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[[File:European countries (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|250px|right|Countries usually participating in European championships. Note the difference to the geographical borders of [[Europe]].]]

A '''European Championship''' is the top level [[International sport|international]] sports competition between [[Europe|European]] athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional [[sports club|sports clubs]]. 

In the plural, the [[European Championships (multi-sport event)|European Championships]] also refers to a specific combined quadrennial multi-sport event featuring the continental championships for athletics, aquatics, artistic gymnastics, triathlon, rowing, cycling and team golf.

Since European championships are usually open for teams or individual athletes from countries which are members of European sports organisations and some member countries are only partly or not at all situated in the European continent, some non-Europeans also usually take part in these championships. Traditionally, sports teams from Armenia, Georgia, and Israel – all geographically outside Europe – are included in European competitions for cultural and political reasons, while trans-continental countries Azerbaijan, Russia, and Turkey (which straddle Europe and Asia), and technically Iceland (which sits on a continental fault line in the Atlantic ocean) and Malta (between Europe and Africa in the Mediterranean) also compete in Europe. 

A number of countries maintain departments outside the European continent, but which are considered an integral part of their mother country, including France (e.g. Guadeloupe and New Caledonia), Denmark (Greenland), Spain (e.g. the Canaries) and the Netherlands (the former Netherlands Antilles). Athletes and club teams from these regions are typically eligible for European championships. The overseas territories of the United Kingdom, however, are usually not included unless an individual athlete has transferred allegiance completely to the UK. 

In addition, in football, under [[UEFA]], but not in other sports, the Asian country of [[Kazakhstan]] also competes in European competition for historical reasons,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2015 |title=Progress aplenty in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0254-0d7cc7199c24-b760ed15caae-1000--progress-aplenty-in-kazakhstan/ |website=UEFA.com}}</ref> while [[South Africa|South African]] clubs participate in the top-level club championship in European rugby union called [[European Rugby Champions Cup]].

== Games ==
* [[European Games]]
* [[European Championships (multi-sport event)|European Championships]]
* [[European Youth Olympic Festival]]
* [[European Para Championships]]
* [[European Masters Games]]
* [[Winter X Games Europe]]

== Championships ==
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;American football 
* [[European Championship of American football]]

;Aquatics and water sports
* [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Aquatics Championships]] 
* [[European Short Course Swimming Championships]]
* [[European Water Polo Championship]]
* [[European Diving Championships]]
* [[European Masters Swimming Championships]]
* [[European Junior Swimming Championships]]
* [[World Para Swimming European Championships]]

;Athletics
* [[European Athletics Championships]]
* [[European Athletics Indoor Championships]]
* [[European Athletics U23 Championships]]
* [[European Athletics U20 Championships]]
* [[European Athletics U18 Championships]]
* [[European Mountain Running Championships]]
* [[World Para Athletics European Championships]]

;Australian rules football
* [[Euro Cup (AFL)|EU Cup]]
* [[AFL Europe Championship]]

;Badminton
* [[European Badminton Championships]]

;Baseball and softball
* [[European Men's Baseball Championship]]
* [[Women's European Baseball Championship]]
* [[Women's Softball European Championship]]

;Bandy
* [[Davos Cup]]
* [[European Cup (bandy)|European Cup]] (for club teams)

;Basketball
* [[EuroBasket]]
* [[EuroBasket Women]]

;Biathlon
* [[Biathlon European Championships]]

;Boxing
* [[European Amateur Boxing Championships]]

;Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* [[European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship|European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)]]

;Canoeing

* [[Canoe Sprint European Championships]]
* [[European Canoe Slalom Championships]]

;Chess
* [[European Individual Chess Championship]]

;Cricket
* [[European Cricket Championship]]
* [[European Twenty20 Championship]]
* [[Women's European Cricket Championship]]
* [[European Affiliates Championship]]

;Curling
* [[European Curling Championships]]

;Cycling
* BMX: [[European BMX Championships]]
* Cyclo-cross: [[UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships]]
* Mountain bike: [[European Mountain Bike Championships]]
* Road cycling: [[European Road Cycling Championships]]
* Track cycling: [[UEC European Track Championships]]

;Darts
* [[European Championship (darts)]]

;Dragon Boat
* European Dragon Boat Championships 

;Equestrian
* [[European Dressage Championships]]
* [[European Eventing Championships]]
* [[European Show Jumping Championships]]

;Fencing
* [[World Fencing Championships]], open only to European fencers from 1921 to 1937
* [[European Fencing Championships]]

;Field hockey
* [[Men's EuroHockey Championship]]
* [[Women's EuroHockey Championship]]

;Fistball
* [[Fistball European Championships]]

;Flag football 
* [[IFAF European Flag Football Championship]]

;Football and beach soccer
* [[UEFA European Championship]]
* [[UEFA Women's Championship]]
* [[Euro Beach Soccer League]]

;Futsal
* [[UEFA Futsal Championship]]
* [[UEFA Women's Futsal Championship]]
* [[UEFS Futsal Men's Championship]]
* [[UEFS Futsal Women's Championship]]

;Go
* [[European Go Championship]]

;Gymnastics
* [[Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships]]
* [[Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships|European Acrobatics Championships]]
* [[European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
* [[European TeamGym Championships]]
* [[European Trampoline Championships]]
* [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
* [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships]]

;Handball and beach handball
* [[European Men's Handball Championship]]
* [[European Women's Handball Championship]]
* [[European Beach Handball Championship (disambiguation)|European Beach Handball Championship]]
* [[European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament]]

;Indoor hockey
* [[Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship]]
* [[Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship]]

;Judo
* [[European Judo Championships]]

;Karate
* [[European Karate Championships]]

;Kickboxing
* [[WAKO Amateur European Championships]]

;Korfball
* [[European Korfball Championship]]

;Minifootball
* [[EMF EURO]]

;Motorsport and motorcycle sport
* [[AIACR European Championship]] (1931–1939)
* [[European Formula Two Championship]] (1967–1984)
* [[European Touring Car Championship]] (1963–1988; 2000–2004)
* [[European Rally Championship]]
* [[FIA European Rallycross Championship]]
* [[FIA GT3 European Championship]]
* [[Individual Speedway European Championship]]
* [[European Pairs Speedway Championship]]
* [[European Speedway Club Champions' Cup]]

;Multi-sport
* [[European Championships (multi-sport event)|European Championships]]
* [[European Games]]
* [[European Youth Olympic Festival]]

;Pétanque
* [[European Pétanque Championships]]

;Pitch and putt
* [[European Pitch and putt Championship]]

;Professional wrestling
* [[WWE European Championship]]
* [[wXw European Championship]]

;Quidditch
* [[European Games (quadball)|European Games (quidditch)]]

;Racquetball
* [[European Racquetball Championships]]

;Rink hockey
* [[Rink Hockey European Championship]]

;Rowing
* [[European Rowing Championships]]

;Rugby league
* [[Rugby League European Championship]]

;Rugby union
* [[Rugby Europe International Championships]]

;Sailing
* [[European championships in sailing|European Sailing Championships]]

;Savate
* [[Savate|European Savate Championships]]

;Shooting
* [[European Shooting Championships]]

;Snooker
* [[EBSA European Snooker Championship]]

;Squash
* [[European Squash Individual Championships]]
* [[European Squash Team Championships]]

;Sumo
* [[European Sumo Championships]]

;Table tennis
* [[European Table Tennis Championships]]
* [[European Para Table Tennis Championships]]

;Taekwondo
* [[European Taekwondo Championships]]

;Triathlon
* [[Europe Triathlon Championships]]

;Volleyball and beach volleyball
* [[Men's European Volleyball Championship]]
* [[Women's European Volleyball Championship]]
* [[European Beach Volleyball Championship]]

;Weightlifting
* [[European Weightlifting Championships]]

;Wheelchair rugby
* [[IWRF European Championship]]

;Wrestling
* [[European Wrestling Championships]]
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== Winter sports ==
# [[European Figure Skating Championships]]
# [[European Speed Skating Championships]]
# [[European Short Track Speed Skating Championships]]
# [[FIL European Luge Championships]]
# [[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship]]
# [[Biathlon European Championships]]
# [[European Championships of Ski Mountaineering]]
# European Ski Orienteering Championships
# [[European Curling Championships]]
# [[Ice Hockey European Championships]]
# [[IIHF European Women Championships|Women's Ice Hockey European Championships]]
# [[World Para Ice Hockey European Championships]]
# European Snowboard Championships
# European Freestyle Skiing Championships
# [[FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup]]
# European Ski Marathon Championships
# European Snow Volleyball Championships (CEV EuroSnowVolley)
# [[1913 European Bandy Championships|European Bandy Championships]]
# European Winter Triathlon Championships
# European Ice Climbing Championships
# European Snowshoe Championships
# European Grass Skiing Championship
# [[Roller skiing|European Rollerski Championships]]
# European Snowcross Championship
# European Snowmobile Championship - Snowmobile Enduro European Cup

== See also ==
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* [[Championship]]
* [[Eurogames (disambiguation)]]
* [[European Games]], a multi-sport event between competitors from all nations in Europe
* [[European Junior Championships (disambiguation)]]
* [[European Open (disambiguation)]]
* [[European Masters (disambiguation)]]
* [[World championship]]
** [[African Championship]]
** [[Asian Championship]]
** [[Oceania Championship]]
** [[Pan American Championship]]
*** [[Central American Championships (disambiguation)]]
*** [[North American Championship]]
*** [[South American Championship]]
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