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 Venue Style Events Winner 1 1898 Vienna GR 1 (Open) 2 1902 The Hague GR 1 (Open) 3 1903 Rotterdam February 8 GR 1 (Open) 4 1904 Amsterdam January 24 GR 1 (Open) 5 1905 Amsterdam January 28 – 29 GR 1 (Open) 6 1906 The Hague January 28 GR 3 7 1907 Copenhagen GR 3 Vienna GR 1 (Open) 8 1909 Malmö February GR 4 Dresden September GR 4 9 1910 Budapest GR 3

Post 1911 No. Year City Country Date Venue Style Events Winner 1 1911 Budapest GR 4 2 1921 Offenbach GR 5 3 1924 Neunkirchen GR 7 4 1925 Milan GR 6 5 1926 Riga GR 6 6 1927 Budapest GR 6 7 1929 Paris February FS 7 Dortmund April GR 6 8 1930 Stockholm March GR 7 Brussels May FS 7 9 1931 Prague March GR 7 Budapest October FS 7 10 1933 Helsinki March GR 7 Paris November FS 7 11 1934 Rome April GR 7 Stockholm October FS 7 12 1935 Copenhagen April GR 7 Brussels September FS 7 13 1937 Paris May GR 7 Munchen October FS 7 14 1938 Tallinn GR 7 15 1939 Oslo GR 7 16 1946 Stockholm FS 8 17 1947 Prague April 11 – 14 GR 8 18 1949 Istanbul FS 8 19 1966 Essen GR 8 Carlsruhe FS 8 20 1967 Minsk Minsk Sports Palace GR 8 Istanbul FS 8 21 1968 Västerås June 14 – 16 GR 8 Skopje July 2 – 4 FS 8 22 1969 Modena GR 10 Sofia FS 10 23 1970 East Berlin June 9 – 14 GR 10 FS 10 24 1972 Katowice May 24 – 30 Spodek Arena GR 10 FS 10 25 1973 Losanna March FS 10 Helsinki June GR 10 26 1974 Madrid June 21 – 29 Palacio de Deportes GR 10 FS 10 Sambo 10 27 1975 Ludwigshafen GR 10 FS 10 Sambo 10 28 1976 Leningrad April 12 – 23 Yubileyny Sports Palace GR 10 FS 10 Sambo 10 29 1977 Bursa GR 10 FS 10 30 1978 Sofia April 22 – 24 GR 10 May 5 – 7 FS 10 31 1979 Bucharest April 16 – 21 GR 10 FS 10 32 1980 Prievidza April 20 – 27 GR 10 FS 10 33 1981 Gothenburg April 8 – 11 GR 10 Łódź April 23 – 26 FS 10 34 1982 Varna April 17 – 25 GR 10 FS 10 Sambo 10 35 1983 Budapest April GR 10 April FS 10 36 1984 Jönköping April GR 10 April FS 10 37 1985 Leipzig April GR 10 April FS 10 38 1986 Piraeus April 14 – 20 GR 10 FS 10 39 1987 Veliko Tarnovo May FS 10 Tampere May GR 10 40 1988 Manchester April FS 10 Kolbotn May GR 10 Dijon July LF 9 41 1989 Oulu May 5 – 7 GR 10 Ankara May 12 – 14 FS 10 42 1990 Poznań May 6 – 8 FS 10 May 1 – 15 GR 10 43 1991 Aschaffenburg April GR 10 Stuttgart May FS 10 44 1992 Copenhagen April 24 GR 10 Kaposvár May 1 FS 10 45 1993 Istanbul January GR 10 January FS 10 Ivanovo January Ivanovo Sports Palace LF 9 46 1994 Athens April GR 10 Rome April FS 10 47 1995 Besançon 26–30 April GR 10 Fribourg 8–11 April FS 10 48 1996 Budapest 21 March GR 10 27 March FS 10 Oslo June LF 9 49 1997 Kouvola May GR 8 Warsaw May FS 8 LF 6 50 1998 Minsk April Minsk Sports Palace GR 8 Bratislava May FS 8 LF 6 51 1999 Minsk April 15 – 18 Minsk Sports Palace FS 8 Götzis April 24 – May 1 LF 6 Sofia May 13 – 16 GR 8 52 2000 Moscow April 13 – 18 CSKA Arena GR 8 Budapest April 9 Népstadion FS 8 LF 6 53 2001 Budapest April FS 8 LF 6 Istanbul May GR 8 54 2002 Seinäjoki April GR 7 LF 7 Baku May 1 Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex FS 7 55 2003 Belgrade May 1 GR 7 Riga May 23 FS 7 LF 7 56 2004 Haparanda April 8 – 11 GR 7 LF 7 Ankara April 23 – 25 FS 7 57 2005 Varna April GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 58 2006 Moscow April 25 – 30 Megasport Arena GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 59 2007 Sofia April 17 – 22 Winter Sports Palace GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 60 2008 Tampere April 1 – 6 Tampere Sports Centre GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 61 2009 Vilnius March 31 – April 5 Utenos pramogų arena GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 62 2010 Baku April 13 – 18 Heydar Aliyev Sports Complex GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 63 2011 Dortmund March 29 – April 3 Westfalenhallen GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 64 2012 Belgrade March 8 – 11 Kombank Arena GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 65 2013 Tbilisi March 19 – 24 Tbilisi Sports Palace GR 7 FS 7 LF 7 66 2014 Vantaa April 1 – 6 Trio Arena GR 8 FS 8 LF 8 67 2016 Riga March 8 – 13 Arena Riga GR 8 FS 8 LF 8 68 2017 Novi Sad May 2 – 7 SPC Vojvodina GR 8 FS 8 LF 8 69 2018 Kaspiysk April 30 – May 6 Ali Aliyev Sport Complex GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 70 2019 Bucharest April 8 – 14 Polyvalent Hall GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 71 2020 Rome February 10 – 16 PalaPellicone GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 72 2021 Warsaw April 19 – 25 Torwar Hall GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 73 2022 Budapest March 28 – April 3 Budapest Sports Arena GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 74 2023 Zagreb April 17 – 23 Arena Zagreb GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 75 2024 Bucharest February 12 – 18 Polyvalent Hall GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 76 2025 Bratislava April 7 – 13 X-Bionic Sphere GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 76 2026 Tirana April 20 – 26 GR 10 FS 10 LF 10 FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF

All-time medal table Updated after the 2026 European Wrestling Championships.

Notes

Youth Wrestling European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20) The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents1 1970 Huskvarna 202 1972 Hvar 203 1974 Haparanda 204 1976 Poznań 205 1978 Oulu 206 1982 Leipzig 207 1984 Slaghaven (LL) 10 Fredrikshavn (GR) 108 1986 Lidköping (LL) 10 Malmö (GR) 109 1988 Wałbrzych 2010 1990 Unknown Unknown 2011 1992 Szekesfehervar 2012 1994 Kuortane (LL) 10 Istanbul (GR) 10 LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20) The European Juniors Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents1 1980 Bursa 202 1981 Unknown Unknown (GR) 103 1984 Łódź 204 1985 Bologna 205 1987 Katowice 206 1989 Bursa (LL) 10 Witten (GR) 10 7 1991 Istanbul (LL) 108 1993 Goetzis 209 1995 Witten (LL, GR) 20 Klippan (LF) 710 1996 Sofia (LL, GR) 20 Rodby (LF) 811 1997 Istanbul (LL, GR) 20 Hradec Králové (LF) 812 1998 Radovis (LL) 10 Tirana (GR) 10 Patras (LF) 8 13 1999 Budapest (GR, LF) 17 Riga (LL) 914 2000 Sofia 2615 2002 Tirana (LL, LF) 17 Subotica (GR) 9 EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents16 2004 Sofia (LL, LF) 16 Murska Sobota (GR) 8 17 2005 Wrocław 2418 2006 Szombathely 2419 2007 Belgrade 2420 2008 Košice 2421 2009 Tbilisi 2422 2010 Samokov 2423 2011 Zrenjanin 2424 2012 Zagreb 2425 2013 Skopje 2426 2014 Warsaw 2427 2015 Istanbul 2428 2016 Bucharest 2429 2017 Dortmund 2430 2018 Rome 3031 2019 Pontevedra 3032 2021 Dortmund 3033 2022 Rome 3034 2023 Santiago de Compostela 3035 2024 Novi Sad 3136 2025 Caorle LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17) The European Cadets Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents1 1986 Bursa 262 1988 İzmir 223 2000 Bratislava 304 2001 İzmir 305 2002 Vilnius (LL) 10 Odesa (GR) 10 Albena (LF) 106 2003 Skopje (LL) 10 Rostov-on-Don (GR) 10 Sevilla (LF) 107 2004 Albena (GR, LF) 20 Istanbul (LL) 10 8 2005 Tirana 309 2006 Istanbul 3010 2007 Warsaw 3011 2008 Daugavpils 3012 2009 Zrenjanin 3013 2010 Sarajevo 3014 2011 Warsaw 3015 2012 Katowice 3016 2013 Bar 3017 2014 Samokov 3018 2015 Subotica 3019 2016 Stockholm 3020 2017 Sarajevo 3021 2018 Skopje 3022 2019 Faenza 3023 2021 Samokov 3024 2022 Bucharest 3025 2023 Tirana 3026 2024 Novi Sad 3127 2025 Skopje

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

European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15) The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents1 2017 Belgrade 302 2018 Győr 303 2019 Kraków 304 2021 Sofia 305 2022 Zagreb 306 2023 Kaposvár 307 2024 Loutraki

Traditional wrestling Traditional wrestling includes:

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

Edition Year Host venue Events12015 Sassari, Italy2622016 Rome, Italy2632017 Novi Sad, Serbia2642018 Kaspiysk, Russia26

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

Edition Year Host venue Events12014 Bucharest, Romania22015 Tbilisi, Georgia32016 Budapest, Hungary42017 Brindisi, Italy52018 Zrenjanin, Serbia

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United World Wrestling

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

Edition Year Host venue Events12014 Liepāja, Latvia22017 Novi Sad, Serbia432018 Zrenjanin, Serbia

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

Edition Year Host venue Events12017 Novi Sad, Serbia 22019 Sources:

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

Edition Year Host venue Events12014 Liepāja, Latvia 22017 Novi Sad, Serbia Sources:

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

Until 2018 no competition.

See also

World Wrestling Championships (formerly FILA Wrestling World Championships) European U23 Wrestling Championships

References

External links FILA Database European Wrestling Council official website