Rink Hockey European Championship

The Rink Hockey European Championship is a European roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey and contested by the best men's national teams.

Rink Hockey European Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Rink Hockey European Championship
SportRoller Hockey
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
No. of teams6
ContinentEurope (World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain
(19th title)
Most titles Portugal
(21 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

Spain are the current champions, after defeating Portugal 4–2 in the 2023 final to win their nineteenth title. The most successful team is Portugal, who have won the competition twenty-one times.

Results

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Tournaments

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Year Host city Winner Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
1926
Details
  Herne Bay  
England
 
France
 
Germany
 
Switzerland
6
1927
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  Montreux  
England
 
France
 
Switzerland
 
Germany
6
1928
Details
  Herne Bay  
England
 
France
 
Switzerland
 
Germany
6
1929
Details
  Montreux  
England
 
Italy
 
France
 
Germany
6
1930
Details
  Herne Bay  
England
 
France
 
Germany
 
Switzerland
6
1931
Details
  Montreux  
England
 
France
 
Switzerland
 
Italy
7
1932
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  Herne Bay  
England
 
Germany
 
France
 
Portugal
6
1934
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  Herne Bay  
England
 
Germany
 
Switzerland
 
Italy
6
1936[a]
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  Stuttgart  
England
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Switzerland
7
1937
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  Herne Bay  
England
 
Switzerland
 
Portugal
 
Italy
7
1938
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  Antwerp  
England
 
Italy
 
Belgium
 
Portugal
7
1939[a]
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  Montreux  
England
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Belgium
7
1947[a]
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  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Belgium
 
Spain
 
Italy
7
1948[a]
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  Montreux  
Portugal
 
England
 
Italy
 
Spain
9
1949[a]
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  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Belgium
8
1950[a]
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  Milan  
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Switzerland
 
Spain
10
1951[a]
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  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Belgium
11
1952[a]
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  Porto  
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
10
1953[a]
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  Geneva  
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Switzerland
13
1954[a]
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  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Belgium
15
1955[a]
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  Milan  
Spain
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Switzerland
14
1956[a]
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  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
11
1957
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  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
England
6
1959
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  Geneva  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
England
10
1961
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  Turin  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
10
1963
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  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Switzerland
9
1965
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  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
9
1967
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  Bilbao  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
9
1969
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  Lausanne  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Netherlands
 
Switzerland
9
1971
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  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
9
1973
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  Iserlohn  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
West Germany
 
Italy
9
1975
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  Viareggio  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
8
1977
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  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
9
1979
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  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
9
1981
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  Essen  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
9
1983
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  Vercelli  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
8
1985
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  Barcelos  
Spain
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Netherlands
9
1987
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  Oviedo  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
9
1990
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  Lodi  
Italy
 
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Netherlands
9
1992
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  Wuppertal  
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Germany
10
1994
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  Funchal  
Portugal
3–1  
Spain
 
Italy
3–0  
Switzerland
13
1996
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  Salsomaggiore  
Portugal
League  
Italy
 
Spain
League  
Switzerland
9
1998
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  Paços de Ferreira  
Portugal
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–0p)
 
Spain
 
Italy
10–2  
Switzerland
10
2000
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  Wimmis  
Spain
6–3  
Portugal
 
Italy
4–0  
France
8
2002
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  Florence  
Spain
4–2  
Portugal
 
Italy
4–3  
France
9
2004
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  La Roche-sur-Yon  
Spain
4–2  
Italy
 
Portugal
2–1  
Switzerland
8
2006
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  Monza  
Spain
2–0  
Switzerland
 
Portugal
5–4  
Italy
9
2008
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  Oviedo  
Spain
1–0  
Portugal
 
Italy
4–3  
France
8
2010
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  Wuppertal  
Spain
8–2  
Portugal
 
France
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–0p)
 
Germany
8
2012
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  Paredes  
Spain
League  
Portugal
 
Italy
League  
France
7
2014
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  Alcobendas  
Italy
 
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Germany
6
2016
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  Oliveira de Azeméis  
Portugal
6–2  
Italy
 
Spain
7–1  
Switzerland
8
2018
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  A Coruña  
Spain
6–3  
Portugal
 
Italy
5–2  
France
11
2021[b]
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  Paredes  
Spain
2–1 (a.e.t.)  
France
Not played (between   Portugal and   Italy). 6
2023
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  Sant Sadurní d'Anoia  
Spain
4–2  
Portugal
 
Italy
6–5  
France
8
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In 1936 and then from 1939 to 1956, the tournament was also considered a World Cup.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in July 2020, at La Roche-sur-Yon, the tournament was delayed and his location changed to Paredes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Portugal2115945
2  Spain1916641
3  England121013
4  Italy3122338
5  France0639
6  Germany0246
   Switzerland0246
8  Belgium0112
9  Netherlands0044
Totals (9 entries)555554164

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