European Hot Air Balloon Championships

The European Hot Air Balloon Championships are the FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship and the FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship. These biennial events for hot air ballooning are conducted under the direction of the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA or Comité International d'Aérostation).[1]

FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship
Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
1976[2] Skövde  Sweden 14 - 18 April
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Simon Faithful (NED)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Wilf Woollett (IRE)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Axel Madsen (SWE)
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1980[2] Arc-et-Senans  France 10 - 13 October
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Josef Starkbaum (AUT)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Patrice Terrin (FRA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mathijs de Bruijn (NED)
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1982[2] Ettelbruck  Luxembourg
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Josef Starkbaum (AUT)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mathijs de Bruijn (NED)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Henning Sørensen (DEN)
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1984[2] Castle Howard  Great Britain 27 - 31 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Victor Trimble (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Tomás Feliú (ESP)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  David Bareford (GBR)
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1986[2] Stubenberg  Austria 14 - 19 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Martin Messner (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ian Bridge (GBR)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mathijs de Bruijn (NED)
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1988[2] Leszno  Poland 4 - 9 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  David Bareford (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mathijs de Bruijn (NED)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (FRG)
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1990[2] Lleida  Spain 8 - 15 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Csaba Molnar (HUN)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (FRG)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bengt Gunnarsson (SWE)
 54
1992[2] Belfort  France
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Benedikt Haggeney (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hans Kordel (GER)
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1994[2] Murska Sobota  Slovenia 12 - 17 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jean-Marie Huttois (FRA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Claude Sauber (LUX)
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1996[2] Schielleiten  Austria
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  David Bareford (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Claude Sauber (LUX)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Miklos Kardos (HUN)
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1998[2] Katrineholm  Sweden 20 - 27 June
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stéphane Bolze (FRA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Peter Blaser (SUI)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
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2000[2] Larochette  Luxembourg 5 - 13 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  David Bareford (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  François Messines (FRA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Josf Scherzer (AUT)
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2003[2] Vilnius  Lithuania
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sándor Vegh (HUN)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jan Timmers (BEL)
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2005[2] Debrecen  Hungary 23 - 28 May
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zoltán Nemeth (HUN)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Josep María Llado (ESP)
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2007[2] Magdeburg  Germany 17 – 26 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  François Messines (FRA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uwe Schneider (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Markus Pieper (GER)
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2009[2] Brissac  France 21 – 29 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  François Messines (FRA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Richard Parry (GBR)
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2011[3] Lleida  Spain 15 – 23 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iván Ayala (ESP)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  David Bareford (GBR)
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2013[4] Włocławek  Poland 6 – 14 September
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2015[5] Debrecen  Hungary 11 – 18 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sven Goehler (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Vito Rome (SLO)
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2017[6] Brissac  France 21 – 27 August
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sergey Latypov (RUS)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Roman Hugi (SUI)
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2019 Mallorca  Spain 22 - 27 October
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Laurynas Komža (LTU)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Nicolas Schwartz (FRA)
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2021 Szeged  Hungary 13 - 17 September
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Roman Hugi (SUI)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Stefan Zeberli (SUI)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  David Spildooren (BEL)
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FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship
Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
2010[7] Alytus  Lithuania 15–20 June
27
2012[8] Frankenthal  Germany 18–22 September
25
2015[9] Orvelte/Drenthe  Netherlands 14–19 September
30
2017[10] Leszno  Poland 5–9 September
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See also

References
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  2. "Results: European Hot Air Balloon Championships: 1976–2009". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04.
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  4. "Results: 18th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2013". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  5. "Results: 19th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. "Results: 20th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  7. "Success for the 1st FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship". 2010-07-01.
  8. "Results: 2nd FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2012". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
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  10. "Results: 4th FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-16.


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