2008 European Karate Championships
| 2008 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Saku Suurhall |
| Location | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Dates | 2–4 May |
| Competitors | 509 from 42 nations |
The 2008 European Karate Championships, the 43rd edition, were held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia from 2 May to 4 2008.[1] A total of 509 karateka, 329 male and 180 female athletes, from 42 countries participated at the event.[2]
Medal table
* Host nation (Estonia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
Medallists
Men's competition
Individual
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Luca Valdesi | Lucio Maurino | Vu Duc Minh Dack Jonathan Mottram |
| Kumite –60 kg | Danil Domdjoni | Davíd Luque | Michele Giuliani Alexander Heimann |
| Kumite –65 kg | Ömer Kemaloğlu | William Rollé | Thomas Kaserer Peter Macko |
| Kumite –70 kg | Óscar Vázquez | Rafael Aghayev | Nello Maestri Serkan Yağcı |
| Kumite –75 kg | Diego Davy Vandeschrick | Georgios Tzanos | Luigi Busà Klaudio Farmadín |
| Kumite –80 kg | Ludovic Cacheux | Slobodan Bitević | Enes Erkan Iván Leal |
| Kumite +80 kg | Jonathan Horne | Stefano Maniscalco | Okay Arpa Francisco Martínez |
| Kumite Open | Rafael Aghayev | Yavuz Karamollaoğlu | Neven Martić Daniël Sabanovic |
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi |
France | Germany Spain |
| Kumite | Spain | Russia | Germany Azerbaijan |
Women's competition
Individual
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Mirna Šenjug | Kristína Grmanová | Kübra Akarsu Almudena Muñoz |
| Kumite –53 kg | Kora Knühmann | Anna Fajkowska | Gülderen Çelik Serap Özçelik |
| Kumite –60 kg | Carmen Vicente | Maria Sobol | Iseni Ardita Petra Peceková |
| Kumite +60 kg | Fanny Clavien | Arnela Odžaković | Yıldız Aras Cristina Feo |
| Kumite Open | Eva Medveďová Tulejová | Merima Softić | Yıldız Aras Biljana Stojović |
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Spain | Croatia | France Serbia |
| Kumite | Spain | Italy | Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Jessica Cargill Fanny Clavien Yvonne Honauer Diana Schwab |
Participating countries
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England
- Spain
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Slovenia
- Serbia
- Switzerland
- Slovakia
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Wales
References
- ^ "43 European Karate Championships" (PDF). Spartak. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "43rd European Karate Seniors Championships". ebilgi.karate.gov.tr. Retrieved 2 September 2020.