European Wheelchair Basketball Championship

The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship, is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the Paralympic Games.

IWBF European Championship
SportWheelchair basketball
Founded1970
First season1970 (men)
1974 (women)
ContinentIWBF Europe (Europe)
Great Britain vs. Germany, men's semifinal in 2007: Dirk Köhler-Lenz (Germany, #15) and Jon Pollock (Great Britain, #9).

Establish

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The first European Championship for men was held in 1970.[1][2] The first European Championship for women was held in 1974.[1][3]

Summary

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[1][2][3]

# Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1 1970
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  BEL
(Bruges)
 
Belgium
 
France
 
Great Britain
2 1971
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  FRA
(Kerpape)
 
Great Britain
 
France
 
Netherlands
3 1974
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  FRA
(Kerpape)
 
Great Britain
45–40  
Netherlands
 
France
4 1977
Details
  NED
(Raalte)
 
Israel
 
Netherlands
 
France
5 1978
Details
  FRA
(Kerpape)
 
Israel
 
France
 
Netherlands
6 1981
Details
   SUI
(Geneva)
 
Israel
74–68  
France
 
Netherlands
7 1982
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  SWE
(Falun)[4][5]
 
France
63–58  
Israel
 
Sweden
8 1987
Details
  FRA
(Lorient)
 
France
63–50  
Netherlands
 
Belgium
9 1989
Details
  FRA
(Charleville-Mezières)
 
France
 
Netherlands
 
Germany
10 1991
Details
  ESP
(Ferrol)
 
France
57–50  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
85–59  
Israel
11 1993
Details
  GER
(Berlin)
 
Netherlands
57–52  
Great Britain
 
France
61–42  
Germany
12 1995
Details
  FRA
(Paris)
 
Great Britain
55–54  
Spain
 
Netherlands
64–45  
France
13 1997
Details
  ESP
(Madrid)
 
France
46–44  
Great Britain
 
Finland
59–53  
Spain
14 1999
Details
  NED
(Roermond)
 
France
57–40  
Germany
 
Netherlands
53–49  
Great Britain
15 2001-2002
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  NED
(Amsterdam)
 
France
67–56  
Netherlands
 
Germany
70–67  
Great Britain
16 2003
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  ITA
(Sassari, Porto Torres)
 
Italy
60–47  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
74–64  
France
17 2005
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  FRA
(Paris)[6]
 
Italy
56–54  
Great Britain
 
Sweden
54–52  
Israel
18 2007
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  GER
(Wetzlar)[7]
 
Sweden
76–66  
Great Britain
 
Germany
69–56  
Israel
19 2009
Details
  TUR
(Adana)[8]
 
Italy
64–52  
Turkey
 
Great Britain
73–65  
Poland
20 2011
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  ISR
(Nazareth, Israel)[9]
 
Great Britain
76-65  
Germany
 
Spain
71–65  
Poland
21 2013
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  GER
(Frankfurt)[10]
 
Great Britain
59-57  
Turkey
 
Spain
65–56  
Sweden
22 2015
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  GBR
(Worcester)
 
Great Britain
87-66  
Turkey
 
Germany
74-56  
Netherlands
23 2017
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  ESP
(Tenerife)
 
Turkey
76-69  
Great Britain
 
Germany
61-56  
Netherlands
24 2019
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  POL
(Wałbrzych)
 
Great Britain
77-52  
Spain
 
Turkey
76-65  
Germany
25 2021
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  ESP
(Madrid)[11]
 
Netherlands
20-0  
Great Britain
 
Germany
0-0  
Italy
26 2023
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  NED
(Rotterdam)
 
Great Britain
 
Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Germany
27 2025
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Women

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# Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1 1974
Details
  FRA
(Kerpape)
 
Germany
35–20  
France
 
Yugoslavia
2 1987
Details
  FRA
(Lorient)
 
Germany
 
Israel
 
Netherlands
3 1989
Details
  FRA
(Charleville-Mezières)
 
Netherlands
40–37  
Germany
 
Israel
4 1991
Details
  ESP
(Ferrol)
 
Germany
49–48  
Netherlands
 
France
5 1993
Details
  GER
(Berlin)
 
Netherlands
53–38  
Germany
 
France
38–32  
Israel
6 1995
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  NED
(Delden)
 
Netherlands
43–37  
Germany
 
Great Britain
32–33  
Israel
7 1997
Details
  ESP
(Madrid)
 
Netherlands
36–32  
Germany
 
Great Britain
48–12  
Israel
8 1999
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  NED
(Roermond)[12]
 
Germany
40–37  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
49–28  
Russia
9 2003
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  GER
(Hamburg)
 
Germany
65–58  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
48–32  
France
10 2005
Details
  FRA
(Villeneuve d'Ascq)
 
Germany
66–39  
Netherlands
 
France
41–32  
Great Britain
11 2007
Details
  GER
(Wetzlar)[7]
 
Germany
61–35  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
56–29  
Spain
12 2009
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  GBR
(Stoke Mandeville)
 
Germany
82–45  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
53–41  
France
13 2011
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  ISR
(Nazareth)[13]
 
Germany
48–42  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
60–47  
France
14 2013
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  GER
(Frankfurt)[14]
 
Netherlands
57–56  
Germany
 
Great Britain
60–39  
France
15 2015
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  GBR
(Worcester)
 
Germany
72-62  
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
69-39  
France
16 2017
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  ESP
(Tenerife)
 
Netherlands
56-46  
Germany
 
Great Britain
68-37  
France
17 2019
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  NED
(Rotterdam)[15]
 
Netherlands
65-52  
Great Britain
 
Germany
53-38  
Spain
18 2021
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  ESP
(Madrid)[16]
 
Netherlands
20-0  
Great Britain
 
Spain
58-40  
Germany
19 2023
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  NED
(Rotterdam)
 
Netherlands
58-36  
Great Britain
 
Spain
49-48  
Germany
20 2025
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Medals (1970-2023)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain86418
2  France74314
3  Israel3104
4  Italy3003
5  Netherlands27615
6  Turkey1315
7  Sweden1023
8  Belgium1012
9  Spain0325
10  Germany0268
11  Finland0011
Totals (11 entries)26262678

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany106117
2  Netherlands98118
3  Great Britain031013
4  France0134
5  Israel0112
6  Spain0022
7  Yugoslavia0011
Totals (7 entries)19191957

Total

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands (NED)1115733
2  Germany (GER)108725
3  Great Britain (GBR)891431
4  France (FRA)75618
5  Israel (ISR)3216
6  Italy (ITA)3003
7  Turkey (TUR)1315
8  Sweden (SWE)1023
9  Belgium (BEL)1012
10  Spain (ESP)0347
11  Finland (FIN)0011
  Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (12 entries)454545135

Divisions

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Division B

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Men's Division B

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Year Host Rank
1 2 3
1994
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  Poland   Finland   Italy   Ireland
1996
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  Slovenia   Israel   Belgium   Slovenia
1998
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  Portugal -   Switzerland   Slovenia   Switzerland   Austria
2000
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  Spain -   Czech Republic -   Poland   Spain   Czech Republic   Poland
2002
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  Czech Republic   Poland   Turkey   Slovenia
2004
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  Switzerland   Turkey   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Russia
2006
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  Czech Republic   Czech Republic   Turkey   Switzerland
2008
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  Switzerland   Belgium   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Switzerland
2010
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  Czech Republic   Netherlands   Switzerland   Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012
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  Slovenia   France   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Switzerland
2014
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  Czech Republic   Czech Republic   Israel   Lithuania
2016
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina   France   Lithuania   Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
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  Belgium   Russia   Austria   Lithuania
2020
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  Greece   Austria   Lithuania   Latvia
2022
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Turkey   Latvia   Lithuania

Women's Division B

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Year Host Rank
1 2 3
2016
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  Italy   Spain   Turkey   Italy
2018
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  Italy   Turkey   Sweden   Italy

Division C

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Men's Division C

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Year Host Rank
1 2 3
2003
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  Greece   Russia   Switzerland   Greece
2005
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  Portugal   Belgium   Croatia   Greece
2007
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  Ireland   Portugal   Lithuania   Finland
2009
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  Latvia   Croatia   Lithuania   Latvia
2011
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  Lithuania   Lithuania   Ukraine   Greece
2013
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  Austria   Austria   Latvia   Ukraine
2015
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  Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Portugal   Finland
2017
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  Czech Republic   Belgium   Czech Republic   Ireland
2019
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  Bulgaria   Greece   Serbia   Portugal
2022
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Serbia   Portugal   Bulgaria

Women's Division C

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Up to 2022 Women's only 2 Division.

Youth

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U22 Men's

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https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/19930/schedule

https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2021-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr113767.html

https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2018-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr90674.html

U24 Women's

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https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/20840/schedule

3on3 Basketball

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From 2021.

Clubs

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Medals (1975-2022)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy24221965
2  Germany22172059
3  Netherlands1715638
4  Spain16252061
5  France16141848
6  Turkey107825
7  Great Britain810927
8  Belgium35715
9  Sweden2035
10   Switzerland1012
11  Israel0459
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina0213
13  Austria0011
  Russia0011
Totals (14 entries)119121119359

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c History IWBF Europe Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, (.doc-file Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) IWBF Europe
  2. ^ a b History Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, ecmw.eu
  3. ^ a b Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
  4. ^ The 50th anniversary of wheelchair basketball: a history, By Horst Strohkendl, Armand Thiboutot, Google Books
  5. ^ Rullstolsbasketens historia (Swedish), Svenska Basketbollförbundet
  6. ^ IWBF - Italians defend European crown, fiba.com, July 4, 2005
  7. ^ a b Eurobasketball 2007 Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2007 IWBF European Championship
  8. ^ TUR – Italy beat Turkey to win European gold in Wheelchair Basketball, fiba.com, October 16, 2009
  9. ^ Results 2011 Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today, iwbf-europe.org, September, 2011
  10. ^ "Home". ecmw.eu.
  11. ^ "2021 European Championship for Men, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
  12. ^ World History of Wheelchair Basketball, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA)
  13. ^ 2011 IWBF European Championship
  14. ^ "2013 IWBF European Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  15. ^ "2019 European Championship For Woömen, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. ^ "2021 European Championship for Women, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ^ fr:Coupe d'Europe des clubs de basket-ball en fauteuil roulant#Nombre de médailles par nations
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