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European Wrestling Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
DateFebruary – May
Frequencyannual
Locationvarious
Inaugurated1911 (1911)
Activity
amateur wrestling
Organised byFILA → UWW Europe

The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships and is second only to the wrestling events at the Olympics. From its inception in 1898 till 1927 only Greco-Roman wrestling was contested. Since 1929 separate freestyle wrestling events were held as well. Since 1970 the two Olympic wrestling styles were contested together during the same unified events. Since 1973 Sambo wrestling was included into the championships programme along with GR and freestyle wrestling[1] (subsequently discontinued and from 1983 contested separately). Since 2014 associated traditional wrestling styles recognized globally by UWW were incorporated into the annual championships schedule.

Summary

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Until 2005 there was held separate championships for each wrestling style. First women championships was held in 1988.

Pre 1911

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No. Year City Country Date Venue Style Events Winner
11898Vienna Austria-HungaryGR1 (Open) Russian Empire
21902The Hague NetherlandsGR1 (Open) Denmark
31903Rotterdam NetherlandsFebruary 8GR1 (Open) Denmark
41904Amsterdam NetherlandsJanuary 24GR1 (Open) Bohemia
51905Amsterdam NetherlandsJanuary 28 – 29GR1 (Open) Netherlands
61906The Hague NetherlandsJanuary 28GR3 German Empire
71907Copenhagen DenmarkGR3 Denmark
Vienna Austria-HungaryGR1 (Open) Austria
81909Malmö SwedenFebruaryGR4 Sweden
Dresden German EmpireSeptemberGR4 German Empire
91910Budapest Austria-HungaryGR3 Denmark

Post 1911

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No. Year City Country Date Venue Style Events Winner
11911Budapest Austria-HungaryGR4 Austria
21921Offenbach GermanyGR5 Germany
31924Neunkirchen GermanyGR7 Germany
41925Milan ItalyGR6 Hungary
51926Riga LatviaGR6 Germany
61927Budapest HungaryGR6 Hungary
71929Paris FranceFebruaryFS7 Sweden
Dortmund GermanyAprilGR6 Sweden
81930Stockholm SwedenMarchGR7 Sweden
Brussels BelgiumMayFS7 Belgium
91931Prague CzechoslovakiaMarchGR7 Finland
Budapest HungaryOctoberFS7 Hungary
101933Helsinki FinlandMarchGR7 Finland
Paris FranceNovemberFS7  Switzerland
111934Rome ItalyAprilGR7 Sweden
Stockholm SwedenOctoberFS7 Sweden
121935Copenhagen DenmarkAprilGR7 Nazi Germany
Brussels BelgiumSeptemberFS7 Hungary
131937Paris FranceMayGR7 Sweden
Munchen Nazi GermanyOctoberFS7 Nazi Germany
141938Tallinn EstoniaGR7 Sweden
151939Oslo NorwayGR7 Sweden
161946Stockholm SwedenFS8 Turkey
171947Prague CzechoslovakiaApril 11 – 14GR8 Sweden
181949Istanbul TurkeyFS8 Turkey
191966Essen West GermanyGR8 Soviet Union
Carlsruhe West GermanyFS8 Soviet Union
201967Minsk Soviet UnionMinsk Sports PalaceGR8 Soviet Union
Istanbul TurkeyFS8 Turkey
211968Västerås SwedenJune 14 – 16GR8 Soviet Union
Skopje YugoslaviaJuly 2 – 4FS8 Bulgaria
221969Modena ItalyGR10 Yugoslavia
Sofia BulgariaFS10 Soviet Union
231970East Berlin East GermanyJune 9 – 14GR10 East Germany
FS10 Soviet Union
241972Katowice PolandMay 24 – 30Spodek ArenaGR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
251973Losanna  SwitzerlandMarchFS10 Soviet Union
Helsinki FinlandJuneGR10 Bulgaria
261974Madrid SpainJune 21 – 29Palacio de DeportesGR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
Sambo10 Soviet Union
271975Ludwigshafen West GermanyGR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
Sambo10not contested
281976Leningrad Soviet UnionApril 12 – 23Yubileyny Sports PalaceGR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
Sambo10 Soviet Union
291977Bursa TurkeyGR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
301978Sofia BulgariaApril 22 – 24GR10 Romania
May 5 – 7FS10 Bulgaria
311979Bucharest RomaniaApril 16 – 21GR10 Romania
FS10 Soviet Union
321980Prievidza CzechoslovakiaApril 20 – 27GR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
331981Gothenburg SwedenApril 8 – 11GR10 Soviet Union
Łódź PolandApril 23 – 26FS10 Soviet Union
341982Varna BulgariaApril 17 – 25GR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
Sambo10 Soviet Union
351983Budapest HungaryAprilGR10 Bulgaria
Soviet Union
AprilFS10 Bulgaria
361984Jönköping SwedenAprilGR10 Soviet Union
AprilFS10 Soviet Union
371985Leipzig East GermanyAprilGR10 Soviet Union
AprilFS10 Soviet Union
381986Piraeus GreeceApril 14 – 20GR10 Soviet Union
FS10 Soviet Union
391987Veliko Tarnovo BulgariaMayFS10 Soviet Union
Tampere FinlandMayGR10 Soviet Union
401988Manchester UKAprilFS10 Soviet Union
Kolbotn NorwayMayGR10 Soviet Union
Dijon FranceJulyLF9 France
411989Oulu FinlandMay 5 – 7GR10 Soviet Union
Ankara TurkeyMay 12 – 14FS10 Soviet Union
421990Poznań PolandMay 6 – 8FS10 Soviet Union
May 1 – 15GR10 Soviet Union
431991Aschaffenburg GermanyAprilGR10 Soviet Union
StuttgartMayFS10 Soviet Union
441992Copenhagen DenmarkApril 24GR10 CIS
Kaposvár HungaryMay 1FS10 CIS
451993Istanbul TurkeyJanuaryGR10 Russia
JanuaryFS10 Turkey
Ivanovo RussiaJanuaryIvanovo Sports PalaceLF9 Russia
461994Athens GreeceAprilGR10 Russia
Ukraine
Rome ItalyAprilFS10 Russia
471995Besançon France26–30 AprilGR10 Russia
Fribourg  Switzerland8–11 AprilFS10 Russia
481996Budapest Hungary21 MarchGR10 Russia
27 MarchFS10 Russia
Oslo NorwayJuneLF9 Russia
491997Kouvola FinlandMayGR8 Turkey
Warsaw PolandMayFS8 Russia
LF6 France
501998Minsk BelarusAprilMinsk Sports PalaceGR8 Russia
Bratislava SlovakiaMayFS8 Ukraine
LF6 Russia
511999Minsk BelarusApril 15 – 18Minsk Sports PalaceFS8 Russia
Götzis AustriaApril 24 – May 1LF6 France
Sofia BulgariaMay 13 – 16GR8 Russia
522000Moscow RussiaApril 13 – 18CSKA ArenaGR8 Russia
Budapest HungaryApril 9NépstadionFS8 Russia
LF6 Russia
532001Budapest HungaryAprilFS8 Russia
LF6 Russia
Istanbul TurkeyMayGR8 Turkey
542002Seinäjoki FinlandAprilGR7 Russia
LF7 Russia
Baku AzerbaijanMay 1Heydar Aliyev Sports ComplexFS7 Russia
552003Belgrade Serbia and MontenegroMay 1GR7 Russia
Riga LatviaMay 23FS7 Russia
LF7 Russia
562004Haparanda SwedenApril 8 – 11GR7 Ukraine
LF7 Ukraine
Ankara TurkeyApril 23 – 25FS7 Russia
572005Varna BulgariaAprilGR7 Russia
FS7 Ukraine
LF7 Russia
582006Moscow RussiaApril 25 – 30Megasport ArenaGR7 Turkey
FS7 Russia
LF7 Russia
592007Sofia BulgariaApril 17 – 22Winter Sports PalaceGR7 Russia
FS7 Ukraine
LF7 Russia
602008Tampere FinlandApril 1 – 6Tampere Sports CentreGR7 Russia
FS7 Russia
LF7 Russia
612009Vilnius LithuaniaMarch 31 – April 5Utenos pramogų arenaGR7 Russia
FS7 Azerbaijan
LF7 Russia
622010Baku AzerbaijanApril 13 – 18Heydar Aliyev Sports ComplexGR7 Russia
FS7 Russia
LF7 Russia
632011Dortmund GermanyMarch 29 – April 3WestfalenhallenGR7 Russia
FS7 Russia
LF7 Ukraine
642012Belgrade SerbiaMarch 8 – 11Kombank ArenaGR7 Russia
FS7 Russia
LF7 Ukraine
652013Tbilisi GeorgiaMarch 19 – 24Tbilisi Sports PalaceGR7 Russia
FS7 Russia
LF7 Ukraine
662014Vantaa FinlandApril 1 – 6Trio ArenaGR8 Russia
FS8 Russia
LF8 Russia
672016Riga LatviaMarch 8 – 13Arena RigaGR8 Russia
FS8 Georgia
LF8 Ukraine
682017Novi Sad SerbiaMay 2 – 7SPC VojvodinaGR8 Hungary
FS8 Azerbaijan
LF8 Russia
692018Kaspiysk RussiaApril 30 – May 6Ali Aliyev Sport ComplexGR10 Russia
FS10 Russia
LF10 Russia
702019Bucharest RomaniaApril 8 – 14Polyvalent HallGR10 Russia
FS10 Russia
LF10 Ukraine
712020Rome ItalyFebruary 10 – 16PalaPelliconeGR10 Russia
FS10 Russia
LF10 Russia
722021Warsaw PolandApril 19 – 25Torwar HallGR10 Russia
FS10 Russia
LF10 Russia
732022Budapest HungaryMarch 28 – April 3Budapest Sports ArenaGR10 Azerbaijan
FS10 Azerbaijan
LF10 Turkey
742023Zagreb CroatiaApril 17 – 23Arena ZagrebGR10 Turkey
FS10 Azerbaijan
LF10 Ukraine
752024Bucharest RomaniaFebruary 12 – 18Polyvalent HallGR10 Turkey
FS10 Turkey
LF10 Ukraine
762025Bratislava SlovakiaApril 7 – 13X-Bionic SphereGR10 Azerbaijan
FS10 Azerbaijan
LF10 Ukraine
762026Tirana AlbaniaApril 20 – 26GR10 Azerbaijan
FS10 Azerbaijan
LF10 Ukraine
  • FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle
  • Until 2018 : 67 GR, 60 FS, 24 LF

All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2026 European Wrestling Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia2429895435
2 Soviet Union23010773410
3 Bulgaria146154175475
4 Turkey122107167396
5 Sweden857685246
6 Azerbaijan775477208
7 Germany75113134322
8 Ukraine7491123288
9 Hungary6998105272
10 Poland396896203
11 Armenia373146114
12 Finland353546116
13 Georgia345597186
14 Romania338393209
15 France293274135
16 Belarus216072153
17 United World Wrestling[a]1992149
18 East Germany16384094
19 Norway14182153
20 Italy14164272
21 Yugoslavia12131540
22 Greece9212757
23 Moldova9193563
24 Switzerland8141032
25 Slovakia861226
26 CIS83213
27 Estonia6141333
28 Serbia571426
29 Austria571123
30 Denmark57416
31 Latvia55818
– Individual Neutral Athletes[b]541120
32 Czechoslovakia4113247
33 Belgium411520
34 Albania25310
35 North Macedonia2057
36 Czech Republic13812
37 San Marino1315
38 Egypt1124
39 Israel07512
40 Great Britain0448
41 Iran0415
42 Lithuania0279
43 Spain0178
44 Netherlands0145
45 Monaco0101
46 Croatia0088
47 Slovenia0011
Totals (47 entries)1,5111,5171,9374,965

Notes

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  1. ↑ At the 2025 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "United World Wrestling (UWW)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
  2. ↑ At the 2024 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

Youth Wrestling

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European Espoirs Wrestling Championships (U20)

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The European Espoirs Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

Edition Year Host city Host country Events
11970Huskvarna Sweden20
21972Hvar Yugoslavia20
31974Haparanda Sweden20
41976Poznań Poland20
51978Oulu Finland20
61982Leipzig East Germany20
71984Slaghaven Denmark (LL)10
Fredrikshavn Denmark (GR)10
81986Lidköping Sweden (LL)10
Malmö Sweden (GR)10
91988Wałbrzych Poland20
101990UnknownUnknown20
111992Szekesfehervar Hungary20
121994Kuortane Finland (LL)10
Istanbul Turkey (GR)10

LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Juniors Wrestling Championship (U20)

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The European Juniors Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

Edition Year Host city Host country Events
11980Bursa Turkey20
21981UnknownUnknown (GR)10
31984Łódź Poland20
41985Bologna Italy20
51987Katowice Poland20
61989Bursa Turkey (LL)10
Witten Germany (GR)10
71991Istanbul Turkey (LL)10
81993Goetzis Austria20
91995Witten Germany (LL, GR)20
Klippan Sweden (LF)7
101996Sofia Bulgaria (LL, GR)20
Rodby Denmark (LF)8
111997Istanbul Turkey (LL, GR)20
Hradec Králové Czech Republic (LF)8
121998Radovis North Macedonia (LL)10
Tirana Albania (GR)10
Patras Greece (LF)8
131999Budapest Hungary (GR, LF)17
Riga Latvia (LL)9
142000Sofia Bulgaria26
152002Tirana Albania (LL, LF)17
Subotica Yugoslavia (GR)9
Edition Year Host city Host country Events
162004Sofia Bulgaria (LL, LF)16
Murska Sobota Slovenia (GR)8
172005Wrocław Poland24
182006Szombathely Hungary24
192007Belgrade Serbia24
202008Košice Slovakia24
212009Tbilisi Georgia24
222010Samokov Bulgaria24
232011Zrenjanin Serbia24
242012Zagreb Croatia24
252013Skopje North Macedonia24
262014Warsaw Poland24
272015Istanbul Turkey24
282016Bucharest Romania24
292017Dortmund Germany24
302018Rome Italy30
312019Pontevedra Spain30
322021Dortmund Germany30
332022Rome Italy30
342023Santiago de Compostela Spain30
352024Novi Sad Serbia31
362025Caorle Italy

LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Cadets Wrestling Championship (U17)

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The European Cadets Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

Edition Year Host city Host country Events
11986Bursa Turkey26
21988İzmir Turkey22
32000Bratislava Slovakia30
42001İzmir Turkey30
52002Vilnius Lithuania (LL)10
Odesa Ukraine (GR)10
Albena Bulgaria (LF)10
62003Skopje North Macedonia (LL)10
Rostov-on-Don Russia (GR)10
Sevilla Spain (LF)10
72004Albena Bulgaria (GR, LF)20
Istanbul Turkey (LL)10
82005Tirana Albania30
92006Istanbul Turkey30
102007Warsaw Poland30
112008Daugavpils Latvia30
122009Zrenjanin Serbia30
132010Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina30
142011Warsaw Poland30
152012Katowice Poland30
162013Bar Montenegro30
172014Samokov Bulgaria30
182015Subotica Serbia30
192016Stockholm Sweden30
202017Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina30
212018Skopje North Macedonia30
222019Faenza Italy30
232021Samokov Bulgaria30
242022Bucharest Romania30
252023Tirana Albania30
262024Novi Sad Serbia31
272025Skopje North Macedonia

LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

European Schools Wrestling Championship (U15)

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The European Schools Wrestling Championships is main wrestling championships in Europe.

Edition Year Host city Host country Events
12017Belgrade Serbia30
22018Győr Hungary30
32019Kraków Poland30
42021Sofia Bulgaria30
52022Zagreb Croatia30
62023Kaposvár Hungary30
72024Loutraki Greece

Traditional wrestling

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Traditional wrestling includes:[2]

European Sambo Championships

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Among the decisions taken during the 1973 FILA Congress, held under the FILA President Milan Ercegan, Sambo, a special form of wrestling particularly practised in the USSR and Asia, was recognized. Among the decisions taken during the Congress, Sambo for the first time was included in the programme of the 1974 European Wrestling Championships (along with GR and freestyle.) During the Congress, the attribution of the next freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling and Sambo championships was decided as follows: European Championships: 1974 at Madrid (Spain,) 1975 at Ludwigshafen (West Germany,) 1976 in Turkey. World Championships: 1974 at Tehran. Junior European Championships: 1974 at Poznań (Poland.) Junior World Championships: 1973 at Miami (USA.)[1] After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, anti-Soviet international sentiment led to a discontinuation of Sambo from the Championships programme.

European Grappling Championships

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The European Grappling Championships (GP) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
1 2015 Italy Sassari, Italy 26
2 2016 Italy Rome, Italy 26
3 2017 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 26
4 2018 Russia Kaspiysk, Russia 26

Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11][12][13][14]

European Pankration Championships

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The European Pankration Championships (PK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
1 2014 Romania Bucharest, Romania
2 2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
3 2016 Hungary Budapest, Hungary
4 2017 Italy Brindisi, Italy
5 2018 Serbia Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21][7][22][23] [24][25][26][27]

European Alysh Championships

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The European Alysh Championships (Belt Wrestling Alysh or BWUWW or AL) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
1 2014 Latvia Liepāja, Latvia
2 2017 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 4
3 2018 Serbia Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sources: [28] [7] [13] [29] [22] [23]

European Pahlavani Championships

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The European Pahlavani Championships (Pahlavani Wrestling or PW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
1 2017 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia
2 2019

Sources: [7] [9] [13] [30]

European Kazak Kuresi Championships

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The European Kazak Kuresi Championships (Kazakh Wrestling or KK) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

EditionYearHost venueEvents
1 2014 Latvia Liepāja, Latvia
2 2017 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia

Sources:[7][9][13][29][31][32][33]

European Beach Wrestling Championships

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The European Beach Wrestling Championships (BW) is main traditional wrestling championships in Europe.

  • Until 2018 no competition.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "News". Olympic Review (64–65). International Olympic Committee: 145–146. March–April 1973.
  2. ↑ emmanuel. "Regulations - Traditional Wrestling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "HOME". www.grappling.world. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results". www.grappling.world. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ tristan. "World Grappling Committee". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ↑ sebastien. "Regulations - Grappling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Events | United World Wrestling". uww.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ↑ jeandaniel. "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 tristan. "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ↑ tristan. "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ↑ tristan. "European Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "2018 European Grappling Championships" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. May 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Final protocol" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. May 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "WPAF". www.worldpangration.net. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "7th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016". www.worldpangration.net. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "RUSSIAN TEAM WON THE FIRST PLACE". www.worldpangration.net. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ↑ emmanuel. "World Pankration Committee". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  19. ↑ emmanuel. "Regulations - Pankration". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  20. ↑ emmanuel. "Russian Federation of Pankration". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Федерация Панкратиона России" (in Russian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  22. 1 2 United World Wrestling
  23. 1 2 jeandaniel. "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  24. ↑ tristan. "European Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "European Championships | United World Wrestling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "European Championship". United World Wrestling.
  27. ↑ "European Championship". United World Wrestling.
  28. ↑ "World Belt Wrestling Committee".
  29. 1 2 "European Championship".
  30. ↑ "Pahlavani Wrestling Committee | united". Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  31. ↑ "Archived copy". 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  32. ↑ "Kazak Kuresi Federation of Kazakhstan".
  33. ↑ "European kazakh kuresi federation". Rekvizitai.lt Lithuania. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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