European Taekwondo Championships
Taekwondo competition
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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.
Women (8)
| 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 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 |  Manchester, United Kingdom |  France | 16 |
| 21 | 2014 () | 1–4 May |  Baku, Azerbaijan | Croatia | 16 |
| 22 | 2016 () | 19–22 May |  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 |  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 |  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