First held in 1958
In Budapest, Hungary
NEWS & ARTICLES
The history of the European Championships started back in 1958 when Hungary hosted the first continental tournament. The first European champion was the local favorite – Zoltan Berczik. For the most part of its history, the European Championships 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.
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED PLAYERS IN SINGLES, DOUBLES, MIXED DOUBLES & TEAM EVENTS
C
Player
Timo Boll
2002-2020
20-time champion
Jan-Ove Waldner
1982-2002
11-time champion
Kjell Johansson
10-time champion
1964-1976
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
10-time champion
2007-2020
Mikael Appelgren
9-time champion
1980-1992
Jörgen Persson
9-time champion
1986-2011
Hans Alser
8-time champion
1960-1970
Erik Lindh
8-time champion
1980-1998
Christian Süß
8-time champion
2005-2010
Stellan Bengtsson
7-time champion
1968-1982
SIN
8 
0 
3 
1
2
2
2
0
3
2
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
DOU
5
0
1
3
2
1
2
5
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
2
0
2
4
0
1
1
2
0
MIX
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
TEAM
7
0
0
7
1
2
6
3
0
8
2
0
5
0
1
6
1
1
4
2
0
6
1
1
0
0
0
5
1
1
TOT
20
0
4
11
5
5
10
8
3
10
3
3
9
2
1
9
2
3
8
5
2
8
2
3
8
0
2
7
4
3