2026 European Karate Championships
| 2026 European Karate Championships | |
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| Venue | Eissporthalle Frankfurt |
| Location | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Dates | 20–24 May |
| Competitors | 586 from 50 nations |
| 2026 European Karate Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| Kata | Kata | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
| Team kata | Team kata | |
| Team kumite | Team kumite | |
The 2026 European Karate Championships was the 61st edition of the European Karate Championships and was held in Frankfurt, Germany from 20 to 24 May 2026.[1] Russian and Belarusian karate athletes participated in the tournament as part of the European Karate Federation.
Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Croatia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | European Karate Federation–1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Germany* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Enes Özdemir Turkey |
Alessio Ghinami Italy |
Roman Hrčka Slovakia |
| Raúl Martín Spain | |||
| Team kata |
Italy Mattia Busato Gianluca Gallo Alessio Ghinami Alessandro Iodice |
Turkey Kutluhan Duran Furkan Kaynar Ozan Parlak Muhammed Efe Yurtseven |
Portugal Vasco Mateus Artur Neto Martim Oliveira João Vieira |
| Spain Alejandro Galán Antonio Lozano Iván Martín Raúl Martín | |||
| Kumite −60 kg |
Christos-Stefanos Xenos Greece |
Aleksandar Vučković Serbia |
Balša Vojinović Montenegro |
| Tsotne Sordia Georgia | |||
| Kumite −67 kg |
Luca Maresca Italy |
Younesse Salmi France |
Georgios Baliotis Greece |
| Iurik Ogannisian European Karate Federation–1 | |||
| Kumite −75 kg |
Ömer Faruk Yürür Turkey |
Kilian Cizo France |
Andrii Zaplitnyi Ukraine |
| Ernest Sharafutdinov European Karate Federation–1 | |||
| Kumite −84 kg |
Eduard Gasparian European Karate Federation–1 |
Konstantinos Mastroyannis Greece |
Nemanja Mikulić Montenegro |
| Ivan Kvesić Croatia | |||
| Kumite +84 kg |
Matteo Avanzini Italy |
Uğur Aktaş Turkey |
Anđelo Kvesić Croatia |
| Hendrick Confiac France | |||
| Team kumite |
Italy Matteo Avanzini Michele Ciani Daniele De Vivo Matteo Fiore Luca Maresca Michele Martina Lorenzo Pietromarchi Christian Sabatino |
Turkey Eren Akkurt Uğur Aktaş Hasan Arslan Enes Bulut Kadir Furkan Genç Umut Eren Gündoğ Yusuf Eren Temizel Ömer Faruk Yürür |
Georgia Davit Davituri Anzor Donadze Merabi Gelashvili Valiko Poniava Tsotne Sordia Ika Sulamanidze Nika Tolordava |
| European Karate Federation–1 Gadzhi Gadzhiev Eduard Gasparian Makar Golovin Konstantin Kokovurov Iurik Ogannisian Ernest Sharafutdinov |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Terryana D'Onofrio Italy |
Paola García Spain |
Chiara Manca Belgium |
| Ana Sofia Cruz Portugal | |||
| Team kata |
Italy Carola Casale Orsola D'Onofrio Michela Rizzo Elena Roversi |
Portugal Ana Sofia Cruz Natacha Fernandes Inês Oliveira Beatriz Portal |
Spain Abril Angulo Paola García Carla Guardeño Irene Yao |
| France Maï-Linh Bui Louise Capet Léa Severan Julia Vilanova | |||
| Kumite −50 kg |
Ema Sgardelli Croatia |
Teodora Tsaneva Bulgaria |
Erminia Perfetto Italy |
| Patricia Nastas Romania | |||
| Kumite −55 kg |
Madina Sadigova Azerbaijan |
Zümra Rezzan İm Turkey |
Nejra Sipović Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Mia Bitsch Germany | |||
| Kumite −61 kg |
Altana Basangova European Karate Federation–1 |
Mia Greta Zorko Croatia |
Ingrida Bakoš Suchánková Slovakia |
| Emina Sipović Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Kumite −68 kg |
Sadea Bećirović Croatia |
Thalya Sombé France |
Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan |
| Elina Sieliemienieva Ukraine | |||
| Kumite +68 kg |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
Clémence Péa France |
Zala Žibret Slovenia |
| Johanna Kneer Germany | |||
| Team kumite |
Germany Mia Bitsch Shara Hubrich Johanna Kneer Hannah Riedel Madeleine Schröter |
France Monica Arzumian Zera Jade Ozserttas Chloé Payrot Clémence Péa Thalya Sombé |
Croatia Sadea Bećirović Nikolina Golomboš Ema Sgardelli Sara Tomić Mia Greta Zorko |
| Azerbaijan Aysu Aliyeva Fatima Mammadova Gulay Orujova Madina Sadigova Irina Zaretska |
Participating nations
586 athletes from 50 countries participated:[2]
Albania (6)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (7)
Austria (7)- Azerbaijan (18)
- Belgium (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (19)
- Bulgaria (5)
- Croatia (26)
Cyprus (10)
Czech Republic (8)
Denmark (10)
England (14)- European Karate Federation–1 (Russia) (21)
- European Karate Federation–2 (Belarus) (11)
Estonia (2)
Finland (6)- France (25)
- Georgia (10)
- Germany (23)
- Greece (15)
Hungary (13)
Ireland (9)
Iceland (4)
Israel (3)- Italy (24)
Kosovo (16)
Latvia (7)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg (7)
Malta (3)
Moldova (2)- Montenegro (23)
Netherlands (15)
North Macedonia (15)
Norway (3)
Poland (14)- Portugal (15)
- Refugee Karate Team (1)
- Romania (12)
Scotland (9)- Serbia (18)
- Slovakia (14)
- Slovenia (7)
- Spain (23)
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Switzerland (19)- Turkey (28)
- Ukraine (19)
Para Karate
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's K-10 | Nohan Dudon France |
Dorin Alexe Romania |
Josip Steko Croatia |
| Farrukh Gaybaliyev Azerbaijan | |||
| Men's K-21 | Mike Richter Germany |
Carlos Huertas Spain |
António Pereira Portugal |
| Albert Singer Germany | |||
| Men's K-22 | Mattia Allesina Italy |
Patrick Buwalda Italy |
Stipe Barić Croatia |
| Daniele Alfonsi Italy | |||
| Men's K-30 | Berkay Uslu Turkey |
Ahmet Kayra Ödemiş Turkey |
Vidadi Khaligov Azerbaijan |
| Pietro Merlo Italy | |||
| Women's K-10 | Veronika Kamenská Czech Republic |
Suna Saraçoğlu Turkey |
Aysel Ahmadli Azerbaijan |
| An Mei van Tongeren Netherlands | |||
| Women's K-21 | Federica Yakymashko Italy |
Olívia Kákosy Hungary |
Lucía Sánchez Spain |
| Cristina Alepuz Spain | |||
| Women's K-22 | Daniela Topić Croatia |
Lucia Vlková Slovakia |
Zina Szőke Hungary |
| Lara Hemmann Germany | |||
| Women's K-30 | Anna Thorwirth Germany |
Helen Morrissey-Marsh England |
Veronika Kalinina European Karate Federation–1 |
| Virginie Boyer France |
Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | European Karate Federation–1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
References
- ↑ "61st EKF – Senior Championships Frankfurt – 1st Bulletin" (PDF). WKF. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 EKF Senior Championships Frankfurt – Entries per Nation". WKF. Retrieved 26 May 2026.