Europarekord

Europarekord, or European record, is the best performance recorded by an athlete from a European country in a given event or discipline, under the rules of the sport's governing bodies. The term is used by continental federations such as European Athletics for track and field and LEN for swimming, as well as by national federations when reporting results. A Europarekord is distinct from a world record, which represents the best performance worldwide, and from a national record, which is the best mark by a citizen of a single country.

To count as a Europarekord, the performance must occur in a sanctioned competition and meet conditions set by the governing bodies. This typically includes official timing or measurement, proper wind readings for outdoor events, appropriate equipment, and doping control. Indoor records are usually tracked separately from outdoor records, and some sports maintain additional distinctions like age-group or gender categories.

The term Europarekord is more common in German- and Dutch-language contexts, where it is often used in media coverage and in federation communications. In English-language references, the term European record is standard, but Europarekord may appear in translations or country-specific sources.

See also European Athletics, LEN European Records, European Indoor Records.