IWRF European Championship
| Formerly | IWAS European Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | IWRF European (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Great Britain |
| Most titles | Great Britain (7) |
The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
The first European Championship was held in 1995.[1][2]
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1995 Details |  Sweden(Gothenburg) |  Great Britain | – |  Sweden |  Netherlands | – |  Germany | ||
| 1997 Details |  Netherlands(Nijmegen) | Sweden | 31–23 | Great Britain | Germany | 42–31 | Netherlands | ||
| 1999 Details |  Switzerland(Nottwil) | Sweden | – | Germany | Great Britain | – |  Switzerland | ||
| 2003 Details |  Belgium(Lommel) | Great Britain | 32–31 |  Belgium | Germany | 27–25 |  Denmark | ||
| 2005 Details |  Denmark(Middelfart) | Great Britain | 28–26 | Germany | Sweden | 31–30 | Denmark | ||
| 2007 Details |  Finland(Espoo) | Great Britain | 28–26 | Germany | Sweden | 31–30 | Belgium | ||
| 2009 Details | Denmark (Hillerød) | Belgium | 49–46 | Sweden | Germany | 47–43 | Great Britain | ||
| 2011 Details | Switzerland (Nottwil) | Sweden | 49–42 | Great Britain | Belgium | 52–51 |  France | ||
| 2013 Details | Belgium (Antwerp) | Sweden | 49–48 | Denmark | Great Britain | 56–43 | Germany | ||
| 2015 Details | Finland (Nastola) | Great Britain | 49-48 | Sweden | Denmark | 56-48 | Germany | ||
| 2017 Details |  Germany(Koblenz) | Great Britain | 49-41 | Sweden | France | 53-48 | Denmark | ||
| 2019 Details | Denmark (Vejle) | Great Britain | 55-45 | Denmark | France | 45-43 | Sweden | ||
| 2022 Details |  France(Paris) | France | 44-43 | Great Britain | Denmark | 58-52 | Germany | ||
Championships per nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 6th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 10th | – | - | - | |
| Belgium | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 8th | - | - | |
 Czech Republic | 10th | 12th | – | – | 11th | 11th | – | 12th | – | - | - | |
| Denmark | 9th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 10th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | |
| Finland | 8th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 8th | - | |
| France | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Germany | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th |
| Great Britain | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
 Ireland | – | – | 11th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | – | 6th | 7th | - | |
 Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | - | - | |
| Netherlands | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 12th | 12th | - | – | - | 6th |
 Norway | – | 11th | 12th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | - | - | |
 Poland | – | 10th | 10th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 9th | – | 5th | 8th | |
| Sweden | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
| Switzerland | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 10th | 8th | – | - | 7th |
See also
- Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
- IWRF Americas Championship
- IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
- European Championships
References
- ^ Wheelchair Rugby -not just a firework display! Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Artister för Livet
- ^ "Fra Murderball til taktiktavler" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- Nyhedsarkiv - Det danske landshold i kørestolsrugby er udtaget! (Danish), Dansk Handicap Idræts-Forbund, August 3, 2005. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- Rullstolsrugby (Swedish), rekryteringsgruppen.se
- Rollstuhlrugby (German), rugby-rebels.de
- 1997 European Championships, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
- 1999 European Championship, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
- The European Championship results 2003, The Gaelic Warriors
- "European Championships Wheelchair Rugby 2005". Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- "IWAS Wheelchair Rugby European Championships 2.-9.6.2007 Espoo - Finland". Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- Belgium Beats Sweden at Wheelchair Rugby Championships, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), October 20, 2009
- - Paraplegie 132 - WM ohne schweizer (Swiss), Schweizer Paraplegiker-Gruppe, December 2009
- Calendar, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
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