2007 European Wrestling Championships | |
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Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Dates | 17 – 22 April 2007 |
Champions | |
Freestyle | Ukraine |
Greco-Roman | Russia |
Women | Russia |
The 2007 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 April to 22 April 2007 in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Georgia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | Ukraine | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
16 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
17 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
19 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 |
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