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.
History The first European Championship for men was held in 1970.History IWBF Europe , (.doc-file ) IWBF EuropeHistory , ecmw.eu The first European Championship for women was held in 1974.Chronology of Events - In the Development of Wheelchair Basketball , International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
Summary
Men #YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place11970 Details (Bruges)––21971 Details (Kerpape)––31974 Details (Kerpape)45–40–41977 Details (Raalte)––51978 Details (Kerpape)––61981 Details (Geneva)74–68–71982 Details (Falun)The 50th anniversary of wheelchair basketball: a history, By Horst Strohkendl, Armand Thiboutot, Google BooksRullstolsbasketens historia (Swedish), Svenska Basketbollförbundet63–58–81987 Details (Lorient)63–50–91989 Details (Charleville-Mezières)––101991 Details (Ferrol)57–5085–59111993 Details (Berlin)57–5261–42121995 Details (Paris)55–5464–45131997 Details (Madrid)46–4459–53141999 Details (Roermond)57–4053–49152001-2002 Details (Amsterdam)67–5670–67162003 Details (Sassari, Porto Torres)60–4774–64172005 Details (Paris), fiba.com, July 4, 200556–5454–52182007 Details (Wetzlar)Eurobasketball 2007 , Official site of the 2007 IWBF European Championship76–6669–56192009 Details (Adana), fiba.com, October 16, 200964–5273–65202011 Details (Nazareth, Israel)Results 2011 , iwbf-europe.org, September, 201176-6571–65212013 Details (Frankfurt)59-5765–56222015 Details (Worcester)87-6674-56232017 Details (Tenerife)76-6961-56242019 Details (Wałbrzych)77-5276-65252021 Details (Madrid) 20-0 0-0262023 Details (Rotterdam) 74-53 58-51272025 Details (Sarajevo) 72-69 79-60
Women #YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place11974 Details (Kerpape)35–20–21987 Details (Lorient)––31989 Details (Charleville-Mezières)40–37–41991 Details (Ferrol)49–48–51993 Details (Berlin)53–3838–3261995 Details (Delden)43–3732–3371997 Details (Madrid)36–3248–1281999 Details (Roermond), Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA)40–3749–2892003 Details (Hamburg)65–5848–32102005 Details (Villeneuve d'Ascq)66–3941–32112007 Details (Wetzlar)61–3556–29122009 Details (Stoke Mandeville)82–4553–41132011 Details (Nazareth)2011 IWBF European Championship48–4260–47142013 Details (Frankfurt)57–5660–39152015 Details (Worcester)72-6269-39162017 Details (Tenerife)56-4668-37172019 Details (Rotterdam)65-5253-38182021 Details (Madrid) 20-0 58-40192023 Details (Rotterdam) 58-36 49-48 202025 Details (Sarajevo) 66-59 66-55
Medals (1970-2025) Men
Women
Total
Divisions Division B Men's Division B
YearHostRank1 2 31994 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
YearHostRank1 2 32016 Details 2018 Details
Division C
Men's Division C
YearHostRank1 2 32003 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 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 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)
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
External links Official website of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation - Europe https://iwbf.org/europe/
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