| 20th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 27 July – 1 August |
| Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 47 (men: 24; women: 23) |
| Participation | 1,368 athletes from 50 nations |
| Records set | 8 Championships records |
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.
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.
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| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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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 he was disqualified in 2014 after he tested positive for drugs.
2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
2 Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus originally won the gold medal in 21.01 m, but was disqualified in 2013 (all his results starting from the 2005 World Championships were canceled).

The women's medal standings were significantly altered after various post-race doping controversies. The following medals were revoked years after the event for doping cases, and assigned to the athletes who followed in the ranking.
| Rank | Athlese | Country | Performance | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana Firova | 49.89 | 400 m | ||
| Mariya Savinova | 1:58.22 | 800 m | ||
| Alemitu Bekele | 14:52.20 | 5000 m | ||
| Inga Abitova | 31:22.83 | 10,000 m | ||
| Živile Balciunaite | 2:31:14 | Marathon | ||
| Nailya Yulamanova | 2:32:15 | Marathon | ||
| Olga Kaniskina | 1:27:44 | 20 km race walk | ||
| Marta Domínguez | 9:17.74 | 3000 m steeplechase | ||
| Lyubov Kharlamova | 9:29.82 | 3000 m steeplechase | ||
| Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Antonina Krivoshapka Kseniya Ustalova Tatyana Firova | 3:21.26 | 4 × 400 m relay | ||
| Nadzeya Ostapchuk | 20.48 m | Shot put | ||
| Natallia Mikhnevich | 19.53 m | Shot put |
2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
In brackets: Squad size

* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (27 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |