Women's European Volleyball Championship

The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. It began in 1949, when seven national teams met in Prague and the Soviet Union became the first European champions, and the Soviet team won the first three editions without losing a set. The gap between championships was variable at first, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. From 1950 to 1989 the women's championship was held alongside the men's European Championship. The 2019 edition was the first with 24 teams, and fourteen national teams have won at least one medal, with Russia holding the highest overall medal total. Turkey is the current champion, having won its first back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2026.