# European Rogaining Championships

The European Rogaining Championships is an annual top level event to establish the European champions in rogaining. The championships are organised by a national rogaining association chosen by the European members of the International Rogaining Federation (IRF).
European championship rogaines are of 24 hours duration, and are conducted in accordance with the rogaining rules of the IRF. The team with the highest score in each of the three gender classes (Men's, Women's and Mixed teams) are declared the European Rogaining Champions. Within each gender class, all teams participate in the Open age category. Additionally, there are age sub-categories as follows: Youth (up to 23), Veteran (45 and over), Super Veteran (55 and over) and Ultra Veteran (65 and over).

## History of the European Rogaining Championships

European rogaining champions in Open categories :
| No | Year | Country | Place | Number of teams | Men's teams | Women's teams | Mixed teams |
| 1 | 2003 | Russia | Perm | 40 | Miroslav Seidl , Petr Bořánek | Elena Bondar , Inna Zhabreeva | Olga Tvorogova , Nikolay Mironov |
| 2 | 2005 | Estonia | Nõva | 89 | Jaanus Reha , Margus Klementsov | Ulla Silventoinen , Maija Aatsinki | Anita Liepiņa , Guntars Mankus |
| 3 | 2006 | Ukraine | Chernivtsi | 104 | Oleg Kalinin , Sergey Yashchenko | Ilze Lapina , Zane Rozenbaha | Inguna Valdmane , Gints Trezins |
| 4 | 2007 | Latvia | Smiltene | 162 | Evgeny Gavrilov , Evgeny Dombrovskiy | Alīda Ābola , Baiba Ozola | Elena Bondar , Nikolay Bondar |
| 5 | 2008 | Russia | Michurinskoye | 143 | Miroslav Seidl , Petr Bořánek | Anna Burlinova , Irina Safronova | Alīda Ābola , Peteris Zarinš |
| 6 | 2009 | Finland | Ylläs | 240 | Janne Mononen , Eero Jäppinen | Alīda Ābola , Ilze Lapina | Elena Bondar , Andrey Shvedov |
| 7 | 2010 | Ukraina | Migovo | 123 | Hannu Oja , Seppo Mäkinen | Olga Mazur , Ludmila Yaremenko | Natalya Abramova , Andrey Shvedov |
| 8 | 2011 | Latvia | Rauna | 282 | Silver Eensaar , Rain Eensaar | Marina Galkina , Nina Mikheeva | Natalya Abramova , Andrey Shvedov |
| 9 | 2012 | Lithuania | Moletai | 171 | Armo Hiie , Lauri Lahtmäe | Marina Galkina , Nina Mikheeva | Anita Liepiņa , Valters Kaminskis |
| 10 | 2013 | Spain | La Llacuna | 169 | Tommi Tölkkö , Antonio Aurelio Olivar | Marina Galkina , Nina Mikheeva | Anita Liepiņa , Valters Kaminskis |
| 11 | 2014 | Estonia | Orava | 289 | Timmo Tammemäe , Rait Pallo | Natalia Zimina , Anna Burlinova | Nadezda Ermakova , Artem Rostovtsev |
| 12 | 2015 | Czech Republic | Černé Údolí | 185 | Riivo Roose , Sander Mirme | Aiva Jakovela , Alda Brazune | Anita Liepina , Valters Kaminskis |
| 13 | 2016 | Spain | Aralar | 198 | Roman Horyna , Radovan Cech | Eleri Hirv , Mariann Sulg | Irita Pukite , Guntars Mankus |
| 14 | 2017 | Italy | San Gimignano | 136 | Albert Herrero , Antonio Aurelio Olivar | Polina Zakharova , Ekaterina Dzema | Mari Kaseväli , Toomas Marrandi |
| 15 | 2018 | Ukraine | Berehomet | 139 | Timmo Tammemäe , Sander Linnus | Piibe Tammemäe , Eleri Hirv | Irina Voitovich , Taras Melnyk , Artem Slotin |
| 16 | 2020 | Latvia | Milzkalne | 245 | Timmo Tammemäe , Sander Linnus | Piibe Tammemäe , Hannula-Katrin Pandis | Natalia Zimina , Igor Manzhay , Oleg Kalinin |
| 17 | 2021 | Estonia | Otepää | 224 | Timmo Tammemäe , Sander Linnus | Piibe Tammemäe , Hannula-Katrin Pandis | Ain Fjodorov , Reeda Tuula-Fjodorov |
| 18 | 2022 | Russia | cancelled | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | 2023 | Finland | Pöytyä | 221 | Timmo Tammemäe , Sander Linnus | Mariann Sulg , Maris Terno | Rain Eensaar , Reeda Tuula-Fjodorov |
| 20 | 2024 | Estonia | Misso | 193 | Timmo Tammemäe , Sander Linnus | Hannula-Katrin Pandis , Margret Zimmermann | Ain Fjodorov , Reeda Tuula-Fjodorov |
* 1st European Rogaining Championships 2003. Prize giving ceremony. From left: Petr Boranek, Miroslav Seidl (Czechia)
* European Rogaining Championships 2010 Men's Open winners. From left: Petr Boranek, Miroslav Seidl – silver (Czechia), Hannu Oja, Seppo Mäkinen – gold (Finland), Karli Lambot, Rait Pallo, Tõnu Lillelaid – bronze (Estonia)
* European Rogaining Championships 2012 Men's Open winners. From left: Evgeny Dombrovski, Oleg Kalinin – silver (Russia), Armo Hiie, Lauri Lahtmäe – gold (Estonia), Volodymyr Shpetnyy, Viacheslav Savchenko – bronze (respectively Ukraine and Russia)
* European Rogaining Championships 2021 Women's Open winners. From left: Maris Terno, Mariann Sulg – silver (Estonia), Hannula-Katrin Pandis, Piibe Tammemäe – gold (Estonia), Olha Cheberakha, Olena Dotsenko – bronze (Ukraine)