European Wrestling Championships

International wrestling event

European Wrestling Championships

Status| active
Genre| sports event
Date(s)| February – May
Frequency| annual
Location(s)| various
Inaugurated| 1911 (1911)
Activity| amateur wrestling
Organised by| FILA → 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[1] (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

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Until 2005 there was held separate championships for each wrestling style. First women championships was held in 1988.

### Pre 1911

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No.  | Year  | City  | Country  | Date  | Venue  | Style  | Events  | Winner

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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
Vienna |  Austria-Hungary |  |  | GR | 1 (Open) |  Austria
8 | 1909 | Malmö |  Sweden | February |  | GR | 4 |  Sweden
Dresden |  German Empire | September |  | GR | 4 |  German Empire
9 | 1910 | Budapest |  Austria-Hungary |  |  | GR | 3 |  Denmark

### Post 1911

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No.  | Year  | City  | Country  | Date  | Venue  | Style  | Events  | Winner

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

* FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
* Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF

## All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2025 European Wrestling Championships.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Russia| 242| 98| 95| 435
2|  Soviet Union| 230| 107| 73| 410
3|  Bulgaria| 145| 152| 172| 469
4|  Turkey| 120| 104| 161| 385
5|  Sweden| 85| 76| 83| 244
6|  Germany| 75| 113| 130| 318
7|  Azerbaijan| 72| 52| 71| 195
8|  Hungary| 69| 95| 102| 266
9|  Ukraine| 68| 90| 119| 277
10|  Poland| 38| 66| 95| 199
11|  Armenia| 36| 30| 40| 106
12|  Finland| 35| 35| 46| 116
13|  Georgia| 34| 52| 91| 177
14|  Romania| 32| 82| 91| 205
15|  France| 28| 32| 72| 132
16|  Belarus| 21| 60| 72| 153
17|  East Germany| 16| 38| 40| 94
18|  Italy| 14| 16| 41| 71
19|  Norway| 13| 18| 21| 52
20|  Yugoslavia| 12| 13| 15| 40
21|  United World Wrestling[a]| 11| 3| 10| 24
22|  Greece| 9| 20| 27| 56
23|  Moldova| 9| 17| 33| 59
24|  Switzerland| 8| 14| 10| 32
25|  CIS| 8| 3| 2| 13
26|  Slovakia| 7| 5| 12| 24
27|  Estonia| 6| 14| 13| 33
28|  Austria| 5| 7| 10| 22
29|  Latvia| 5| 5| 8| 18
–|  Individual Neutral Athletes[b]| 5| 4| 11| 20
30|  Czechoslovakia| 4| 11| 32| 47
31|  Belgium| 4| 11| 5| 20
32|  Serbia| 4| 7| 14| 25
33|  Denmark| 4| 7| 4| 15
34|  Albania| 2| 3| 3| 8
35|  North Macedonia| 2| 0| 5| 7
36|  Czech Republic| 1| 3| 8| 12
37|  San Marino| 1| 3| 1| 5
38|  Egypt| 1| 1| 2| 4
39|  Israel| 0| 7| 5| 12
40|  Great Britain| 0| 4| 4| 8
41|  Iran| 0| 4| 1| 5
42|  Lithuania| 0| 2| 7| 9
43|  Spain| 0| 1| 7| 8
44|  Netherlands| 0| 1| 4| 5
45|  Monaco| 0| 1| 0| 1
46|  Croatia| 0| 0| 8| 8
47|  Slovenia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (47 entries)| 1,481| 1,487| 1,877| 4,845

## Notes

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1. ^ At the 2025 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "United World Wrestling (UWW)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
2. ^ At the 2024 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

## European U23 Wrestling Championships

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

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1 | 2015 | Wałbrzych |  Poland | 24
2 | 2016 | Russe |  Bulgaria | 24
3 | 2017 | Szombathely |  Hungary | 24
4 | 2018 | Istanbul |  Turkey | 30
5 | 2019 | Novi Sad |  Serbia | 30
6 | 2021 | Skopje |  North Macedonia | 30
7 | 2022 | Plovdiv |  Bulgaria | 30
8 | 2023 | Bucharest |  Romania | 30
9 | 2024 | Baku |  Azerbaijan | 30
10 | 2025 | Tirana |  Albania | 30

### Medals U23

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As of 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championship
Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Russia| 53| 30| 37| 120
2|  Azerbaijan| 35| 26| 52| 113
3|  Georgia| 31| 24| 50| 105
4|  Ukraine| 29| 31| 46| 106
5|  Turkey| 27| 35| 89| 151
6|  Moldova| 13| 10| 29| 52
–| United World Wrestling| 13| 9| 9| 31
7|  Hungary| 12| 9| 34| 55
–| Individual Neutral Athletes| 12| 7| 13| 32
8|  Poland| 9| 6| 20| 35
9|  France| 6| 10| 10| 26
10|  Belarus| 6| 9| 23| 38
11|  Armenia| 5| 13| 26| 44
12|  Germany| 5| 9| 27| 41
13|  Sweden| 5| 5| 7| 17
14|  Finland| 5| 2| 4| 11
15|  Romania| 4| 9| 17| 30
16|  Bulgaria| 4| 7| 16| 27
17|  Greece| 4| 1| 4| 9
18|  Serbia| 1| 3| 3| 7
19|  Italy| 1| 2| 6| 9
20|  Denmark| 1| 2| 1| 4
21|  Netherlands| 1| 0| 1| 2
22|  Lithuania| 0| 4| 4| 8
23|  Croatia| 0| 4| 2| 6
24|  Austria| 0| 3| 2| 5
25|  Slovakia| 0| 3| 1| 4
26|  Czech Republic| 0| 3| 0| 3
27|  Norway| 0| 2| 9| 11
28|  Estonia| 0| 2| 3| 5
Israel| 0| 2| 3| 5
30|  Latvia| 0| 0| 2| 2
31|  Albania| 0| 0| 1| 1
Belgium| 0| 0| 1| 1
Great Britain| 0| 0| 1| 1
North Macedonia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Spain| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (36 entries)| 282| 282| 556| 1,120

## Youth Wrestling

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### European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

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Main article: European Espoirs Wrestling Championships

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

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1 | 1970 | Huskvarna |  Sweden | 20
2 | 1972 | Hvar |  Yugoslavia | 20
3 | 1974 | Haparanda |  Sweden | 20
4 | 1976 | Poznań |  Poland | 20
5 | 1978 | Oulu |  Finland | 20
6 | 1982 | Leipzig |  East Germany | 20
7 | 1984 | Slaghaven |  Denmark (LL) | 10
Fredrikshavn |  Denmark (GR) | 10
8 | 1986 | Lidköping |  Sweden (LL) | 10
Malmö |  Sweden (GR) | 10
9 | 1988 | Wałbrzych |  Poland | 20
10 | 1990 | Unknown | Unknown | 20
11 | 1992 | Szekesfehervar |  Hungary | 20
12 | 1994 | Kuortane |  Finland (LL) | 10
Istanbul |  Turkey (GR) | 10

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

### European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

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Main article: European Juniors Wrestling Championships

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

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1 | 1980 | Bursa |  Turkey | 20
2 | 1981 | Unknown | Unknown (GR) | 10
3 | 1984 | Łódź |  Poland | 20
4 | 1985 | Bologna |  Italy | 20
5 | 1987 | Katowice |  Poland | 20
6 | 1989 | Bursa |  Turkey (LL) | 10
Witten |  Germany (GR) | 10
7 | 1991 | Istanbul |  Turkey (LL) | 10
8 | 1993 | Goetzis |  Austria | 20
9 | 1995 | Witten |  Germany (LL , GR) | 20
Klippan |  Sweden (LF) | 7
10 | 1996 | Sofia |  Bulgaria (LL , GR) | 20
Rodby |  Denmark (LF) | 8
11 | 1997 | Istanbul |  Turkey (LL , GR) | 20
Hradec Králové |  Czech Republic (LF) | 8
12 | 1998 | Radovis |  North Macedonia (LL) | 10
Tirana |  Albania (GR) | 10
Patras |  Greece (LF) | 8
13 | 1999 | Budapest |  Hungary (GR , LF) | 17
Riga |  Latvia (LL) | 9
14 | 2000 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | 26
15 | 2002 | Tirana |  Albania (LL , LF) | 17
Subotica |  Yugoslavia (GR) | 9
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16 | 2004 | Sofia |  Bulgaria (LL , LF) | 16
Murska Sobota |  Slovenia (GR) | 8
17 | 2005 | Wrocław |  Poland | 24
18 | 2006 | Szombathely |  Hungary | 24
19 | 2007 | Belgrade |  Serbia | 24
20 | 2008 | Košice |  Slovakia | 24
21 | 2009 | Tbilisi |  Georgia | 24
22 | 2010 | Samokov |  Bulgaria | 24
23 | 2011 | Zrenjanin |  Serbia | 24
24 | 2012 | Zagreb |  Croatia | 24
25 | 2013 | Skopje |  North Macedonia | 24
26 | 2014 | Warsaw |  Poland | 24
27 | 2015 | Istanbul |  Turkey | 24
28 | 2016 | Bucharest |  Romania | 24
29 | 2017 | Dortmund |  Germany | 24
30 | 2018 | Rome |  Italy | 30
31 | 2019 | Pontevedra |  Spain | 30
32 | 2021 | Dortmund |  Germany | 30
33 | 2022 | Rome |  Italy | 30
34 | 2023 | Santiago de Compostela |  Spain | 30
35 | 2024 | Novi Sad |  Serbia | 31
36 | 2025 | Caorle |  Italy |

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

### European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

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Main article: European Cadets Wrestling Championships

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

| Edition  | Year  | Host city  | Host country  | Events

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1 | 1986 | Bursa |  Turkey | 26
2 | 1988 | İzmir |  Turkey | 22
3 | 2000 | Bratislava |  Slovakia | 30
4 | 2001 | İzmir |  Turkey | 30
5 | 2002 | Vilnius |  Lithuania (LL) | 10
Odesa |  Ukraine (GR) | 10
Albena |  Bulgaria (LF) | 10
6 | 2003 | Skopje |  North Macedonia (LL) | 10
Rostov-on-Don |  Russia (GR) | 10
Sevilla |  Spain (LF) | 10
7 | 2004 | Albena |  Bulgaria (GR , LF) | 20
Istanbul |  Turkey (LL) | 10
8 | 2005 | Tirana |  Albania | 30
9 | 2006 | Istanbul |  Turkey | 30
10 | 2007 | Warsaw |  Poland | 30
11 | 2008 | Daugavpils |  Latvia | 30
12 | 2009 | Zrenjanin |  Serbia | 30
13 | 2010 | Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30
14 | 2011 | Warsaw |  Poland | 30
15 | 2012 | Katowice |  Poland | 30
16 | 2013 | Bar |  Montenegro | 30
17 | 2014 | Samokov |  Bulgaria | 30
18 | 2015 | Subotica |  Serbia | 30
19 | 2016 | Stockholm |  Sweden | 30
20 | 2017 | Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30
21 | 2018 | Skopje |  North Macedonia | 30
22 | 2019 | Faenza |  Italy | 30
23 | 2021 | Samokov |  Bulgaria | 30
24 | 2022 | Bucharest |  Romania | 30
25 | 2023 | Tirana |  Albania | 30
26 | 2024 | Novi Sad |  Serbia | 31
27 | 2025 | Skopje |  North Macedonia |

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

### European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

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Main article: European Schools Wrestling Championships

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

Edition  | Year  | Host city  | Host country  | Events

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1 | 2017 | Belgrade |  Serbia | 30
2 | 2018 | Győr |  Hungary | 30
3 | 2019 | Kraków |  Poland | 30
4 | 2021 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | 30
5 | 2022 | Zagreb |  Croatia | 30
6 | 2023 | Kaposvár |  Hungary | 30
7 | 2024 | Loutraki |  Greece |

## Traditional wrestling

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### European Sambo Championships

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

### European Grappling Championships

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Main article: European Grappling Championships

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

Edition | Year | Host venue | Events

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1  | 2015 |  Sassari, Italy | 26
2  | 2016 |  Rome, Italy | 26
3  | 2017 |  Novi Sad, Serbia | 26
4  | 2018 |  Kaspiysk, Russia | 26

Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11][12][13][14]

### European Pankration Championships

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Main article: European Pankration Championships

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

Edition | Year | Host venue | Events

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1  | 2014 |  Bucharest, Romania |
2  | 2015 |  Tbilisi, Georgia |
3  | 2016 |  Budapest, Hungary |
4  | 2017 |  Brindisi, Italy |
5  | 2018 |  Zrenjanin, Serbia |

Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21][7][22][23] [24][25][26][27]

### European Alysh Championships

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Main article: 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 | Events

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|
|

1  | 2014 |  Liepāja, Latvia |
2  | 2017 |  Novi Sad, Serbia | 4
3  | 2018 |  Zrenjanin, Serbia |

Sources: [28] [7] [13] [29] [22] [23]

### European Pahlavani Championships

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Main article: European Pahlavani Championships

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

Edition | Year | Host venue | Events

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|
|

1  | 2017 |  Novi Sad, Serbia |
2  | 2019 |  |

Sources: [7] [9] [13] [30]

### European Kazak Kuresi Championships

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Main article: European Kazak Kuresi Championships

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

Edition | Year | Host venue | Events

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|
|

1  | 2014 |  Liepāja, Latvia |
2  | 2017 |  Novi Sad, Serbia |

Sources:[7][9][13][29][31][32][33]

### European Beach Wrestling Championships

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Main article: European Beach Wrestling Championships

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

* Until 2018 no competition.

## See also

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* Sports portal

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

## References

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