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competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the

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an zone within the

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. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the

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Establish

The first European Championship for

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was held in 1970.History IWBF Europe

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was held in 1974.Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball
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Summary

Men

https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2021-men-s-wheelchair-european-championships-epr113771.html

Women

https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2021-women-s-wheelchair-european-championships-epr113775.html

Medals (1970-2021)

Men's

Women's

Divisions

Division B

Men's Division B

Women's Division B

Division C

Men's Division C

Women's Division C

Up to 2022 Women's only 2 Division.

Youth

U22 Men's

https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/19930/schedule https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2021-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr113767.html https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2018-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr90674.html

U24 Women's

https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/20840/schedule

3on3 Basketball

From 2021.

Clubs

* European Clubs Wheelchair Basketball Championship (Mixed of Men and Women) :fr:Coupe d'Europe des clubs de basket-ball en fauteuil roulant#Nombre de médailles par nations *Eurocup 1: IWBF Champions League - From 1975 *Eurocup 2: André Vergauwen Cup - From 1988 *Eurocup 3: Willi Brinkmann Cup - From 1997 *Eurocup 4: IWBF Challenge Cup - From 2009

Medals (1975-2022)

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Links

https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/19930/schedule https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/20840/schedule https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/18810/schedule https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/18811/schedule https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2021-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr113767.html https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2018-men-s-u-22-european-wheelchair-championships-epr90674.html https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2019-men-s-wheelchair-european-championships-division-c-epr96254.html https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2018-men-s-wheelchair-european-championships-division-b-epr87949.html https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championnats_d%27Europe_de_basket-ball_en_fauteuil_roulant?tableofcontents=1 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_d%27Europe_des_clubs_de_basket-ball_en_fauteuil_roulant https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championnat_d%27Europe_f%C3%A9minin_de_basket-ball_en_fauteuil_roulant_2021?tableofcontents=1 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championnat_d%27Europe_masculin_de_basket-ball_en_fauteuil_roulant_2021

References

External links

Official website of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation - Europe
* https://iwbf.org/europe/ {{European Championships Wheelchair basketball competitions between national teams

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