UK Athletics can confirm that 115 athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the European Championships which will take place between 15-21 August in Munich, Germany.
As outlined in the policy, the objectives were to select a team that maximised medal success, provided opportunities for developing athletes that have potential to win medals, and provided opportunities to achieve a GB & NI vest at a major Championships.
In events where there is a reigning European champion from Berlin 2018, that athlete received a wildcard so an additional slot was available [women’s 100m, 200m, 1500m and men’s 100m, 400m] enabling four athletes to be selected by the panel.
Additionally, athletes who had not achieved a qualification standard but qualified by European ranking could be considered by the panel if they satisfied the relevant criteria outlined in the policy. These selections were made based on the top 26 list of qualified athletes as of Thursday 28 July. Should any GB & NI athletes be added to these lists then the selection panel will reconvene next week to consider any additional athletes.
Newly crowned world champion, Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman) is selected to race in the men’s 800m alongside Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants) and Daniel Rowden (Matt Yates, Woodford Green Essex Ladies) in Munich.
In addition, individual Oregon 2022 world medallists Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley), Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh), Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield) and Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill) will all line up for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the championships.
Asher-Smith will look to defend her European 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles in Munich following her 200m world bronze last week.
Meanwhile, Hodgkinson who won world silver in Eugene will race in her first senior European outdoor Championships after winning European medals in the U18 and U20 age groups.
Hudson-Smith and Muir, both world bronze medallists at Oregon 2022, return to the European stage as defending champions in the men’s 400m and women’s 1500m respectively.
Due to the congested nature of the summer season with three senior Championships back-to-back, some athletes who had qualified by entry standard did not wish to be considered for European selection including Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Josh Kerr, Tade Ojora, and Joshua Zeller.
Olympic Head Coach, Christian Malcolm said, “After a very successful World Athletics Championships for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team where we finished as the top European country in the placings table, we are really pleased to be taking such a strong team to Munich and giving a number of athletes a key development opportunity on the major stage.
“Several world medallists and finalists have been selected, while many others have stepped up this summer and are earning their first GB & NI vest on the European stage. This is one of the largest squads we have ever taken to a European Championships, and we are really looking forward to taking on the best on the continent next month.”
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Athletics Championships:
Senior Women:
100m
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Stuart McMillan, Sutton & District)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Asha Philip (Amy Deem, Newham and Essex Beagles)
200m
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)
Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Jodie Williams (Ryan Freckleton, Herts Phoenix)
400m
Victoria Ohuruogu (Christine Ohuruogu, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Laviai Nielsen (Enfield & Haringey)
Nicole Yeargin (Boogie Johnson, Pitreavie)
800m
Alex Bell (Andrew Henderson, Pudsey and Bramley)
Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)
Jemma Reekie (Andy Young, Kilbarchan)
1500m
Ellie Baker (Jon Bigg, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole)
Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill)
Katie Snowden (Herne Hill)
5000m
Amy-Eloise Markovc (Chris Fox, Wakefield)
Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)
Calli Thackery (Vince Wilson, Hallamshire Harriers)
10,000m
Samantha Harrison (Vince Wilson, Charnwood)
Jessica Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)
Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)
3000m Steeplechase
Lizzie Bird (Pat McCurry, Shafetsbury Barnet)
Aimee Pratt (Vicente Modahl, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Elise Thorner (Joe Franklin, Wells City)
100m Hurdles
Jessica Hunter (Scott Grace, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
400m Hurdles
Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Hayley McLean (Chris Zah, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Lina Nielsen (Shaftesbury Barnet)
High Jump
Emily Borthwick (Wigan and District)
Morgan Lake (Robbie Grabarz, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Laura Zialor (Jade Surman, Marshall Milton Keynes)
Long Jump
Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman, City of Stoke)
Jahisha Thomas (Clive Roberts, Blackheath and Bromley)
Lorraine Ugen (Dwight Philips, Thames Valley)
Triple Jump
Naomi Metzger (Aston Moore, Trafford)
Pole Vault
Holly Bradshaw (Scott Simpson, Blackburn Harriers)
Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)
Sophie Cook (Scott Simpson, Halesowen)
Shot Put
Sophie McKinna (Paul Wilson, Great Yarmouth)
Divine Oladipo (Ashley Kovacs, Blackheath and Bromley)
Amelia Strickler (Zane Duquemin, Thames Valley)
Discus
Jade Lally (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Kirsty Law (Zane Duquemin, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Hammer
Jessica Mayho (John Pearson, Birchfield Harriers)
Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading)
Javelin
Bekah Walton (David Turner, Blackheath and Bromley)
Heptathlon
Holly Mills (Laura Turner-Alleyne, Andover)
Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham and Essex Beagles)
4x100m Relay
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)
Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Stuart McMillan, Sutton & District)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Ashleigh Nelson (Leon Baptiste, City of Stoke)
Asha Philip (Amy Deem, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Bianca Williams (Enfield and Haringey)
4x400m Relay
Zoey Clark (Ryan Oswald, Thames Valley)
Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Laviai Nielsen (Enfield & Haringey)
Lina Nielsen (Shaftesbury Barnet)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Christine Ohuruogu, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Ama Pipi (Marco Airale, Enfield and Haringey)
Hannah Williams (Steve Fudge, Herts Phoenix)
Jodie Williams (Ryan Freckleton, Herts Phoenix)
Nicole Yeargin (Boogie Johnson, Pitreavie)
Marathon
Becky Briggs (Geoff Watkin, City of Hull)
Rosie Edwards (Robert Hawkins, Rotherham)
Naomi Mitchell (Nick Anderson, Reading)
Alice Wright (Ben Rosario, Worcester)
20km Race Walk
Heather Lewis (Chris Jones, Pembroke)
35km Race Walk
Bethan Davies (Andi Drake, Cardiff)
Senior men:
100m
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Ojie Edoburun (Stuart McMillan, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield & Haringey)
200m
Charlie Dobson (Benke Blomkvist, Colchester)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham and Essex Beagles)
400m
Joe Brier (Matt Elias, Swansea)
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist, Windsor Eton Slough Hounslow)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield)
800m
Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke & Mid Hants)
Daniel Rowden (Matt Yates, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh)
1500m
Neil Gourley (Ben Thomas, Giffnock North)
Jake Heyward (Mark Rowland, Cardiff)
Matthew Stonier (Chris & Sonia McGeorge, Invicta East Kent)
5000m
Sam Atkin(Mike Collins, Lincoln Wellington)
Andrew Butchart (Gary Lough, Central)
Patrick Dever (Alistair Cragg, Preston)
10,000m
Sam Atkin (Mike Collins, Lincoln Wellington)
Emile Cairess (Alan Storey, Leeds)
Marc Scott (Jerry Schumacher, Richmond and Zetland)
3000m Steeplechase
Jamaine Coleman (Joan Hunter, Preston)
Phil Norman (Tomaz Plibersek, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Zak Seddon (Jeff Seddon, Bracknell)
110m Hurdles
David King (Tim O’Neil, City of Plymouth)
Miguel Perera (Laura Turner-Alleyne, Harrow)
Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon)
400m Hurdles
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Seamus Derbyshire (Nick Dakin, City of Stoke)
Jacob Paul (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Long Jump
Reynold Banigo (Matt Barton, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Zivile Pukstiene, Leeds City)
Jack Roach (Lukasz Zawila, Harrow)
Triple Jump
Ben Williams (Aston Moore, City of Stoke)
High Jump
Joel Clarke-Khan (Robbie Grabarz, Thames Valley)
David Smith (Ken Allan / Aston Moore, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Pole Vault
Harry Coppell (Scott Simpson, Wigan & District)
Shot Put
Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York)
Discus
Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin, Croydon)
Nicholas Percy (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Hammer
Nick Miller (Tore Gustafsson, Border)
4x100m Relay
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Benke Blomkvist, Sutton & District)
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Jona Efoloko (Clarence Callender, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Adam Gemili (Blackheath and Bromley)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield & Haringey)
4x400m Relay
Joe Brier (Matt Elias, Swansea)
Cameron Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Lewis Davey (Newham and Essex Beagles)
Charlie Dobson (Benke Blomkvist, Colchester)
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist, Windsor Eton Slough Hounslow)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield)
Kevin Metzger (Stephen Ball, Trafford)
Rio Mitcham (Leon Baptiste, Birchfield)
Marathon
Mohamud Aadan (Paul Oppe, Thames Valley)
Luke Caldwell (Dorking & Mole Valley)
Ben Connor (Derby)
Andrew Davies (Stockport)
Andrew Heyes (Mara Yamauchi, Hallamshire)
Philip Sesemann (Andrew Henderson, Leeds City)
20km Race Walk
Tom Bosworth (Andi Drake, Tonbridge)
Callum Wilkinson (Rob Heffernan, Enfield and Haringey)
Team Staff
Team Leader: Paula Dunn
Olympic Head Coach: Christian Malcolm
Team Coaches:
Sprints & relay coaches: Darren Campbell, Benke Blomkvist, Leon Baptiste and Martyn Rooney
Endurance coaches: Steve Vernon, Jon Bigg, Luke Gunn, Sarah Benson, Mara Yamauchi and Chris Jones
Field & combined events coaches: Aston Moore, Laura Alleyne-Turner, Ryan Spencer Jones, Richard Humby and Robbie Grabarz
Medical:
Doctors: Jill Neale and Duncan Robertson
Therapists: George Polglass, Jon Alty, Keith Berry, Emma Deakin, James Hedger, Gemma Jefferson, Satveer Kang, Adam Rattenberry, Alison Rose and Laura Street
Sport science: Nils Bogaard- biomech
Team Managers: Lorna Dwyer, Amanda Evans, Cerys Miller and Laura Burke