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 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. Since 2014 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.

Post 1911

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

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2025 European Wrestling Championships.

European U23 Wrestling Championships

The European U23 Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
12015Wałbrzych24
22016Russe24
32017Szombathely24
42018Istanbul30
52019Novi Sad30
62021Skopje30
72022Plovdiv30
82023Bucharest30
92024Baku30
102025Tirana30

Youth Wrestling

European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
11970Huskvarna20
21972Hvar20
31974Haparanda20
41976Poznań20
51978Oulu20
61982Leipzig20
71984Slaghaven 10
71984Fredrikshavn 10
81986Lidköping 10
81986Malmö 10
91988Wałbrzych20
101990UnknownUnknown20
111992Szekesfehervar20
121994Kuortane 10
121994Istanbul 10

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

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

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

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

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

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

European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
12017Belgrade30
22018Győr30
32019Kraków30
42021Sofia30
52022Zagreb30
62023Kaposvár30
72024Loutraki

Traditional wrestling

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 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 1975 at Ludwigshafen 1976 in Turkey. World Championships: 1974 at Tehran. Junior European Championships: 1974 at Poznań Junior World Championships: 1973 at Miami After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, anti-Soviet international sentiment led to a discontinuation of Sambo from the Championships programme.

European Grappling Championships

The European Grappling Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost venueEvents
12015

European Pankration Championships

The European Pankration Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014

European Alysh Championships

The European Alysh Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014

European Pahlavani Championships

The European Pahlavani Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost venueEvents
12017

European Kazak Kuresi Championships

The European Kazak Kuresi Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
EditionYearHost venueEvents
12014

European Beach Wrestling Championships

The European Beach Wrestling Championships is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.
  • Until 2018 no competition.