European Wrestling Championships
The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships and is second only to the wrestling events at the Olympics. From its inception in 1898 till 1927 only Greco-Roman wrestling was contested. Since 1929 separate freestyle wrestling events were held as well. Since 1970 the two Olympic wrestling styles were contested together during the same unified events. Since 1973 Sambo wrestling was included into the championships programme along with GR and freestyle wrestling[1] (subsequently discontinued and from 1983 contested separately). Since 2014 associated traditional wrestling styles recognized globally by UWW were incorporated into the annual championships schedule.
| European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | February – May |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1911 |
| Activity | amateur wrestling |
| Organised by | FILA → UWW Europe |
Summary edit
Until 2005 there was held separate championships for each wrestling style. First women championships was held in 1988.
Pre 1911 edit
| No. | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Style | Events | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1898 | Vienna |  Austria-Hungary |
GR | 1 (Open) |  Russian Empire
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| 2 | 1902 | The Hague |  Netherlands |
GR | 1 (Open) |  Denmark
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| 3 | 1903 | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
February 8 | GR | 1 (Open) | Denmark
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| 4 | 1904 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
January 24 | GR | 1 (Open) |  Bohemia
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| 5 | 1905 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
January 28 – 29 | GR | 1 (Open) | Netherlands
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| 6 | 1906 | The Hague | Netherlands |
January 28 | GR | 3 |  German Empire
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| 7 | 1907 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
GR | 3 | Denmark
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| Vienna | Austria-Hungary |
GR | 1 (Open) |  Austria
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| 8 | 1909 | Malmö |  Sweden |
February | GR | 4 | Sweden
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| Dresden | German Empire |
September | GR | 4 | German Empire
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| 9 | 1910 | Budapest | Austria-Hungary |
GR | 3 | Denmark
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Post 1911 edit
- FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
- Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF
All-time medal table edit
Updated after the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 242 | 98 | 95 | 435 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 230 | 107 | 73 | 410 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 145 | 150 | 171 | 466 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 119 | 98 | 154 | 371 |
| 5 | Sweden | 85 | 75 | 83 | 243 |
| 6 |  Germany | 75 | 112 | 128 | 315 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan | 68 | 50 | 64 | 182 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 67 | 94 | 99 | 260 |
| 9 |  Ukraine | 64 | 90 | 114 | 268 |
| 10 |  Poland | 38 | 66 | 92 | 196 |
| 11 |  Finland | 35 | 35 | 46 | 116 |
| 12 |  Armenia | 35 | 27 | 39 | 101 |
| 13 |  Georgia | 33 | 50 | 85 | 168 |
| 14 |  Romania | 32 | 80 | 90 | 202 |
| 15 |  France | 27 | 29 | 71 | 127 |
| 16 |  Belarus | 21 | 60 | 72 | 153 |
| 17 |  East Germany | 16 | 38 | 40 | 94 |
| 18 |  Italy | 14 | 16 | 40 | 70 |
| 19 |  Norway | 12 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 20 |  Yugoslavia | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| 21 |  Moldova | 9 | 16 | 28 | 53 |
| 22 |  Switzerland | 8 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 23 |  CIS | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 24 |  Greece | 7 | 20 | 27 | 54 |
| 25 |  Slovakia | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 26 |  Estonia | 6 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 27 |  Austria | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 28 |  Latvia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes[a] | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 29 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 11 | 32 | 47 |
| 30 |  Belgium | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 31 | Denmark | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 32 |  Serbia | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 33 |  North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 35 |  Albania | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 |  San Marino | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 |  Israel | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 39 |  Great Britain | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 40 |  Iran | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 41 |  Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 42 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 43 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 44 |  Monaco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 46 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (46 entries) | 1452 | 1458 | 1817 | 4727 | |
Notes edit
- ^ At the 2024 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
European U23 Wrestling Championships edit
The European U23 Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Wałbrzych | Poland |
24 |
| 2 | 2016 | Russe | Bulgaria |
24 |
| 3 | 2017 | Szombathely | Hungary |
24 |
| 4 | 2018 | Istanbul | Turkey |
30 |
| 5 | 2019 | Novi Sad | Serbia |
30 |
| 6 | 2021 | Skopje | North Macedonia |
30 |
| 7 | 2022 | Plovdiv | Bulgaria |
30 |
| 8 | 2023 | Bucharest | Romania |
30 |
| 9 | 2024 | Baku | Azerbaijan |
30 |
Medals U23 edit
- As of 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 53 | 30 | 37 | 120 |
| 2 | Georgia | 27 | 20 | 40 | 87 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 26 | 17 | 38 | 81 |
| 4 | Turkey | 22 | 28 | 69 | 119 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 22 | 24 | 36 | 82 |
| 6 | Hungary | 12 | 7 | 28 | 47 |
| 7 | Moldova | 9 | 8 | 20 | 37 |
| 8 | Poland | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 9 | Belarus | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 10 | France | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Germany | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 |
| 12 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | Armenia | 4 | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| 14 | Romania | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 15 | Sweden | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 17 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Serbia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Denmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Croatia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 28 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Israel | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 30 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 222 | 222 | 436 | 880 | |
Youth Wrestling edit
European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20) edit
The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970 | Huskvarna | Sweden |
20 |
| 2 | 1972 | Hvar | Yugoslavia |
20 |
| 3 | 1974 | Haparanda | Sweden |
20 |
| 4 | 1976 | Poznań | Poland |
20 |
| 5 | 1978 | Oulu | Finland |
20 |
| 6 | 1982 | Leipzig | East Germany |
20 |
| 7 | 1984 | Slaghaven | Denmark (LL) |
10 |
| Fredrikshavn | Denmark (GR) |
10 | ||
| 8 | 1986 | Lidköping | Sweden (LL) |
10 |
| Malmö | Sweden (GR) |
10 | ||
| 9 | 1988 | Wałbrzych | Poland |
20 |
| 10 | 1990 | Unknown | Unknown | 20 |
| 11 | 1992 | Szekesfehervar | Hungary |
20 |
| 12 | 1994 | Kuortane | Finland (LL) |
10 |
| Istanbul | Turkey (GR) |
10 |
LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20) edit
The European Juniors Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17) edit
The European Cadets Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15) editThe European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
Traditional wrestling editEuropean Sambo Championships editAmong the decisions taken during the 1973 FILA Congress, held under the FILA President Milan Ercegan, Sambo, a special form of wrestling particularly practised in the USSR and Asia, was recognized. Among the decisions taken during the Congress, Sambo for the first time was included in the programme of the 1974 European Wrestling Championships (along with GR and freestyle.) During the Congress, the attribution of the next freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling and Sambo championships was decided as follows: European Championships: 1974 at Madrid (Spain,) 1975 at Ludwigshafen (West Germany,) 1976 in Turkey. World Championships: 1974 at Tehran. Junior European Championships: 1974 at Poznań (Poland.) Junior World Championships: 1973 at Miami (USA.)[1] After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, anti-Soviet international sentiment led to a discontinuation of Sambo from the Championships programme. European Grappling Championships editThe European Grappling Championships (GP) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11][12][13][14] European Pankration Championships editThe European Pankration Championships (PK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21][7][22][23] [24][25][26][27] European Alysh Championships editThe European Alysh Championships (Belt Wrestling Alysh or BWUWW or AL) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
Sources: [28] [7] [13] [29] [22] [23] European Pahlavani Championships editThe European Pahlavani Championships (Pahlavani Wrestling or PW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
European Kazak Kuresi Championships editThe European Kazak Kuresi Championships (Kazakh Wrestling or KK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
Sources:[7][9][13][29][31][32][33] European Beach Wrestling Championships editThe European Beach Wrestling Championships (BW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
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