Karate at the European Games
Karate has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition.
Editions
[edit]| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2015 | 12 |  Azerbaijan
|
| II | 2019 | 12 |  Spain
|
| III | 2023 | 12 |  Ukraine
|
Venues
[edit]| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Baku | Crystal Hall | Fencing, taekwondo | 2,000 | [1] |
| 2019 Minsk | Chizhovka-Arena | Judo | 8,800 | |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Dębowiec Sports Arena (Bielsko-Biała) | – | 4,500 | |
| 2027 Istanbul |
Events
[edit]| Event | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 67 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 75 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite +84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 50 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 61 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite +68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Albania (ALB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 36 | 35 | 60 | 131 | |
Medalists
[edit]Men's
[edit]Individual kata
[edit]
Kumite 60 kg
[edit]
Kumite 67 kg
[edit]
Kumite 75 kg
[edit]
Kumite 84 kg
[edit]
Kumite +84 kg
[edit]
Women's
[edit]Individual kata
[edit]
Kumite 50 kg
[edit]
Kumite 55 kg
[edit]
Kumite 61 kg
[edit]
Kumite 68 kg
[edit]
Kumite +68 kg
[edit]
Participating nations
[edit]Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco and San Marino have yet to qualify for the competition in karate.
| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra (AND)
|
1 | 1 | ||
| Albania (ALB)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Armenia (ARM)
|
1 | 1 | ||
| Austria (AUT)
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE)
|
12 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Belarus (BLR)
|
1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Belgium (BEL)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
|
1 | 1 | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Croatia (CRO)
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cyprus (CYP)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Denmark (DEN)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Estonia (EST)
|
1 | 1 | ||
| Finland (FIN)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| France (FRA)
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia (GEO)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany (GER)
|
5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
 Great Britain (GBR)
|
2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Greece (GRE)
|
3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Hungary (HUN)
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Iceland (ISL)
|
1 | 1 | ||
 Ireland (IRL)
|
1 | 1 | ||
 Israel (ISR)
|
1 | 1 | ||
| Italy (ITA)
|
4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
 Kosovo (KOS)
|
1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Latvia (LAT)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Luxembourg (LUX)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Montenegro (MNE)
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Netherlands (NED)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| North Macedonia (MKD)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland (POL)
|
1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Portugal (POR)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania (ROM)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Russia (RUS)
|
2 | 1 | 2 | |
 Serbia (SRB)
|
3 | 3 | 2 | |
 Slovakia (SVK)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovenia (SLO)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Spain (ESP)
|
7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
 Sweden (SWE)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland (SUI)
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR)
|
11 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR)
|
3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Total countries | 38 | 37 | 33 | 44 |
| Total athletes | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Baku Sports Hall". Inside the Games. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Karate – Official communication – Men's kumite +84kg" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Great fans, brave athletes, wonderful atmosphere. The end of the karate competition". european-games.org. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
