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European Wrestling Championships

International wrestling event

Summary

International wrestling event

FieldValue
nameEuropean Wrestling Championships
statusactive
genresports event
dateFebruary – May
frequencyannual
locationvarious
first
activityamateur wrestling
organisedFILA → UWW Europe

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.YearCityCountryDateVenueStyleEventsWinner
11898ViennaAustria-HungaryGR1 (Open)Russian Empire
21902The HagueNetherlandsGR1 (Open)Denmark
31903RotterdamNetherlandsFebruary 8GR1 (Open)Denmark
41904AmsterdamNetherlandsJanuary 24GR1 (Open)Bohemia
51905AmsterdamNetherlandsJanuary 28 – 29GR1 (Open)Netherlands
61906The HagueNetherlandsJanuary 28GR3German Empire
71907CopenhagenDenmarkGR3Denmark
ViennaAustria-HungaryGR1 (Open)Austria
81909MalmöSwedenFebruaryGR4Sweden
DresdenGerman EmpireSeptemberGR4German Empire
91910BudapestAustria-HungaryGR3Denmark

Post 1911

No.YearCityCountryDateVenueStyleEventsWinner
11911BudapestAustria-HungaryGR4Austria
21921OffenbachGermanyGR5Germany
31924NeunkirchenGermanyGR7Germany
41925MilanItalyGR6Hungary
51926RigaLatviaGR6Germany
61927BudapestHungaryGR6Hungary
71929ParisFranceFebruaryFS7Sweden
DortmundGermanyAprilGR6Sweden
81930StockholmSwedenMarchGR7Sweden
BrusselsBelgiumMayFS7Belgium
91931PragueCzechoslovakiaMarchGR7Finland
BudapestHungaryOctoberFS7Hungary
101933HelsinkiFinlandMarchGR7Finland
ParisFranceNovemberFS7Switzerland
111934RomeItalyAprilGR7Sweden
StockholmSwedenOctoberFS7Sweden
121935CopenhagenDenmarkAprilGR7Nazi Germany
BrusselsBelgiumSeptemberFS7Hungary
131937ParisFranceMayGR7Sweden
MunchenNazi GermanyOctoberFS7Nazi Germany
141938TallinnEstoniaGR7Sweden
151939OsloNorwayGR7Sweden
161946StockholmSwedenFS8Turkey
171947PragueCzechoslovakiaApril 11 – 14GR8Sweden
181949IstanbulTurkeyFS8Turkey
191966EssenWest GermanyGR8Soviet Union
CarlsruheWest GermanyFS8Soviet Union
201967MinskSoviet UnionMinsk Sports PalaceGR8Soviet Union
IstanbulTurkeyFS8Turkey
211968VästeråsSwedenJune 14 – 16GR8Soviet Union
SkopjeYugoslaviaJuly 2 – 4FS8Bulgaria
221969ModenaItalyGR10Yugoslavia
SofiaBulgariaFS10Soviet Union
231970East BerlinEast GermanyJune 9 – 14GR10East Germany
FS10Soviet Union
241972KatowicePolandMay 24 – 30Spodek ArenaGR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
251973LosannaSwitzerlandMarchFS10Soviet Union
HelsinkiFinlandJuneGR10Bulgaria
261974MadridSpainJune 21 – 29Palacio de DeportesGR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
Sambo10Soviet Union
271975LudwigshafenWest GermanyGR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
Sambo10
281976LeningradSoviet UnionApril 12 – 23Yubileyny Sports PalaceGR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
Sambo10Soviet Union
291977BursaTurkeyGR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
301978SofiaBulgariaApril 22 – 24GR10Romania
May 5 – 7FS10Bulgaria
311979BucharestRomaniaApril 16 – 21GR10Romania
FS10Soviet Union
321980PrievidzaCzechoslovakiaApril 20 – 27GR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
331981GothenburgSwedenApril 8 – 11GR10Soviet Union
ŁódźPolandApril 23 – 26FS10Soviet Union
341982VarnaBulgariaApril 17 – 25GR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
Sambo10Soviet Union
351983BudapestHungaryAprilGR10Bulgaria
Soviet Union
AprilFS10Bulgaria
361984JönköpingSwedenAprilGR10Soviet Union
AprilFS10Soviet Union
371985LeipzigEast GermanyAprilGR10Soviet Union
AprilFS10Soviet Union
381986PiraeusGreeceApril 14 – 20GR10Soviet Union
FS10Soviet Union
391987Veliko TarnovoBulgariaMayFS10Soviet Union
TampereFinlandMayGR10Soviet Union
401988ManchesterUKAprilFS10Soviet Union
KolbotnNorwayMayGR10Soviet Union
DijonFranceJulyLF9France
411989OuluFinlandMay 5 – 7GR10Soviet Union
AnkaraTurkeyMay 12 – 14FS10Soviet Union
421990PoznańPolandMay 6 – 8FS10Soviet Union
May 1 – 15GR10Soviet Union
431991AschaffenburgGermanyAprilGR10Soviet Union
StuttgartMayFS10Soviet Union
441992CopenhagenDenmarkApril 24GR10
KaposvárHungaryMay 1FS10
451993IstanbulTurkeyJanuaryGR10Russia
JanuaryFS10Turkey
IvanovoRussiaJanuaryIvanovo Sports PalaceLF9Russia
461994AthensGreeceAprilGR10Russia
Ukraine
RomeItalyAprilFS10Russia
471995BesançonFrance26–30 AprilGR10Russia
FribourgSwitzerland8–11 AprilFS10Russia
481996BudapestHungary21 MarchGR10Russia
27 MarchFS10Russia
OsloNorwayJuneLF9Russia
491997KouvolaFinlandMayGR8Turkey
WarsawPolandMayFS8Russia
LF6France
501998MinskBelarusAprilMinsk Sports PalaceGR8Russia
BratislavaSlovakiaMayFS8Ukraine
LF6Russia
511999MinskBelarusApril 15 – 18Minsk Sports PalaceFS8Russia
GötzisAustriaApril 24 – May 1LF6France
SofiaBulgariaMay 13 – 16GR8Russia
522000MoscowRussiaApril 13 – 18CSKA ArenaGR8Russia
BudapestHungaryApril 9NépstadionFS8Russia
LF6Russia
532001BudapestHungaryAprilFS8Russia
LF6Russia
IstanbulTurkeyMayGR8Turkey
542002SeinäjokiFinlandAprilGR7Russia
LF7Russia
BakuAzerbaijanMay 1Heydar Aliyev Sports ComplexFS7Russia
552003BelgradeSerbia and MontenegroMay 1GR7Russia
RigaLatviaMay 23FS7Russia
LF7Russia
562004HaparandaSwedenApril 8 – 11GR7Ukraine
LF7Ukraine
AnkaraTurkeyApril 23 – 25FS7Russia
572005VarnaBulgariaAprilGR7Russia
FS7Ukraine
LF7Russia
582006MoscowRussiaApril 25 – 30Megasport ArenaGR7Turkey
FS7Russia
LF7Russia
592007SofiaBulgariaApril 17 – 22Winter Sports PalaceGR7Russia
FS7Ukraine
LF7Russia
602008TampereFinlandApril 1 – 6Tampere Sports CentreGR7Russia
FS7Russia
LF7Russia
612009VilniusLithuaniaMarch 31 – April 5Utenos pramogų arenaGR7Russia
FS7Azerbaijan
LF7Russia
622010BakuAzerbaijanApril 13 – 18Heydar Aliyev Sports ComplexGR7Russia
FS7Russia
LF7Russia
632011DortmundGermanyMarch 29 – April 3WestfalenhallenGR7Russia
FS7Russia
LF7Ukraine
642012BelgradeSerbiaMarch 8 – 11Kombank ArenaGR7Russia
FS7Russia
LF7Ukraine
652013TbilisiGeorgiaMarch 19 – 24Tbilisi Sports PalaceGR7Russia
FS7Russia
LF7Ukraine
662014VantaaFinlandApril 1 – 6Trio ArenaGR8Russia
FS8Russia
LF8Russia
672016RigaLatviaMarch 8 – 13Arena RigaGR8Russia
FS8Georgia
LF8Ukraine
682017Novi SadSerbiaMay 2 – 7SPC VojvodinaGR8Hungary
FS8Azerbaijan
LF8Russia
692018KaspiyskRussiaApril 30 – May 6Ali Aliyev Sport ComplexGR10Russia
FS10Russia
LF10Russia
702019BucharestRomaniaApril 8 – 14Polyvalent HallGR10Russia
FS10Russia
LF10Ukraine
712020RomeItalyFebruary 10 – 16PalaPelliconeGR10Russia
FS10Russia
LF10Russia
722021WarsawPolandApril 19 – 25Torwar HallGR10Russia
FS10Russia
LF10Russia
732022BudapestHungaryMarch 28 – April 3Budapest Sports ArenaGR10Azerbaijan
FS10Azerbaijan
LF10Turkey
742023ZagrebApril 17 – 23Arena ZagrebGR10Turkey
FS10Azerbaijan
LF10Ukraine
752024BucharestRomaniaFebruary 12 – 18Polyvalent HallGR10
FS10
LF10
762025BratislavaSlovakiaApril 7 – 13X-Bionic SphereGR10
FS10
LF10
762026TiranaAlbaniaApril 20 – 26GR10
FS10
LF10
  • 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.

Notes

European U23 Wrestling Championships

The European U23 Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
12015Wałbrzych24
22016Russe24
32017Szombathely24
42018Istanbul30
52019Novi Sad30
62021Skopje30
72022Plovdiv30
82023Bucharest30
92024Baku30
102025Tirana30

Medals U23

Youth Wrestling

European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

Main article: European Espoirs Wrestling Championships

The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
11970Huskvarna20
21972Hvar20
31974Haparanda20
41976Poznań20
51978Oulu20
61982Leipzig20
71984Slaghaven(LL)10
Fredrikshavn(GR)10
81986Lidköping(LL)10
Malmö(GR)10
91988Wałbrzych20
101990UnknownUnknown20
111992Szekesfehervar20
121994Kuortane(LL)10
Istanbul(GR)10

LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

Main article: European Juniors Wrestling Championships

The European Juniors Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
11980Bursa20
21981UnknownUnknown (GR)10
31984Łódź20
41985Bologna20
51987Katowice20
61989Bursa(LL)10
Witten(GR)10
71991Istanbul(LL)10
81993Goetzis20
91995Witten(LL , GR)20
Klippan(LF)7
101996Sofia(LL , GR)20
Rodby(LF)8
111997Istanbul(LL , GR)20
Hradec Králové(LF)8
121998Radovis(LL)10
Tirana(GR)10
Patras(LF)8
131999Budapest(GR , LF)17
Riga(LL)9
142000Sofia26
152002Tirana(LL , LF)17
Subotica(GR)9
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
162004Sofia(LL , LF)16
Murska Sobota(GR)8
172005Wrocław24
182006Szombathely24
192007Belgrade24
202008Košice24
212009Tbilisi24
222010Samokov24
232011Zrenjanin24
242012Zagreb24
252013Skopje24
262014Warsaw24
272015Istanbul24
282016Bucharest24
292017Dortmund24
302018Rome30
312019Pontevedra30
322021Dortmund30
332022Rome30
342023Santiago de Compostela30
352024Novi Sad31
362025Caorle

|} LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

Main article: European Cadets Wrestling Championships

The European Cadets Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
11986Bursa26
21988İzmir22
32000Bratislava30
42001İzmir30
52002Vilnius(LL)10
Odesa(GR)10
Albena(LF)10
62003Skopje(LL)10
Rostov-on-Don(GR)10
Sevilla(LF)10
72004Albena(GR , LF)20
Istanbul(LL)10
82005Tirana30
92006Istanbul30
102007Warsaw30
112008Daugavpils30
122009Zrenjanin30
132010Sarajevo30
142011Warsaw30
152012Katowice30
162013Bar30
172014Samokov30
182015Subotica30
192016Stockholm30
202017Sarajevo30
212018Skopje30
222019Faenza30
232021Samokov30
242022Bucharest30
252023Tirana30
262024Novi Sad31
272025Skopje

LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

Main article: European Schools Wrestling Championships

The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
12017Belgrade30
22018Győr30
32019Kraków30
42021Sofia30
52022Zagreb30
62023Kaposvár30
72024Loutraki

Traditional wrestling

European Sambo Championships

Main article: European Sambo Championships

Among 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.) After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, anti-Soviet international sentiment led to a discontinuation of Sambo from the Championships programme.

European Grappling Championships

Main article: European Grappling Championships

The European Grappling Championships (GP) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
12015Italy Sassari, Italy26
22016Italy Rome, Italy26
32017Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia26
42018Russia Kaspiysk, Russia26

Sources:

European Pankration Championships

Main article: European Pankration Championships

The European Pankration Championships (PK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014Romania Bucharest, Romania
22015Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia
32016Hungary Budapest, Hungary
42017Italy Brindisi, Italy
52018Serbia Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sources:

European Alysh Championships

Main article: European Alysh Championships

The European Alysh Championships (Belt Wrestling Alysh or BWUWW or AL) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014Latvia Liepāja, Latvia
22017Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia4
32018Serbia Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sources:

European Pahlavani Championships

Main article: European Pahlavani Championships

The European Pahlavani Championships (Pahlavani Wrestling or PW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
12017Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia
22019

Sources:

European Kazak Kuresi Championships

Main article: European Kazak Kuresi Championships

The European Kazak Kuresi Championships (Kazakh Wrestling or KK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014Latvia Liepāja, Latvia
22017Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia

Sources:

European Beach Wrestling Championships

Main article: European Beach Wrestling Championships

The European Beach Wrestling Championships (BW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

  • Until 2018 no competition.

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