| 2013 European Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Dates | 19–24 March |
| Stadium | Tbilisi Sports Palace |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Russia |
| Greco-Roman | Russia |
| Women |  Ukraine |
| 2013 European Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 55 kg | 55 kg | 48 kg | |
| 60 kg | 60 kg | 51 kg | |
| 66 kg | 66 kg | 55 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | 59 kg | |
| 84 kg | 84 kg | 63 kg | |
| 96 kg | 96 kg | 67 kg | |
| 120 kg | 120 kg | 72 kg | |
The 2013 European Wrestling Championships were held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 19 March to 24 March 2013. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Armenia (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 52 | Russia | 51 | Ukraine | 52 |
| 2 | Georgia | 43 | Bulgaria | 45 | Russia | 48 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 41 | Georgia | 40 | Poland | 43 |
| 4 | Turkey | 33 | Azerbaijan | 37 | Germany | 31 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 33 | Turkey | 36 | Bulgaria | 24 |
| 6 | Armenia | 29 | Armenia | 31 | Azerbaijan | 23 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 27 | Belarus | 28 | Turkey | 23 |
| 8 | Belarus | 24 | Ukraine | 24 | Belarus | 21 |
| 9 |  Moldova | 21 | France | 17 |  Romania | ? |
| 10 | Germany | 19 | Germany | 17 | Spain | 15 |
(*) Romanian original silver medallist Estera Dobre was disqualified after her doping sample had been tested positive in August 2013. [2]
390 competitors from 36 nations participated.
Albania (2) Armenia (14)
Austria (11) Azerbaijan (21) Belarus (21) Bulgaria (20) Croatia (5)
Czech Republic (8)
Denmark (2) Spain (8)
Estonia (6) Finland (7) France (3) United Kingdom (1) Georgia (14) Germany (21) Greece (12) Hungary (21) Israel (6)
Italy (13) Latvia (6)
Lithuania (6) Moldova (14)
North Macedonia (2)
Montenegro (2)
Norway (5) Poland (13)
Portugal (4) Romania (17) Russia (21)
Serbia (6)
Switzerland (3) Slovakia (9) Sweden (10) Turkey (21) Ukraine (21)
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