# Karate at the European Games

Karate has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
| I | 2015 | 12 | Azerbaijan |
| II | 2019 | 12 | Spain |
| III | 2023 | 12 | Ukraine |

## Venues

| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity |
| 2015 Baku | Crystal Hall | Fencing, taekwondo | 2,000 |
| 2019 Minsk | Chizhovka-Arena | Judo | 8,800 |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Dębowiec Sports Arena (Bielsko-Biała) | – | 4,500 |
| 2027 Istanbul | | | |

## Events

| Event | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Men's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 67 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 75 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite +84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 50 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 61 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite +68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Albania (ALB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 entries) | Totals (31 entries) | 36 | 35 | 60 | 131 |

## Medalists
### Men's
#### Individual kata

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Damián Quintero Spain | Mattia Busato Italy | Mehmet Yakan Turkey |
| 2019 Minsk details | Damián Quintero Spain | Ali Sofuoğlu Turkey | Roman Heydarov Azerbaijan |
| 2019 Minsk details | Damián Quintero Spain | Ali Sofuoğlu Turkey | Mattia Busato Italy |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Damián Quintero Spain | Ali Sofuoğlu Turkey | Yuki Ujihara Switzerland |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Damián Quintero Spain | Ali Sofuoğlu Turkey | Mattia Busato Italy |

#### Kumite 60 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan | Luca Maresca Italy | Emil Pavlov Macedonia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Kalvis Kalniņš Latvia | Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan | Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
| 2019 Minsk details | Kalvis Kalniņš Latvia | Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan | Evgeny Plakhutin Russia |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Eray Şamdan Turkey | Christos-Stefanos Xenos Greece | Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Eray Şamdan Turkey | Christos-Stefanos Xenos Greece | Nikita Filipov Ukraine |

#### Kumite 67 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Burak Uygur Turkey | Steven Da Costa France | Niyazi Aliyev Azerbaijan |
| 2019 Minsk details | Luca Maresca Italy | Mario Hodžić Montenegro | Artsiom Krautsou Belarus |
| 2019 Minsk details | Luca Maresca Italy | Mario Hodžić Montenegro | Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Tural Aghalarzade Azerbaijan | Dionysios Xenos Greece | Ştefan Comănescu Romania |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Tural Aghalarzade Azerbaijan | Dionysios Xenos Greece | Miłosz Sabiecki Poland |

#### Kumite 75 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | Luigi Busà Italy | Erman Eltemur Turkey |
| 2019 Minsk details | Stanislav Horuna Ukraine | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | Pavel Artamonov Estonia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Stanislav Horuna Ukraine | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | Gábor Hárspataki Hungary |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Andrii Zaplitnyi Ukraine | Daniele De Vivo Italy | Erman Eltemur Turkey |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Andrii Zaplitnyi Ukraine | Daniele De Vivo Italy | Quentin Mahauden Belgium |

#### Kumite 84 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Aykhan Mamayev Azerbaijan | Michail Georgos Tzanos Greece | Uğur Aktaş Turkey |
| 2019 Minsk details | Ivan Kvesić Croatia | Uğur Aktaş Turkey | Michele Martina Italy |
| 2019 Minsk details | Ivan Kvesić Croatia | Uğur Aktaş Turkey | Valerii Chobotar Ukraine |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Alvin Karaqi Albania | Brian Timmermans Netherlands | Michał Bąbos Poland |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Alvin Karaqi Albania | Brian Timmermans Netherlands | Michele Martina Italy |

#### Kumite +84 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Enes Erkan Turkey | Jonathan Horne Germany | Martin Nestorovski Macedonia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Asiman Gurbanli Azerbaijan | Anđelo Kvesić Croatia | Gogita Arkania Georgia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Asiman Gurbanli Azerbaijan | Anđelo Kvesić Croatia | Jonathan Horne Germany |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Anđelo Kvesić Croatia | Not awarded | Asiman Gurbanli Azerbaijan |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Anđelo Kvesić Croatia | Not awarded | Gogita Arkania Georgia |
* $^{Note}$ Fatih Şen of Turkey was disqualified due to unsportsmanlike behavior by shikkaku.

### Women's
#### Individual kata

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Sandra Sánchez Spain | Sandy Scordo France | Dilara Bozan Turkey |
| 2019 Minsk details | Sandra Sánchez Spain | Viviana Bottaro Italy | Patrícia Esparteiro Portugal |
| 2019 Minsk details | Sandra Sánchez Spain | Viviana Bottaro Italy | Dilara Bozan Turkey |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Paola García Spain | Helvétia Taily France | Georgina Xenou Greece |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Paola García Spain | Helvétia Taily France | Ana Cruz Portugal |

#### Kumite 50 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Serap Özçelik Turkey | Bettina Plank Austria | Alexandra Recchia France |
| 2019 Minsk details | Bettina Plank Austria | Serap Özçelik Turkey | Mariya Koulinkovitch Belarus |
| 2019 Minsk details | Bettina Plank Austria | Serap Özçelik Turkey | Sophia Bouderbane France |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Bettina Plank Austria | Erminia Perfetto Italy | Irene Kontou Cyprus |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Bettina Plank Austria | Erminia Perfetto Italy | Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |

#### Kumite 55 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Emily Thouy France | Jelena Kovačević Croatia | Ilaha Qasimova Azerbaijan |
| 2019 Minsk details | Ivet Goranova Bulgaria | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine | Jana Bitsch Germany |
| 2019 Minsk details | Ivet Goranova Bulgaria | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine | Jennifer Warling Luxembourg |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine | Ivet Goranova Bulgaria | Jennifer Warling Luxembourg |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine | Ivet Goranova Bulgaria | Tuba Yakan Turkey |

#### Kumite 61 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Lucie Ignace France | Merve Çoban Turkey | Ana Lenard Croatia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Anita Serogina Ukraine | Tjaša Ristić Slovenia | Gwendoline Philippe France |
| 2019 Minsk details | Anita Serogina Ukraine | Tjaša Ristić Slovenia | Merve Çoban Turkey |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Reem Khamis Germany | Anita Serogina Ukraine | Alessandra Mangiacapra Italy |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Reem Khamis Germany | Anita Serogina Ukraine | Gülbahar Gözütok Turkey |

#### Kumite 68 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Alisa Buchinger Austria | Marina Raković Montenegro |
| 2019 Minsk details | Silvia Semeraro Italy | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Elena Quirici Switzerland |
| 2019 Minsk details | Silvia Semeraro Italy | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Halyna Melnyk Ukraine |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Elena Quirici Switzerland | Anita Makyan Armenia |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Elena Quirici Switzerland | Alizée Agier France |

#### Kumite +68 kg

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Maša Martinović Croatia | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey | Ivanna Zaytseva Russia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Laura Palacio Spain | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey | Titta Keinänen Finland |
| 2019 Minsk details | Laura Palacio Spain | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey | Eleni Chatziliadou Greece |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Johanna Kneer Germany | Clio Ferracuti Italy | Kyriaki Kydonaki Greece |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Johanna Kneer Germany | Clio Ferracuti Italy | María Torres Spain |

## Participating nations

Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco and San Marino have yet to qualify for the competition in karate.
| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Andorra (AND) | | 1 | | 1 |
| Albania (ALB) | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Armenia (ARM) | | | 1 | 1 |
| Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 12 | | 2 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | | | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Estonia (EST) | | 1 | | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| France (FRA) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Iceland (ISL) | 1 | | | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 1 | | | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | | | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 2 | | 2 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | | 2 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 3 | 3 | | 2 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Spain (ESP) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Total countries | 38 | 37 | 33 | 44 |
| Total athletes | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 | |