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]
| 2008 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Saku Suurhall |
| Location |  Tallinn, Estonia |
| Dates | 2–4 May |
| Competitors | 509 from 42 nations |
Participating countries edit
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
Medallists edit
Men's competition edit
Individual edit
| 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 edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi |
France
|
Germany Spain
|
| Kumite | Spain
|
 Russia
|
Germany Azerbaijan
|
Women's competition edit
Individual edit
| 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 edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Spain
|
Croatia
|
France Serbia
|
| Kumite | Spain
|
Italy
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina SwitzerlandJessica Cargill Fanny Clavien Yvonne Honauer Diana Schwab |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
References edit
- ^ "43 European Karate Championships" (PDF). Spartak. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "43rd European Karate Seniors Championships". ebilgi.karate.gov.tr. Retrieved 2 September 2020.