European Wheelchair Basketball Championship Explained

IWBF European Championship
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Founded:1970
Inaugural:1970 (men)
1974 (women)
Continent:IWBF Europe (Europe)

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.[1] [2] The first European Championship for women was held in 1974.[1] [3]

Summary

[1] [2] [3]

Men

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
width=15%Goldwidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Silverwidth=15%Bronzewidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
11970
Details		 Belgium
(Bruges)		––
21971
Details		 France
(Kerpape)		––
31974
Details		 France
(Kerpape)		45–40–
41977
Details
(Raalte)		––
51978
Details		 France
(Kerpape)		––
61981
Details
(Geneva)		74–68–
71982
Details		 Sweden
(Falun)[4] [5] 		63–58–
81987
Details		 France
(Lorient)		63–50–
91989
Details		 France
(Charleville-Mezières)		––
101991
Details		 Spain
(Ferrol)		57–5085–59
111993
Details
(Berlin)		57–5261–42
121995
Details		 France
(Paris)		55–5464–45
131997
Details		 Spain
(Madrid)		46–4459–53
141999
Details
(Roermond)		57–4053–49
152001-2002
Details
(Amsterdam)		67–5670–67
162003
Details		 Italy
(Sassari, Porto Torres)		60–4774–64
172005
Details		 France
(Paris)[6] 		56–5454–52
182007
Details
(Wetzlar)[7] 		76–6669–56
192009
Details		 Turkey
(Adana)[8] 		64–5273–65
202011
Details		 Israel
(Nazareth, Israel)[9] 		76-6571–65
212013
Details
(Frankfurt)[10] 		59-5765–56
222015
Details		 United Kingdom
(Worcester)		87-6674-56
232017
Details		 Spain
(Tenerife)		76-6961-56
242019
Details		 Poland
(Wałbrzych)		77-5276-65
252021
Details		 Spain
(Madrid)[11] 		20-00-0
262023
Details
(Rotterdam)
272025
Details

Women

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
width=15%Goldwidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Silverwidth=15%Bronzewidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
11974
Details		 France
(Kerpape)		35–20–
21987
Details		 France
(Lorient)		––
31989
Details		 France
(Charleville-Mezières)		40–37–
41991
Details		 Spain
(Ferrol)		49–48–
51993
Details
(Berlin)		53–3838–32
61995
Details
(Delden)		43–3732–33
71997
Details		 Spain
(Madrid)		36–3248–12
81999
Details
(Roermond)[12] 		40–3749–28
92003
Details
(Hamburg)		65–5848–32
102005
Details		 France
(Villeneuve d'Ascq)		66–3941–32
112007
Details
(Wetzlar)		61–3556–29
122009
Details		 United Kingdom
(Stoke Mandeville)		82–4553–41
132011
Details		 Israel
(Nazareth)[13] 		48–4260–47
142013
Details
(Frankfurt)[14] 		57–5660–39
152015
Details		 United Kingdom
(Worcester)		72-6269-39
162017
Details		 Spain
(Tenerife)		56-4668-37
172019
Details
(Rotterdam)[15] 		65-5253-38
182021
Details		 Spain
(Madrid)[16] 		20-058-40
192023
Details
(Rotterdam)		58-3649-48
202025
Details

Medals (1970-2023)

Total

Divisions

Division B

Men's Division B

YearHostRank
width=2001 width=2002 width=2003
1994
Details
1996
Details
1998
Details 		-
2000
Details 		- -
2002
Details
2004
Details
2006
Details
2008
Details
2010
Details
2012
Details
2014
Details
2016
Details
2018
Details
2020
Details
2022
Details

Women's Division B

YearHostRank
width=2001 width=2002 width=2003
2016
Details
2018
Details

Division C

Men's Division C

YearHostRank
width=2001 width=2002 width=2003
2003
Details
2005
Details
2007
Details
2009
Details
2011
Details
2013
Details
2015
Details
2017
Details
2019
Details
2022
Details

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

Medals (1975-2022)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iwbf-europe.org/history History IWBF Europe
  2. http://ecmw.eu/tournament/history.html History
  3. http://www.iwbf.org/game/game_03.html Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=7rN99UWFOfAC&dq=wheelchair+basketball+1982+european&pg=PA74 The 50th anniversary of wheelchair basketball: a history
  5. http://iof1.idrottonline.se/SvenskaBasketbollforbundet/Forbundet/Historia/Rullstolsbasketenshistoria/ Rullstolsbasketens historia
  6. https://archive.today/20120731143019/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=8064 IWBF - Italians defend European crown
  7. http://www.eurobasketball2007.de/?L=2 Eurobasketball 2007
  8. https://archive.today/20130123043338/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/34582/arti.html TUR – Italy beat Turkey to win European gold in Wheelchair Basketball
  9. http://www.iwbf-europe.org/index.php/component/k2/item/243-results-ecma-2011 Results 2011
  10. Web site: Home . ecmw.eu.
  11. Web site: 2021 European Championship for Men, Division A . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) . en.
  12. https://archive.today/20120801144621/http://www.gbwba.org.uk/gbwba/index.cfm/wheelchair-basketball/worldhistory/ World History of Wheelchair Basketball
  13. http://www.ecmw.eu/ 2011 IWBF European Championship
  14. Web site: 2013 IWBF European Championship . 2013-09-12 . https://archive.today/20130912100007/http://www.ecmw.eu/downloads/cat_view/11-news.html . 2013-09-12 . dead .
  15. Web site: 2019 European Championship For Woömen, Division A . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation . 17 March 2020 .
  16. Web site: 2021 European Championship for Women, Division A . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) . 29 June 2023 . en.
  17. [:fr:Coupe d'Europe des clubs de basket-ball en fauteuil roulant#Nombre de médailles par nations]

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