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 (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

No.	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue	Style	Events	Winner
1	1911	Budapest	Austria-Hungary			GR	4	Austria
2	1921	Offenbach	Germany			GR	5	Germany
3	1924	Neunkirchen	Germany			GR	7	Germany
4	1925	Milan	Italy			GR	6	Hungary
5	1926	Riga	Latvia			GR	6	Germany
6	1927	Budapest	Hungary			GR	6	Hungary
7	1929	Paris	France	February		FS	7	Sweden
		Dortmund	Germany	April		GR	6	Sweden
8	1930	Stockholm	Sweden	March		GR	7	Sweden
		Brussels	Belgium	May		FS	7	Belgium
9	1931	Prague	Czechoslovakia	March		GR	7	Finland
		Budapest	Hungary	October		FS	7	Hungary
10	1933	Helsinki	Finland	March		GR	7	Finland
		Paris	France	November		FS	7	Switzerland
11	1934	Rome	Italy	April		GR	7	Sweden
		Stockholm	Sweden	October		FS	7	Sweden
12	1935	Copenhagen	Denmark	April		GR	7	Nazi Germany
		Brussels	Belgium	September		FS	7	Hungary
13	1937	Paris	France	May		GR	7	Sweden
		Munchen	Nazi Germany	October		FS	7	Nazi Germany
14	1938	Tallinn	Estonia			GR	7	Sweden
15	1939	Oslo	Norway			GR	7	Sweden
16	1946	Stockholm	Sweden			FS	8	Turkey
17	1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	April 11 – 14		GR	8	Sweden
18	1949	Istanbul	Turkey			FS	8	Turkey
19	1966	Essen	West Germany			GR	8	Soviet Union
		Carlsruhe	West Germany			FS	8	Soviet Union
20	1967	Minsk	Soviet Union		Minsk Sports Palace	GR	8	Soviet Union
		Istanbul	Turkey			FS	8	Turkey
21	1968	Västerås	Sweden	June 14 – 16		GR	8	Soviet Union
		Skopje	Yugoslavia	July 2 – 4		FS	8	Bulgaria
22	1969	Modena	Italy			GR	10	Yugoslavia
		Sofia	Bulgaria			FS	10	Soviet Union
23	1970	East Berlin	East Germany	June 9 – 14		GR	10	East Germany
						FS	10	Soviet Union
24	1972	Katowice	Poland	May 24 – 30	Spodek Arena	GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
25	1973	Losanna	Switzerland	March		FS	10	Soviet Union
		Helsinki	Finland	June		GR	10	Bulgaria
26	1974	Madrid	Spain	June 21 – 29	Palacio de Deportes	GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
						Sambo	10	Soviet Union
27	1975	Ludwigshafen	West Germany			GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
						Sambo	10	not contested
28	1976	Leningrad	Soviet Union	April 12 – 23	Yubileyny Sports Palace	GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
						Sambo	10	Soviet Union
29	1977	Bursa	Turkey			GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
30	1978	Sofia	Bulgaria	April 22 – 24		GR	10	Romania
				May 5 – 7		FS	10	Bulgaria
31	1979	Bucharest	Romania	April 16 – 21		GR	10	Romania
						FS	10	Soviet Union
32	1980	Prievidza	Czechoslovakia	April 20 – 27		GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
33	1981	Gothenburg	Sweden	April 8 – 11		GR	10	Soviet Union
		Łódź	Poland	April 23 – 26		FS	10	Soviet Union
34	1982	Varna	Bulgaria	April 17 – 25		GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
						Sambo	10	Soviet Union
35	1983	Budapest	Hungary	April		GR	10	Bulgaria
								Soviet Union
				April		FS	10	Bulgaria
36	1984	Jönköping	Sweden	April		GR	10	Soviet Union
				April		FS	10	Soviet Union
37	1985	Leipzig	East Germany	April		GR	10	Soviet Union
				April		FS	10	Soviet Union
38	1986	Piraeus	Greece	April 14 – 20		GR	10	Soviet Union
						FS	10	Soviet Union
39	1987	Veliko Tarnovo	Bulgaria	May		FS	10	Soviet Union
		Tampere	Finland	May		GR	10	Soviet Union
40	1988	Manchester	UK	April		FS	10	Soviet Union
		Kolbotn	Norway	May		GR	10	Soviet Union
		Dijon	France	July		LF	9	France
41	1989	Oulu	Finland	May 5 – 7		GR	10	Soviet Union
		Ankara	Turkey	May 12 – 14		FS	10	Soviet Union
42	1990	Poznań	Poland	May 6 – 8		FS	10	Soviet Union
				May 1 – 15		GR	10	Soviet Union
43	1991	Aschaffenburg	Germany	April		GR	10	Soviet Union
		Stuttgart		May		FS	10	Soviet Union
44	1992	Copenhagen	Denmark	April 24		GR	10	CIS
		Kaposvár	Hungary	May 1		FS	10	CIS
45	1993	Istanbul	Turkey	January		GR	10	Russia
				January		FS	10	Turkey
		Ivanovo	Russia	January	Ivanovo Sports Palace	LF	9	Russia
46	1994	Athens	Greece	April		GR	10	Russia
								Ukraine
		Rome	Italy	April		FS	10	Russia
47	1995	Besançon	France	26–30 April		GR	10	Russia
		Fribourg	Switzerland	8–11 April		FS	10	Russia
48	1996	Budapest	Hungary	21 March		GR	10	Russia
				27 March		FS	10	Russia
		Oslo	Norway	June		LF	9	Russia
49	1997	Kouvola	Finland	May		GR	8	Turkey
		Warsaw	Poland	May		FS	8	Russia
						LF	6	France
50	1998	Minsk	Belarus	April	Minsk Sports Palace	GR	8	Russia
		Bratislava	Slovakia	May		FS	8	Ukraine
						LF	6	Russia
51	1999	Minsk	Belarus	April 15 – 18	Minsk Sports Palace	FS	8	Russia
		Götzis	Austria	April 24 – May 1		LF	6	France
		Sofia	Bulgaria	May 13 – 16		GR	8	Russia
52	2000	Moscow	Russia	April 13 – 18	CSKA Arena	GR	8	Russia
		Budapest	Hungary	April 9	Népstadion	FS	8	Russia
						LF	6	Russia
53	2001	Budapest	Hungary	April		FS	8	Russia
						LF	6	Russia
		Istanbul	Turkey	May		GR	8	Turkey
54	2002	Seinäjoki	Finland	April		GR	7	Russia
						LF	7	Russia
		Baku	Azerbaijan	May 1	Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex	FS	7	Russia
55	2003	Belgrade	Serbia and Montenegro	May 1		GR	7	Russia
		Riga	Latvia	May 23		FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Russia
56	2004	Haparanda	Sweden	April 8 – 11		GR	7	Ukraine
						LF	7	Ukraine
		Ankara	Turkey	April 23 – 25		FS	7	Russia
57	2005	Varna	Bulgaria	April		GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Ukraine
						LF	7	Russia
58	2006	Moscow	Russia	April 25 – 30	Megasport Arena	GR	7	Turkey
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Russia
59	2007	Sofia	Bulgaria	April 17 – 22	Winter Sports Palace	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Ukraine
						LF	7	Russia
60	2008	Tampere	Finland	April 1 – 6	Tampere Sports Centre	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Russia
61	2009	Vilnius	Lithuania	March 31 – April 5	Utenos pramogų arena	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Azerbaijan
						LF	7	Russia
62	2010	Baku	Azerbaijan	April 13 – 18	Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Russia
63	2011	Dortmund	Germany	March 29 – April 3	Westfalenhallen	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Ukraine
64	2012	Belgrade	Serbia	March 8 – 11	Kombank Arena	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Ukraine
65	2013	Tbilisi	Georgia	March 19 – 24	Tbilisi Sports Palace	GR	7	Russia
						FS	7	Russia
						LF	7	Ukraine
66	2014	Vantaa	Finland	April 1 – 6	Trio Arena	GR	8	Russia
						FS	8	Russia
						LF	8	Russia
67	2016	Riga	Latvia	March 8 – 13	Arena Riga	GR	8	Russia
						FS	8	Georgia
						LF	8	Ukraine
68	2017	Novi Sad	Serbia	May 2 – 7	SPC Vojvodina	GR	8	Hungary
						FS	8	Azerbaijan
						LF	8	Russia
69	2018	Kaspiysk	Russia	April 30 – May 6	Ali Aliyev Sport Complex	GR	10	Russia
						FS	10	Russia
						LF	10	Russia
70	2019	Bucharest	Romania	April 8 – 14	Polyvalent Hall	GR	10	Russia
						FS	10	Russia
						LF	10	Ukraine
71	2020	Rome	Italy	February 10 – 16	PalaPellicone	GR	10	Russia
						FS	10	Russia
						LF	10	Russia
72	2021	Warsaw	Poland	April 19 – 25	Torwar Hall	GR	10	Russia
						FS	10	Russia
						LF	10	Russia
73	2022	Budapest	Hungary	March 28 – April 3	Budapest Sports Arena	GR	10	Azerbaijan
						FS	10	Azerbaijan
						LF	10	Turkey
74	2023	Zagreb	Croatia	April 17 – 23	Arena Zagreb	GR	10	Turkey
						FS	10	Azerbaijan
						LF	10	Ukraine
75	2024	Bucharest	Romania	February 12 – 18	Polyvalent Hall	GR	10	Turkey
						FS	10	Turkey
						LF	10	Ukraine
76	2025	Bratislava	Slovakia	April 7 – 13	X-Bionic Sphere	GR	10	Azerbaijan
						FS	10	Azerbaijan
						LF	10	Ukraine

• FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
• Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2025 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	152	172	469
4	Turkey	120	104	161	385
5	Sweden	85	76	83	244
6	Germany	75	113	130	318
7	Azerbaijan	72	52	71	195
8	Hungary	69	95	102	266
9	Ukraine	68	90	119	277
10	Poland	38	66	95	199
11	Armenia	36	30	40	106
12	Finland	35	35	46	116
13	Georgia	34	52	91	177
14	Romania	32	82	91	205
15	France	28	32	72	132
16	Belarus	21	60	72	153
17	East Germany	16	38	40	94
18	Italy	14	16	41	71
19	Norway	13	18	21	52
20	Yugoslavia	12	13	15	40
21	United World Wrestling[a]	11	3	10	24
22	Greece	9	20	27	56
23	Moldova	9	17	33	59
24	Switzerland	8	14	10	32
25	CIS	8	3	2	13
26	Slovakia	7	5	12	24
27	Estonia	6	14	13	33
28	Austria	5	7	10	22
29	Latvia	5	5	8	18
–	Individual Neutral Athletes[b]	5	4	11	20
30	Czechoslovakia	4	11	32	47
31	Belgium	4	11	5	20
32	Serbia	4	7	14	25
33	Denmark	4	7	4	15
34	Albania	2	3	3	8
35	North Macedonia	2	0	5	7
36	Czech Republic	1	3	8	12
37	San Marino	1	3	1	5
38	Egypt	1	1	2	4
39	Israel	0	7	5	12
40	Great Britain	0	4	4	8
41	Iran	0	4	1	5
42	Lithuania	0	2	7	9
43	Spain	0	1	7	8
44	Netherlands	0	1	4	5
45	Monaco	0	1	0	1
46	Croatia	0	0	8	8
47	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Totals (47 entries)		1,481	1,487	1,877	4,845

Notes

1. At the 2025 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 "United World Wrestling (UWW)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
2. 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

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
10	2025	Tirana	Albania	30

Medals U23

As of 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championship

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	53	30	37	120
2	Azerbaijan	35	26	52	113
3	Georgia	31	24	50	105
4	Ukraine	29	31	46	106
5	Turkey	27	35	89	151
6	Moldova	13	10	29	52
–	United World Wrestling	13	9	9	31
7	Hungary	12	9	34	55
–	Individual Neutral Athletes	12	7	13	32
8	Poland	9	6	20	35
9	France	6	10	10	26
10	Belarus	6	9	23	38
11	Armenia	5	13	26	44
12	Germany	5	9	27	41
13	Sweden	5	5	7	17
14	Finland	5	2	4	11
15	Romania	4	9	17	30
16	Bulgaria	4	7	16	27
17	Greece	4	1	4	9
18	Serbia	1	3	3	7
19	Italy	1	2	6	9
20	Denmark	1	2	1	4
21	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
22	Lithuania	0	4	4	8
23	Croatia	0	4	2	6
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	2	3	5
	Israel	0	2	3	5
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
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
Totals (36 entries)		282	282	556	1,120