The 67-year-old Swiss incumbent edged out Norwegian challenger Svein Arne Hansen at the governing body's congress in London. Wirz, who has been president since 1999, will serve in the role through to 2015.
“Our member federations have shown their appreciation for what I have done in the last four years and have shown confidence that the future of our sport on the continent is going in the right direction,” said Wirz. “We now look ahead towards more hard work so we can live up to the expectations of our members.”
Jose Luis de Carlos of Spain, Karel Pilny of the Czech Republic and Jean Gracia of France were also voted in as vice-presidents of European Athletics.
