The Women's omnium at the European Track Championships was first competed in 1997.

The Omnium event, consists of a combination of different disciplines, sharing similarities with other multi-event sports such as Modern Pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon. The make up of the event has fluctuated since its introduction, as the event has been tweaked. In its most modern version, the event operates as an extended points race for endurance riders over one day – points are won in the first three disciplines (a scratch, tempo and elimination race) and these points are then brought forward to the final event, the points race. Timed elements that formally were part of the race, such as the flying lap, kilo and individual pursuit, have gradually been removed so that all four elements are now mass start.

Medalists

The women's omnium has been contested since before the advent of the full European Track championships, but can be broadly divided between a pre-Olympic event, and the Olympic event. For two years, a separate 'Omnium sprint' event was also held.

The most successful cyclist in the event before its Olympic inclusion was Olga Slyusareva who took six titles in seven years for Russia between 1998 and 2005. Following its Olympic inclusion, double-Olympic champion Laura Kenny holds the record for four titles and two silver medals, with Katie Archibald her closest challenger with three titles and a silver. The Great Britain pairs dominance' is notable, as each nation can, as is common in such events, only enter one athlete – as such, Kenny and Archibald have never faced each other at European level. Only Dutch racer Kirsten Wild with two titles, three silvers and a bronze has more than one title win outside these three.

Omnium endurance

The discipline exists of a points race, an individual pursuit, a scratch race and an elimination race.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1997
 Antonella Bellutti (ITA) Ingrid Haringa (NED) Sally Boyden (GBR)
1998
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) Svetlana Samokhvalova (RUS)
1999
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Antonella Bellutti (ITA) Debby Mansveld (NED)
2001
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Svetlana Ivakhovenkova (RUS) Vera Carrara (ITA)
2002
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Svetlana Ivakhonenkova (RUS) Natalia Karimova (RUS)
2003
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Elena Tchalykh (RUS) Iryna Yanovych (UKR)
2004
 Lyudmyla Vypyraylo (UKR) Apollinaria Bakova (RUS) Eleonora Soldo (ITA)
2005
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) Lada Kozlíková (CZE) Gema Pascual (ESP)
2006
 Lada Kozlíková (CZE) Yulia Aroustamova (RUS) Carolina Lüthi (SUI)
2007
 Vera Carrara (ITA) Gema Pascual (ESP) Elke Gebhardt (GER)
2008
 Elena Tchalykh (RUS) Ellen van Dijk (NED) Anastasia Tchulkova (RUS)
2009
 Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Monia Baccaille (ITA)

Omnium sprint

The discipline exists of a flying lap, a keirin, an elimination race and a sprint.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2008
 Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) Elise Van Hage (NED) Helena Casas (ESP)
2009
 Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) Olga Streltsova (RUS) Viktoria Baranova (RUS)

Omnium Olympic

The individual disciplines of the event have changed over time. Initially consisting of a flying lap, a points race, an elimination race, an individual pursuit, a scratch race and a time trial, since 2016 the discipline consists of a scratch race, a tempo race, an elimination race, leading to a final deciding points race.

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2010 Pruszków
 Leire Olaberria (ESP)  Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)  Małgorzata Wojtyra (POL)
2011 Apeldoorn
 Laura Trott (GBR)  Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)  Kirsten Wild (NED)
2012 Panevėžys
 Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU)  Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)  Tamara Balabolina (RUS)
2013 Apeldoorn
 Laura Trott (GBR)  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
2014 Baie-Mahault
 Laura Trott (GBR)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Anna Knauer (GER)
2015 Grenchen
 Laura Trott (GBR)  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)  Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU)
2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
 Katie Archibald (GBR)  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
2017 Berlin
 Katie Archibald (GBR)  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
2018 Glasgow
 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Katie Archibald (GBR)  Letizia Paternoster (ITA)
2019 Apeldoorn
 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Laura Kenny (GBR)  Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)
2020 Plovdiv
 Elisa Balsamo (ITA)  Laura Kenny (GBR)  Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)
2021 Grenchen
 Katie Archibald (GBR)  Victoire Berteau (FRA)  Rachele Barbieri (ITA)
2022 Munich
 Rachele Barbieri (ITA)  Clara Copponi (FRA)  Daria Pikulik (POL)
2023 Grenchen
 Katie Archibald (GBR)  Daria Pikulik (POL)  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)

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