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{{Short description|Recurring volleyball competition}} | |||
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{{Infobox sports league | {{Infobox sports league | ||
| upcoming_season = 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship | |||
| logo = | |||
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| sport = Volleyball | ||
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| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1948}} | ||
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| inaugural = ] | ||
| teams = 24 (]) | | teams = 24 (]) | ||
| continent = ] (]) | | continent = ] (]) | ||
| champion = {{vb| |
| champion = {{vb|POL}} <br> (2nd title) | ||
| most_champs = ''{{vb|URS}}'' (12 titles) | | most_champs = ''{{vb|URS}}'' <br> (12 titles) | ||
| website = https://eurovolley.cev.eu/ | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Men's European Volleyball Championship''' (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national ] teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (]). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since ] they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is ], which won its second title at the ] |
The '''Men's European Volleyball Championship''' (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national ] teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (]). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since ] they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is ], which won its second title at the ]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The first tournament was held in 1948 with participation of six national teams. Being only participant from ], ] captured gold. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four decades. The next two editions held in 1950 and 1951 were won by the ] (who also won two ] in 1949 and 1952). However, in late 1950s ] |
The first tournament was held in 1948 with participation of six national teams. Being only participant from ], ] captured gold. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four decades. The next two editions held in 1950 and 1951 were won by the ] (who also won two ] in 1949 and 1952). However, in late 1950s ] returned to first position. They captured European gold in 1955 and repeated this success at next edition in 1958 (also winning World Championship in 1956). In 1963, twice runner-up ] won its maiden European title at the home tournament. | ||
The victory in 1967 marked the beginning of the 20-year era of dominance of the ]. From 1967 to 1987, Soviet team didn't lose any tournament by winning 9 European titles in a row. The names of leading Soviet players of these times such as ], ], ], ], ] and ] are known to volleyball enthusiasts all over the world. From 1977 to 1985, Soviet team was coached by ] who led national team to five European titles in a row as well as to two World Championship titles (1978, 1982), two World Cup titles (1977, 1981) and Olympic gold in 1980. The main European rival of Soviet team at these times, ] (1974 World Champion and 1976 Olympic Champion) was runner-up for the five times in a row (from 1975 to 1983). | The victory in 1967 marked the beginning of the 20-year era of dominance of the ]. From 1967 to 1987, Soviet team didn't lose any tournament by winning 9 European titles in a row. The names of leading Soviet players of these times such as ], ], ], ], ] and ] are known to volleyball enthusiasts all over the world. From 1977 to 1985, Soviet team was coached by ] who led national team to five European titles in a row as well as to two World Championship titles (1978, 1982), two World Cup titles (1977, 1981) and Olympic gold in 1980. The main European rival of Soviet team at these times, ] (1974 World Champion and 1976 Olympic Champion) was runner-up for the five times in a row (from 1975 to 1983). | ||
Soviet domination was ceased in 1989 when ] under leadership of Argentinian coach Julio Velasco unprecedentally won their first ever official tournament. Soviet team surprisingly failed to even reach podium after losing to ] (hosts) in semifinals and to ] in a bronze-medal match. However, in 1991, in their last participation at the competition, ] won European title for the 12th time after 3–0 victories over a ] in semifinals and ] in the final match. ] won European title as head coach for the record sixth time. | Soviet domination was ceased in 1989 when ] under leadership of Argentinian coach ] unprecedentally won their first ever official tournament. Soviet team surprisingly failed to even reach podium after losing to ] (hosts) in semifinals and to ] in a bronze-medal match. However, in 1991, in their last participation at the competition, ] won European title for the 12th time after 3–0 victories over a ] in semifinals and ] in the final match. ] won European title as head coach for the record sixth time. | ||
Following the Soviet Union's dissolution in December 1991, ] led by such players as ], ], ] and ] became indisputably the best team not only in Europe but also in the world. They won three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994, 1998) and also dominated at European Championships by winning five of the next seven tournaments (from 1993 to 2005). However, ironically they never managed to win Olympic gold. ] who became Olympic Champion in 1996 also |
Following the Soviet Union's dissolution in December 1991, ] led by such players as ], ], ] and ] became indisputably the best team not only in Europe but also in the world. They won three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994, 1998) and also dominated at European Championships by winning five of the next seven tournaments (from 1993 to 2005). However, ironically they never managed to win Olympic gold. ] who became Olympic Champion in 1996 also won their maiden European title at the home tournament next year. ] who won Olympic gold in 2000 also became European Champion for the first time at the next-year tournament. | ||
After victory in 2005, the period of Italy's dominance came to end, and more national teams |
After victory in 2005, the period of Italy's dominance came to end, and more national teams won their maiden European titles. The next tournament was surprisingly won by ] who beat home favorites – ] – in a closest 5th-set tie-breaker. In 2009, ] became European Champion for the first time. The next tournament was won by ] for the first time since dissolution of the ] (the country which was previously known as FR Yugoslavia). In 2013, ] (who became Olympic Champion in 2012) finally won their first European title since the Soviet Union's dissolution. The next edition was successful for ] who also won their maiden European gold. | ||
The ] took place in Poland. It was won by ] who defeated ] in a 5th-set tie-breaker. The 2019 European Championship was co-hosted by |
The ] took place in Poland. It was won by ] who defeated ] in a 5th-set tie-breaker. The ] was co-hosted by four countries for first time – France, Slovenia, Belgium and the Netherlands. ] won this tournament after 3–1 victory over ] in the final match in Paris. The co-host countries of ] were Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. In the final match held in ], ] defeated ] in a 5th-set tie-breaker and won their seventh European title – the first in 16 years. Next year ] achieved another success in ] by defeating ] at the opponent's home ground in the final match of the ]. However, next year ] took revenge by beating ] 3–0 in a final match of the ] which was held in ]. It was second European victory in the history of Polish men's national volleyball team. | ||
The |
The 33 European Championship tournaments have been won by nine different nations. ]<!--For consistency, British English is used throughout the article, which treats teams as plural nouns, e.g., "Russia are" instead of "Russia is".--> have won fourteen times (twelve as ]). The other European Championship winners are ], with seven titles; ] (as ]) and ] (one as ]), with three titles each; ], with two titles; and ], ], ] and ], with one title each. | ||
The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding two years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the ''European Championship Finals''. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about two weeks. | The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding two years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the ''European Championship Finals''. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about two weeks. | ||
] holds record for the participation at the European Championships (32 times) by missing only one tournament. ] and ] participated at the 31 continental tournaments each. ] also participated at the 31 European Championships (sixteen as ]). | |||
==Results summary== | ==Results summary== | ||
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!rowspan=2 width=6%|Year | !rowspan=2 width=6%|Year | ||
!rowspan=2 width=12%|Host | !rowspan=2 width=12%|Host | ||
!width=1% rowspan= |
!width=1% rowspan=36 bgcolor=ffffff| | ||
!colspan=3|Final | !colspan=3|Final | ||
!width=1% rowspan= |
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!colspan=3|3rd place match | !colspan=3|3rd place match | ||
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Teams | !rowspan=2 width=5%|Teams | ||
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|{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|FRA|1830}} | |{{vb-big|FRA|1830}} | ||
|{{vb-big|ITA}} | |{{vb-big|ITA}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POR}} | |{{vb-big|POR}} | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | |- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | ||
|1950<br />] | |1950<br />] | ||
|{{flagicon|BUL| |
|{{flagicon|BUL|1948}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1936}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1936}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|TCH}} | |{{vb-big|TCH}} | ||
|{{vb-big|HUN|1949}} | |{{vb-big|HUN|1949}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL| |
|{{vb-big|BUL|1948}} | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|{{flagicon|FRA|1830}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|FRA|1830}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1936}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1936}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL| |
|{{vb-big|BUL|1948}} | ||
|{{vb-big|FRA|1830}} | |{{vb-big|FRA|1830}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(0–3)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|ROU|1948}} | |{{vb-big|ROU|1948}} | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
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|{{flagicon|ROU|1952}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|ROU|1952}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–1)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|ROU|1952}} | |{{vb-big|ROU|1952}} | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL| |
|{{vb-big|BUL|1948}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | |{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | ||
|14 | |14 | ||
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|{{flagicon|TCH}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|TCH}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|TCH}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–1)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|ROU|1952}} | |{{vb-big|ROU|1952}} | ||
|{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | |{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL| |
|{{vb-big|BUL|1948}} | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
|- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | |- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | ||
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|{{flagicon|ROU|1952}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|ROU|1952}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|ROU|1952}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|ROU|1952}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|HUN}} | |{{vb-big|HUN}} | ||
|{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | |{{vb-big|URS|1955}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL| |
|{{vb-big|BUL|1948}} | ||
|17 | |17 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|{{flagicon|TUR}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|TUR}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|TCH}} | |{{vb-big|TCH}} | ||
|{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | |{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(1–3)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|GDR}} | |{{vb-big|GDR}} | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
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|{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(0–3)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|TCH}} | |{{vb-big|TCH}} | ||
|{{vb-big|ROU|1965}} | |{{vb-big|ROU|1965}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|GDR}} | |{{vb-big|GDR}} | ||
|22 | |22 | ||
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|{{flagicon|YUG}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|YUG}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | |{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | ||
|{{vb-big|YUG}} | |{{vb-big|YUG}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–2)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|ROU|1965}} | |{{vb-big|ROU|1965}} | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
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|{{flagicon|FRA}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|FRA}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | |{{vb-big|POL|1928}} | ||
|{{vb-big|YUG}} | |{{vb-big|YUG}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|FRA}} | |{{vb-big|FRA}} | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
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|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|BUL|1971}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS|1955}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POL}} | |{{vb-big|POL}} | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL|1971}} | |{{vb-big|BUL|1971}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–1)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|TCH}} | |{{vb-big|TCH}} | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
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|{{flagicon|GDR}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|GDR}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–1)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POL}} | |{{vb-big|POL}} | ||
|{{vb-big|BUL|1971}} | |{{vb-big|BUL|1971}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(2–3)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|ITA}} | |{{vb-big|ITA}} | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
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|{{flagicon|NED}}<br>] | |{{flagicon|NED}}<br>] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|URS}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|URS}}''' | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–0)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|TCH}} | |{{vb-big|TCH}} | ||
|{{vb-big|FRA}} | |{{vb-big|FRA}} | ||
|] | |]<br />'''(3–1)''' | ||
|{{vb-big|POL}} | |{{vb-big|POL}} | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2019<br />] | |2019<br />] | ||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|SLO}} {{flagicon|BEL}} {{flagicon|NED}}<br>] / ] / ] / ] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|SRB}}''' | |'''{{vb-big|SRB}}''' | ||
|'''3–1''' | |'''3–1''' | ||
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|24 | |24 | ||
|- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | |- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | ||
|2021 |
|2021<br />] | ||
|{{flagicon| |
|{{flagicon|POL}} {{flagicon|CZE}} {{flagicon|EST}} {{flagicon|FIN}}<br>] / ] / ] / ] | ||
|'''{{vb-big|ITA}}''' | |||
|'''3–2''' | |||
|{{vb-big|SLO}} | |||
|{{vb-big|POL}} | |||
|'''3–0''' | |||
|{{vb-big|SRB}} | |||
|24 | |||
|- | |||
|2023<br />] | |||
|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{flagicon|BUL}} {{flagicon|MKD}} {{flagicon|ISR}}<br>] / ] / ] / ] | |||
|'''{{vb-big|POL}}''' | |||
|'''3–0''' | |||
|{{vb-big|ITA}} | |||
|{{vb-big|SLO}} | |||
|'''3–2''' | |||
|{{vb-big|FRA}} | |||
|24 | |||
|- bgcolor=#E8E8F0 | |||
|2026<br />] | |||
|{{flagicon|BUL}} {{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|ITA}} {{flagicon|ROM}}<br>] / ] / ] / ] | |||
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|} | |} | ||
== Medals summary == | |||
==Total hosts== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Hosts!!Nations (Year(s)) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 4 || {{flag|Italy}} (1948, 1971, 2005], 2015]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 3 || {{flag|Bulgaria}} (1950, 1981, 2015]) <br /> {{flag|France}} (1951, 1979, 2019]) <br /> {{flag|Netherlands}} (1985, 1997, 2019]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 2 || {{flag|Austria}} (1999, 2011]) <br /> {{flag|Belgium}} (1987, 2019]) <br /> {{flag|Czech Republic}} (2001, 2011]) <br /> {{flag|Finland}} (1977, 1993) <br /> {{flag|Germany}} (1991, 2003) <br /> {{flag|Poland}} (2013], 2017) <br /> {{flag|Romania}} (1955, 1963) <br /> {{flag|Turkey}} (1967, 2009) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 1 || ''{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}'' (1958) <br /> {{flag|Denmark}} (2013]) <br /> ''{{flag|East Germany}}'' (1983) <br /> {{flag|Greece}} (1995) <br /> {{flag|Russia}} (2007) <br /> ''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'' (2005]) <br /> {{flag|Slovenia}} (2019]) <br /> {{flag|Sweden}} (1989) <br /> ''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}'' (1975) | |||
|} | |||
:<div id=1><nowiki>*</nowiki> = co-hosts</div> | |||
==Medals summary== | |||
{{Medals table | {{Medals table | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
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| team = | | team = | ||
| gold_URS = 12 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 2 | name_URS = ''{{vb|Soviet Union}}'' | | gold_URS = 12 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 2 | name_URS = ''{{vb|Soviet Union}}'' | ||
| gold_ITA = |
| gold_ITA = 7 | silver_ITA = 5 | bronze_ITA = 3 | ||
| gold_TCH = 3 | silver_TCH = 4 | bronze_TCH = 0 | name_TCH = ''{{vb|Czechoslovakia}}'' | | gold_TCH = 3 | silver_TCH = 4 | bronze_TCH = 0 | name_TCH = ''{{vb|Czechoslovakia}}'' | ||
| gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 4 | |||
| gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 3 | | gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 3 | ||
| gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 3 | | gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 3 | ||
| gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 3 | |||
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 2 | | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 2 | ||
| gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 2 | | gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 2 | ||
| gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 2 | bronze_ROU = 2 | | gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 2 | bronze_ROU = 2 | ||
| gold_FRY = 1 | silver_FRY = 1 | bronze_FRY = 3 | name_FRY = ''{{vb|FR Yugoslavia}} |
| gold_FRY = 1 | silver_FRY = 1 | bronze_FRY = 3 | name_FRY = ''{{vb|FR Yugoslavia}}<br/> {{vb|Serbia and Montenegro}}'' | ||
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | ||
| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = |
| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 3 | bronze_SLO = 1 | ||
| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 4 | | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 4 | ||
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1 | | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1 | ||
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| gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 1 | | gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Total hosts== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Hosts!!Nations (Year(s)) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 6 || {{flag|Italy}} (1948, 1971, 2005], 2015], 2023], 2026]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 5 || {{flag|Bulgaria}} (1950, 1981, 2015], 2023], 2026]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 4 || {{flag|Finland}} (1977, 1993, 2021], 2026]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 3 || {{flag|Czech Republic}} (2001, 2011], 2021]) <br /> {{flag|France}} (1951, 1979, 2019]) <br /> {{flag|Netherlands}} (1985, 1997, 2019]) <br /> {{flag|Poland}} (2013], 2017, 2021]) <br /> {{flag|Romania}} (1955, 1963, 2026]) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 2 || {{flag|Austria}} (1999, 2011]) <br /> {{flag|Belgium}} (1987, 2019]) <br /> {{flag|Germany}} (1991, 2003) <br /> {{flag|Turkey}} (1967, 2009) | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| 1 || ''{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}'' (1958) <br /> {{flag|Denmark}} (2013]) <br /> ''{{flag|East Germany}}'' (1983) <br /> {{flag|Estonia}} (2021]) <br /> {{flag|Greece}} (1995) <br /> {{flag|Israel}} (2023]) <br /> {{flag|North Macedonia}} (2023]) <br /> {{flag|Russia}} (2007) <br /> ''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'' (2005]) <br /> {{flag|Slovenia}} (2019]) <br /> {{flag|Sweden}} (1989) <br /> ''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}'' (1975) | |||
|} | |||
:<div id=1><nowiki>*</nowiki> = co-hosts</div> | |||
==Participating nations== | ==Participating nations== | ||
;Legend | |||
*{{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions | |||
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up | |||
*{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place | |||
*{{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place | |||
*{{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} – Did not enter / Did not qualify | |||
*{{border|width=3px|color=red| }} – Hosts | |||
*Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament | |||
{| class="wikitable shortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" white-space:nowrap;" | {| class="wikitable shortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" white-space:nowrap;" | ||
|- bgcolor= | |- bgcolor= | ||
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|align=left|{{vb|BUL}}||•||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||bgcolor=silver|2nd||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||9th||7th||5th||5th||10th||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||5th||11th||6th||5th||5th||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||9th||7th||6th||9th||• | |align=left|{{vb|BUL}}||•||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||bgcolor=silver|2nd||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||9th||7th||5th||5th||10th||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||5th||11th||6th||5th||5th||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||9th||7th||6th||9th||• | ||
|- bgcolor= #FFFFFF | |- bgcolor= #FFFFFF | ||
|align=left|{{vb|CZE}}||colspan=18|See {{vb|TCH}}||10th||6th||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||10th||9th | |||
|- bgcolor= #E8E8F0 | |||
|align=left|{{vb|CRO}}||colspan=17|Part of {{vb|YUG}}||•||•||•||•||•||•||8th | |align=left|{{vb|CRO}}||colspan=17|Part of {{vb|YUG}}||•||•||•||•||•||•||8th | ||
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|align=left|''{{vb|YUG}}''||•||•||5th||5th||7th||7th||7th||11th||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||7th||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||10th||•||11th||8th||8th||6th||colspan=7|See {{vb|SCG}} | |align=left|''{{vb|YUG}}''||•||•||5th||5th||7th||7th||7th||11th||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||7th||bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd||10th||•||11th||8th||8th||6th||colspan=7|See {{vb|SCG}} | ||
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|'''Team''' | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />]<br>'''(6) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1946}}<br />]<br>'''(6) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|France|1830}}<br />]<br>'''(10) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Romania|1952}}<br />]<br>'''(14) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}}<br />]<br>'''(20) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Romania|1952}}<br />]<br>'''(17) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Turkey}}<br />]<br>'''(20) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />]<br>'''(22) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Finland}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|France}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|East Germany}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Belgium}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Sweden}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Finland}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Greece}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Austria}}<br />]<br>'''(8) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}<br />]<br>'''(12) | |||
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||'''{{flagicon|Poland}}<br />{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|Estonia}}<br />{{flagicon|Finland}}<br />]<br>'''(24) | |||
||'''{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|North Macedonia}}<br />{{flagicon|Bulgaria}}<br />{{flagicon|Israel}}<br />]<br>'''(24) | |||
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|align=left|{{vb|SVK}}||12th||11th||5th||11th||14th||15th||19th||''' |
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|align=left|{{vb| |
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|- | |||
|'''Team''' | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Russia}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Turkey}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Austria}}<br />{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Denmark}}<br />{{flagicon|Poland}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Bulgaria}}<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Poland}}<br />]<br>'''(16) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|France}}<br />{{flagicon|Slovenia}}<br />{{flagicon|Belgium}}<br />{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />]<br>'''(24) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Poland}}<br />{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}<br />{{flagicon|Estonia}}<br />{{flagicon|Finland}}<br />]<br>'''(24) | |||
|'''{{flagicon|Italy}}<br />{{flagicon|North Macedonia}}<br />{{flagicon|Bulgaria}}<br />{{flagicon|Israel}}<br />]<br>'''(24) | |||
|'''Total''' | |||
|- | |||
|align="center" colspan=11|'''Discontinued nations''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #FFFFFF | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|TCH}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|CZE}}||'''16''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #E8E8F0 | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|GDR}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|GER}}||'''10''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #FFFFFF | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|SCG}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|SRB}}||'''6''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #E8E8F0 | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|URS}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|RUS}}||'''16''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #FFFFFF | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|FRG}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|GER}}||'''6''' | |||
|- bgcolor= #E8E8F0 | |||
|align=left|''{{vb|YUG}}''||colspan=9 align=left|See {{vb|SCG}}||'''14''' | |||
|} | |} | ||
== |
== Most valuable player by edition== | ||
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*]–] – Not awarded | *]–] – Not awarded | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|URS|1955}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|URS|1955}} | ||
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*] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|NED}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|NED}} | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA}} | ||
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*] – {{flagathlete|]|FR Yugoslavia|code=YUG}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|FR Yugoslavia|code=YUG}} | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA|2003}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|ITA|2003}} | ||
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*] – {{flagathlete|]|RUS}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|RUS}} | ||
*] – {{flagathlete|]|SRB}} | *] – {{flagathlete|]|SRB}} | ||
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==Most successful players== | ==Most successful players== | ||
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| align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{URS}} || 1975 || 1983 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 5 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | – || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | – || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 5 | | align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{URS}} || 1975 || 1983 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 5 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | – || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | – || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 5 | ||
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| align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{URS}} || 1979 || 1987 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 5 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | – || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | – || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 5 | | align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{URS}} || 1979 || 1987 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 5 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | – || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | – || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 5 | ||
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|rowspan="2"| 6 || align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{ITA}} || 1989 || 1999 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 4 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | 1 || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | 1 || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | '''6''' | |rowspan="2"| 6 || align="left" | ] || align="left" | {{ITA}} || 1989 || 1999 || bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 4 || bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | 1 || bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | 1 || bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | '''6''' | ||
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===Multiple medalists=== | ===Multiple medalists=== | ||
The table shows |
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{European Volleyball Competitions}} | {{European Volleyball Competitions}} | ||
{{European Championships}} | {{European Championships}} | ||
{{Volleyball}} | {{Volleyball}} | ||
{{International volleyball (Men)}} | {{International volleyball (Men)}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 13 August 2024
Recurring volleyball competition
Upcoming season or competition: 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) |
First season | 1948 |
No. of teams | 24 (Finals) |
Continent | Europe (CEV) |
Most recent champion(s) | Poland (2nd title) |
Most titles | Soviet Union (12 titles) |
Official website | https://eurovolley.cev.eu/ |
The Men's European Volleyball Championship (EuroVolley) is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Poland, which won its second title at the 2023 tournament.
History
The first tournament was held in 1948 with participation of six national teams. Being only participant from Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia captured gold. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four decades. The next two editions held in 1950 and 1951 were won by the Soviet Union (who also won two World Championships in 1949 and 1952). However, in late 1950s Czechoslovakia returned to first position. They captured European gold in 1955 and repeated this success at next edition in 1958 (also winning World Championship in 1956). In 1963, twice runner-up Romania won its maiden European title at the home tournament.
The victory in 1967 marked the beginning of the 20-year era of dominance of the Soviet Union. From 1967 to 1987, Soviet team didn't lose any tournament by winning 9 European titles in a row. The names of leading Soviet players of these times such as Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Aleksandr Savin, Vladimir Kondra, Viljar Loor, Yury Panchenko and Vladimir Chernyshyov are known to volleyball enthusiasts all over the world. From 1977 to 1985, Soviet team was coached by Vyacheslav Platonov who led national team to five European titles in a row as well as to two World Championship titles (1978, 1982), two World Cup titles (1977, 1981) and Olympic gold in 1980. The main European rival of Soviet team at these times, Poland (1974 World Champion and 1976 Olympic Champion) was runner-up for the five times in a row (from 1975 to 1983).
Soviet domination was ceased in 1989 when Italy under leadership of Argentinian coach Julio Velasco unprecedentally won their first ever official tournament. Soviet team surprisingly failed to even reach podium after losing to Sweden (hosts) in semifinals and to Netherlands in a bronze-medal match. However, in 1991, in their last participation at the competition, Soviet Union won European title for the 12th time after 3–0 victories over a Netherlands in semifinals and Italy in the final match. Vyacheslav Platonov won European title as head coach for the record sixth time.
Following the Soviet Union's dissolution in December 1991, Italy led by such players as Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Paolo Tofoli and Lorenzo Bernardi became indisputably the best team not only in Europe but also in the world. They won three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994, 1998) and also dominated at European Championships by winning five of the next seven tournaments (from 1993 to 2005). However, ironically they never managed to win Olympic gold. Netherlands who became Olympic Champion in 1996 also won their maiden European title at the home tournament next year. FR Yugoslavia who won Olympic gold in 2000 also became European Champion for the first time at the next-year tournament.
After victory in 2005, the period of Italy's dominance came to end, and more national teams won their maiden European titles. The next tournament was surprisingly won by Spain who beat home favorites – Russia – in a closest 5th-set tie-breaker. In 2009, Poland became European Champion for the first time. The next tournament was won by Serbia for the first time since dissolution of the Serbia and Montenegro (the country which was previously known as FR Yugoslavia). In 2013, Russia (who became Olympic Champion in 2012) finally won their first European title since the Soviet Union's dissolution. The next edition was successful for France who also won their maiden European gold.
The 2017 European Championship took place in Poland. It was won by Russia who defeated Germany in a 5th-set tie-breaker. The 2019 European Championship was co-hosted by four countries for first time – France, Slovenia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Serbia won this tournament after 3–1 victory over Slovenia in the final match in Paris. The co-host countries of 2021 edition were Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. In the final match held in Katowice, Italy defeated Slovenia in a 5th-set tie-breaker and won their seventh European title – the first in 16 years. Next year Italy achieved another success in Katowice by defeating Poland at the opponent's home ground in the final match of the 2022 World Championship. However, next year Poland took revenge by beating Italy 3–0 in a final match of the 2023 European Championship which was held in Rome. It was second European victory in the history of Polish men's national volleyball team.
The 33 European Championship tournaments have been won by nine different nations. Russia have won fourteen times (twelve as Soviet Union). The other European Championship winners are Italy, with seven titles; Czech Republic (as Czechoslovakia) and Serbia (one as FR Yugoslavia), with three titles each; Poland, with two titles; and France, Netherlands, Romania and Spain, with one title each.
The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding two years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the European Championship Finals. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about two weeks.
Italy holds record for the participation at the European Championships (32 times) by missing only one tournament. Bulgaria and France participated at the 31 continental tournaments each. Russia also participated at the 31 European Championships (sixteen as Soviet Union).
Results summary
Medals summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
2 | Italy | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
4 | Poland | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
7 | France | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
10 | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Slovenia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
14 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (18 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Total hosts
Hosts | Nations (Year(s)) |
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6 | Italy (1948, 1971, 2005*, 2015*, 2023*, 2026*) |
5 | Bulgaria (1950, 1981, 2015*, 2023*, 2026*) |
4 | Finland (1977, 1993, 2021*, 2026*) |
3 | Czech Republic (2001, 2011*, 2021*) France (1951, 1979, 2019*) Netherlands (1985, 1997, 2019*) Poland (2013*, 2017, 2021*) Romania (1955, 1963, 2026*) |
2 | Austria (1999, 2011*) Belgium (1987, 2019*) Germany (1991, 2003) Turkey (1967, 2009) |
1 | Czechoslovakia (1958) Denmark (2013*) East Germany (1983) Estonia (2021*) Greece (1995) Israel (2023*) North Macedonia (2023*) Russia (2007) Serbia and Montenegro (2005*) Slovenia (2019*) Sweden (1989) Yugoslavia (1975) |
- * = co-hosts
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team | 1948 (6) |
1950 (6) |
1951 (10) |
1955 (14) |
1958 (20) |
1963 (17) |
1967 (20) |
1971 (22) |
1975 (12) |
1977 (12) |
1979 (12) |
1981 (12) |
1983 (12) |
1985 (12) |
1987 (12) |
1989 (12) |
1991 (12) |
1993 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1997 (12) |
1999 (8) |
2001 (12) |
2003 (12) |
2005 (12) |
Albania | • | • | • | 10th | 11th | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Austria | • | • | • | 13th | 18th | 16th | 19th | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • |
Belgium | 5th | • | 6th | 12th | 17th | 13th | 12th | 10th | 12th | • | 11th | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Bulgaria | • | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 9th | • |
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | See Czechoslovakia | 10th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 10th | 9th | |||||||||||||||||
Denmark | • | • | • | • | 20th | 17th | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Egypt | • | • | • | 14th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Estonia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | • | • | • | 11th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 13th | • | 11th | • | 9th | 7th | • | • | • | 8th | 10th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • |
France | 2nd | • | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 14th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 8th | 12th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 9th | • | 4th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 7th |
Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | 4th | 4th | 8th | 10th | • | 11th | 7th | • | |||||||||||||||
Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 18th | • | • | 12th | • | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 10th | 11th | • | 7th | 11th | • | • | 11th | 6th |
Hungary | • | 3rd | • | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 8th | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • |
Israel | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | 11th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Italy | 3rd | • | 8th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 6th | • | 9th | • | 13th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 9th | 12th | • | • | 10th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 8th | 6th | 11th |
North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | • | 6th | • | 6th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | • | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | • | • | 5th | 5th | 5th |
Portugal | 4th | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th |
Romania | • | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 12th | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • |
Russia | See Soviet Union | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
Scotland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | 8th | • | 10th | 12th | • | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | 12th | 12th | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | 8th | 4th |
Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Tunisia | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Turkey | • | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 14th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | 6th | 9th | 7th | • | • | • | 12th | ||||||||||||||||
Discontinued nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 1st | 2nd | • | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | • | 12th | 8th | See Czech Republic | |||||
East Germany | • | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 6th | • | • | 9th | See Germany | |||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | See Yugoslavia | • | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | • | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | See Russia | ||||||
West Germany | • | • | • | • | 19th | 15th | 18th | 16th | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 11th | See Germany | |||||||
Yugoslavia | • | • | 5th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 10th | • | 11th | 8th | 8th | 6th | See Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||
Team | 1948 (6) |
1950 (6) |
1951 (10) |
1955 (14) |
1958 (20) |
1963 (17) |
1967 (20) |
1971 (22) |
1975 (12) |
1977 (12) |
1979 (12) |
1981 (12) |
1983 (12) |
1985 (12) |
1987 (12) |
1989 (12) |
1991 (12) |
1993 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1997 (12) |
1999 (8) |
2001 (12) |
2003 (12) |
2005 (12) |
Team | 2007 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2021 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Total |
Albania | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Austria | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | 8 |
Belarus | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | • | 22nd | 17th | • | 4 |
Belgium | 10th | • | 13th | 7th | 10th | 4th | 9th | 18th | 14th | 18 |
Bulgaria | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 31 |
Croatia | 14th | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | 14th | 11th | 5 |
Czech Republic | • | 16th | 10th | 16th | 13th | 7th | 13th | 8th | 12th | 14 |
Denmark | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 24th | 5 |
Egypt | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Estonia | • | 14th | 12th | • | 11th | 13th | 24th | 20th | 22nd | 7 |
Finland | 4th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 14th | 11th | 19th | 20 |
France | 9th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 1st | 9th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 31 |
Germany | 5th | 6th | 15th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 9th | 15 |
Greece | 13th | 8th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 22nd | 20th | 17 |
Hungary | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
Israel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | 4 |
Italy | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 32 |
Latvia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | 2 |
Montenegro | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | 24th | 21st | 3 |
Netherlands | 7th | 7th | • | 10th | 9th | 14th | 10th | 5th | 5th | 28 |
North Macedonia | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 3 |
Poland | 11th | 1st | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 28 |
Portugal | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | 20th | 15th | 10th | 7 |
Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | 7th | 18 |
Russia | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 1st | 5th | 7th | • | 15 |
Scotland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Serbia | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 6th | 9 |
Slovakia | 12th | 11th | 5th | 11th | 14th | 15th | 19th | 19th | • | 11 |
Slovenia | 16th | 15th | 9th | 13th | 2nd | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 10 |
Spain | 1st | 9th | • | • | • | 16th | 15th | 21st | 17th | 12 |
Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 2 |
Tunisia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Turkey | 15th | 13th | 11th | 14th | • | 11th | 12th | 10th | 13th | 12 |
Ukraine | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 13th | 8th | 7 |
Team | 2007 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2021 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Total |
Discontinued nations | ||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | See Czech Republic | 16 | ||||||||
East Germany | See Germany | 10 | ||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia | 6 | ||||||||
Soviet Union | See Russia | 16 | ||||||||
West Germany | See Germany | 6 | ||||||||
Yugoslavia | See Serbia and Montenegro | 14 |
Most valuable player by edition
- 1948–1977 – Not awarded
- 1979 – Vladimir Kondra (URS)
- 1983 – Franco Bertoli (ITA)
- 1985 – Vyacheslav Zaytsev (URS)
- 1987 – Philippe Blain (FRA)
- 1989 – Bengt Gustafsson (SWE)
- 1991 – Dmitry Fomin (URS)
- 1993 – Andrea Giani (ITA)
- 1995 – Lorenzo Bernardi (ITA)
- 1997 – Guido Görtzen (NED)
- 1999 – Andrea Giani (ITA)
- 2001 – Ivan Miljković (YUG)
- 2003 – Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)
- 2005 – Alberto Cisolla (ITA)
- 2007 – Semyon Poltavskiy (RUS)
- 2009 – Piotr Gruszka (POL)
- 2011 – Ivan Miljković (SRB)
- 2013 – Dmitry Muserskiy (RUS)
- 2015 – Antonin Rouzier (FRA)
- 2017 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2019 – Uroš Kovačević (SRB)
- 2021 – Simone Giannelli (ITA)
- 2023 – Wilfredo León (POL)
Most successful players
Boldface denotes active volleyball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Multiple gold medalists
Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Aleksandr Savin | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Vyacheslav Zaytsev | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
3 | Vladimir Kondra | Soviet Union | 1971 | 1981 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Viljar Loor | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1983 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
Yury Panchenko | Soviet Union | 1979 | 1987 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
6 | Andrea Gardini | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Andrea Giani | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
8 | Paolo Tofoli | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
9 | Marco Bracci | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Vladimir Chernyshyov | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1981 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
Vladimir Dorokhov | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1981 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
Oleg Moliboga | Soviet Union | 1977 | 1983 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
Pāvels Seļivanovs | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1983 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
Vladimir Shkurikhin | Soviet Union | 1981 | 1987 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Multiple medalists
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.
Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Aleksandr Savin | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Vyacheslav Zaytsev | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1985 | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
3 | Andrea Gardini | Italy | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Andrea Giani | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | Slobodan Boškan | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Andrija Gerić | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nikola Grbić | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
1995 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
See also
- Women's European Volleyball Championship
- Men's European Volleyball League
- Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship
- Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship
References
- Volleyball Men: European Championships
- Volleyball European Championships Archive
- Volleyball - Men's European Championship - Statistics
- European Volleyball Championship Results: Since 1948 (book by Tomasz Małolepszy)
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