A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional

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. In the plural, the European Championships also refers to a specific combined quadrennial multi-sport event featuring the continental championships for athletics, aquatics, artistic gymnastics, triathlon, rowing, cycling and team golf. Since European championships are usually open for teams or individual athletes from countries which are members of European sports organisations and some member countries are only partly or not at all situated in the European continent, some non-Europeans also usually take part in these championships. Traditionally, sports teams from Armenia, Georgia, and Israel – all geographically outside Europe – are included in European competitions for cultural and political reasons, while trans-continental countries Azerbaijan, Russia, and Turkey (which straddle Europe and Asia), and technically Iceland (which sits on a continental fault line in the Atlantic ocean) and Malta (between Europe and Africa in the Mediterranean) also compete in Europe. A number of countries maintain departments outside the European continent, but which are considered an integral part of their mother country, including France (e.g. Guadeloupe and New Caledonia), Denmark (Greenland), Spain (e.g. the Canaries) and the Netherlands (the former Netherlands Antilles). Athletes and club teams from these regions are typically eligible for European championships. The overseas territories of the United Kingdom, however, are usually not included unless an individual athlete has transferred allegiance completely to the UK. In addition, in football, under

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, but not in other sports, the Asian country of

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also competes in European competition for historical reasons, while South African clubs participate in the top-level club championship in European rugby union, The European Rugby Champions Cup.

Games

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by national Olympic committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the regional association for such committ ...

* European Championships * European Youth Olympic Festival * European Para Championships * European Masters Games * Winter X Games Europe

Championships

;Aquatics and water sports *

European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatic sports, Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by Ligue Européenne de Natation, LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held eve ...

European Short Course Swimming Championships The European Short Course Swimming Championships, variously referred to informally as the "Short Course Europeans" or "European 25m Championships", are a swimming meet, organized by LEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in event ...

European Water Polo Championship The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and wo ...

* European Diving Championships * European Masters Swimming Championships *

European Junior Swimming Championships The European Junior Swimming Championships (50 m) is an annual swimming competition for European swimmers organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation and held over five days.

World Para Swimming European Championships The World Para Swimming European Championships (World Para Swimming European Open Championships), known until 2018 as the IPC Swimming European Championships, are the European continental championships for Paralympic swimming, swimming where athl ...

;Athletics *

European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletic Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for me ...

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skil ...

European Athletics U23 Championships The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial Sport of athletics, athletics competition for European athletes Under 23 (athletics), under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association. The oldest of the 'age-grou ...

* European Athletics U20 Championships * European Athletics U18 Championships * European Mountain Running Championships * World Para Athletics European Championships ;Australian rules football * EU Cup * AFL Europe Championship ;Badminton *

European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions. ...

;Baseball and softball * European Baseball Championship * Women's European Baseball Championship * European Softball Championship ;Bandy * Davos Cup *

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...

(for club teams) ;Basketball *

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

* EuroBasket Women ;Biathlon *

Biathlon European Championships The Biathlon European Championships are the top-European competitions in biathlon. The first edition was held in 1994, with sprint, pursuit, individual and relay. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Till 2015, the competit ...

;Boxing *

European Amateur Boxing Championships The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the '' European Boxing Confederation''. The first edition of the tournament t ...

;Brazilian jiu-jitsu * European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) ;Canoeing * Canoe Sprint European Championships * European Canoe Slalom Championships ;Chess * European Individual Chess Championship ;Cricket * European Cricket Championship * European Twenty20 Championship * Women's European Cricket Championship * European Affiliates Championship ;Curling *

European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the Worl ...

;Cycling * BMX: European BMX Championships * Cyclo-cross: European Cyclo-cross Championships * Mountain bike: European Mountain Bike Championships * Road cycling: European Road Championships * Track cycling: UEC European Track Championships ;Darts * European Championship (darts) ;Dragon Boat * European Dragon Boat Championships ;Equestrian * European Dressage Championships *

European Eventing Championships The European Eventing Championships, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a Concours Complet International, four star eventing competition. A four star event is one step down from the grand slam which consist ...

* European Show Jumping Championships ;Fencing *

World Fencing Championships The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the International Fencing Federation. Contestants may participate in Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre events. History The FIE first organiz ...

, open only to European fencers from 1921 to 1937 *

European Fencing Championships The European Fencing Championships is an annual top-level European fencing competition organized by the European Fencing Confederation. History The first competition bearing the name of "European Fencing Championships" was held in Paris in 1921 ...

(1981–) ;Field hockey * Men's EuroHockey Championship * Women's EuroHockey Championship ;Fistball * Fistball European Championships ;Football and beach soccer *

UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition ...

* UEFA Women's Championship *

Euro Beach Soccer League The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer featuring European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in Europe ...

;Futsal *

UEFA Futsal Championship The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's List of men's national futsal teams, national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). History The first tournament was held in ...

* UEFA Women's Futsal Championship * UEFS Futsal Championship * UEFS Futsal Women's Championship ;Go * European Go Championship ;Gymnastics * Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships * European Acrobatics Championships * European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships * European TeamGym Championships *

European Trampoline Championships The European Trampoline Championships, sometimes referred to more formally as the European Championships in Trampoline, Double-Mini-Tramoline and Tumbling is the main trampolining, trampoline gymnastics championships in Europe, including the disc ...

* European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships *

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships The Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships are the European championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1978. The European Championships and the European Junior Championships were united in 1993. Prior to 2006 ...

;Handball and beach handball * European Men's Handball Championship * European Women's Handball Championship * European Beach Handball Championship * European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament ;Indoor hockey * Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship * Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship ;Judo *

European Judo Championships The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 European Judo Championships, 2015 and 2019 European Judo Championships, 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. ...

;Karate * European Karate Championships ;Kickboxing * W.A.K.O. Amateur European Kickboxing Championships ;Korfball * European Korfball Championship ;Minifootball *

EMF miniEURO The EMF EURO is a continental minifootball Minifootball (sometimes spelled mini-football and called minifoot) is a small-sided variation of association football. Minifootball is played in 5-a-side format, with additional variants of 6-a-side, ...

;Motorsport and motorcycle sport *

AIACR European Championship The European Drivers' Championship was an annual competition in auto racing that existed prior to the establishment of the Formula One world championship in 1950. It was established in 1931 and ran until the end of 1939 with a hiatus from 1933� ...

(1931–1939) * European Formula Two Championship (1967–1984) *

European Touring Car Championship The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. In 2005 it was superseded by the World ...

(1963–1988; 2000–2004) * European Rally Championship * FIA European Rallycross Championship * FIA GT3 European Championship *

Individual Speedway European Championship The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off ...

European Pairs Speedway Championship The European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 2004. Previous winners Classification Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions. ...

* European Speedway Club Champions' Cup ;Multi-Sport * European Championships *

* European Youth Olympic Festival ;Pétanque * European Pétanque Championships ;Pitch and putt * European Pitch and putt Championship ;Professional wrestling *

WWE European Championship The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple wrestlers held the European and WWE Intercontinental Championships within short ...

* wXw European Championship ;Quidditch * European Games (quidditch) ;Racquetball *

European Racquetball Championships The European Racquetball Championships are organized every two years by the European Racquetball Federation (ERF), since 1981, to determine the strongest national racquetball teams and individual male and female players in Europe. References ...

;Rink hockey * Rink Hockey European Championship ;Rowing *

European Rowing Championships The European Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organised by World Rowing (named FISA until 2020) for European rowing nations, plus Israel, which, though not a member of the European federation, is treated as a European n ...

;Rugby league * Rugby League European Championship ;Rugby union *

Rugby Europe International Championships The Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The tournament is the latest formation of a competition with history going back to 1932. At that time, France had been expelled ...

;Sailing * European Sailing Championships ;Savate * European Savate Championships ;Shooting *

European Shooting Championships The European Shooting Championships are the continental championships for ISSF sport shooting disciplines in Europe, including 10m air rifle and air pistol, cartridge rifle (50m and 300m) and pistol (25m and 50m). Sometimes the competition also i ...

;Snooker *

EBSA European Snooker Championship The EBSA European Snooker Championship is the premier amateur snooker tournament in Europe. The event series is sanctioned by the European Billiards and Snooker Association. It first took place in 1988 and has been held annually since 1993. In most ...

;Squash * European Squash Individual Championships * European Squash Team Championships ;Sumo * European Sumo Championships ;Table tennis * European Table Tennis Championships * European Para Table Tennis Championships ;Taekwondo * European Taekwondo Championships ;Triathlon *

European Triathlon Championships The Europe Triathlon Championships are the main triathlon championships in Europe organised by Europe Triathlon. Conducted over the 'standard' or 'Olympic' triathlon distance of a 1500m swim, a 40 km bike and 10 km run, the event has ...

;Volleyball and beach volleyball *

Men's European Volleyball Championship The Men's European Volleyball Championship (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was va ...

* Women's European Volleyball Championship * European Beach Volleyball Championships ;Weightlifting * European Weightlifting Championships ;Wheelchair rugby * IWRF European Championship ;Wrestling *

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 ...

Winter Sports

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ...

# European Speed Skating Championships # European Short Track Speed Skating Championships #

FIL European Luge Championships The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband (ISSV - International Sled Sport Federa ...

Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. However, as Bobsleigh Bobsle ...

# European Championships of Ski Mountaineering # European Ski Orienteering Championships #

Ice Hockey European Championships The Ice Hockey European Championship was an annual ice hockey tournament for European countries associated with the International Ice Hockey Federation. A total of 66 European Champions were crowned in between the years 1910 and 1991. Independe ...

# Women's Ice Hockey European Championships # IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships # European Snowboard Championships # European Freestyle Skiing Championships #

FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup The FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup is a second level international alpine skiing circuit organized annually by the International Ski Federation (FIS) beginning with the 1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup, 1971–72 season. Although held in Europe, ...

# European Ski Marathon Championships # European Snow Volleyball Championships (CEV EuroSnowVolley) # European Bandy Championships # European Winter Triathlon Championships # European Ice Climbing Championships # European Snowshoe Championships # European Grass Skiing Championship # European Rollerski Championships # European Snowcross Championship # European Snowmobile Championship - Snowmobile Enduro European Cup

References

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Games

Championships

Winter Sports

See also

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