First held in 1958
In Budapest, Hungary
NEWS & ARTICLES
The history of the European Championships started back in 1958 when Hungary hosted the first ETTC tournament. For the most part, it has been dominated by German and Swedish table tennis players, such as Timo Boll, Jan-Ove Waldner, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and others. German table tennis legend Timo Boll is by far the most successful player in the European Championships history with 20 gold medals.
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THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED PLAYERS IN
SINGLES, DOUBLES, MIXED DOUBLES & TEAM EVENTS
 Timo Boll20-time champion 2002-2020 | 20 – S  D T 4 – S  D |
 Jan-Ove Waldner11-time champion 1982-2002 | 11 – S D T 4 – S  D 2 – S D |
| Kjell Johansson 10-time champion 1964-1976 | 10 – S D T 5 – D 3 – S |
| Dimitrij Ovtcharov 10-time champion 2007-2020 | 10 – S T 1 – S 2 – S D |
| Mikael Appelgren 9-time champion 1980-1992 | 9 – S D T 2 – D |
| Jörgen Persson 9-time champion 1986-2000 | 9 – S D T 1 – S 2 – D |
| Hans Alser 8-time champion 1960-1970 | 8 – S D MX T 3 – D 2 – S |
| Erik Lindh 8-time champion 1980-1998 | 8 – D T 2 –D MX 2 – D |
| Christian Süß 8-time champion 2005-2010 | 8 – D T 2 – S D |
| Stellan Bengtsson 7-time champion 1968-1982 | 7 – S D T 3 – D MX 2 – S |
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