European Baseball Championship
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in 1954. It is currently held every other year in odd-numbered years with a total of thirty European Baseball Championships having been played.
Italy has won nine gold medals in the European Baseball Championship, with their most recent being in 2010. In total, Italy has won 27 medals (15 silver, 3 bronze). The only country to have fared better is the Netherlands (20 gold, 7 silver). Italy served as the host nation for the 1956, 1964, 1971, 1979, 1983, 1991 and 1999 games.
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