European Wheelchair Basketball Championship
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.
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Inaugural season | 1970 (men) 1974 (women) |
| Continent | IWBF Europe (Europe) |
Great Britain vs. Germany, men's semifinal in 2007: Dirk Köhler-Lenz (Germany, #15) and Jon Pollock (Great Britain, #9).
The first European Championship for men was held in 1970.[1][2] The first European Championship for women was held in 1974.[1][3]
Summaries
Men
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1970 Details |
.svg.png){kind=small} (Brugge) |
Belgium |
– |  France |
 Great Britain |
– | |
| 1971 Details |
(Kerpape) |
Great Britain |
– | France |
 Netherlands |
– | |
| 1974 Details |
(Kerpape) |
Great Britain |
45–40 | Netherlands |
France |
– | |
| 1977 Details |
(Raalte) |
 Israel |
– | Netherlands |
France |
– | |
| 1978 Details |
(Kerpape) |
Israel |
– | France |
Netherlands |
– | |
| 1981 Details |
 (Geneva) |
Israel |
74–68 | France |
Netherlands |
– | |
| 1982 Details |
 (Falun)[4][5] |
France |
63–58 | Israel |
Sweden |
– | |
| 1987 Details |
(Lorient) |
France |
63–50 | Netherlands |
Belgium |
– | |
| 1989 Details |
(Charleville-Mezières) |
France |
– | Netherlands |
 Germany |
– | |
| 1991 Details |
 (Ferrol) |
France |
57–50 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
85–59 | Israel |
| 1993 Details |
(Berlin) |
Netherlands |
57–52 | Great Britain |
France |
61–42 | Germany |
| 1995 Details |
(Paris) |
Great Britain |
55–54 | Spain |
Netherlands |
64–45 | France |
| 1997 Details |
(Madrid) |
France |
46–44 | Great Britain |
 Finland |
59–53 | Spain |
| 1999 Details |
(Roermond) |
France |
57–40 | Germany |
Netherlands |
53–49 | Great Britain |
| 2001-2002 Details |
(Amsterdam) |
France |
67–56 | Netherlands |
Germany |
70–67 | Great Britain |
| 2003 Details |
 (Sassari, Porto Torres) |
Italy |
60–47 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
74–64 | France |
| 2005 Details |
(Paris)[6] |
Italy |
56–54 | Great Britain |
Sweden |
54–52 | Israel |
| 2007 Details |
(Wetzlar)[7] |
Sweden |
76–66 | Great Britain |
Germany |
69–56 | Israel |
| 2009 Details |
 (Adana)[8] |
Italy |
64–52 | Turkey |
Great Britain |
73–65 |  Poland |
| 2011 Details |
(Nazareth, Israel)[9] |
Great Britain |
76-65 | Germany |
Spain |
71–65 | Poland |
| 2013 Details |
(Frankfurt)[10] |
Great Britain |
59-57 | Turkey |
Spain |
65–56 | Sweden |
| 2015 Details |
(Worcester) |
Great Britain |
87-66 | Turkey |
Germany |
74-56 | Netherlands |
| 2017 Details |
(Tenerife) |
Turkey |
76-69 | Great Britain |
Germany |
61-56 | Netherlands |
| 2019 Details |
(Wałbrzych) |
Great Britain |
77-52 | Spain |
Turkey |
76-65 | Germany |
Men's Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
Women
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1974 Details |
(Kerpape) |
Germany |
35–20 | France |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
– | |
| 1987 Details |
(Lorient) |
Germany |
– | Israel |
Netherlands |
– | |
| 1989 Details |
(Charleville-Mezières) |
Netherlands |
40–37 | Germany |
Israel |
– | |
| 1991 Details |
(Ferrol) |
Germany |
49–48 | Netherlands |
France |
– | |
| 1993 Details |
(Berlin) |
Netherlands |
53–38 | Germany |
France |
38–32 | Israel |
| 1995 Details |
(Delden) |
Netherlands |
43–37 | Germany |
Great Britain |
32–33 | Israel |
| 1997 Details |
(Madrid) |
Netherlands |
36–32 | Germany |
Great Britain |
48–12 | Israel |
| 1999 Details |
(Roermond)[11] |
Germany |
40–37 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
49–28 |  Russia |
| 2003 Details |
(Hamburg) |
Germany |
65–58 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
48–32 | France |
| 2005 Details |
(Villeneuve d'Ascq) |
Germany |
66–39 | Netherlands |
France |
41–32 | Great Britain |
| 2007 Details |
(Wetzlar)[7] |
Germany |
61–35 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
56–29 | Spain |
| 2009 Details |
(Stoke Mandeville) |
Germany |
82–45 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
53–41 | France |
| 2011 Details |
(Nazareth)[12] |
Germany |
48–42 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
60–47 | France |
| 2013 Details |
(Frankfurt)[13] |
Netherlands |
57–56 | Germany |
Great Britain |
60–39 | France |
| 2015 Details |
(Worcester) |
Germany |
72-62 | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
69-39 | France |
| 2017 Details |
(Tenerife) |
Netherlands |
56-46 | Germany |
Great Britain |
68-37 | France |
| 2019 Details |
(Rotterdam)[14] |
Netherlands |
65-52 | Great Britain |
Germany |
53-38 | Spain |
Women's Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Division B Summaries
Women’s Division B
https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/18811/schedule
Division C Summaries
Men’s Division C
Women’s Division C
Youth
References
- History IWBF Europe, (.doc-file Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) IWBF Europe
- History Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, ecmw.eu
- Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
- The 50th anniversary of wheelchair basketball: a history, By Horst Strohkendl, Armand Thiboutot, Google Books
- Rullstolsbasketens historia (Swedish), Svenska Basketbollförbundet
- IWBF - Italians defend European crown, fiba.com, July 4, 2005
- Eurobasketball 2007, Official site of the 2007 IWBF European Championship
- TUR – Italy beat Turkey to win European gold in Wheelchair Basketball, fiba.com, October 16, 2009
- Results 2011, iwbf-europe.org, September, 2011
- World History of Wheelchair Basketball, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA)
- 2011 IWBF European Championship
- "2013 IWBF European Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- "2019 European Championship For Woömen, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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