IWRF European Championship

IWRF European Championship

Formerly	IWAS European Championship
Sport	Wheelchair rugby
No. of teams	12
Continent	IWRF European (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Great Britain
Most titles	Great Britain (4)

The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to 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 Details	Sweden (Gothenburg)		Great Britain	–	Sweden		Netherlands	–	Germany
1997 Details	Netherlands (Nijmegen)		Sweden	31–23	Great Britain		Germany	42–31	Netherlands
1999 Details	Switzerland (Nottwil)		Sweden	–	Germany		Great Britain	–	Switzerland
2003 Details	Belgium (Lommel)		Great Britain	32–31	Belgium		Germany	27–25	Denmark
2005 Details	Denmark (Middelfart)		Great Britain	28–26	Germany		Sweden	31–30	Denmark
2007 Details	Finland (Espoo)		Great Britain	28–26	Germany		Sweden	31–30	Belgium
2009 Details	Denmark (Hillerød)		Belgium	49–46	Sweden		Germany	47–43	Great Britain
2011 Details	Switzerland (Nottwil)		Sweden	49–42	Great Britain		Belgium	52–51	France
2013 Details	Belgium (Antwerp)		Sweden	49–48	Denmark		Great Britain	56–43	Germany
2015 Details	Finland (Nastola)		Great Britain	49-48	Sweden		Denmark	56-48	Germany

Championships per nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	5	2	2	9
1	Sweden	4	3	2	9
3	Belgium	1	1	1	3
4	Germany	0	3	3	6
5	Denmark	0	1	1	2
6	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

Participation details

Team	1995	1997	1999	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015
Austria		6th	7th	8th	8th	9th	8th	9th	10th	–
Belgium		5th	5th	2nd	5th	4th	1st	3rd	5th	8th
Czech Republic		10th	12th	–	–	11th	11th	–	12th	–
Denmark		9th	9th	4th	4th	10th	9th	7th	2nd	3rd
Finland		8th	8th	9th	9th	6th	6th	8th	6th	7th
France		–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	7th	5th
Germany	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	4th	4th
Great Britain	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	1st
Ireland		–	–	11th	12th	12th	10th	11th	–	6th
Italy		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–
Netherlands	3rd	4th	6th	6th	7th	8th	12th	12th	-	–
Norway		–	11th	12th	11th	–	–	–	–	–
Poland		–	10th	10th	10th	7th	5th	5th	9th	–
Sweden	2nd	1st	1st	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd
Switzerland		7th	4th	7th	6th	5th	7th	10th	8th	–

See also

• Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
• IWRF Americas Championship
• IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
• European Championships

References

1. Wheelchair Rugby -not just a firework display!, Artister för Livet
2. "Fra Murderball til taktiktavler" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

• 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)