| 2016 European Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Riga, Latvia |
| Dates | 8–13 March |
| Stadium | Riga Arena |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Georgia |
| Greco-Roman |  Russia |
| Women |  Ukraine |
| 2016 European Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 57 kg | 59 kg | 48 kg | |
| 61 kg | 66 kg | 53 kg | |
| 65 kg | 71 kg | 55 kg | |
| 70 kg | 75 kg | 58 kg | |
| 74 kg | 80 kg | 60 kg | |
| 86 kg | 85 kg | 63 kg | |
| 97 kg | 98 kg | 69 kg | |
| 125 kg | 130 kg | 75 kg | |
The 2016 European Wrestling Championships were held in Riga, Latvia, from 8 March to 13 March 2016. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Latvia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Belarus | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Armenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Latvia * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Serbia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 |  Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Georgia | 59 | Ukraine | 59 | Russia | 48 |
| 2 | Russia | 54 | Belarus | 49 | Armenia | 42 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 51 | Azerbaijan | 48 | Azerbaijan | 40 |
| 4 | Belarus | 46 | Russia | 43 | Turkey | 37 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 40 | Germany | 30 | Ukraine | 36 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 34 | Romania | 27 | Georgia | 35 |
| 7 | Poland | 29 | Turkey | 27 | Serbia | 33 |
| 8 | Turkey | 28 | Hungary | 27 | Germany | 26 |
| 9 | Romania | 26 | Bulgaria | 24 | Belarus | 24 |
| 10 | Armenia | 21 | Poland | 22 | Hungary | 21 |
434 wrestlers from 38 countries:
Albania (1) Armenia (14)
Austria (9) Azerbaijan (22) Belarus (24) Bulgaria (23)
Croatia (7)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (2)
Spain (7)
Estonia (9) Finland (9)
France (5)
United Kingdom (3) Georgia (16) Germany (19)
Greece (13) Hungary (21) Israel (4) Italy (13)
Kosovo (2) Latvia (20) (Host)
Lithuania (9) Moldova (16)
North Macedonia (4)
Montenegro (1) Norway (9) Poland (20)
Portugal (3) Romania (18) Russia (24)
Slovenia (2) Serbia (6)
Switzerland (7)
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