European Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

The following is the cumulative medal count for countries at the European Figure Skating Championships.

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Men's singles edit

The men's event was first held in 1891 in Hamburg, Germany and is the oldest discipline at the European Championships.

Ulrich Salchow from Sweden has won the most gold medals in the men's singles (with nine). The record for most back-to-back titles is held by Austrian Karl Schäfer with eight gold medals. Salchow and Schäfer also share the record for the most total medals won with Brian Joubert from France and Evgeni Plushenko from Russia (with ten medals each). Four skaters also share the record for the most silver medals won (with four): Gustav Hügel from Austria; Alain Giletti from France; and Vladimir Kovalyov and Vladimir Kotin, both completed for the Soviet Union. Three skaters share the record for the most bronze medals won (with four each): Karol Divín from Czechoslovakia, Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk (who completed for the Soviet Union and then Ukraine), and Brian Joubert from France.

Total medal count by nation edit

Ulrich Salchow has won a record nine gold medals in men's singles at the European Championships.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Number of European Championship medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria31172169
2  Russia14181143
3  France14161040
4  Sweden111416
5  Czechoslovakia107825
6  Soviet Union8121030
7  Spain7007
8  East Germany4138
9  Great Britain37717
10  Ukraine3137
11  West Germany24612
12  Italy24410
13  Hungary2439
14  Germany110920
15  Switzerland1528
16  Czech Republic1124
17  United States1001
18  Norway0336
19  CIS0112
 Poland0112
21  Estonia0101
 Israel0101
23  Belgium0033
24  Finland0022
25  Georgia0011
 Latvia0011
Totals (26 entries)115115115345

Most gold medals by skater edit

Karl Schäfer holds the record for the most back-to-back titles (eight) and shares the record for the most medals won in total (ten).
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of men's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationPeriod Total
1Ulrich Salchow  Sweden1898–19139110
2Karl Schäfer  Austria1927–193681110
3Evgeni Plushenko  Russia1998–20127310
4Javier Fernández  Spain2013–201977
5Willy Böckl  Austria1913–1928628
6Alain Giletti  France1953–1961549
7Ondrej Nepela  Czechoslovakia1966–1973538
8Jan Hoffmann  East Germany1973–19804127
9Alexandre Fadeev  Soviet Union1983–1989426
10Emmerich Danzer  Austria1963–1968415

Most medals by skater edit

Evgeni Plushenko shares the record for the most medals won in total (ten).
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of men's singles skaters by the most medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationPeriod Total
1Ulrich Salchow  Sweden1898–19139110
2Karl Schäfer  Austria1927–193681110
3Evgeni Plushenko  Russia1998–20127310
4Brian Joubert  France2002–201133410
5Alain Giletti  France1953–1961549
6Willy Böckl  Austria1913–1928628
7Ondrej Nepela  Czechoslovakia1966–1973538
8Karol Divín  Czechoslovakia1954–19642248
9Javier Fernández  Spain2013–201977
10Jan Hoffmann  East Germany1973–19804127

Women's singles edit

The women's event was first held in 1930 in Vienna, Austria. The first combined European Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1932 in Paris, France.

Irina Slutskaya from Russia has won the most gold medals in the women's singles (seven). Sonja Henie from Norway and Katarina Witt from East Germany share the record for most back-to-back titles (six each). The record for total medals won is held by Italian Carolina Kostner with eleven medals. The most silver medals were won by Regine Heitzer from Austria, Dagmar Lurz from West Germany and Kira Ivanova from the Soviet Union (with four each), while Anna Kondrashova from the Soviet Union, Viktoria Volchkova from Russia, and Carolina Kostner from Italy share the record for the most bronze medals (with four each).

Total medal count by nation edit

Irina Slutskaya has won the record seven gold medals in women's singles at the European Championships.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Number of European Championship medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia18171146
2  East Germany174324
3  Austria12131035
4  Great Britain6111128
5  Netherlands63312
6  Norway6006
7  France54413
8  Italy53715
9  West Germany26412
10  Czechoslovakia2338
11  Switzerland2237
12  Canada2002
13  Finland1359
14  Hungary1236
15  Belgium1124
 Georgia1124
17  Soviet Union07613
18  Ukraine0336
19  Germany0246
20  United States0112
21  Yugoslavia0101
22  Sweden0022
Totals (22 entries)878787261

Most gold medals by skater edit

Sonja Henie from Norway shares the record for most back-to-back titles with six.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of women's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationPeriod Total
1Irina Slutskaya  Russia1996–2006729
2Katarina Witt  East Germany1982–1988617
3Sonja Henie  Norway1931–193666
4Carolina Kostner  Italy2006–201852411
5Surya Bonaly  France1991–1996516
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands1959–1964516
7Anett Pötzsch  East Germany1975–19804116
8Maria Butyrskaya  Russia1996–20023216
Cecilia Colledge  Great Britain1933–19393216
10Gabriele Seyfert  East Germany1966–1970325

Most total medals by skater edit

Carolina Kostner has won the most medals overall at the European Championships (eleven).
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of women's singles skaters by the most medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationPeriod Total
1Carolina Kostner  Italy2006–201852411
2Irina Slutskaya  Russia1996–2006729
3Katarina Witt  East Germany1982–1988617
4Regine Heitzer  Austria1960–19662417
5Sonja Henie  Norway1931–193666
6Surya Bonaly  France1991–1996516
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands1959–1964516
8Anett Pötzsch  East Germany1975–19804116
9Maria Butyrskaya  Russia1996–20023216
Cecilia Colledge  Great Britain1933–19393216

Pairs edit

The first pair skating event was held in 1930 in Vienna, Austria. The first combined European Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1932 in Paris, France.

Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev from the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won (seven in a row). Due to missing at the 1979 European Championships in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Rodnina and Zaitsev shares the record for the longest winning streak at back-to-back events with Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler from West Germany (with six victories each). Irina Rodnina won another four gold medals with her previous partner Alexei Ulanov and was undefeated at eleven European Championships in a row. The record for total medals won is shared by two pairs (eight each): Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov from the Soviet Union, and Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov from Russia, while Rodnina holds the record for the most total medals won by a skater in pairs (eleven). Belousova and Protopopov also share the record for the most silver medals won with Marianna and László Nagy from Hungary (with four each), while Aljona Savchenko from Germany won five silver medals but with different partners. The record for the most bronze medals is held by Sarah Abitbol and Stéphane Bernadis from France (five). Franz Ningel from West Germany also won five bronze medals, but with different partners.

Total medal count by nation edit

Irina Rodnina (left) has won eleven gold medals at Europeans Championships in pair skating for the Soviet Union: four with Alexei Ulanov (right) and another seven with Alexander Zaitsev.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Number of European Championship medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union25251666
2  Russia23162059
3  Germany109322
4  West Germany83718
5  Hungary76417
6  Austria27615
7  East Germany251219
8  France22610
9  Czechoslovakia2215
10  Italy2125
11  Great Britain1359
12  Switzerland1304
13  CIS1113
14  Belgium1012
15  Poland0235
16  Czech Republic0101
 Georgia0101
Totals (17 entries)878787261

Most gold medals by pairs team edit

Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler were the first pairs team to win six titles at the European Championships.
  • Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
  • If a skater or pair has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of pairs skaters by the most gold medals won at the European Championships
No.Female partnerMale partnerNationPeriod Total
1Irina RodninaAlexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union1973–198077
2Marika Kilius[a]Hans-Jürgen Bäumler  West Germany1959–196466
3Tatiana TotmianinaMaxim Marinin  Russia2001–2006516
4Maxi HerberErnst Baier Germany1935–193955
5Ludmila BelousovaOleg Protopopov  Soviet Union1962–1969448
6Aljona Savchenko[b]Robin Szolkowy  Germany2006–2013437
7Irina RodninaAlexei Ulanov[c]  Soviet Union1969–197244
Tatiana VolosozharMaxim Trankov[d]  Russia2012–201644
9Elena ValovaOleg Vasiliev  Soviet Union1983–1987325
10Ekaterina GordeevaSergei Grinkov  Soviet Union
 Russia
1986–1994314

Notes:

  1. ^ Marika Kilius won another three bronze medals with Franz Ningel (1955–1957), earning nine European medals in total.
  2. ^ Aljona Savchenko won another two silver medals with Bruno Massot (2016–2017), earning nine European medals in total.
  3. ^ Alexei Ulanov won another one silver and one bronze medal with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974), earning six European medals in total.
  4. ^ Maxim Trankov won another one silver and two bronze medals with Maria Mukhortova (2008–2010), earning seven European medals in total.

One skater won three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals in the pairs event, but with different partners:

  • Artur Dmitriev won two gold medals and three silver medals partnered with Natalia Mishkutionok (1989–1994) while representing the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Russia; and one gold medal and one silver medal partnered with Oksana Kazakova (1996–1998) while representing Russia.

Most total medals by pairs team edit

Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov were the first pairs team to win eight medals at the European Championships.
  • Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of pairs skaters by the most medals won at the European Championships
No.Female partnerMale partnerNationPeriod Total
1Ludmila BelousovaOleg Protopopov  Soviet Union1962–1969448
2Maria PetrovaAlexei Tikhonov  Russia1999–20072248
3Irina Rodnina[a]Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union1973–198077
4Aljona Savchenko[b]Robin Szolkowy  Germany2006–2013437
5Marianna NagyLászló Nagy  Hungary1949–19572417
6Evgenia TarasovaVladimir Morozov  Russia2015–20222327
7Sarah AbitbolStéphane Bernadis  France1996–2003257
8Marika Kilius[c]Hans-Jürgen Bäumler  West Germany1959–196466
9Tatiana TotmianinaMaxim Marinin  Russia2001–2006516
10Maxi HerberErnst Baier Germany1935–193955

Notes:

  1. ^ Irina Rodnina won another four golds with Alexei Ulanov (1969–1972), earning a total of eleven medals, all of which were gold.
  2. ^ Aljona Savchenko won another two silver medals with Bruno Massot (2016–2017), earning nine European medals in total.
  3. ^ Marika Kilius won another three bronze medals with Franz Ningel (1955–1957), earning nine European medals in total.

Four skaters won a total of more than five medals in the pairs event, but with different partners:

  • Artur Dmitriev won three gold medals, one silver medal, and three bronze medals: two gold medals and three silver medals partnered with Natalia Mishkutionok (1989–1994) while representing the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Russia; and one gold medal and one silver medal partnered with Oksana Kazakova (1996–1998) while representing Russia.
  • Maxim Trankov from Russia won four gold medals partnered with Tatiana Volosozhar (2012–2016) and one silver medal and two bronze medals partnered with Maria Mukhortova (2008–2010).
  • Alexei Ulanov from the Soviet Union won four gold medals partnered with Irina Rodnina (1969–1972) and one silver medal and a bronze medal partnered with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974).
  • Franz Ningel from West Germany won one silver medal and five bronze medals: three bronze medals partnered with Marika Kilius (1955–1957) and one silver medal and two bronze medals partnered with Margret Göbl (1960–1962).

Ice dance edit

Ice dance is the most recent of the four disciplines at the European Figure Skating Championships. It was first held in 1954 in Bolzano, Italy.

Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov from the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won (six). Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron from France hold the longest winning streak at back-to-back events with five. Courtney Jones from Great Britain won five European Championships in a row as well, but with different partners. The record for total medals won is shared by three ice dance teams (with eight each): Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov, Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov, and Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, who all competed for the Soviet Union (although Klimova and Ponomarenko represented the Commonwealth of Independent States at their last competition in 1992). Klimova and Ponomarenko also shares the record for the most silver medals won with six other ice dance teams (with three each): Angelika and Erich Buck from West Germany, Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov from the Soviet Union, Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin (who represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and then Russia), Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov from Russia, Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte from Italy, and Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev from Russia. British ice dancers Janet Sawbridge and Yvonne Suddick also won three silver medals, but each of them with different partners. The record for most the most bronze medals is held by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov from the Soviet Union (five).

Total medal count by nation edit

  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov have won the most gold medals in ice dance at the European Championships (six).
Number of European Championship medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union18141446
2  Great Britain17171852
3  Russia15131442
4  France118726
5  Italy47314
6  Czechoslovakia2125
7  West Germany1315
8  CIS1113
9  Finland1023
10  Hungary0224
 Ukraine0224
12  Bulgaria0213
13  Lithuania0033
Totals (13 entries)707070210

Most gold medals by ice dance team edit

With five gold medals and six medals total, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are the most successful ice dance team at the European Championships in the 21st century.
  • Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
  • If a skater or team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of ice dance teams by the most gold medals won at the European Championships
No.Female partnerMale partnerNationPeriod Total
1Lyudmila PakhomovaAleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union1969–19766118
2Natalia BestemianovaAndrei Bukin  Soviet Union1982–1988527
3Gabriella PapadakisGuillaume Cizeron  France2015–2020516
4Marina KlimovaSergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
 CIS
1984–19924318
5Jayne TorvillChristopher Dean  Great Britain1981–199444
Diane TowlerBernard Ford  Great Britain1966–196944
7Oksana GrishukEvgeni Platov  CIS
 Russia
1992–19983216
8Tatiana NavkaRoman Kostomarov  Russia2003–2006314
9Doreen DennyCourtney Jones[a]  Great Britain1959–196133
10Irina MoiseevaAndrei Minenkov  Soviet Union1976–19822327

Notes:

  1. ^ Courtney Jones won another two gold medals and one bronze medal with June Markham (1956–1958), earning five gold medals and six European medals in total.

Most total medals by ice dance team edit

Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko shares the record for the most total medals (eight).
  • Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table.
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the team receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
  • If a skater or couple has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of ice dance teams by the most medals won at the European Championships
No.Female partnerMale partnerNationPeriod Total
1Lyudmila PakhomovaAleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union1969–19766118
2Marina KlimovaSergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
 CIS
1984–19924318
3Natalia LinichukGennadi Karponosov  Soviet Union1974–19812158
4Natalia BestemianovaAndrei Bukin  Soviet Union1982–1988527
5Irina MoiseevaAndrei Minenkov  Soviet Union1976–19822327
6Gabriella PapadakisGuillaume Cizeron  France2015–2020516
7Oksana GrishukEvgeni Platov  CIS
 Russia
1992–19983216
8Ekaterina BobrovaDmitri Soloviev  Russia2011–20181326
Maya UsovaAlexander Zhulin  Soviet Union
 CIS
 Russia
1989–19941326
10Marina AnissinaGwendal Peizerat  France1998–20022215

Two more skaters won a total of six medals in the ice dance event, but with different partners:

  • Courtney Jones from Great Britain won five gold medals and one silver medal: two gold medals and one silver medal while partnered with June Markham (1956–1958) and three gold medals while partnered with Doreen Denny (1959–1961).
  • Janet Sawbridge from Great Britain won three silver medals and three bronze medals: two silver medals and one bronze medal while partnered with David Hickinbottom (1963–1965), one silver medal and one bronze medal while partnered with Jon Lane (1968–1969), and one bronze medal while partnered with Peter Dalby (1972).

Overall edit

Irina Rodnina is the most decorated figure skater at the European Championships with eleven gold medals.
  • The table only shows the period of the achievement, not all participation at the European Championships.
Medals records across all four disciplines at the European Figure Skating Championships
AchievementRecordSkaterNationDisciplinePeriod
Most gold medals11Irina Rodnina  Soviet UnionPairs1969–1980
Most silver medals5Aljona Savchenko  GermanyPairs2006–2017
Most bronze medals5Franz Ningel  West GermanyPairs1955–1962
Gennadi Karponosov  Soviet UnionIce dance1974–1981
Natalia Linichuk
Sarah Abitbol  FrancePairs1996–2001
Stéphane Bernadis
Most total medals11Irina Rodnina  Soviet UnionPairs1969–1980
Carolina Kostner  ItalyWomen's singles2006–2018
Most wins at back-to-back events10Irina Rodnina  Soviet UnionPairs1969–1978

Total medal count by nation edit

With seven gold medals in men's singles event, Javier Fernández from Spain is one of the most decorated figure skaters at the European Championships.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Total number of European Championship medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia706456190
2  Soviet Union515846155
3  Austria453737119
4  France32302789
5  Great Britain273841106
6  East Germany23101851
7  Czechoslovakia16131443
8  West Germany13161847
9  Italy13151644
10  Germany11211648
11  Sweden111618
12  Hungary10141236
13  Spain7007
14  Netherlands63312
 Norway63312
16  Switzerland410519
17  Ukraine36817
18  Finland23914
19  CIS2338
20  Belgium2169
21  Canada2002
22  Georgia1236
23  Czech Republic1225
24  United States1113
25  Poland0347
26  Bulgaria0213
27  Estonia0101
 Israel0101
 Yugoslavia0101
30  Lithuania0033
31  Latvia0011
Totals (31 entries)3593593591077

Most gold medals by skater edit

With six gold medals and seven medals in total, Katarina Witt is the one of most successful European figure skaters in women's singles event.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of skaters by the most gold medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationDisciplinePeriod Total
1Irina Rodnina  Soviet UnionPairs1969–19801111
2Ulrich Salchow  SwedenMen's singles1898–19139110
3Karl Schäfer  AustriaMen's singles1927–193681110
4Evgeni Plushenko  RussiaMen's singles1998–20127310
5Irina Slutskaya  RussiaWomen's singles1996–2006729
6Javier Fernández  SpainMen's singles2013–201977
Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet UnionPairs1973–198077
8Aleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet UnionIce dance1969–19766118
Lyudmila Pakhomova
10Katarina Witt  East GermanyWomen's singles1982–1988617

Most total medals by skater edit

Carolina Kostner shares the overall record of the European Championships with eleven medals.
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the European Championships.
Top 10 ranking of skaters by the most medals won at the European Championships
No.SkaterNationDiscipline(s)Period Total
1Irina Rodnina  Soviet UnionPairs1969–19801111
2Carolina Kostner  ItalyWomen's singles2006–201852411
3Ulrich Salchow  SwedenMen's singles1898–19139110
4Karl Schäfer  AustriaMen's singles1927–193681110
5Evgeni Plushenko  RussiaMen's singles1998–20127310
6Ernst Baier GermanyMen's singles1931–193953210
Pairs
7Brian Joubert  FranceMen's singles2002–201133410
8Irina Slutskaya  RussiaWomen's singles1996–2006729
9Marika Kilius  West GermanyPairs1955–1964639
10Alain Giletti  FranceMen's singles1953–1961549

References edit

See also edit