| 2012 European Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Belgrade, Serbia |
| Dates | 8–11 March |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Russia |
| Greco-Roman | Russia |
| Women |  Ukraine |
The 2012 European Wrestling Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 8 March to 11 March 2012. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
 Turkey | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Georgia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 60 | Russia | 45 | Ukraine | 67 |
| 2 | Georgia | 52 | Ukraine | 36 | Russia | 53 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 49 | Azerbaijan | 34 | Sweden | 31 |
| 4 | Turkey | 44 | Bulgaria | 30 | Azerbaijan | 31 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 30 | Armenia | 27 | Poland | 30 |
| 6 | Belarus | 28 | Hungary | 26 | Romania | 23 |
| 7 | Hungary | 27 | Lithuania | 26 | Germany | 20 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 26 | Turkey | 23 | Norway | 16 |
| 9 | Armenia | 19 | Georgia | 19 | Latvia | 15 |
| 10 | Romania | 16 | Belarus | 18 | Bulgaria | 15 |
478 competitors from 41 nations participated:
Albania (10) Armenia (14)
Austria (9) Azerbaijan (21) Belarus (21) Bulgaria (18)
Croatia (7)
Czech Republic (10)
Cyprus (2)
Denmark (3)
Estonia (7)
Finland (9)
France (12) Georgia (14) Germany (21)
Greece (17)
United Kingdom (7) Hungary (18)
Ireland (1)
Israel (6)
Italy (15) Latvia (12) Lithuania (13)
Macedonia (9) Moldova (19)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (1) Norway (7) Poland (19)
Portugal (4) Romania (20) Russia (20) Serbia (20) Slovakia (12)
Slovenia (1) Spain (10) Sweden (14)
Switzerland (10) Turkey (21) Ukraine (21)
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