title: 470 European Championships
text: # 470 European Championships
  
  The 470 European Championships are international sailing regattas in the 470 class, held annually since 1966. Non-European entries are allowed to take part since the 1972 edition, however they will not become European champions.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Year | City | Country | Dates | Events | Athletes | Nations |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1966 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | France | 14–17 July | 1 | 126 | 3 |
  | 1967 | Lacanau | France | 29–31 July | 1 | 256 | 2 |
  | 1968 | Palamós | Spain | 2–6 August | 1 | 268 | 8 |
  | 1969 | Castiglione della Pescaia | Italy | 26–30 August | 1 | 88 | 5 |
  | 1971 | Southend-on-Sea | United Kingdom | 4–8 July | 1 | 128 | 9 |
  | 1972 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 13–19 July | 1 | 238 | 9 |
  | 1973 | Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | France | | 1 | 340 | 14 |
  | 1974 | El Masnou | Spain | 8–16 July | 1 | 302 | 15 |
  | 1975 | Stokes Bay | United Kingdom | 12–22 August | 1 | 226 | 20 |
  | 1976 | Hellerup | Denmark | 13–22 August | 1 | 152 | 15 |
  | 1977 | Rust | Austria | 8–15 June | 1 | 160 | 21 |
  | 1978 | Cascais | Portugal | 15–22 July | 1 | 122 | 23 |
  | 1979 | Dénia | Spain | 6–15 July | 1 | 204 | 24 |
  | 1980 | Helsinki | Finland | 7–15 June | 1 | 104 | 20 |
  | 1981 | Morges | Switzerland | 30 May – 7 June | 1 | 138 | 19 |
  | 1982 | Balatonfüred | Hungary | 28 August – 6 September | 1 | 154 | 19 |
  | 1983 | Puck | Poland | 26 August – 2 September | 1 | 154 | 19 |
  | 1984 | Salou | Spain | 5–13 May | 1 | 140 | 20 |
  | 1985 | Koper | Yugoslavia | 6–13 July | 1 | 158 | 20 |
  | 1986 | Sønderborg | Denmark | 30 June – 10 July | 2 | | |
  | 1987 | Lysekil | Sweden | 15–22 August | 2 | | |
  | 1988 | Quiberon | France | 27 June – 10 July | 2 | | |
  | 1989 | Balatonfüred | Hungary | 21–29 September | 2 | | |
  | 1990 | Marina di Carrara | Italy | 5–14 July | 2 | | |
  | 1991 | Bergen | Norway | 5–13 July | 2 | | |
  | 1992 | Nieuwpoort | Belgium | 10–18 June | 2 | | |
  | 1993 | Breitenbrunn | Austria | 5–13 June | 2 | | |
  | 1994 | Röbel | Germany | 5–12 June | 2 | | |
  | 1995 | Båstad | Sweden | 8–17 June | 2 | | |
  | 1996 | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | 6–15 June | 2 | | |
  | 1997 | Nieuwpoort | Belgium | 10–19 July | 2 | | |
  | 1998 | Çeşme | Turkey | 21–30 July | 2 | | |
  | 1999 | Zadar | Croatia | 5–14 August | 2 | | |
  | 2000 | Malcesine | Italy | 5–14 June | 2 | | |
  | 2001 | Dún Laoghaire | Ireland | 10–19 July | 2 | | |
  | 2002 | Tallinn | Estonia | 25 July – 3 August | 2 | | |
  | 2003 | Brest | France | 6–15 July | 2 | | |
  | 2004 | Warnemünde | Germany | 31 May – 10 June | 2 | | |
  | 2005 | Gdynia | Poland | 5–14 June | 2 | | |
  | 2006 | Balatonfüred | Hungary | 10–18 June | 2 | | |
  | 2007 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 1–10 June | 2 | | |
  | 2008 | Riva del Garda | Italy | 5–14 June | 2 | | |
  | 2009 | Traunsee | Austria | 5–14 June | 2 | | |
  | 2010 | Istanbul | Turkey | 28 August – 6 September | 2 | | |
  | 2011 | Helsinki | Finland | 6–15 July | 2 | | |
  | 2012 | Largs | United Kingdom | 25 June – 4 July | 2 | | |
  | 2013 | Formia | Italy | 8–15 June | 2 | | |
  | 2014 | Athens | Greece | 8–15 July | 2 | | |
  | 2015 | Aarhus | Denmark | 27 June – 4 July | 2 | | |
  | 2016 | s'Arenal | Spain | 5–12 April | 2 | | |
  | 2017 | Monaco | Monaco | 6–13 May | 2 | | |
  | 2018 | Burgas | Bulgaria | 16–24 May | 2 | | |
  | 2019 | Sanremo | Italy | 6–14 May | 2 | | |
  | 2021 | Vilamoura | Portugal | 30 April – 7 May | 2 | | |
  | 2022 | Çeşme | Turkey | 10–18 September | 1 | | |
  | 2023 | Sanremo | Italy | 12–20 May | 1 | 100 | 19 |
  
  * ↑ 130 including non-European entries
  * ↑ 26 including non-European entries
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Open
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1966 Boulogne-sur-Mer | France Gabriel de Kergariou Alain Cordonnier | France Léon Brillouet Blanchard | France Jean-Claude Cornu Jean Morin |
  | 1967 Lacanau | Belgium Paul Maes Daniel Quertainmont | France Marc Bouet Joël Desbois | France Yves Pajot Marc Pajot |
  | 1968 Palamós | France Marc Bouet Joël Desbois | France Yves Pajot Marc Pajot | France Jean-Louis Brehant Jean-François Brehant |
  | 1969 Castiglione della Pescaia | France Marc Bouet Michel Christ | France Marc Laurent Michel Cornic | Switzerland Bernard de Gaudenzi Malignon |
  | 1971 Southend-on-Sea | France Philippe Follenfant Hubert Follenfant | Netherlands Tom van Essen Wouter van Essen | Belgium Paul Maes Daniel Quertainmont |
  | 1972 Medemblik | Netherlands Joop van Werkhoven Robert van Werkhoven | France Philippe Follenfant Hubert Follenfant | Netherlands Tom van Essen Wouter van Essen |
  | 1973 Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | Denmark Henrik Söderlund Anders Børresen | West Germany Frank Hübner Klaus Feldmann | Netherlands Joop van Werkhoven Robert van Werkhoven |
  | 1974 El Masnou | France Marc Bouet Stéphane Fleury | Spain Juan Santana Francisco Colom | France Philippe Follenfant Hubert Follenfant |
  | 1975 Stokes Bay | Switzerland Jean-Claude Vuithier Laurent Quellet | Norway C. Aazer Walter | West Germany Frank Hübner Harro Bode |
  | 1976 Hellerup | Sweden Olle Johansson Lars Johansson | Denmark Lars Lønberg Dan Ibsen Sørensen | Poland Leon Wróbel Tomasz Stocki |
  | 1977 Rust | Soviet Union Yuri Koriachkin Vasili Koriachkin | East Germany Helmar Nauck Harald Schaale | Israel Shimshon Brokman Eitan Friedlander |
  | 1978 Cascais | Soviet Union Mikhail Kudryavtsev Edgar Terekhin | Israel Shimshon Brokman Eitan Friedlander | Poland Leon Wróbel Tomasz Stocki |
  | 1979 Dénia | Israel Shimshon Brokman Eitan Friedlander | West Germany Wolfgang Hunger Niels Korte | Poland Leon Wróbel Tomasz Stocki |
  | 1980 Helsinki | East Germany Jörn Borowski Egbert Svensson | France Daniel Péponnet Thierry Peponnet | Soviet Union Vladimir Ignatenko Sergei Jdanov |
  | 1981 Morges | Italy Tommaso Chieffi Enrico Chieffi | East Germany Jörn Borowski Egbert Svensson | Italy Sandro Montefusco Paolo Montefusco |
  | 1982 Balatonfüred | East Germany Jurgen Brietzke Ekkehard Schulz | Israel Shimshon Brokman Eitan Friedlander | France Thierry Peponnet Luc Pillot |
  | 1983 Puck | East Germany Jörn Borowski Egbert Svensson | Italy Sandro Montefusco Paolo Montefusco | France Thierry Peponnet Luc Pillot |
  | 1984 Salou | Finland Peter von Koskull Johan von Koskull | Netherlands John Stavenuiter Guido Alkemade | Netherlands Hans Duetz Jan Bos |
  | 1985 Koper | Spain Luis Doreste Roberto Molina | Italy Gianfranco Noe Andrea Ballico | Italy Tommaso Chieffi Enrico Chieffi |
  
  ### Men and Mixed
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1986 Sønderborg | France Thierry Péponnet Luc Pillot | Netherlands Hans Duetz Jan Bos | East Germany Jurgen Brietzke Ekkehard Schulz |
  | 1987 Lysekil | Finland Peter von Koskull Johan von Koskull | France Thierry Péponnet Luc Pillot | Spain Jordi Calafat Roberto Molina |
  | 1988 Quiberon | France Thierry Péponnet Luc Pillot | Italy Sandro Montefusco Paolo Montefusco | Finland Peter von Koskull Johan von Koskull |
  | 1989 Balatonfüred | Italy Sandro Montefusco Paolo Montefusco | West Germany Wolfgang Hunger Rolf Schmidt | France Jean-François Berthet Gwenaël Berthet |
  | 1990 Marina di Carrara | Italy Giovanni Cassinari Daniele Cassinari | Switzerland Stefan Seger Dominik Liener | West Germany Rainer Schulz Frank Thieme |
  | 1991 Bergen | Norway Herman Horn Johannessen Pal Mccarthy | Netherlands Ben Kouwenhoven Jan Kouwenhoven | Germany Wolfgang Hunger Rolf Schmidt |
  | 1992 Nieuwpoort | Estonia Tõnu Tõniste Toomas Tõniste | Sweden Magnus Lundgren Urban Lagneus | Netherlands Ben Kouwenhoven Jan Kouwenhoven |
  | 1993 Breitenbrunn | Sweden Markus Westerlind Henrik Wallin | Germany Michael Koch Stefan Theuerkauf | Israel Shay Bachar Ilan Tshtash |
  | 1994 Röbel | Italy Matteo Ivaldi Michele Ivaldi | Great Britain John Merricks Ian Walker | Spain Jordi Calafat Kiko Sánchez |
  | 1995 Båstad | Great Britain John Merricks Ian Walker | Finland Petri Leskinen Mika Aarnika | Germany Ronald Rensch Torsten Haverland |
  | 1996 Hayling Island | Russia Dmitry Berezkin Yevgeny Burmatnov | Portugal Hugo Rocha Nuno Barreto | Great Britain John Merricks Ian Walker |
  | 1997 Nieuwpoort | Portugal Hugo Rocha Nuno Barreto | Ukraine Yevhen Braslavets Ihor Matviyenko | Finland Petri Leskinen Kristian Heinilä |
  | 1998 Çeşme | Portugal Hugo Rocha Nuno Barreto | Slovenia Tomaž Čopi Mitja Margon | Portugal Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes |
  | 1999 Zadar | Sweden Johan Molund Mattias Rahm | Slovenia Tomaž Čopi Mitja Margon | France Gildas Philippe Tanguy Cariou |
  | 2000 Malcesine | France Gildas Philippe Tanguy Cariou | Italy Matteo Ivaldi Francesco Ivaldi | Spain Gustavo Martinez Tunte Cantero |
  | 2001 Dún Laoghaire | Ukraine Yevhen Braslavets Ihor Matviyenko | Israel Gideon Kliger Udi Gal | Italy Gabrio Zandonà Andrea Trani |
  | 2002 Tallinn | France Nicolas Charbonnier Stéphane Christidis | Greece Andreas Kosmatopoulos Konstantinos Trigonis | Great Britain Nick Rogers Jonathan Glanfield |
  | 2003 Brest | France Gildas Philippe Nicolas Le Berre | Germany Lucas Zellmer Felix Krabbe | Sweden Johan Molund Martin Andersson |
  | 2004 Warnemünde | Great Britain Nick Rogers Jonathan Glanfield | Russia Dmitry Berezkin Mikhail Krutikov | Sweden Johan Molund Martin Andersson |
  | 2005 Gdynia | Great Britain Nick Rogers Jonathan Glanfield | Israel Gideon Kliger Udi Gal | Netherlands Sven Coster Kalle Coster |
  | 2006 Balatonfüred | France Benjamin Bonnaud Romain Bonnaud | France Ronan Dreano Ronan Floch | France Pierre Leboucher Vincent Garos |
  | 2007 Thessaloniki | Portugal Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes | France Nicolas Charbonnier Olivier Bausset | Italy Gabrio Zandonà Andrea Trani |
  | 2008 Riva del Garda | Great Britain Nic Asher Elliot Willis | Netherlands Sven Coster Kalle Coster | Israel Gideon Kliger Udi Gal |
  | 2009 Traunsee | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | Germany Lucas Zellmer Heiko Seelig | Italy Gabrio Zandonà Edoardo Mancinelli Scotti |
  | 2010 Istanbul | Greece Panagiotis Mantis Pavlos Kagialis | Israel Gideon Kliger Eran Sela | Great Britain Luke Patience Stuart Bithell |
  | 2011 Helsinki | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | Great Britain Luke Patience Stuart Bithell | Israel Gideon Kliger Eran Sela |
  | 2012 Largs | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | Great Britain Ben Saxton Richard Mason | Russia Mikhail Sheremetyev Maksim Sheremetyev |
  
  ### Men
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2013 Formia | France Sofian Bouvet Jérémie Mion | Great Britain Luke Patience Jonathan Glanfield | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić |
  | 2014 Athens | Great Britain Luke Patience Elliot Willis | Austria Matthias Schmid Florian Reichstädter | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić |
  | 2015 Aarhus | Germany Ferdinand Gerz Oliver Szymanski | Greece Panagiotis Mantis Pavlos Kagialis | Russia Pavel Sozykin Denis Gribanov |
  | 2016 Mallorca | France Sofian Bouvet Jérémie Mion | Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | Italy Simon Sivitz Kosuta Jas Farneti |
  | 2017 Monaco | Sweden Carl-Fredrik Fock Marcus Dackhammar | France Guillaume Pirouelle Jérémie Mion | Spain Jordi Xammar Nicolás Rodríguez |
  | 2018 Burgas | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Fredrik Bergström | Greece Panagiotis Mantis Pavlos Kagialis | Germany Malte Winkel Matti Cipra |
  | 2019 Sanremo | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Fredrik Bergström | Spain Jordi Xammar Nicolás Rodríguez | France Kevin Peponnet Jérémie Mion |
  | 2021 Vilamoura | France Kevin Peponnet Jérémie Mion | Spain Jordi Xammar Nicolás Rodríguez | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Fredrik Bergström |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1986 Sønderborg | France Florence Lebrun Sophie Berge | Netherlands Wilma Kramer Henneke Stavenuiter | Italy Paola Porta Anna Barabino |
  | 1987 Lysekil | Finland Bettina Lemström Annika Mannström | Netherlands Henny Vegter Marion Bultman | Sweden Marit Söderström Birgitta Bengtsson |
  | 1988 Quiberon | Netherlands Henny Vegter Marion Bultman | Sweden Marit Söderström Birgitta Bengtsson | East Germany Peggy Hardwiger Christina Pinnow |
  | 1989 Balatonfüred | East Germany Peggy Hardwiger Christina Pinnow | East Germany Suzanne Theel Wibke Buelle | Finland Bettina Lemström Annika Mannström |
  | 1990 Marina di Carrara | France Florence Lebrun Odile Barre | Spain Núria Bover Irene Martín | West Germany Tanja Stemler Sabine Lenkmann |
  | 1991 Bergen | Spain Theresa Zabell Patricia Guerra | Soviet Union Larisa Moskalenko Elena Pakholchik | Great Britain Debbie Jarvis Rosie Tribe |
  | 1992 Nieuwpoort | Spain Theresa Zabell Patricia Guerra | Italy Maria Quarra Anna Barabino | CIS Larisa Moskalenko Elena Pakholchik |
  | 1993 Breitenbrunn | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Svetlana Oleksenko | Germany Susanne Meyer Katrin Adlkofer | Germany Nicola Birkner Wibke Bülle |
  | 1994 Röbel | Spain Theresa Zabell Begoña Vía Dufresne | Germany Tanja Stemler Susanne Bergmann | Germany Susanne Bauckholt Katrin Adlkofer |
  | 1995 Båstad | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik | Germany Ines Bohn Sabine Rohatzsch | Spain Laura León Viviane Mainemare |
  | 1996 Hayling Island | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik | Germany Susanne Bauckholt Katrin Adlkofer | Germany Peggy Bahr Christina Pinnow |
  | 1997 Nieuwpoort | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik | Denmark Susanne Ward Michaela Ward | Italy Federica Salvà Emanuela Sossi |
  | 1998 Çeşme | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik | Germany Stephanie Trübel Carolin Grosser | Greece Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa |
  | 1999 Zadar | Ukraine Ruslana Taran Elena Pakholchik | Denmark Susanne Ward Michaela Ward | Netherlands Lisa Westerhof Alexandra Verbeek |
  | 2000 Malcesine | Greece Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa | Denmark Susanne Ward Michaela Ward | Russia Vladilena Krachun Natalia Gaponovich |
  | 2001 Dún Laoghaire | Greece Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa | Spain Natalia Vía Dufresne Sandra Azón | Israel Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila |
  | 2002 Tallinn | Greece Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa | Russia Vladelina Ilienko Diana Krutskikh | Netherlands Lisa Westerhof Margriet Matthijsse |
  | 2003 Brest | Spain Natalia Vía Dufresne Sandra Azón | Slovenia Vesna Dekleva Klara Maučec | Sweden Therese Torgersson Vendela Zachrisson-Santén |
  | 2004 Warnemünde | Denmark Susanne Ward Michaela Ward | Russia Vladelina Ilienko Natalia Gaponovich | Israel Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila |
  | 2005 Gdynia | France Ingrid Petitjean Nadège Douroux | Israel Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila | Sweden Therese Torgersson Vendela Zachrisson-Santén |
  | 2006 Balatonfüred | Germany Stefanie Rothweiler Vivien Kussatz | Austria Sylvia Vogl Carolina Flatscher | Spain Marina Gallego Laia Tutzó |
  | 2007 Thessaloniki | Germany Stefanie Rothweiler Vivien Kussatz | Italy Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol | Italy Elisabetta Saccheggiani Elisa Cecconi |
  | 2008 Riva del Garda | Austria Sylvia Vogl Carolina Flatscher | Switzerland Emmanuelle Rol Anne-Sophie Thilo | Slovenia Vesna Dekleva Klara Maučec |
  | 2009 Traunsee | Italy Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol | Spain Tara Pacheco Berta Betanzos | Greece Anthi Economou Olga Tsigaridi |
  | 2010 Istanbul | France Emmanuelle Rol Hélène Defrance | Italy Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol | France Ingrid Petitjean Nadège Douroux |
  | 2011 Helsinki | Spain Tara Pacheco Berta Betanzos | Denmark Henriette Koch Lene Sommer | Great Britain Hannah Mills Saskia Clark |
  | 2012 Largs | Great Britain Sophie Weguelin Sophie Ainsworth | Slovenia Tina Mrak Teja Černe | Germany Annika Bochmann Elisabeth Panuschka |
  | 2013 Formia | France Camille Lecointre Mathilde Géron | Austria Lara Vadlau Jolanta Ogar | Great Britain Sophie Weguelin Eilidh McIntyre |
  | 2014 Athens | Austria Lara Vadlau Jolanta Ogar | Great Britain Hannah Mills Saskia Clark | Slovenia Tina Mrak Veronika Macarol |
  | 2015 Aarhus | Slovenia Tina Mrak Veronika Macarol | France Camille Lecointre Hélène Defrance | Great Britain Sophie Weguelin Eilidh McIntyre |
  | 2016 Mallorca | Austria Lara Vadlau Jolanta Ogar | Netherlands Afrodite Kyranakou Anneloes van Veen | Slovenia Tina Mrak Veronika Macarol |
  | 2017 Monaco | Netherlands Afrodite Zegers Anneloes van Veen | Italy Elena Berta Sveva Carraro | Poland Agnieszka Skrzypulec Jolanta Ogar |
  | 2018 Burgas | Slovenia Tina Mrak Veronika Macarol | Germany Frederike Loewe Anna Markfort | Germany Nadine Boehm Ann-Christin Goliass |
  | 2019 Sanremo | France Camille Lecointre Aloïse Retornaz | Great Britain Hannah Mills Eilidh McIntyre | Netherlands Afrodite Zegers Lobke Berkhout |
  | 2021 Vilamoura | France Camille Lecointre Aloïse Retornaz | Great Britain Hannah Mills Eilidh McIntyre | Switzerland Linda Fahrni Maja Siegenthaler |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2022 Çeşme | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Lovisa Karlsson | Spain Jordi Xammar Nora Brugman | Italy Giacomo Ferrari Bianca Caruso |
  | 2023 Santo Stefano al Mare | Sweden Anton Dahlberg Lovisa Karlsson | Germany Simon Diesch Anna Markfort | France Hippolyte Machetti Aloïse Retornaz |
  