European Underwater Rugby Championship
The Underwater Rugby European Championship has been held since 1978 , for the first time in Malmö ( Sweden ). At that time the Danish men won ahead of Sweden and Germany . Women have not yet participated in the tournament. Helsinki hosted the last European Championship in 2017 .
The reigning European champions are the Norwegian women and the Norwegian men.
European Championships men
| venue | gold | silver | bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Helsinki ( Finland ) |
 Norway
|
 Denmark
|
 Germany
|
| 2010 | Florence ( Italy ) |
Germany
|
Norway
|
 Czech Republic
|
| 2005 | Helsinki ( Finland ) |
 Finland
|
Norway
|
 Sweden
|
| 2001 | Sandefjord ( Norway ) |
Sweden
|
Finland
|
Norway
|
| 1997 | Gothenburg ( Sweden ) |
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
Norway
|
| 1993 | Prague ( Czech Republic ) |
Sweden
|
Finland
|
Germany
|
| 1989 | Bergen ( Norway ) |
Germany
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
| 1985 | Turku ( Finland ) |
Germany
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
| 1981 | Copenhagen ( Denmark ) |
Sweden
|
Germany
|
Finland
|
| 1978 | Malmo ( Sweden ) |
Denmark
|
Sweden
|
Germany
|
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 8th |
| 2 |
Germany
|
3 | 1 | 3 | 7th |
| 5 |
Norway
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
| 3 |
Finland
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 4th |
Denmark
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 6th |
Czech Republic
|
1 | 1 | ||
| total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30th | |
Participating Nations
| nation | Participation | 2017 | 2010 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | 1993 | 1989 | 1985 | 1981 | 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Denmark
|
10 | 2 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6th | 1 |
|
Germany
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
Finland
|
8th | 6th | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 3 | 4th | |
 Italy
|
2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
|
Norway
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Austria
|
7th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | |||
 Russia
|
1 | 8th | |||||||||
|
Sweden
|
9 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland
|
5 | 7th | 9 | 7th | 8th | 8th | |||||
|
Czech Republic
|
5 | 3 | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | |||||
 Turkey
|
1 | 5 | |||||||||
 Spain
|
1 | 7th | |||||||||
| Nations | 10 | 7th | 7th | 10 | 7th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5 |
European Championships women
| venue | gold | silver | bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Helsinki ( Finland ) |
Norway
|
Germany
|
Sweden
|
| 2010 | Florence ( Italy ) |
Germany
|
Norway
|
Italy
|
| 2005 | Helsinki ( Finland ) |
Norway
|
Germany
|
Sweden
|
| 2001 | Sandefjord ( Norway ) |
Germany
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
| 1997 | Gothenburg ( Sweden ) |
Germany
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
| 1993 | Prague ( Czech Republic ) |
Norway
|
Germany
|
Finland
|
| 1989 | Bergen ( Norway ) |
Germany
|
Sweden
|
Norway
|
| 1985 | Turku ( Finland ) |
Norway
|
Sweden
|
Germany
|
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 8th |
|
Norway
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 8th | |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
2 | 4th | 6th | |
| 4th |
Finland
|
1 | 1 | ||
|
Italy
|
1 | 1 | |||
| total | 8th | 8th | 8th | 24 | |
Participating Nations
| nation | Participation | 2017 | 2010 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | 1993 | 1989 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Denmark
|
6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
|
Germany
|
7th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
|
Finland
|
5 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 4th | 4th | |||
|
Italy
|
1 | 3 | |||||||
|
Norway
|
7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Austria
|
1 | 7th | |||||||
|
Sweden
|
7th | 3 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 4th | 2 | 2 | |
|
Spain
|
1 | 8th | |||||||
|
Switzerland
|
2 | 5 | 6th | ||||||
|
Turkey
|
1 | 5 | |||||||
| Nations | 10 | 8th | 6th | 3 | 5 | 6th | 6th | 5 |
See also
- 2005 European Underwater Rugby Championship
- Underwater rugby
- Underwater Rugby World Cup
- German underwater rugby championship