The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

competition of the modern world and the main wrestling

championships In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. 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 Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

was contested. Since

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

separate

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

events were held as well. Since

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the two Olympic wrestling styles were contested together during the same unified events. Since

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

Sambo wrestling was included into the championships programme along with GR and freestyle wrestling (subsequently discontinued and from 1983 contested separately). Since

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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

Post 1911

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

Medal summary

Youth Wrestling

European U23 Wrestling Championships

The European U23 Wrestling Championships is main

Medals U23

European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main

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

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

The European Juniors Wrestling Championships is main

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

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

The European Cadets Wrestling Championships is main

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European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main

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Traditional wrestling

European Sambo Championships

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, 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 Poznan (Poland.) Junior World Championships: 1973 at Miami (USA.) After the

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European Grappling Championships

The European Grappling Championships (GP) is main traditional

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European Pankration Championships

The European Pankration Championships (PK) is main traditional

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European Alysh Championships

The European Alysh Championships (Belt Wrestling Alysh or BWUWW or AL) is main traditional

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European Pahlavani Championships

The European Pahlavani Championships (Pahlavani Wrestling or PW) is main traditional

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European Kazak Kuresi Championships

The European Kazak Kuresi Championships (Kazakh Wrestling or KK) is main traditional

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European Beach Wrestling Championships

The European Beach Wrestling Championships (BW) is main traditional

. * Until 2018 no competition.

References

External links

FILA Database

European Wrestling Council official website
{{European Championships Wrestling competitions Sambo (martial art) competitions * wrestling

Summary

Pre 1911

Post 1911

Medal summary

Youth Wrestling

European U23 Wrestling Championships

Medals U23

European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

Traditional wrestling

European Sambo Championships

European Grappling Championships

European Pankration Championships

European Alysh Championships

European Pahlavani Championships

European Kazak Kuresi Championships

European Beach Wrestling Championships

See also

References

External links