IWRF European Championship

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	Sweden (Gothenburg)		Great Britain	–	Sweden			–
1997	Netherlands (Nijmegen)		Sweden	31–23	Great Britain			42–31
1999	Switzerland (Nottwil)		Sweden	–			Great Britain	–
2003	Belgium (Lommel)		Great Britain	32–31				27–25
2005	Denmark (Middelfart)		Great Britain	28–26			Sweden	31–30
2007	Finland (Espoo)		Great Britain	28–26			Sweden	31–30
2009	Denmark (Hillerød)			49–46	Sweden			47–43	Great Britain
2011	Switzerland (Nottwil)		Sweden	49–42	Great Britain			52–51
2013	Belgium (Antwerp)		Sweden	49–48			Great Britain	56–43
2015 Details	Finland (Nastola)		Great Britain	49-48	Sweden			56-48
2017 Details	Germany (Koblenz)		Great Britain	49-41	Sweden			53-48
2019	Denmark (Vejle)		Great Britain	55-45				45-43	Sweden

Championships per nation[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	7	2	2	11
2	Sweden	4	4	2	10
3		1	1	1	3
4		0	3	3	6
5		0	2	1	3
6		0	0	2	2
7		0	0	1	1
Totals (7 nations)		12	12	12	36

Participation details[]

Team									2013	2015	2017
		6th	7th	8th	8th	9th	8th	9th	10th	–	-	-
		5th	5th	2nd	5th	4th	1st	3rd	5th	8th	-	-
		10th	12th	–	–	11th	11th	–	12th	–	-	-
		9th	9th	4th	4th	10th	9th	7th	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd
		8th	8th	9th	9th	6th	6th	8th	6th	7th	8th	-
		–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	7th	5th	3rd	3rd
	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
		–	–	11th	12th	12th	10th	11th	–	6th	7th	-
		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	-	-
	3rd	4th	6th	6th	7th	8th	12th	12th	-	–	-	6th
		–	11th	12th	11th	–	–	–	–	–	-	-
		–	10th	10th	10th	7th	5th	5th	9th	–	5th	8th
Sweden	2nd	1st	1st	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	4th
		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[]

• 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)