| 2009 European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Dates | 31 March – 5 April 2009 |
| Stadium | Utenos Pramogų Arena |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Azerbaijan |
| Greco-Roman |  Russia |
| Women | Russia |
The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from 31 March to 5 April 2009.
Five countries showed interest in hosting the tournament, [1] but only two were shortlisted: Vilnius (Lithuania) and Antalya (Turkey). [2] CELA picked Vilnius at 2008 in Tampere and FILA confirmed the choice in Beijing during Olympic games.
Championships were held in Utenos pramogų arena. [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Armenia (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 63 | Russia | 54 | Russia | 60 |
| 2 | Russia | 43 | Poland | 31 | Ukraine | 49 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 41 | Armenia | 29 | Poland | 42 |
| 4 | Turkey | 39 | Azerbaijan | 29 | Romania | 27 |
| 5 | Armenia | 38 | Belarus | 26 | Azerbaijan | 26 |
| 6 | Georgia | 37 | Sweden | 25 | Sweden | 26 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 27 | Turkey | 24 | Hungary | 21 |
| 8 | Belarus | 21 | Georgia | 22 | Belarus | 21 |
| 9 |  Moldova | 17 | Ukraine | 21 |  Spain | 19 |
| 10 |  Greece | 11 | Bulgaria | 20 | Bulgaria | 18 |
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