European Volleyball Championship
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U.S.S.R. won European championship in 1975.
The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
The first European Championships were held in 1948 in Italy (men) and in 1949 in Czechoslovakia (women). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been held every two years.
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[edit] Winners of European Volleyball Championship
[edit] Medals summary
[edit] Medals per nation – Men
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| U.S.S.R. | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Italy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Poland | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Serbia and Montenegro* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Russia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| France | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| C.I.S. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Serbia and Montenegro played from 1992 to 2003 as FR Yugoslavia
[edit] Medals per nation – Women
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| U.S.S.R. | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Poland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Russia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| East Germany | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| C.I.S. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] See also
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International Volleyball
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