European Wheelchair Basketball Championship
{{Infobox sports league
| title = IWBF European Championship
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| sport = Wheelchair basketball
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| founded = 1970
| inaugural = 1970 (men)
1974 (women)
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| continent = IWBF Europe (Europe)
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File:Eurobasket2007semifinal.JPG vs. Germany, men's semifinal in 2007: Dirk Köhler-Lenz (Germany, #15) and Jon Pollock (Great Britain, #9).]]
The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship, is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
Establish
The first European Championship for men was held in 1970.[http://www.iwbf-europe.org/history History IWBF Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726154537/http://www.iwbf-europe.org/history |date=2011-07-26 }}, ([http://www.iwbf-europe.org/downloads/doc_download/111-history-iwbf-europe .doc-file] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014327/http://www.iwbf-europe.org/downloads/doc_download/111-history-iwbf-europe |date=March 6, 2012 }}) IWBF Europe[http://ecmw.eu/tournament/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720155251/http://ecmw.eu/tournament/history.html |date=2011-07-20 }}, ecmw.eu The first European Championship for women was held in 1974.[http://www.iwbf.org/game/game_03.html Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718141034/http://www.iwbf.org/game/game_03.html |date=2011-07-18 }}, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
Summary
=Men=
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rowspan=2 width=3%|#
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host !colspan=3|Gold medal game !colspan=3|Bronze medal game |
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width=15%|Gold
!width=8%|Score !width=15%|Silver !width=15%|Bronze !width=8%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|1 |1970 |{{flag|BEL}} |{{wbk-big|BEL}} |– |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |– | |
2
|1971 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |– |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|3 |1974 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |45–40 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |– | |
4
|1977 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |– |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|5 |1978 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |– |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |– | |
6
|1981 |{{flag|SUI}} |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |74–68 |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|7 |1982 |{{flag|SWE}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |63–58 |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |{{wbk-big|SWE}} |– | |
8
|1987 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |63–50 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|BEL}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|9 |1989 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |– |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} |– | |
10
|1991 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |57–50 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |85–59 |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|11 |1993 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |57–52 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |61–42 |{{wbk-big|GER}} |
12
|1995 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |55–54 |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |64–45 |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|13 |1997 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |46–44 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|FIN}} |59–53 |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |
14
|1999 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |57–40 |{{wbk-big|GER}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} |53–49 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|15 |2001-2002 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |67–56 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} |70–67 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |
16
|2003 |{{flag|ITA}} |{{wbk-big|ITA}} |60–47 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |74–64 |{{wbk-big|FRA}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|17 |2005 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbk-big|ITA}} |56–54 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|SWE}} |54–52 |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |
18
|2007 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbk-big|SWE}} |76–66 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} |69–56 |{{wbk-big|ISR}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|19 |2009 |{{flag|TUR}} |{{wbk-big|ITA}} |64–52 |{{wbk-big|TUR}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |73–65 |{{wbk-big|POL}} |
20
|2011 |{{flag|ISR}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |76-65 |{{wbk-big|GER}} |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |71–65 |{{wbk-big|POL}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|21 |2013 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |59-57 |{{wbk-big|TUR}} |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |65–56 |{{wbk-big|SWE}} |
22
|2015 |{{flag|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |87-66 |{{wbk-big|TUR}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} |74-56 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|23 |2017 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|TUR}} |76-69 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} |61-56 |{{wbk-big|NED}} |
24
|2019 |{{flag|POL}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |77-52 |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|TUR}} |76-65 |{{wbk-big|GER}} |
25
|2021 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} | 20-0 |{{wbk-big|GBR}} |{{wbk-big|GER}} | 0-0 |{{wbk-big|ITA}} |
26
|2023 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbk-big|GBR}} | |{{wbk-big|ESP}} |{{wbk-big|NED}} | |{{wbk-big|GER}} |
27
|2025 |{{flag|BIH}} | | | | | | |
=Women=
class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
rowspan=2 width=3%|#
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host !colspan=3|Gold medal game !colspan=3|Bronze medal game |
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width=15%|Gold
!width=8%|Score !width=15%|Silver !width=15%|Bronze !width=8%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|1 |1974 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |35–20 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |{{wbkw-big|YUG}} |– | |
2
|1987 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |– |{{wbkw-big|ISR}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|3 |1989 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |40–37 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|ISR}} |– | |
4
|1991 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |49–48 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |– | |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|5 |1993 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |53–38 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |38–32 |{{wbkw-big|ISR}} |
6
|1995 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |43–37 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |32–33 |{{wbkw-big|ISR}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|7 |1997 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |36–32 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |48–12 |{{wbkw-big|ISR}} |
8
|1999 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |40–37 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |49–28 |{{wbkw-big|RUS}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|9 |2003 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |65–58 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |48–32 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|10 |2005 |{{flag|FRA}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |66–39 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |41–32 |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |
11
|2007 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |61–35 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |56–29 |{{wbkw-big|ESP}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|12 |2009 |{{flag|GBR}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |82–45 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |53–41 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
13
|2011 |{{flag|ISR}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |48–42 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |60–47 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|14 |2013 |{{flag|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |57–56 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |60–39 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
15
|2015 |{{flag|GBR}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |72-62 |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |69-39 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|16 |2017 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |56-46 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |68-37 |{{wbkw-big|FRA}} |
17
|2019 |{{flag|NED}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} |65-52 |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |53-38 |{{wbkw-big|ESP}} |
18
|2021 |{{flag|ESP}} |{{wbkw-big|NED}} | 20-0 |{{wbkw-big|GBR}} |{{wbkw-big|ESP}} | 58-40 |{{wbkw-big|GER}} |
19
|2023 |{{flag|NED}} | {{wbkw-big|NED}} | 58-36 | {{wbkw-big|GBR}} | {{wbkw-big|ESP}} | 49-48 | {{wbkw-big|GER}} |
20
|2025 |{{flag|BIH}} | | | | | | |
Medals (1970-2023)
=Men=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = wbk
| event =
| team =
| gold_GBR = 8 | silver_GBR = 6 | bronze_GBR = 4
| gold_FRA = 7 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 3
| gold_ISR = 3 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 0
| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 7 | bronze_NED = 6
| gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 1
| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2
| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1
| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 3 | bronze_ESP = 2
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 6
| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
}}
=Women=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = wbkw
| event =
| team =
| gold_GER = 10 | silver_GER = 6 | bronze_GER = 1
| gold_NED = 9 | silver_NED = 8 | bronze_NED = 1
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 3
| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 1
| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 10
| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2
| gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 0 | bronze_YUG = 1
}}
=Total=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template =
| event =
| team =
| gold_NED = 11| silver_NED = 15| bronze_NED = 7
| gold_GER = 10| silver_GER = 8 | bronze_GER = 7
| gold_GBR = 8 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 14
| gold_FRA = 7 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 6
| gold_ISR = 3 | silver_ISR = 2 | bronze_ISR = 1
| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 1
| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2
| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1
| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 3 | bronze_ESP = 4
| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
| gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 0 | bronze_YUG = 1
}}
Divisions
=Division B=
==Men's Division B==
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rowspan="2" style="width:20px;"|Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px;"|Host !colspan=3 |Rank | |||
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width=200|1 || width=200|2 || width=200|3 | |||
align=left
|1994 | {{POL}}
|{{FIN}} | {{ITA}} | {{IRL}} |
align=left
|1996 | {{SLO}}
|{{ISR}} | {{BEL}} | {{SLO}} |
align=left
|1998 | {{POR}} - {{SUI}}
|{{SLO}} | {{SUI}} | {{AUT}} |
align=left
|2000 | {{ESP}} - {{CZE}} - {{POL}}
|{{ESP}} | {{CZE}} | {{POL}} |
align=left
|2002 | {{CZE}}
|{{POL}} | {{TUR}} | {{SLO}} |
align=left
|2004 | {{SUI}}
|{{TUR}} | {{BIH}} | {{RUS}} |
align=left
|2006 | {{CZE}}
|{{CZE}} | {{TUR}} | {{SUI}} |
align=left
|2008 | {{SUI}}
|{{BEL}} | {{BIH}} | {{SUI}} |
align=left
|2010 | {{CZE}}
|{{NED}} | {{SUI}} | {{BIH}} |
align=left
|2012 | {{SLO}}
|{{FRA}} | {{BIH}} | {{SUI}} |
align=left
|2014 | {{CZE}}
|{{CZE}} | {{ISR}} | {{LTU}} |
align=left
|2016 | {{BIH}}
|{{FRA}} | {{LTU}} | {{BIH}} |
align=left
|2018 | {{BEL}}
|{{RUS}} | {{AUT}} | {{LTU}} |
align=left
|2020 | {{GRE}}
|{{AUT}} | {{LTU}} | {{LAT}} |
align=left
|2022 | {{BIH}}
| {{TUR}} | {{LAT}} | {{LTU}} |
==Women's Division B==
=Division C=
==Men's Division C==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" | |||
rowspan="2" style="width:20px;"|Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px;"|Host !colspan=3 |Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|
width=200|1 || width=200|2 || width=200|3 | |||
align=left
|2003 | {{GRE}}
|{{RUS}} | {{SUI}} | {{GRE}} |
align=left
|2005 | {{POR}}
|{{BEL}} | {{CRO}} | {{GRE}} |
align=left
|2007 | {{IRL}}
|{{POR}} | {{LTU}} | {{FIN}} |
align=left
|2009 | {{LAT}}
|{{CRO}} | {{LTU}} | {{LAT}} |
align=left
|2011 | {{LTU}}
|{{LTU}} | {{UKR}} | {{GRE}} |
align=left
|2013 | {{AUT}}
|{{AUT}} | {{LAT}} | {{UKR}} |
align=left
|2015 | {{POR}}
|{{BIH}} | {{POR}} | {{FIN}} |
align=left
|2017 | {{CZE}}
|{{BEL}} | {{CZE}} | {{IRL}} |
align=left
|2019 | {{BUL}}
|{{GRE}} | {{SRB}} | {{POR}} |
align=left
|2022 | {{BIH}}
| {{SRB}} | {{POR}} | {{BUL}} |
==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{{Circular reference|date=June 2022}}
- 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)=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = wbk
| event =
| team =
| gold_ITA = 24 | silver_ITA = 22 | bronze_ITA = 19
| gold_GER = 22 | silver_GER = 17 | bronze_GER = 20
| gold_NED = 17 | silver_NED = 15 | bronze_NED = 6
| gold_ESP = 16 | silver_ESP = 25 | bronze_ESP = 20
| gold_FRA = 16 | silver_FRA = 14 | bronze_FRA = 18
| gold_TUR = 10 | silver_TUR = 7 | bronze_TUR = 8
| gold_GBR = 8 | silver_GBR = 10 | bronze_GBR = 9
| gold_BEL = 3 | silver_BEL = 5 | bronze_BEL = 7
| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 3
| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 4 | bronze_ISR = 5
| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 1
| gold_BIH = 0 | silver_BIH = 2 | bronze_BIH = 1
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
| gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
}}
See also
- Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
- 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- IWBF Champions League
- André Vergauwen Cup
- Willi Brinkmann Cup
- IWBF Challenge Cup
- Kitakyushu Champions Cup
- Wheelchair basketball at the Asian Para Games
- Africa Wheelchair Basketball Championship
- Arab Wheelchair Basketball Championship
- EuroLeague
- EuroLeague Women
- EuroBasket
- EuroBasket Women
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.iwbf-europe.org/ Official website of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation - Europe]
- https://iwbf.org/europe/
- {{Cite web |title=Basketball - Men's Wheelchair European Championships (2015 - ) |url=https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2015-men-s-wheelchair-european-championships-epr64938.html |website=the-sports.org |access-date= |language=en}}
- {{Cite web |title=Basketball - Women's Wheelchair European Championships (2015 - ) |url=https://www.the-sports.org/basketball-2015-women-s-wheelchair-european-championships-epr64942.html |website=the-sports.org |access-date= |language=en}}
- {{Cite web |title=2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships |url=https://iwbf.org/event/2023-european-championships-european-para-championships/ |publisher=International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) |access-date= |language=en}}
- {{Cite web |title=2018 U22 European Championship for Men |url=https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/19930/schedule |publisher=International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) }}
- {{Cite web |title=2018 European Championship for Women, U24 |url=https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/20840/schedule? |publisher=International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) }}
- {{Cite web |title=2018 European Championship for Men, Division B |url=https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/18810/schedule? |publisher=International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)}}
- {{Cite web |title=2018 European Championship for Women, Division B |url=https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/18811/schedule |publisher=International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)}}
- 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
{{European Championships}}
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