European Athletic Association

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The European Athletic Association is the European governing body for the sport of athletics.

1 History
2 Member associations
3 Championships
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1932, during a meeting of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in Los Angeles, a special committee was designated by the Council with the task of reviewing the conditions for the organisation of European Championships. The IAAF Council in its meeting in Berlin on September 24, 1933 appointed the European Committee with Szilard Stankovits as President. The first meeting of the European Committee was held in Budapest on January 7, 1934 while the first European Championships were staged in Turin in 1934.

The European Committee was elected by all IAAF Members at regular IAAF Congresses until 1966 when, for the first time, it was elected by European Members only.

In the meantime the tasks of the European Committee were gradually enlarged to the organisation of other competitions.

On November 1, 1969, the Association of the European Members of the IAAF was constituted at a formal meeting of the European Committee of the IAAF in Bucharest. Its Constitutional Rules were confirmed at the IAAF Congress in Stockholm, August 1970, and came into force at the first EAA Congress in Paris on November 7, 1970.

The Association is hereinafter referred to as the European Athletic Association (EAA).

[edit] Member associations

Nation	Organisation
Albania	Federata Shqiptare e Atletikes
Andorra	Federacio Andorrana d'Atletisme
Armenia	Athletic Federation of Republic of Armenia
Austria	Osterreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Athletics Federation
Belarus	Belarus Athletic Federation
Belgium	Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Athletic Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Athletic Federation
Croatia	Croatian Athletics
Cyprus	The Amateur Athletic Association of Cyprus
Czech Republic	Cesky Atleticky Svaz
Denmark	Dansk Atletik Forbund
Estonia	Estonian Athletic Association
Macedonia	Atletska Federacija na Makedonija
Finland	Suomen Urheiluliitto RY
France	Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Georgia	Athletic Federation of Georgia
Germany	Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband
Gibraltar	Gibraltar Amateur Athletic Association
United Kingdom	UK Athletics
Greece	Association Hellénique d'Athlétisme
Hungary	Magyar Atletikai Szovetseg
Iceland	Icelandic Athletic Federation
Ireland	Athletics Association of Ireland
Israel	Israeli Athletic Association
Italy	Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
Latvia	Latvian Athletics Association
Liechtenstein	Liechtensteiner Turn-und Leichtathletik-Verband
Lithuania	Athletic Federation of Lithuania
Luxembourg	Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme
Malta	Malta Amateur Athletic Association
Moldova	Federatia de Atletism din Republica Moldova
Monaco	Fédération Monégasque d'Athlétisme
Montenegro	Athletic Federation of Montenegro
Netherlands	Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie
Norway	Norges Fri-Idrettsforbund
Poland	Polski Zwiazek Lekkiej Atletyki
Portugal	Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo
Romania	Federatia Romana de Atletism
Russia	All-Russia Athletic Federation
San Marino	Federazione Sammarinese Atletica Leggera
Serbia	Athletic Federation of Serbia
Slovak Republic	Slovak Athletic Federation
Slovenia	Atletska Zveza Slovenije
Spain	Real Federacion Española de Atletismo
Sweden	Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
Switzerland	Schweizerischer Leichtathletik-Verband
Turkey	Turkiye Atletizm Federasyonu
Ukraine	Ukrainian Athletic Federation