# 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 (subsequently discontinued and from 1983 contested separately). Since 2014 associated traditional wrestling styles recognized globally by UWW were incorporated into the annual championships schedule.

## 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 | 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 |
| 7 | 1907 | Vienna | Austria-Hungary | | GR | 1 (Open) | Austria |
| 8 | 1909 | Malmö | Sweden | February | GR | 4 | Sweden |
| 8 | 1909 | 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 |
| 7 | 1929 | Dortmund | Germany | April | | GR | 6 | Sweden |
| 8 | 1930 | Stockholm | Sweden | March | | GR | 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | 1930 | Brussels | Belgium | May | | FS | 7 | Belgium |
| 9 | 1931 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | March | | GR | 7 | Finland |
| 9 | 1931 | Budapest | Hungary | October | | FS | 7 | Hungary |
| 10 | 1933 | Helsinki | Finland | March | | GR | 7 | Finland |
| 10 | 1933 | Paris | France | November | | FS | 7 | Switzerland |
| 11 | 1934 | Rome | Italy | April | | GR | 7 | Sweden |
| 11 | 1934 | Stockholm | Sweden | October | | FS | 7 | Sweden |
| 12 | 1935 | Copenhagen | Denmark | April | | GR | 7 | Nazi Germany |
| 12 | 1935 | Brussels | Belgium | September | | FS | 7 | Hungary |
| 13 | 1937 | Paris | France | May | | GR | 7 | Sweden |
| 13 | 1937 | 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 |
| 19 | 1966 | Carlsruhe | West Germany | | | FS | 8 | Soviet Union |
| 20 | 1967 | Minsk | Soviet Union | | Minsk Sports Palace | GR | 8 | Soviet Union |
| 20 | 1967 | Istanbul | Turkey | | | FS | 8 | Turkey |
| 21 | 1968 | Västerås | Sweden | June 14 – 16 | | GR | 8 | Soviet Union |
| 21 | 1968 | Skopje | Yugoslavia | July 2 – 4 | | FS | 8 | Bulgaria |
| 22 | 1969 | Modena | Italy | | | GR | 10 | Yugoslavia |
| 22 | 1969 | Sofia | Bulgaria | | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 23 | 1970 | East Berlin | East Germany | June 9 – 14 | | GR | 10 | East Germany |
| 23 | 1970 | East Berlin | East Germany | June 9 – 14 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 24 | 1972 | Katowice | Poland | May 24 – 30 | Spodek Arena | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 24 | 1972 | Katowice | Poland | May 24 – 30 | Spodek Arena | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 25 | 1973 | Losanna | Switzerland | March | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 25 | 1973 | Helsinki | Finland | June | | GR | 10 | Bulgaria |
| 26 | 1974 | Madrid | Spain | June 21 – 29 | Palacio de Deportes | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 26 | 1974 | Madrid | Spain | June 21 – 29 | Palacio de Deportes | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 26 | 1974 | Madrid | Spain | June 21 – 29 | Palacio de Deportes | Sambo | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 27 | 1975 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 27 | 1975 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 27 | 1975 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | | | Sambo | 10 | not contested |
| 28 | 1976 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | April 12 – 23 | Yubileyny Sports Palace | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 28 | 1976 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | April 12 – 23 | Yubileyny Sports Palace | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 28 | 1976 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | April 12 – 23 | Yubileyny Sports Palace | Sambo | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 29 | 1977 | Bursa | Turkey | | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 29 | 1977 | Bursa | Turkey | | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 30 | 1978 | Sofia | Bulgaria | April 22 – 24 | | GR | 10 | Romania |
| 30 | 1978 | Sofia | Bulgaria | May 5 – 7 | | FS | 10 | Bulgaria |
| 31 | 1979 | Bucharest | Romania | April 16 – 21 | | GR | 10 | Romania |
| 31 | 1979 | Bucharest | Romania | April 16 – 21 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 32 | 1980 | Prievidza | Czechoslovakia | April 20 – 27 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 32 | 1980 | Prievidza | Czechoslovakia | April 20 – 27 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 33 | 1981 | Gothenburg | Sweden | April 8 – 11 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 33 | 1981 | Łódź | Poland | April 23 – 26 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 34 | 1982 | Varna | Bulgaria | April 17 – 25 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 34 | 1982 | Varna | Bulgaria | April 17 – 25 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 34 | 1982 | Varna | Bulgaria | April 17 – 25 | | Sambo | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 35 | 1983 | Budapest | Hungary | April | | GR | 10 | Bulgaria |
| 35 | 1983 | Budapest | Hungary | April | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 35 | 1983 | Budapest | Hungary | April | | FS | 10 | Bulgaria |
| 36 | 1984 | Jönköping | Sweden | April | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 36 | 1984 | Jönköping | Sweden | April | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 37 | 1985 | Leipzig | East Germany | April | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 37 | 1985 | Leipzig | East Germany | April | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 38 | 1986 | Piraeus | Greece | April 14 – 20 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 38 | 1986 | Piraeus | Greece | April 14 – 20 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 39 | 1987 | Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria | May | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 39 | 1987 | Tampere | Finland | May | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 40 | 1988 | Manchester | UK | April | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 40 | 1988 | Kolbotn | Norway | May | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 40 | 1988 | Dijon | France | July | | LF | 9 | France |
| 41 | 1989 | Oulu | Finland | May 5 – 7 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 41 | 1989 | Ankara | Turkey | May 12 – 14 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 42 | 1990 | Poznań | Poland | May 6 – 8 | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 42 | 1990 | Poznań | Poland | May 1 – 15 | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 43 | 1991 | Aschaffenburg | Germany | April | | GR | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 43 | 1991 | Stuttgart | Germany | May | | FS | 10 | Soviet Union |
| 44 | 1992 | Copenhagen | Denmark | April 24 | | GR | 10 | CIS |
| 44 | 1992 | Kaposvár | Hungary | May 1 | | FS | 10 | CIS |
| 45 | 1993 | Istanbul | Turkey | January | | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 45 | 1993 | Istanbul | Turkey | January | | FS | 10 | Turkey |
| 45 | 1993 | Ivanovo | Russia | January | Ivanovo Sports Palace | LF | 9 | Russia |
| 46 | 1994 | Athens | Greece | April | | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 46 | 1994 | Athens | Greece | April | | GR | 10 | Ukraine |
| 46 | 1994 | Rome | Italy | April | | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 47 | 1995 | Besançon | France | 26–30 April | | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 47 | 1995 | Fribourg | Switzerland | 8–11 April | | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 48 | 1996 | Budapest | Hungary | 21 March | | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 48 | 1996 | Budapest | Hungary | 27 March | | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 48 | 1996 | Oslo | Norway | June | | LF | 9 | Russia |
| 49 | 1997 | Kouvola | Finland | May | | GR | 8 | Turkey |
| 49 | 1997 | Warsaw | Poland | May | | FS | 8 | Russia |
| 49 | 1997 | Warsaw | Poland | May | | LF | 6 | France |
| 50 | 1998 | Minsk | Belarus | April | Minsk Sports Palace | GR | 8 | Russia |
| 50 | 1998 | Bratislava | Slovakia | May | | FS | 8 | Ukraine |
| 50 | 1998 | Bratislava | Slovakia | May | | LF | 6 | Russia |
| 51 | 1999 | Minsk | Belarus | April 15 – 18 | Minsk Sports Palace | FS | 8 | Russia |
| 51 | 1999 | Götzis | Austria | April 24 – May 1 | | LF | 6 | France |
| 51 | 1999 | Sofia | Bulgaria | May 13 – 16 | | GR | 8 | Russia |
| 52 | 2000 | Moscow | Russia | April 13 – 18 | CSKA Arena | GR | 8 | Russia |
| 52 | 2000 | Budapest | Hungary | April 9 | Népstadion | FS | 8 | Russia |
| 52 | 2000 | Budapest | Hungary | April 9 | Népstadion | LF | 6 | Russia |
| 53 | 2001 | Budapest | Hungary | April | | FS | 8 | Russia |
| 53 | 2001 | Budapest | Hungary | April | | LF | 6 | Russia |
| 53 | 2001 | Istanbul | Turkey | May | | GR | 8 | Turkey |
| 54 | 2002 | Seinäjoki | Finland | April | | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 54 | 2002 | Seinäjoki | Finland | April | | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 54 | 2002 | Baku | Azerbaijan | May 1 | Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 55 | 2003 | Belgrade | Serbia and Montenegro | May 1 | | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 55 | 2003 | Riga | Latvia | May 23 | | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 55 | 2003 | Riga | Latvia | May 23 | | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 56 | 2004 | Haparanda | Sweden | April 8 – 11 | | GR | 7 | Ukraine |
| 56 | 2004 | Haparanda | Sweden | April 8 – 11 | | LF | 7 | Ukraine |
| 56 | 2004 | Ankara | Turkey | April 23 – 25 | | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 57 | 2005 | Varna | Bulgaria | April | | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 57 | 2005 | Varna | Bulgaria | April | | FS | 7 | Ukraine |
| 57 | 2005 | Varna | Bulgaria | April | | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 58 | 2006 | Moscow | Russia | April 25 – 30 | Megasport Arena | GR | 7 | Turkey |
| 58 | 2006 | Moscow | Russia | April 25 – 30 | Megasport Arena | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 58 | 2006 | Moscow | Russia | April 25 – 30 | Megasport Arena | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 59 | 2007 | Sofia | Bulgaria | April 17 – 22 | Winter Sports Palace | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 59 | 2007 | Sofia | Bulgaria | April 17 – 22 | Winter Sports Palace | FS | 7 | Ukraine |
| 59 | 2007 | Sofia | Bulgaria | April 17 – 22 | Winter Sports Palace | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 60 | 2008 | Tampere | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Tampere Sports Centre | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 60 | 2008 | Tampere | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Tampere Sports Centre | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 60 | 2008 | Tampere | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Tampere Sports Centre | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 61 | 2009 | Vilnius | Lithuania | March 31 – April 5 | Utenos pramogų arena | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 61 | 2009 | Vilnius | Lithuania | March 31 – April 5 | Utenos pramogų arena | FS | 7 | Azerbaijan |
| 61 | 2009 | Vilnius | Lithuania | March 31 – April 5 | Utenos pramogų arena | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 62 | 2010 | Baku | Azerbaijan | April 13 – 18 | Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 62 | 2010 | Baku | Azerbaijan | April 13 – 18 | Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 62 | 2010 | Baku | Azerbaijan | April 13 – 18 | Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex | LF | 7 | Russia |
| 63 | 2011 | Dortmund | Germany | March 29 – April 3 | Westfalenhallen | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 63 | 2011 | Dortmund | Germany | March 29 – April 3 | Westfalenhallen | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 63 | 2011 | Dortmund | Germany | March 29 – April 3 | Westfalenhallen | LF | 7 | Ukraine |
| 64 | 2012 | Belgrade | Serbia | March 8 – 11 | Kombank Arena | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 64 | 2012 | Belgrade | Serbia | March 8 – 11 | Kombank Arena | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 64 | 2012 | Belgrade | Serbia | March 8 – 11 | Kombank Arena | LF | 7 | Ukraine |
| 65 | 2013 | Tbilisi | Georgia | March 19 – 24 | Tbilisi Sports Palace | GR | 7 | Russia |
| 65 | 2013 | Tbilisi | Georgia | March 19 – 24 | Tbilisi Sports Palace | FS | 7 | Russia |
| 65 | 2013 | Tbilisi | Georgia | March 19 – 24 | Tbilisi Sports Palace | LF | 7 | Ukraine |
| 66 | 2014 | Vantaa | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Trio Arena | GR | 8 | Russia |
| 66 | 2014 | Vantaa | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Trio Arena | FS | 8 | Russia |
| 66 | 2014 | Vantaa | Finland | April 1 – 6 | Trio Arena | LF | 8 | Russia |
| 67 | 2016 | Riga | Latvia | March 8 – 13 | Arena Riga | GR | 8 | Russia |
| 67 | 2016 | Riga | Latvia | March 8 – 13 | Arena Riga | FS | 8 | Georgia |
| 67 | 2016 | Riga | Latvia | March 8 – 13 | Arena Riga | LF | 8 | Ukraine |
| 68 | 2017 | Novi Sad | Serbia | May 2 – 7 | SPC Vojvodina | GR | 8 | Hungary |
| 68 | 2017 | Novi Sad | Serbia | May 2 – 7 | SPC Vojvodina | FS | 8 | Azerbaijan |
| 68 | 2017 | Novi Sad | Serbia | May 2 – 7 | SPC Vojvodina | LF | 8 | Russia |
| 69 | 2018 | Kaspiysk | Russia | April 30 – May 6 | Ali Aliyev Sport Complex | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 69 | 2018 | Kaspiysk | Russia | April 30 – May 6 | Ali Aliyev Sport Complex | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 69 | 2018 | Kaspiysk | Russia | April 30 – May 6 | Ali Aliyev Sport Complex | LF | 10 | Russia |
| 70 | 2019 | Bucharest | Romania | April 8 – 14 | Polyvalent Hall | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 70 | 2019 | Bucharest | Romania | April 8 – 14 | Polyvalent Hall | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 70 | 2019 | Bucharest | Romania | April 8 – 14 | Polyvalent Hall | LF | 10 | Ukraine |
| 71 | 2020 | Rome | Italy | February 10 – 16 | PalaPellicone | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 71 | 2020 | Rome | Italy | February 10 – 16 | PalaPellicone | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 71 | 2020 | Rome | Italy | February 10 – 16 | PalaPellicone | LF | 10 | Russia |
| 72 | 2021 | Warsaw | Poland | April 19 – 25 | Torwar Hall | GR | 10 | Russia |
| 72 | 2021 | Warsaw | Poland | April 19 – 25 | Torwar Hall | FS | 10 | Russia |
| 72 | 2021 | Warsaw | Poland | April 19 – 25 | Torwar Hall | LF | 10 | Russia |
| 73 | 2022 | Budapest | Hungary | March 28 – April 3 | Budapest Sports Arena | GR | 10 | Azerbaijan |
| 73 | 2022 | Budapest | Hungary | March 28 – April 3 | Budapest Sports Arena | FS | 10 | Azerbaijan |
| 73 | 2022 | Budapest | Hungary | March 28 – April 3 | Budapest Sports Arena | LF | 10 | Turkey |
| 74 | 2023 | Zagreb | Croatia | April 17 – 23 | Arena Zagreb | GR | 10 | Turkey |
| 74 | 2023 | Zagreb | Croatia | April 17 – 23 | Arena Zagreb | FS | 10 | Azerbaijan |
| 74 | 2023 | Zagreb | Croatia | April 17 – 23 | Arena Zagreb | LF | 10 | Ukraine |
| 75 | 2024 | Bucharest | Romania | February 12 – 18 | Polyvalent Hall | GR | 10 | Turkey |
| 75 | 2024 | Bucharest | Romania | February 12 – 18 | Polyvalent Hall | FS | 10 | Turkey |
| 75 | 2024 | Bucharest | Romania | February 12 – 18 | Polyvalent Hall | LF | 10 | Ukraine |
| 76 | 2025 | Bratislava | Slovakia | April 7 – 13 | TBD | GR | 10 | TBD |
| 76 | 2025 | Bratislava | Slovakia | April 7 – 13 | TBD | FS | 10 | TBD |
| 76 | 2025 | Bratislava | Slovakia | April 7 – 13 | TBD | LF | 10 | TBD |
* 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 | 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) | Totals (46 entries) | 1,452 | 1,458 | 1,817 | 4,727 |