European Inline Speed Skating Championships facts for kids

The European Inline Speed Skating Championships is a big competition where the best inline speed skaters from all over Europe race against each other. It's like the Olympics for inline skating in Europe! This exciting event is put together by the European Confederation of Roller Skating, also known as World Skate Europe.

Who Can Compete?

Skaters compete in different age groups to make it fair.

• Senior: These are the adult skaters.
• Junior A: This group is for skaters who are 18 or 19 years old.
• Junior B: This group is for skaters who are 16 or 17 years old.
• Veteran: This group is for older, experienced skaters.

Where the Championships Have Been Held

The European Inline Speed Skating Championships have been held in many different cities across Europe since they started in 1989. Here's a list of all the places they've taken place:

#	Edition	City	Country	Events
1	1989	Pico	Portugal
2	1990	Inzell	Germany
3	1991	Pineto/Pescara	Italy
4	1992	Acireale	Italy
5	1993	Valence d'Agen	France
6	1994	Pamplona	Spain
7	1995	Praia da Vitória	Portugal
8	1996	Saint-Brieuc/Lamballe	France
9	1997	Roseto/Sulmona/Sangro	Italy
10	1998	Coulaines	France
11	1999	Zandvoorde/Ostend/Middelkerke	Belgium
12	2000	Latina	Italy
13	2001	Paços de Ferreira	Portugal
14	2002	Valence d'Agen/Grenade-sur-l'Adour	France
15	2003	Padua/Abano Terme	Italy
16	2004	Heerde/Groningen	Netherlands
17	2005	Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf/Ludwigsfelde	Germany
18	2006	Cassano d'Adda	Italy
19	2007	Estarreja/Ovar	Portugal
20	2008	Gera	Germany
21	2009	Oostende	Belgium
22	2010	San Benedetto del Tronto	Italy
23	2011	Heerde/Zwolle	Netherlands
24	2012	Szeged	Hungary
25	2013	Almere	Netherlands
26	2014	Geisingen	Germany
27	2015	Wörgl	Austria
28	2016	Heerde	Netherlands
29	2017	Lagos	Portugal
30	2018	Oostende	Belgium
31	2019	Pamplona	Spain
32	2021	Canelas	Portugal
33	2022	L'Aquila	Italy
34	2023	Valence-d'Agen	France
35	2024	Oostende	Belgium
36	2025	Groß-Gerau	Germany

Medal Winners by Year

Here are the countries that won the most medals in some of the championships.

1989 Championships

  *   Host nation (Portugal)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	22	11	3	36
2	Spain (ESP)	2	11	4	17
3	France (FRA)	2	2	9	13
4	Germany (GER)	2	1	4	7
5	Belgium (BEL)	0	3	8	11
Totals (5 entries)		28	28	28	84

2021 Championships

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	11	7	4	22
2	Italy (ITA)	6	4	9	19
3	Portugal (POR)	4	0	1	5
4	Germany (GER)	1	8	6	15
5	Spain (ESP)	1	2	1	4
6	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	2	3
7	Belgium (BEL)	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 entries)		23	23	23	69

2022 Championships

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	7	9	7	23
2	Italy (ITA)	6	2	2	10
3	Belgium (BEL)	4	5	2	11
4	Spain (ESP)	4	3	1	8
5	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	2	3
6	Germany (GER)	0	2	3	5
7	Austria (AUT)	0	1	3	4
8	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	2	2
Totals (8 entries)		22	22	22	66

2023 Championships

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	16	10	7	33
2	Italy (ITA)	3	6	3	12
3	Spain (ESP)	1	1	5	7
4	Germany (GER)	0	1	3	4
5	Belgium (BEL)	0	1	2	3
6	Portugal (POR)	0	1	0	1
Totals (6 entries)		20	20	20	60

2024 Championships

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	8	9	7	24
2	Italy (ITA)	6	6	4	16
3	Belgium (BEL)	5	4	5	14
4	Spain (ESP)	3	2	4	9
5	Germany (GER)	0	1	1	2
6	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		22	22	22	66

Overall Medals (1989-2019)

This table shows which countries have won the most medals in total from 1989 to 2019.

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	434	306	217	929
2	France	164	185	205	532
3	Spain	70	101	120	285
4	Belgium	69	77	88	231
5	Germany	46	78	105	223
6	Netherlands	28	52	58	133
7	Austria	8	2	1	11
8	Switzerland	2	9	14	24
9	United Kingdom	1	2	2	5
10	Portugal	0	6	6	12

Other Skating Events

• World Inline Cup (started in 2000)
• Inline Speed Skating World Championships (started in 1937, became formal in 1989)
• Inline Speed Skating World Junior Championships (started in 1999)

Related Roller Sports Events

There are many other cool championships for different types of roller skating and related sports:

• European Artistic Roller Skating Championships
• European Freestyle Skating Championships
• Rink Hockey Men (also known as Roller Hockey)
• Rink Hockey Women (also known as Roller Hockey)
• European Inline Hockey Championships
• European Inline Alpine Championships
• European Inline Downhill Championships
• European Inline Freestyle Championships
• European Skateboarding Championships
• European Scootering Championships
• European Roller Derby Championships
• European Roller Freestyle Championships

See also

In Spanish: Campeonatos de Europa de patinaje de velocidad en línea para niños