| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| First season | 1970 (men) 1974 (women) |
| Continent | IWBF Europe (Europe) |
The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship, is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
The first European Championship for men was held in 1970. [1] [2] The first European Championship for women was held in 1974. [1] [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 |  Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 |  Turkey | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 |  Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | France | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
| Year | Host | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2016 Details | Italy | Spain | Turkey | Italy |
| 2018 Details | Italy | Turkey | Sweden | Italy |
| Year | Host | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2003 Details |  Greece |  Russia |  Switzerland | Greece |
| 2005 Details |  Portugal | Belgium |  Croatia | Greece |
| 2007 Details |  Ireland | Portugal |  Lithuania | Finland |
| 2009 Details |  Latvia | Croatia | Lithuania | Latvia |
| 2011 Details | Lithuania | Lithuania |  Ukraine | Greece |
| 2013 Details |  Austria | Austria | Latvia | Ukraine |
| 2015 Details | Portugal |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Finland |
| 2017 Details |  Czech Republic | Belgium | Czech Republic | Ireland |
| 2019 Details |  Bulgaria | Greece |  Serbia | Portugal |
| 2022 Details | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | Portugal | Bulgaria |
Up to 2022 Women's only 2 Division.
https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/19930/schedule
https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/IWBF/en/competition/20840/schedule
From 2021.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 24 | 22 | 19 | 65 |
| 2 | Germany | 22 | 17 | 20 | 59 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 17 | 15 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Spain | 16 | 25 | 20 | 61 |
| 5 | France | 16 | 14 | 18 | 48 |
| 6 | Turkey | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 8 | Belgium | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Israel | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 119 | 121 | 119 | 359 | |
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