A total of 66 European Champions were crowned in between the years 1910 and 1991.
Starting in 1971, a separate final standings was maintained, determined by using only the games played between European teams at the World Championships.
[1] Between 1954 and 1991, in all but six tournaments, the only three teams to medal were the Soviets, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden.
The Soviets led all European countries with 27 championships in that span.
[1] There were no European (or World) Championships awarded in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984 and 1988.