 |
| European Modern Pentathlon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | mid-year |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
European Modern Pentathlon Championships (European Senior Modern Pentathlon Championships) is main modern pentathlon championships in Europe.
Other European Championships in Modern Pentathlon: [1]
| Year | City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | West Berlin |  West Germany (m) | 2 |
| 1989 | Umeå Modena |  Sweden (m)  Italy (f) | 4 |
| 1991 | Rome Sofia | Italy (m)  Bulgaria (f) | 5 |
| 1993 | Sofia Győr | Bulgaria (m)  Hungary (f) | 5 |
| 1995 | San Benedetto Berlin | Italy (m) Germany (f) | 6 |
| 1997 | Székesfehérvár Moscow | Hungary (m)  Russia (f) | 6 |
| 1998 | Uppsala Warszawa | Sweden (m)  Poland (f) | 6 |
| 1999 | Drzonków Tampere | Poland (m)  Finland (f) | 6 |
| 2000 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary | 6 |
| 2001 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 6 |
| 2002 | Ústí nad Labem |  Czech Republic | 6 |
| 2003 | Ústí nad Labem | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 2004 | Albena | Bulgaria | 6 |
| 2005 | Montepulciano | Italy | 6 |
| 2006 | Budapest | Hungary | 6 |
| 2007 | Riga |  Latvia | 6 |
| 2008 | Moscow | Russia | 6 |
| 2009 | Leipzig | Germany | 6 |
| 2010 | Debrecen | Hungary | 6 |
| 2011 | Medway |  United Kingdom | 6 |
| 2012 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 7 |
| 2013 | Drzonków | Poland | 7 |
| 2014 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary | 7 |
| 2015 | Bath | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 2016 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 7 |
| 2017 | Minsk |  Belarus | 7 |
| 2018 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary | 7 |
| 2019 | Bath | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 2021 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 7 |
| 2022 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary | 7 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 46 | 33 | 25 | 104 |
| 2 | Russia | 29 | 26 | 23 | 78 |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 17 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 15 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 |  France | 13 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Italy | 10 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 8 | Poland | 8 | 16 | 22 | 46 |
| 9 | Germany | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 10 | Belarus | 8 | 11 | 16 | 35 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 |  Ireland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 174 | 177 | 175 | 526 | |
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