# European Shooting Championships

The European Shooting Championships are the continental championships for ISSF sport shooting disciplines in Europe, including 10m air rifle and air pistol, cartridge rifle (50m and 300m) and pistol (25m and 50m). Sometimes the competition also includes trap shooting, skeet and running target shooting events, usually organized in special championships.
The championships are organised by the European Shooting Confederation (ESC) with the support of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
The first edition of the championships took place in 1955 in Bucharest. It takes place biennially, but every year 2-4 special championships held for European countries in separate shooting disciplines.
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Shooting Confederation stripped Russia of its right to host the 2022 European Shooting Championships in the 25m, 50m, 300m, running target and shotgun.

## Summary of Championships
### 1955–1990

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## Global Shooting Championships

| # | Year | Venue | Disciplines | Individual events | Team events | Date |
| 1 | 1955 | Bucharest | Rifle, Pistol, Trap, Skeet, Running deer | 21 (17 men + 5 women) | 15 (11 men + 4 women) | 11 - 18 September |
| 2 | 1957 | Belgrade | Rifle | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 8 - 10 October |
| 3 | 1959 | Brescia / Milan | Rifle, Pistol, Running target | 14 (12 men + 2 women) | | 30 August - 6 September |
| 4 | 1961 | Budapest | Rifle, Pistol | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | | 18 - 24 September |
| 5 | 1963 | Oslo Stockholm | Rifle, Pistol | 13 (men) | | 12 August and 18–24 August |
| 6 | 1965 | Bucharest Cairo | Rifle, Pistol, Skeet, Running deer | 20 (18 men + 2 women) | | 19 September and 23–30 September |
| 7 | 1969 | Plzeň | Rifle, Pistol | 16 (men) | | 16 - 24 August |
| 8 | 1971 | Suhl | Rifle, Pistol, Trap, Skeet, Running target | 14 (9 men + 5 women) | | 20 - 29 August |
| 9 | 1975 | Bucharest Madrid | Rifle, Pistol | 8 (men) | | 19 - 22 June and 26–30 September |
| 10 | 1977 | Bucharest | Rifle, Pistol | 8 (men) | | 30 August - 4 September |
| 11 | 1979 | Lviv Frankfurt | Rifle, Pistol, Running target | 9 (6 men + 3 women) | | 3 - 12 September and 27–30 September |
| 12 | 1980 | Madrid | Rifle, Pistol | 3 (women) | | 24 - 27 September |
| 13 | 1981 | Titograd | Rifle, Pistol | 11 (8 men + 3 women) | | 14 - 22 September |
| 14 | 1983 | Bucharest | Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Running target | 13 (8 men + 5 women) | | |
| 15 | 1985 | Osijek | Rifle, Pistol | 14 (11 men + 3 women) | | |
| 16 | 1987 | Lahti | Rifle, Pistol, RT, 300 m rifle, Trap (women), Skeet (men) | 14 (15 men + 4 women) | | |
| 17 | 1989 | Zagreb | Rifle, Pistol, Running target, Trap, Skeet (men) | 19 (15 men + 4 women) | | |
| 18 | 1991 | Bologna | | | | |
| 19 | 1993 | Brno | | | | |
| 20 | 1995 | Zürich | | | | |
| 21 | 1997 | Kouvola | | | | |
| 22 | 1999 | Bordeaux | | | | |
| 23 | 2001 | Zagreb | | | | |
| 24 | 2003 | Plzeň | | | | |
| 25 | 2005 | Belgrade | | | | |
| 26 | 2007 | Granada | | | | |
| 27 | 2009 | Osijek | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun, Running target | 21 (14 men + 7 women) | 20 (14 men + 6 women) | 12–26 July |
| 28 | 2011 | Belgrade | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun, Running target | 21 (14 men + 7 women) | 21 (14 men + 7 women) | 31 July – 14 August |
| 29 | 2013 | Osijek | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle | 14 (9 men + 5 women) | 14 (9 men + 5 women) | 21 July – 4 August |
| 30 | 2015 | Maribor | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun, Running target | 21 (14 men + 7 women) | 21 (14 men + 7 women) | 19–31 July |
| 31 | 2017 | Baku | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun, Running target | 22 (14 men + 8 women) | 25 (14 m + 8 w + 3 mixed) | 21 July – 4 August |
| 32 | 2019 | Bologna / Tolmezzo | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun | 13 (10 men + 5 women) | 18 (10 m + 5 w + 3 mixed) | 12–27 September |
| 32 | 2021 | Osijek | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun | 13 (10 men + 5 women) | 18 (10 m + 5 w + 3 mixed) | 20 May – 6 June |
| 32 | 2022 | [] | Rifle, Pistol, 300 m rifle, Shotgun | 13 (10 men + 5 women) | 18 (10 m + 5 w + 3 mixed) | 15 – 30 August |
The European Championship Shotgun will take place in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 24 — September 12, 2022.
The European Championship 25m/50m will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, on September 5-18, 2022.The competitions will include events for Men and Women as well as Men Junior and Women Junior.

## Special Shotgun Championships

European Shotgun Championships were first held in 1956. The 2020 edition was deleted for COVID-19.
| # | Year | Venue | Disciplines | Individual events | Team events | Date |
| 1 | 1956 | San Sebastián | Trap, Skeet | 2 (men) | 2 (men) | |
| 2 | 1957 | Paris | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 3 | 1958 | Geneva | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 4 | 1959 | Turin | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | 5 - 6 September |
| 5 | 1960 | Barcelona Paris | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 6 | 1961 | Bern | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 7 | 1962 | Beirut | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 8 | 1963 | Brno | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 9 | 1964 | Bologna | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 10 | 1965 | Lisbon | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 11 | 1966 | Lahti | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 12 | 1967 | Brno | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 13 | 1968 | Namur | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 14 | 1969 | Paris | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 15 | 1970 | Bucharest | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | |
| 16 | 1972 | Madrid | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 2 (men) | 5 - 15 May |
| 17 | 1973 | Turin | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 23 - 30 September |
| 18 | 1974 | Antibes | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 21 - 30 June |
| 19 | 1975 | Vienna | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 21 July - 3 August |
| 20 | 1976 | Brno | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 23 - 30 May |
| 21 | 1977 | Dorset | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 13 - 25 June |
| 22 | 1978 | Suhl | Trap, Skeet, Running target | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 12 - 23 July |
| 23 | 1979 | Montecatini Terme | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 24 | 1980 | Zaragoza | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 25 | 1981 | Moscow | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 26 | 1982 | Montecatini Terme | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 27 | 1984 | Zaragoza | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 28 | 1985 | Antibes | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 29 | 1986 | Montecatini Terme | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 30 | 1988 | Istanbul | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 31 | 1990 | Uddevalla | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | |
| 32 | 1992 | Istanbul | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 33 | 1994 | Lisbon | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 34 | 1995 | Lahti | Trap, Skeet, Running target | 8 (5 men + 3 women) | 8 (5 men + 3 women) | |
| 35 | 1996 | Tallinn | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 36 | 1997 | Sipoo | Trap, Skeet, Running target | 8 (5 men + 3 women) | 8 (5 men + 3 women) | |
| 37 | 1998 | Nicosia | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 38 | 1999 | Poussan | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 39 | 2000 | Montecatini Terme | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 40 | 2002 | Lonato del Garda | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 41 | 2003 | Brno | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 42 | 2004 | Nicosia | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 43 | 2006 | Maribor | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 44 | 2008 | Nicosia | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | |
| 45 | 2010 | Kazan | Trap, Skeet | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | |
| 46 | 2012 | Larnaca | Trap, Skeet | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 19–25 May |
| 47 | 2013 | Suhl | Trap, Skeet, Running target | 7 (5 men + 2 women) | 7 (5 men + 2 women) | 28 July - 8 August |
| 48 | 2014 | Sarlóspuszta | Trap, Skeet | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 16–27 June |
| 49 | 2016 | Lonato del Garda | Trap, Skeet | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 5 (3 men + 2 women) | 4–12 July |
| 50 | 2018 | Leobersdorf | Trap, Skeet | 6 (3 men + 3 women) | 8 (3 men + 2 women + 3 mixed) | 30 July - 13 August |
| 51 | 2019 | Lonato del Garda | Trap, Skeet | 4 (2 men + 2 women) | 6 (3 men + 2 women + 2 mixed) | 3–17 September |
| 52 | 2022 | Larnaca | Trap, Skeet | 5 (2 men + 2 women + 1 open) | 6 (2 men + 2 women + 2 mixed) | 24 August - 12 September |
| 53 | 2023 | Osijek | Trap, Skeet | 5 (2 men + 2 women + 1 open) | 6 (2 men + 2 women + 2 mixed) | 8–27 September |
| 54 | 2024 | Lonato del Garda | Trap, Skeet | 5 (2 men + 2 women + 1 open) | 6 (2 men + 2 women + 2 mixed) | 17–26 May |

## Special 10 m Events Championships

| # | Year | Venue | Disciplines | Individual events | Team events | Date |
| 1 | 1971 | Meziboří | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | 2 men + 2 women | 16 - 20 March |
| 2 | 1972 | Belgrade | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 3 | 1973 | Linz | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 4 | 1974 | Enschede | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 5 | 1975 | London | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 6 | 1976 | Paris | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 7 | 1977 | Andorra La Vella | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 8 | 1978 | Copenhagen | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women | | |
| 9 | 1979 | Graz | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 10 | 1980 | Oslo | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 11 | 1981 | Athens | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 12 | 1982 | The Hague | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 13 | 1983 | Dortmund | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 14 | 1984 | Budapest | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 15 | 1985 | Varna | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 16 | 1986 | Espoo | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 17 | 1987 | Bratislava | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 18 | 1988 | Stavanger | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 19 | 1989 | Copenhagen | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 20 | 1990 | Arnhem | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 21 | 1991 | Manchester | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 22 | 1992 | Budapest | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 23 | 1994 | Strasbourg | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | 28 February - 6 March |
| 24 | 1995 | Vantaa | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 25 | 1996 | Budapest | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 26 | 1997 | Warsaw | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | 28 February - 1 March |
| 27 | 1998 | Tallinn | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 28 | 1999 | Arnhem | Air rifle, air pistol, running target | 3 men + 2 women | | |
| 29 | 2000 | Munich | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | |
| 30 | 2001 | Pontevedra | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | |
| 31 | 2002 | Thessaloniki | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 22–24 March |
| 32 | 2003 | Gothenburg | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 3–9 November |
| 33 | 2004 | Győr | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 22–28 March |
| 34 | 2005 | Tallinn | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 28 February – 2 March |
| 35 | 2006 | Moscow | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 27 February – 2 March |
| 36 | 2007 | Deauville | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 12–18 March |
| 37 | 2008 | Winterthur | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 24 February – 2 March |
| 38 | 2009 | Prague | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 19–23 February |
| 39 | 2010 | Meråker | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 2 women | | 7–14 March |
| 40 | 2011 | Brescia | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 3–6 March |
| 41 | 2012 | Vierumäki | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 16–19 February |
| 42 | 2013 | Odense | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 25 February – 3 March |
| 43 | 2014 | Moscow | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 26 February – 3 March |
| 44 | 2015 | Arnhem | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 2–8 March |
| 45 | 2016 | Győr | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 22–28 February |
| 46 | 2017 | Maribor | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 6–12 March |
| 47 | 2018 | Győr | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 16–26 February |
| 48 | 2019 | Osijek | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women | | 16–25 March |
| 49 | 2020 | Wrocław | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women + 2 mixed | | 23 February – 1 March |
| 50 | 2021 | Osijek | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women + 2 mixed | | 23 May – 7 June |
| 51 | 2022 | Hamar | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women + 2 mixed | | 18–27 March |
| 52 | 2023 | Tallinn | Air rifle, air pistol, running target, running target mixed | 4 men + 4 women + 2 mixed | | 5–15 March |
| 53 | 2024 | Győr | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women + 2 mixed | | 26 February – 2 March |
| 54 | 2025 | Osijek | Air rifle, air pistol | 2 men + 2 women + 2 mixed | | 1–7 March |

## Special 300 m Rifle Championships

| # | Year | Venue | Disciplines | Individual events | Team events | Date |
| 1 | 1959 | Winterthur | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 1 (men) | 25 - 26 August |
| 2 | 1977 | Winterthur | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | 9 - 11 September |
| 3 | 1981 | Oulu | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | 15 - 20 June |
| 4 | 1983 | Oslo | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | 15 - 19 June |
| 5 | 1985 | Zürich | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | 6 - 10 September |
| 6 | 1989 | Lahti | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | 29 July - 2 August |
| 7 | 1991 | Winterthur | 300 m rifle | 5 (men) | 5 (men) | |
| 8 | 1993 | Thun | 300 m rifle | 3 (men) | 3 (men) | |
| 9 | 1995 | Boden | 300 m rifle | 3 (men) | 3 (men) | |
| 10 | 1997 | Copenhagen | 300 m rifle | 3 (men) | 3 (men) | |
| 11 | 1999 | Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq | 300 m rifle | 3 (men) | 3 (men) | |

## Special Running Target Championships

| # | Year | Venue | Disciplines | Individual events | Team events | Date |
| 1 | 1963 | Sandviken | Running target, Running deer | 3 (men) | 3 (men) | |
| 2 | 1969 | Sandviken | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 3 | 1973 | Munich | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 4 | 1981 | Miskolc | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 5 | 1995 | Lahti | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 6 | 1997 | Sipoo | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 7 | 2013 | Suhl | Running target | 1 (men) | 1 (men) | |
| 8 | 2019 | Gyenesdiás | Runnung target, running target mixed | 2 men + 2 women | 2 men + 2 women | 8 - 15 July |

## Unofficial Championships

From 1929 to 1954 the European Championships was disputed only in clay pigeon shooting.
| Year | Venue | Host country |
| 1929 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1930 | Rome | Italy |
| 1931 | Lvov | Poland |
| 1933 | Vienna | Austria |
| 1934 | Budapest | Hungary |
| 1935 | Brussels | Belgium |
| 1936 | Berlin | Germany |
| 1937 | Helsinki | Finland |
| 1938 | Luhačovice | Czechoslovakia |
| 1939 | Berlin | Germany |
| 1940 | Rome | Italy |
| 1949 | Bordighera | Italy |
| 1950 | Vichy | France |
| 1952 | Rome | Italy |
| 1953 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 1954 | Paris | France |