Underwater Hockey European Championships

The Underwater Hockey European Championships is a biennial tournament in underwater hockey organised by the sports global governing body Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS). The first event was held in the United Kingdom in 1985.[1]

Underwater Hockey European Championships
Tournament information
SportUnderwater Hockey
Current champion
Turkey Turkey (men's; 2019)
France France (women's; 2019)

Events summary edit

Source:[2]

Year Date Championship Location Nations Events Champions
1985 ? – ? June 1st European Championship   London, United Kingdom ? Men's   Great Britain[1]
? Women's   Great Britain[1]
1987 ? 2nd European Championship   ???, Netherlands ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
1989 ? 3rd European Championship   ???, France ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
1991 ? 4th European Championship ? ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
1993 ? 5th European Championship   Sheffield, United Kingdom[3][4] ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
1995 ? 6th European Championship   Amersfoort, Netherlands ? Men's ?
? Women's   Great Britain[5]
1997 ? 7th European Championship   Reims, France ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
1999 21 – 26 June 8th European Championship   Kranj, Slovenia 8 Men's   Netherlands[6]
6 Women's   Netherlands[6]
2001 ? 9th European Championship   Belgrade, Serbia ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
2003 ? 10th European Championship   San Marino, San Marino ? Men's ?
? Women's ?
2005 ? May – ? June 11th European Championship   Marseille, France[3][4] ? Men's ?
? Women's   France[7]
2008 ? May – ? June 12th European Championship   Istanbul, Turkey 8 Men's   Turkey[8]
7 Women's   Great Britain[8]
2010 16 – 24 April 13th European Championship   Porto, Portugal 10 Men's   France[9]
7 Women's   Great Britain[9]
2015 30 March – 3 April 14th European Championship   Porto, Portugal Did not occur[10]
18 – 22 November   Çanakkale, Turkey
2017 21 – 29 August 15th European Championship   Eger, Hungary 8 Men's   Turkey[11]
8 Women's   France[11]
2019 27 July – 4 August 16th European Championship   Castellón de la Plana, Spain 6 Men's   Turkey[12]
4 Women's   France[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Octopush". The Observer. 1985-06-23. p. 39. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. ^ "Championships Archive".
  3. ^ a b "Underwater hockey team look to Worlds". Evening Herald. 2005-06-15. p. 102.
  4. ^ a b Naughton, Lindie (2005-05-18). "Water World". Evening Herald. p. 70.
  5. ^ "Team Member is Selected for World Championships in Underwater Hockey".
  6. ^ a b "Tournament Schedule and Results".
  7. ^ "Underwater hockey players". Afloimages. These women are representing France at the 11th European Championships, held in Marseilles, France, in May and June 2005. In the women's competition, France won all their games and became European Champions
  8. ^ a b "GB Ladies Golden Glory (Bulletin 145) | the British Octopush Association".
  9. ^ a b "13th CMAS Underwater Hockey European Championship".
  10. ^ "🇹🇷 14th European Underwater Hockey Championship Open Turkey 2015 – Suspended?". 18 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b "15th Underwater Hockey European Championship".
  12. ^ a b "🇪🇸 Results – 16º CMAS Underwater Hockey European Championship – Castellón de la Plana, Spain 2019". 3 August 2019.

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