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

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
  • 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
  • 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. Skater Nation Period Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden 1898–1913 9 – 1 10
2 Karl Schäfer  Austria 1927–1936 8 1 1 10
3 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia 1998–2012 7 3 – 10
4 Javier Fernández  Spain 2013–2019 7 – – 7
5 Willy Böckl  Austria 1913–1928 6 – 2 8
6 Alain Giletti  France 1953–1961 5 4 – 9
7 Ondrej Nepela  Czechoslovakia 1966–1973 5 – 3 8
8 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany 1973–1980 4 1 2 7
9 Alexandre Fadeev  Soviet Union 1983–1989 4 – 2 6
10 Emmerich Danzer  Austria 1963–1968 4 – 1 5

Most medals by skater
  • 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. Skater Nation Period Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden 1898–1913 9 – 1 10
2 Karl Schäfer  Austria 1927–1936 8 1 1 10
3 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia 1998–2012 7 3 – 10
4 Brian Joubert  France 2002–2011 3 3 4 10
5 Alain Giletti  France 1953–1961 5 4 – 9
6 Willy Böckl  Austria 1913–1928 6 – 2 8
7 Ondrej Nepela  Czechoslovakia 1966–1973 5 – 3 8
8 Karol Divín  Czechoslovakia 1954–1964 2 2 4 8
9 Javier Fernández  Spain 2013–2019 7 – – 7
10 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany 1973–1980 4 1 2 7

Women's singles

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
  • 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
  • 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. Skater Nation Period Total
1 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 1996–200672– 9
2 Katarina Witt  East Germany 1982–198861– 7
3 Sonja Henie  Norway 1931–19366–– 6
4 Carolina Kostner  Italy 2006–2018524 11
5 Surya Bonaly  France 1991–199651– 6
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands 1959–196451– 6
7 Anett Pötzsch  East Germany 1975–1980411 6
8 Maria Butyrskaya  Russia 1996–2002321 6
Cecilia Colledge  Great Britain 1933–1939321 6
10 Gabriele Seyfert  East Germany 1966–197032– 5

Most total medals by skater
  • 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. Skater Nation Period Total
1 Carolina Kostner  Italy 2006–2018524 11
2 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 1996–200672– 9
3 Katarina Witt  East Germany 1982–198861– 7
4 Regine Heitzer  Austria 1960–1966241 7
5 Sonja Henie  Norway 1931–19366–– 6
6 Surya Bonaly  France 1991–199651– 6
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands 1959–196451– 6
8 Anett Pötzsch  East Germany 1975–1980411 6
9 Maria Butyrskaya  Russia 1996–2002321 6
Cecilia Colledge  Great Britain 1933–1939321 6

Pairs

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
  • 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
  • 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 partner Male partner Nation Period Total
1 Irina RodninaAlexander Zaitsev Soviet Union1973–19807––7
2 Marika Kilius[lower-alpha 1]Hans-Jürgen Bäumler West Germany1959–19646––6
3 Tatiana TotmianinaMaxim Marinin Russia2001–200651–6
4 Maxi HerberErnst Baier Germany1935–19395––5
5 Ludmila BelousovaOleg Protopopov Soviet Union1962–196944–8
6 Aljona Savchenko[lower-alpha 2]Robin Szolkowy Germany2006–201343–7
7 Irina RodninaAlexei Ulanov[lower-alpha 3] Soviet Union1969–19724––4
Tatiana VolosozharMaxim Trankov[lower-alpha 4] Russia2012–20164––4
9 Elena ValovaOleg Vasiliev Soviet Union1983–198732–5
10 Ekaterina GordeevaSergei Grinkov Soviet Union
 Russia		1986–199431–4

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
  • 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 partner Male partner Nation Period Total
1 Ludmila BelousovaOleg Protopopov Soviet Union1962–196944–8
2 Maria PetrovaAlexei Tikhonov Russia1999–20072248
3 Irina Rodnina[lower-alpha 1]Alexander Zaitsev Soviet Union1973–19807––7
4 Aljona Savchenko[lower-alpha 2]Robin Szolkowy Germany2006–201343–7
5 Marianna NagyLászló Nagy Hungary1949–19572417
6 Evgenia TarasovaVladimir Morozov Russia2015–20222327
7 Sarah AbitbolStéphane Bernadis France1996–2003–257
8 Marika Kilius[lower-alpha 3]Hans-Jürgen Bäumler West Germany1959–19646––6
9 Tatiana TotmianinaMaxim Marinin Russia2001–200651–6
10 Maxi HerberErnst Baier Germany1935–19395––5

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

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
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
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
  • 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 partner Male partner Nation Period Total
1 Lyudmila PakhomovaAleksandr Gorshkov Soviet Union1969–19766118
2 Natalia BestemianovaAndrei Bukin Soviet Union1982–198852–7
3 Gabriella PapadakisGuillaume Cizeron France2015–202051–6
4 Marina KlimovaSergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union
 CIS		1984–19924318
5 Jayne TorvillChristopher Dean Great Britain1981–19944––4
Diane TowlerBernard Ford Great Britain1966–19694––4
7 Oksana GrishukEvgeni Platov CIS
 Russia		1992–19983216
8 Tatiana NavkaRoman Kostomarov Russia2003–20063–14
9 Doreen DennyCourtney Jones[lower-alpha 1] Great Britain1959–19613––3
10 Irina 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
  • 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 partner Male partner Nation Period Total
1 Lyudmila PakhomovaAleksandr Gorshkov Soviet Union1969–19766118
2 Marina KlimovaSergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union
 CIS		1984–19924318
3 Natalia LinichukGennadi Karponosov Soviet Union1974–19812158
4 Natalia BestemianovaAndrei Bukin Soviet Union1982–198852–7
5 Irina MoiseevaAndrei Minenkov Soviet Union1976–19822327
6 Gabriella PapadakisGuillaume Cizeron France2015–202051–6
7 Oksana GrishukEvgeni Platov CIS
 Russia		1992–19983216
8 Ekaterina BobrovaDmitri Soloviev Russia2011–20181326
Maya UsovaAlexander Zhulin Soviet Union
 CIS
 Russia		1989–19941326
10 Marina 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
  • 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
Achievement Record Skater Nation Discipline Period
Most gold medals 11 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1980
Most silver medals 5 Aljona Savchenko  Germany Pairs 2006–2017
Most bronze medals 5 Franz Ningel  West Germany Pairs 1955–1962
Gennadi Karponosov  Soviet Union Ice dance 1974–1981
Natalia Linichuk
Sarah Abitbol  France Pairs 1996–2001
Stéphane Bernadis
Most total medals 11 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1980
Carolina Kostner  Italy Women's singles 2006–2018
Most wins at back-to-back events 10 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1978

Total medal count by nation
  • 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
  • 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. Skater Nation Discipline Period Total
1 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1980 11–– 11
2 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1898–1913 9–1 10
3 Karl Schäfer  Austria Men's singles 1927–1936 811 10
4 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia Men's singles 1998–2012 73– 10
5 Irina Slutskaya  Russia Women's singles 1996–2006 72– 9
6 Javier Fernández  Spain Men's singles 2013–2019 7–– 7
Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union Pairs 1973–1980 7–– 7
8 Aleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union Ice dance 1969–1976 611 8
Lyudmila Pakhomova
10 Katarina Witt  East Germany Women's singles 1982–1988 61– 7

Most total medals by skater
  • 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. Skater Nation Discipline(s) Period Total
1 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1980 11–– 11
2 Carolina Kostner  Italy Women's singles 2006–2018 524 11
3 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1898–1913 9–1 10
4 Karl Schäfer  Austria Men's singles 1927–1936 811 10
5 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia Men's singles 1998–2012 73– 10
6 Ernst Baier Germany Men's singles 1931–1939 53210
Pairs
7 Brian Joubert  France Men's singles 2002–2011 334 10
8 Irina Slutskaya  Russia Women's singles 1996–2006 72– 9
9 Marika Kilius  West Germany Pairs 1955–1964 6–3 9
10 Alain Giletti  France Men's singles 1953–1961 54– 9

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