) and of Women’s 4x400m relay (3:25,25).