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
Until 2005 there was held separate championships for each wrestling style. First women championships was held in 1988.
Pre 1911
| No. | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Style | Events | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1898 | Vienna |  Austria-Hungary | GR | 1 (Open) |  Russian Empire | ||
| 2 | 1902 | The Hague |  Netherlands | GR | 1 (Open) |  Denmark | ||
| 3 | 1903 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | February 8 | GR | 1 (Open) | Denmark | |
| 4 | 1904 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | January 24 | GR | 1 (Open) |  Bohemia | |
| 5 | 1905 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | January 28 – 29 | GR | 1 (Open) | Netherlands | |
| 6 | 1906 | The Hague | Netherlands | January 28 | GR | 3 |  German Empire | |
| 7 | 1907 | Copenhagen | Denmark | GR | 3 | Denmark | ||
| Vienna | Austria-Hungary | GR | 1 (Open) |  Austria | ||||
| 8 | 1909 | Malmö |  Sweden | February | GR | 4 | Sweden | |
| Dresden | German Empire | September | GR | 4 | German Empire | |||
| 9 | 1910 | Budapest | Austria-Hungary | GR | 3 | Denmark |
Post 1911
- FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
- Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF
All-time medal table
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
European U23 Wrestling Championships
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
- As of 2024 European U23 Wrestling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 53 | 30 | 37 | 120 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 31 | 21 | 45 | 97 |
| 3 | Georgia | 29 | 22 | 46 | 97 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 26 | 28 | 39 | 93 |
| 5 | Turkey | 23 | 34 | 78 | 135 |
| 6 | Hungary | 12 | 8 | 32 | 52 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Moldova | 11 | 9 | 26 | 46 |
| 8 | Poland | 9 | 5 | 17 | 31 |
| 9 | Belarus | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 10 | France | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | Germany | 5 | 8 | 25 | 38 |
| 12 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 13 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Armenia | 4 | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| 15 | Romania | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 16 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 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 | Lithuania | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 28 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Israel | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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) | 252 | 252 | 496 | 1000 | |
Youth Wrestling
European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)
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)
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)
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)The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
Traditional wrestlingEuropean Sambo ChampionshipsAmong 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 ChampionshipsThe 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 ChampionshipsThe 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 ChampionshipsThe 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 ChampionshipsThe European Pahlavani Championships (Pahlavani Wrestling or PW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
European Kazak Kuresi ChampionshipsThe 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 ChampionshipsThe European Beach Wrestling Championships (BW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
See also
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