European Taekwondo Championships
| Current event or competition: 2024 European Taekwondo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser | European Taekwondo Union (ETU) |
| Divisions | |
| Current weight divisions | Men (8) Women (8) |
| History | |
| First edition | 22 May 1976 in Barcelona, Spain |
| Editions | 26 (2024) |
The European Taekwondo Championships are the European senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in Barcelona in 1976. The event is held every two years and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo, which organises and controls Olympic style taekwondo. An additional event, the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships were exceptionally held in 2019.
The championships should not be confused with:
- the European Games taekwondo competitions, which form part of a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition;
- the EITF European Taekwondo Championships, a championships organised by the European International Taekwondo Federation, the continental arm of the International Taekwondo Federation.[1]
- the European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories, also organised by the ETU but only a G-1 ranked tournament while the European Taekwondo Championships are ranked as a G-4 tournament and also the most important continental competition.
In addition to the kyorugi (full contact fighting) Championships, there are also Para European Championships[2][3] as well as Poomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every two years.[4][5]
Editions
| # | Year | Dates | Host | Champion | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 () | 22 May |  Barcelona, Spain |  Netherlands | 8 |
| 2 | 1978 () | 20–22 October |  Munich, West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
| 3 | 1980 () | 14–17 October |  Esbjerg, Denmark | West Germany | 17 |
| 4 | 1982 () | 23–26 September |  Rome, Italy | West Germany | 18 |
| 5 | 1984 () | 26–28 October | Stuttgart, West Germany | West Germany | 18 |
| 6 | 1986 () | 3–5 October |  Seefeld, Austria | Netherlands | 16 |
| 7 | 1988 () | 26–29 May |  Ankara, Turkey | Turkey | 16 |
| 8 | 1990 () | 18–21 October | Aarhus, Denmark | Turkey | 16 |
| 9 | 1992 () | 18–25 May | Valencia, Spain | Spain | 16 |
| 10 | 1994 () | 28–30 October |  Zagreb, Croatia | Spain | 16 |
| 11 | 1996 () | 26–27 October |  Helsinki, Finland | Spain | 16 |
| 12 | 1998 () | 23–25 October | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Spain | 16 |
| 13 | 2000 () | 4–7 May |  Patras, Greece | Turkey | 16 |
| 14 | 2002 () | 1–5 April | Samsun, Turkey | Turkey | 16 |
| 15 | 2004 () | 1–5 May |  Lillehammer, Norway | Spain | 16 |
| 16 | 2005 () | 6–9 October |  Riga, Latvia | Turkey | 16 |
| 17 | 2006 () | 26–28 May | Bonn, Germany | Spain | 16 |
| 18 | 2008 () | 10–13 April | Rome, Italy | Turkey | 16 |
| 19 | 2010 () | 12–15 May |  St. Petersburg, Russia | Turkey | 16 |
| 20 | 2012 () | 3–6 May | .svg.png){kind=small} Manchester, United Kingdom |  France | 16 |
| 21 | 2014 () | 1–4 May |  Baku, Azerbaijan | Croatia | 16 |
| 22 | 2016 () | 19–22 May | .svg.png){kind=small} Montreux, Switzerland |  Great Britain | 16 |
| 23 | 2018 () | 10–13 May | Kazan, Russia | Russia | 16 |
| 24 | 2021 () | 8–11 April |  Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 16 |
| 25 | 2022 () | 19–22 May | Manchester, United Kingdom | Turkey | 16 |
| 26 | 2024 () | 10–12 May |  Belgrade, Serbia | Croatia | 16 |
| 27 | 2026 () | 12–14 May[6] | Munich, Germany | Turkey | 16 |
- 2020 European Taekwondo Championships was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic ( Belgrade, Serbia).
Extra European Championships
The G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships were held in November 2019 as a form of compensation for European athletes to provide them the chance to collect ranking points for the 2020 Olympic Games after taekwondo was dropped from the 2019 European Games program.[7] World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) president referred to it as the continental flagship event.[8]
| Edition | Year | Date | City and host country | Overall champion | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 () | 1–3 November | Bari, Italy | Great Britain[9] | 10 |
U21
Source:[10]
Team ranking
Team Points Rules:[11][12][13]
1976–2018: Each Registered (weight-in) player 1 Point + Each win 1 Point + Gold medal 7 point + silver medal 3 point + bronze medal 1 point
2021–present: Each Registered (weight-in) player 1 Point + Each win 1 Point + Gold medal 120 point + silver medal 50 point + bronze medal 20 point
If the points are equal, the medals will choose the best team.
Medals (1976–2026)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 67 | 71 | 63 | 201 |
| 2 | Spain | 66 | 60 | 84 | 210 |
| 3 | Germany | 50 | 34 | 80 | 164 |
| 4 | Russia | 29 | 22 | 43 | 94 |
| 5 | France | 27 | 30 | 62 | 119 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 27 | 17 | 42 | 86 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 26 | 28 | 48 | 102 |
| 8 | Croatia | 24 | 15 | 44 | 83 |
| 9 | Italy | 23 | 24 | 65 | 112 |
| 10 | Denmark | 18 | 19 | 33 | 70 |
| 11 | Greece | 10 | 13 | 34 | 57 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 7 | 2 | 16 | 25 |
| 14 |  Belarus | 7 | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| 15 |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 16 |  Sweden | 4 | 10 | 28 | 42 |
| 17 | Serbia | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 |
| 18 | Austria | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 19 |  Poland | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 |
| 20 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 21 |  Ukraine | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 |
| 22 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 23 |  Israel | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 |  Moldova | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 |  Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 |  Isle of Man | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 |  Slovenia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 32 |  Georgia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 |  Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 |  Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Refugee Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 421 | 421 | 830 | 1,672 | |
Multiple gold medalists
The table shows those who have won at least three gold medals.[16]
- Men
| Athlete | Country |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geremia Di Costanzo | Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Servet Tazegül | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Seyfula Magomedov | Russia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Pascal Gentil | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Cook | Great Britain Isle of Man Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gabriel Esparza | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Levent Tuncat | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph Salim | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gergely Salim | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jesper Roesen | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Women
| Athlete | Country | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Bistuer | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bianca Walkden | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Brigitte Yagüe | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sarah Stevenson | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gwladys Épangue | France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Jade Jones | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Nataša Vezmar | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Lucija Zaninović | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Anastasia Baryshnikova | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Natalia Ivanova | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tatiana Kudashova | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
European Poomsae Championships
| Edition | Year | Host country[17] |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2005 (details) | Finland, Turku |
| 7 | 2007 (details) | Turkey, Antalya |
| 8 | 2009 (details) | Portugal, Portimão |
| 9 | 2010 (details) |  Uzbekistan, Tashkent |
| 10 | 2011 (details) | Italy, Genoa |
| 11 | 2013 (details) | Spain, La Nucia |
| 12 | 2015 (details) | Serbia, Belgrade[18] |
| 13 | 2017 (details) | Greece, Rhodes[19] |
| 14 | 2019 (details) | Turkey, Antalya[20] |
| 15 | 2021 (details) | Portugal, Seixal[21] |
| 16 | 2023 (details) | Austria, Innsbruck[22] |
| 17 | 2025 (details) |  Estonia, Tallinn |
See also
- Taekwondo at the European Games
- Taekwondo at the 2015 European Games
- Taekwondo at the 2023 European Games
- European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories
- European Junior Taekwondo Championships
- European Universities Taekwondo Championships
- 2023 European Poomsae Championships
- 2025 European Poomsae Championships
References
- ↑ ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.
- ↑ "[World Taekwondo] European Championships Mark a New Era in Para Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN PARA TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "European Senior Championships" (PDF). 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "European Senior Championships" (PDF). 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Germany Gears Up for the 2026 European Senior Taekwondo Championships". Europe Taekwondo. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ "WTE secretary general thanks organisers for delivering successful G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships". Inside the Games. 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "World Taekwondo 2020 Magazine". No. 107. p. 231.
Europe remains the leading CU in the world with a record number of athletes participating in our events and a record number of 28 G-ranked events on our continent, including European Championships in eight different member countries. Our flagship event, G4 Extra European Championships for seniors in Italy was a huge success. Not only did we see the best of the best competing...
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ "Medallists G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships Bari, Italy" (PDF). taekwondo-oezer.de.
- ↑ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "아시아태권도연맹".
- ↑ "아시아태권도연맹".
- ↑ "아시아태권도연맹".
- ↑ es:Campeonato Europeo de Taekwondo#Medallero histórico
- ↑ "TaekwondoData".
- ↑ "Season-Ranking". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "[wtu] 12th European Poomsae Championships 2015 Closing". wtu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "European Poomsae Championships 2017 successfully open in Rhodes". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "Drawsheets Tuesday Day 1" (PDF).
- ↑ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Europameisterschaft Poomsae". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "2023 European Poomsae Championships and 1st European Poomsae Para Taekwondo Championships – Europe Taekwondo". 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.