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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.
[edit] Men's Tournament
[edit] History
| MEN'S EUROPEAN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Year |
Host |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1948
Details |

Rome,
Italy |

Czechoslovakia |

France |

Italy |
1950
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1946-1967).svg.png)
Sofia,
Bulgaria |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

Hungary |
1951
Details |

Paris,
France |

Soviet Union |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1946-1967).svg.png)
Bulgaria |

France |
1955
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Bucharest,
Romania |

Czechoslovakia |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Romania |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1946-1967).svg.png)
Bulgaria |
1958
Details |

Prague,
Czechoslovakia |

Czechoslovakia |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Romania |

Soviet Union |
1963
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Bucharest,
Romania |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Romania |
.png/30px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png)
Hungary |

Soviet Union |
1967
Details |

Istanbul,
Turkey |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

Poland |
1971
Details |

Milan,
Italy |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png)
Romania |
1975
Details |

Belgrade,
Yugoslavia |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Yugoslavia |
1977
Details |

Helsinki,
Finland |

Soviet Union |

Poland |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png)
Romania |
1979
Details |

Paris,
France |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Yugoslavia |
1981
Details |

Varna,
Bulgaria |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Bulgaria |
1983
Details |

East Berlin,
East Germany |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Bulgaria |
1985
Details |

Amsterdam,
Netherlands |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

France |
1987
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Ghent,
Belgium |

Soviet Union |

France |

Greece |
1989
Details |

Stockholm,
Sweden |

Italy |

Sweden |

Netherlands |
1991
Details |

Berlin,
Germany |

Soviet Union |

Italy |

Netherlands |
1993
Details |

Turku,
Finland |

Italy |

Netherlands |

Russia |
1995
Details |

Athens,
Greece |

Italy |

Netherlands |

Yugoslavia |
1997
Details |

Eindhoven,
Netherlands |

Netherlands |

Yugoslavia |

Italy |
1999
Details |

Vienna,
Austria |

Italy |

Russia |

Yugoslavia |
2001
Details |

Ostrava,
Czech Republic |

Yugoslavia |

Italy |

Russia |
2003
Details |

Berlin,
Germany |

Italy |

France |

Russia |
2005
Details |
/ 
Rome/Belgrade,
Italy/Serbia and Montenegro |

Italy |

Russia |

Serbia and Montenegro |
2007
Details |

Moscow/St.Petersburg,
Russia |

Spain |

Russia |

Serbia |
[edit] Medal Summary
[edit] Women's Tournament
[edit] History
| WOMEN'S EUROPEAN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Year |
Host |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1949
Details |

Prague,
Czechoslovakia |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

Poland |
1950
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1946-1967).svg.png)
Sofia,
Bulgaria |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Czechoslovakia |
1951
Details |

Paris,
France |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Yugoslavia |
1955
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Bucharest,
Romania |

Czechoslovakia |

Soviet Union |

Poland |
1958
Details |

Prague,
Czechoslovakia |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

Poland |
1963
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Bucharest,
Romania |

Soviet Union |

Poland |
.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania_(1952-1965).svg.png)
Romania |
1967
Details |

Istanbul,
Turkey |

Soviet Union |

Poland |

Czechoslovakia |
1971
Details |

Milan,
Italy |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |

Poland |
1975
Details |

Belgrade,
Yugoslavia |

Soviet Union |
.png/30px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png)
Hungary |

East Germany |
1977
Details |

Helsinki,
Finland |

Soviet Union |

East Germany |
.png/30px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png)
Hungary |
1979
Details |

Paris,
France |

Soviet Union |

East Germany |

Bulgaria |
1981
Details |

Varna,
Bulgaria |

Bulgaria |

Soviet Union |
.png/30px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png)
Hungary |
1983
Details |

East Berlin,
East Germany |

East Germany |

Soviet Union |
.png/30px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png)
Hungary |
1985
Details |

Amsterdam,
Netherlands |

Soviet Union |

East Germany |

Netherlands |
1987
Details |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Ghent,
Belgium |

East Germany |

Soviet Union |

Czechoslovakia |
1989
Details |

Stuttgart,
West Germany |

Soviet Union |

East Germany |

Italy |
1991
Details |

Rome,
Italy |

Soviet Union |

Netherlands |

Germany |
1993
Details |

Brno / Zlín,
Czech Republic |

Russia |

Czech Republic |

Ukraine |
1995
Details |

Arnhem,
Netherlands |

Netherlands |

Croatia |

Russia |
1997
Details |

Brno,
Czech Republic |

Russia |

Croatia |

Czech Republic |
1999
Details |

Rome,
Italy |

Russia |

Croatia |

Italy |
2001
Details |

Varna,
Bulgaria |

Russia |

Italy |

Bulgaria |
2003
Details |

Ankara,
Turkey |

Poland |

Turkey |

Germany |
2005
Details |

Zagreb / Pula,
Croatia |

Poland |

Italy |

Russia |
2007
Details |
/ 
Charleroi / Luxembourg,
Belgium / Luxembourg |

Italy |

Serbia |

Russia |
[edit] Medal Summary
[edit] Footnotes