The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an annual series of artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics. They take place in two biennial formats; in even years they take place in tandem with a junior men's competition, and historically have included a team event, but not an individual all-around.[1] In odd years, they are held in tandem with the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and include a team competition. These events are sometimes called the European Individual Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Despite the alternating formats, all winners are considered European champions with one medal table.
The event is not to be confused with the gymnastics program of the European Games, whose champions are crowned as European Games champions, but not European champions.
History edit
Originally held biannually and in odd-numbered years, the championships moved to even-numbered years in 1990. In 2005 a second set of championships was introduced, titled the "individual championships". Although numbered as a separate event, winners in either event are considered European champions, and the championships as a result have in effect become an annual event, but in two formats; in even-numbered years, a stand-alone men's event incorporates the European Junior Artistic Gymnastics championships (an entirely separate women's competition is held in the same years), while in odd-numbered years, the separately numbered 'individual championships' are held in conjunction with the women's competition of the same description, but without juniors, as a single event.[citation needed]
As a result, there is no individual all-around title awarded in even-numbered years (except for juniors), and similarly no team all-around title awarded in odd-numbered years. These thus remain biannual events. Otherwise the apparatus and titles are identical.[citation needed]
In 2015, UEG agreed that beginning in 2018, the annual European Championships in the midyear of the Olympic cycle (i.e. 2 years after, and before, a Summer Olympic Games) would be held as part of the new multi-sport European Championships event, and would be held in that format every four years. These combined events will continue to be run by UEG and the other sports federations. Although both the Men's and Women's championships will be held together, in the same venue, these championships will continue to be treated as separate men's and women's events, with junior events included.[citation needed]
A further event, the European Games also holds a full set of championships for European artistic gymnasts in the year preceding the Summer Olympic Games, having begun in 2015. These, however, are organized by the European Olympic Committees and are not recognized as part of the continuity of the European Championships.[a]
Championships edit
Before 1996, European men's championships were held separately for both Seniors and Juniors. Beginning in 1996, Senior and Junior men's championships were combined.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2005 a new and combined European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships were inaugurated for senior gymnasts only. Although these championships are numbered separately, and the medals awarded counted separately, they constitute European Championships in the same manner as the men- and women-only competitions they alternate with, and the winners are considered European champions in the same way. For that reason, a list of those championships is also included in the section below.
The 2018 and 2022 editions of the Men's Championships formed part of the multi-sport European Championships of those years.
Senior and Junior Men's Championships (held separately) edit
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Medal table edit
Seniors edit
As of 2023.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 90 | 59 | 35 | 184 |
| 2 |  Russia | 39 | 21 | 29 | 89 |
| 3 |  Romania | 19 | 22 | 14 | 55 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 17 | 18 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 |  Italy | 16 | 11 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 |  Great Britain | 15 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 |  Greece | 15 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 14 | 12 | 16 | 42 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 10 |  Yugoslavia | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| 12 |  Germany | 10 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 13 |  East Germany | 7 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
 France | 7 | 17 | 17 | 41 | |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 16 |  Spain | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 18 | West Germany | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 19 |  Turkey | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 |  Poland | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 |  Israel | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 23 |  Armenia | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 24 |  Croatia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 |  Sweden | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 |  Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Finland | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 29 |  Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 337 | 306 | 311 | 954 | |
Juniors edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ winners are therefore described as European Games gold medalists, or European Games champions, not European Champions.
Results edit
- "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships". GymnasticsResults.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- "European Championships". Gymn-Forum.net.
References edit
- ^ A form of individual all-around was introduced in 2022 with a no-qualification individual competition running alongside the team and apparatus qualification.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics, European Junior Championships, History, Men All-around".
- ^ "Europameisterschaften Kunstturnen, Männer, Geschichte, Erfindungen".
- ^ "ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS KUNSTTURNEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN Participants".
- ^ "ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1998, St.Petersburg, All around results, women".
- ^ "ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, KUNSTTURNEN, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN, Preview".
- ^ "European Championships Nations Medal Sheet" (PDF). gymmedia.com. 7 May 2019.
- ^ "8th European Women's and Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2019". ecszczecin2019.eu. 11 May 2019.[failed verification]
- ^ "Rankings".
- ^ "ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, European Championships, MEDALS SHEET, nations 1955 - 2000".
- ^ "European Champions All 1955 - 2002 | ( Men )" (PDF). GYMmedia.com. 28 April 2002.
- ^ "European Championships | Nations All - Men | Medaillenspiegel / Medals Sheet 1955 - 2002" (PDF). GYMmedia.com. 28 April 2002.
- ^ "European Championships - All | (1957 Bucaresti - 2002 Patras) | - Women -" (PDF). GYMmedia.com. 28 April 2002.