The EuroHockey Nations Championships are a European
indoor field hockey
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competition organized by the
European Hockey Federation
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(EHF). The tournament was started in 1974 for both men's competition and the women's competition.
In the men's competition,
Germany
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is the most successful team, having won the tournament 12 times out of 13 between 1974 and 2008. For women,
Germany
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is also the most successful team, having won all titles but one between 1974 and 2008. The only national team beside Germany to win the men's competition between 1974 and 2008 is
Russia
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, having done so in 2008 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game. The only team beside Germany to win the women's competition between 1974 and 2008 is
England
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, having done so in 1996 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game. The 2010 edition of the men's tournament is the first to not feature Germany in the top four.
Men's results
Championship I
Medal summary
Championship II
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1997 to 2010)
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championships II (2012 to 2016)
Championship III
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge I (2003 to 2010)
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2016)
Championship IV
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge II (2010)
Women's results
Championship I
Medal summary
Division II
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1996 to 2010)
Division III
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge (1996 to 2010)
* Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2014)
See also
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EuroHockey Nations Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...
*
Indoor Hockey World Cup Indoor Hockey World Cup may refer to:
*Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
*Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
The Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation, Interna ...
References
External links
* http://eurohockey.org/download/competitions-archive/ (All results)
* http://eurohockey.org/indoor-championships/
* http://eurohockey.org/competitions-archive-2/
* http://eurohockey.org/competitions-calendar/
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