European Athletics Championships 2026
RESULTS STATISTIC ANALYSIS
We present the results statistical analysis using Google Looker Studio as the analysis platform. The tool is publicly available and free to access.
The underlying data have been collected from the European Athletics website, while record performances have been sourced from World Athletics.
We hope you find the content interesting.
SUMMARY
Objective of the Analysis
The purpose of this analysis is to analyze the final results, looking at the performance of countries, athletes, events and event groups.
The aim is to show not only the results, but also the athletes’ performance relative to their personal bests, extending the analysis to their countries by comparing expectations with final outcomes for both finalists and medals won.
To facilitate comparisons across different events, performances are converted into Hungarian points. This provides a common measurement scale that allows us to evaluate different events on a comparable basis and to analyse both men’s and women’s competitions using the same methodology.
Methodology
For the evaluation, we have used the athletes’ entry performances and the current results, with all performances and results converted into Hungarian points.
The report, created in Google Data Studio (Looker Studio), allows the data to be segmented by country, event group, event, gender and athlete. This makes it possible to perform different comparisons by applying the appropriate filters and analysing the data from the desired perspective.
The analysis covers only the eight finalists in each event, due to the difficulty of extracting data from the original sources.
Using the Interactive Report
Data Selection Controls
At the top of the report, you will find dropdown controls that allow you to segment the information displayed in all subsequent tables and charts by Country, Event Group, Event and Gender.
The drop-downs allow you to select one, several or all available options intuitively. The report automatically updates to reflect the selected data.
You can also filter the information by clicking directly on data points in most of the charts and tables throughout the report.
FINALISTS MAP
The size of each bubble represents the number of athletes from that country. The color intensity means the finalist number. Clicking on a bubble filters the data to the selected country.
The table below the map shows the number of athletes and finalists by country and the ratio.You can order by any column clicking on the heading
Perhaps it could be interesting to analyze the maximum ratio per country, since that effectively reflects relative performance.
The data displayed are affected by the selections made above. This allows you to compare two or more selected countries, or to segment the data by event or event group.
TOP 25 best FINALISTS
Data for the top 25 Finalists, including their respective events. The table includes PB (Personal Best), Result, PB (HP) (Personal Best in Hungarian points), Result (the result in Hungarian points), and Performance, representing the ratio between the result and the athlete’s personal best.
When sorted by performance, we can identify the athletes who came closest to or exceeded their personal bests.
The data displayed are affected by the selections made above. This allows you to compare two or more selected countries, or to segment the data by event or event group, gender, etc
Best performance by events (FINALISTS)
This section presents the best performances by Event Group and Event, expressed in Hungarian points. Specifically, the columns show the average result (PB-HP avg.) and the highest result (PB-HP max.)
The lower chart, by event, shows the average and maximum personal bests, competition results, and European records prior to the competition. Maximum values are displayed as solid lines, while the European record is shown as a dashed line.
Please, filter by Gender using the dropdown above
Choose one group event to see the event details in the graphic below- Please remember that you can filter these data using the dropdown controls above or by clicking on any of the charts.
ATHLETES BY EVENTS (FINALISTS)
The following tables show the finalists by event group and event, with the data separated by gender. They include each athlete’s personal best, competition result, and performance ratio (Result / Personal Best). All data are also expressed in Hungarian points. The Column “Remark” has data about Personal best, National records, etc.)
Please remember that you can filter these data using the dropdown controls above or by clicking on any of the charts.
Medals WON by Country
The map shows the expected number of medals predicted based on the qualifying performances (size of bubble) and the medals achieved (intensity of bubble) for each country.
The following graphic shows the predicted medals (line) and won medals (bars) of the top 20 countries.
The last graphic shows de medals details for the top 20 countries.
Please remember that you can filter these data using the dropdown controls above or by clicking on any of the charts.
INTERACTIVE REPORT
The report is embedded here for your convenience. In the shaded toolbar at the bottom of the report, you will find two links: one to open the report in full-screen mode and another to open it directly in Google Data Studio.
For greater flexibility, we recommend opening the report directly in Google Data Studio. It is safe and free to use.
That’s all for now. Please notify me any mistake or suggestion about how to improve our analysis.
Any comments or suggestions are very welcome.
Thank you for your attention.
