Following the finalisation of the annual EUSA Statistics and Awards Report for the 2019 European Universities Championships season, the best-performing universities and associations of last year have been confirmed.

The 2019 European Universities Championships were record-breaking for EUSA, with a historic total of 5 242 participants taking part in a record 21 sporting competitions which took place at 16 events in nine different countries across Europe last summer.

Following the conclusion of the championships and the finalisation of all results, a number of universities and associations stood out above the rest in terms of their participation and performances.



Listed below are all the winners of the various categories for 2019:

MOST ACTIVE NUSA

Based on EUSA’s ranking system, and after earning the highest points for organising and participating in EUSA events in 2019, the Most Active NUSA award belongs to the German University Sports Federation (ADH) who finished with 1077 points, over 100 points more than second-placed France and Portugal.

MOST SUCCESSFUL NUSA

Handed to the NUSA with the highest points obtained in the final ranking of EUSA events in 2019, the French University Sport Federation (FFSU) are the winners of the 2019 Most Successful NUSA award, with French university teams ending up on the podium in the women’s Basketball competition, both the men’s and women’s Golf and Tennis championships, the women’s Handball event, the men’s Volleyball competition as well as numerous individual competitions in Rowing and the four Combat Sports at EUC 2019. Germany finished second in the rankings followed by Ukraine in third.

THE BEST UNIVERSITY

With the highest points obtained in the final ranking of all EUSA events last year, the 2019 Best University Award goes to the University of Zagreb. The Croatians earned a total of 19 medals across all 16 EUSA Championships in 2019, including gold in the men’s Beach Handball competition, bronze in the women’s Handball competition, both silver and bronze in the women’s Table Tennis Doubles competition as well as numerous medals in Combat Sports competitions which took place at their own university. Turkey’s Istanbul Aydin University finished second in the ranking followed by University of Malaga from Spain in third.

MOST ACTIVE UNIVERSITY

Apart from being ranked as the Best University, the University of Zagreb also topped the charts for the Most Active University, earning the highest points based on participation in EUSA events across 2019. Portugal duo University of Porto and University of Minho ended second and third respectively.

ENNO HARMS FAIR PLAY AWARD

The Enno Harms Fair Play Award is an annual prize which takes into account a fair play gesture or situation during a EUSA sporting event which stands out above the rest. The winner of the 2019 award is Technion - Israel Institute of Technology following the spirit shown by Beach Volleyball player Alexander Kopzon who broke his finger in practice a day before the European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships in Koper, Slovenia ruling him out of the competition. Despite this setback, Alexander and his teammate remained at the venue throughout the competition and were an important aid to many teams, assisting with translation and helping the local organisers wherever possible with what was needed.

SPECIAL AWARD

WAKO European Kickboxing Federation (WAKO Europe) are the winners of the 2019 Special Award for their contribution and support in the organisation and running of the first European Universities Kickboxing Championship held in Zagreb, Croatia.

LOGOTYPE AWARD

Organisers of each 2019 European Universities Championship were able to design their own logotype for their competition, which participants as well as representatives from EUSA were able to vote on for their favourite. After tallying the votes, the logotype for the 2019 European Universities Badminton Championship held in Lodz, Poland was awarded as the best for EUC 2019.

#MyEusa PHOTO COMPETITION

The #MyEusa photo competition campaign encouraged participants from all 16 EUSA European Universities Championships to take a photograph at the event which illustrates what University sport means to them. Numerous photos were submitted, and after whittling them down to the final ten entries, votes via Facebook and EUSA’s Marketing, Student and Media and Communications Commissions were tallied, with the 2019 #MyEusa Photo Competition winner confirmed as Claudia Sanches, whose brilliant photo from the European Universities Combat Championships in Zagreb, Croatia received the most votes.

EUSA would like to congratulate all winners on their achievements, and look forward to seeing the rivalry for these awards renewed in Serbia at this year’s fifth edition of the European Universities Games, taking place from July 12-25 in Belgrade.