Championships of the Small States of Europe

The Championships of the Small States of Europe (CSSE) is a biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). First held in 2016, the competition is held on alternate years with the Games of the Small States of Europe.

The idea for a stand-alone athletics championships for European small states arose through discussions with AASE president Edwin Attard and European Athletic Association president Hansjörg Wirz. The European small states traditionally sent a combined team to the European Team Championships, but following that competition's change to a biennial format a gap in the sporting calendar emerged. Competing nations used the competition to help their athletes push for qualifying standards to the European Athletics Championships and Summer Olympics.[1]

The 2020 edition of the competition, originally set for 4–6 June at the San Marino Stadium, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

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Ed. Year Venue City Country Dates No. of
events
No. of
nations
No. of
athletes
1st 2016[2] Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium Marsa Malta 11 June 22 18 c. 300
2nd 2018[3] Sportanlage Rheinwiese Schaan Liechtenstein 9 June 22 18 c. 250
3rd 2021 San Marino Stadium Serravalle San Marino 5 June 22 16
4th 2022 Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics Stadium Marsa Malta 11 June 22 16 c.350
5th 2024 Lathbury Athletics Stadium Gibraltar Gibraltar 22 June 29 16

Participation

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Medal table (2016-2022)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cyprus (CYP)21201354
2  Iceland (ISL)1411631
3  Moldova (MDA)13191547
4  Luxembourg (LUX)841022
5  Malta (MLT)541322
6  Georgia (GEO)54312
7  Albania (ALB)51410
8  Azerbaijan (AZE)4318
9  Armenia (ARM)36615
10  San Marino (SMR)3519
11  Montenegro (MNE)3407
12  Kosovo (KOS)2169
13  North Macedonia (MKD)2035
14  Monaco (MON)0213
15  Andorra (AND)0202
16  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)0123
  Liechtenstein (LIE)0123
Totals (17 entries)888886262

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Malta looking for a championship legacy. European Athletics (2016-03-07). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  2. ^ Results 2016. CSSE 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. ^ About Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. CSSE 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
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