1992 European Espoirs Wrestling Championships | |
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Dates | 22 - 29 August 1992 |
The 1992 European Espoirs Wrestling Championships was the 11th edition of European Espoirs Wrestling Championships was held from 22 April to 29 August 1992 in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
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