# Karate at the 2015 European Games

Karate competitions at the 2015 European Games in Baku were held from 13 to 14 June 2015 at the Crystal Hall complex in Baku. The competition consisted of twelve events, six in each gender - two Kata or technique events, and ten weighted kumite or combat events.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee will be allowed a maximum of 1 competitor per event. Each event will consist of eight competitors
Qualification will be based on the 2015 European Karate Championships between 19 and 22 March 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey; the first six finishers in each event qualify for the European Games. Hosts Azerbaijan will be awarded an entry in each event. In addition, 12 'Universality' places will be allocated, one in each event, to ensure a spread of nations can compete.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Azerbaijan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Azerbaijan* | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Kata details | Damián Quintero Spain | Mattia Busato Italy | Mehmet Yakan Turkey |
| Kumite -60 kg details | Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan | Luca Maresca Italy | Emil Pavlov Macedonia |
| Kumite -67 kg details | Burak Uygur Turkey | Steven Da Costa France | Niyazi Aliyev Azerbaijan |
| Kumite -75 kg details | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | Luigi Busà Italy | Erman Eltemur Turkey |
| Kumite -84 kg details | Aykhan Mamayev Azerbaijan | Michail Georgos Tzanos Greece | Uğur Aktaş Turkey |
| Kumite +84 kg details | Enes Erkan Turkey | Jonathan Horne Germany | Martin Nestorovski Macedonia |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Kata details | Sandra Sánchez Spain | Sandy Scordo France | Dilara Bozan Turkey |
| Kumite -50 kg details | Serap Özçelik Turkey | Bettina Plank Austria | Alexandra Recchia France |
| Kumite -55 kg details | Emily Thouy France | Jelena Kovačević Croatia | Ilaha Qasimova Azerbaijan |
| Kumite -61 kg details | Lucie Ignace France | Merve Çoban Turkey | Ana Lenard Croatia |
| Kumite -68 kg details | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Alisa Buchinger Austria | Marina Raković Montenegro |
| Kumite +68 kg details | Maša Martinović Croatia | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey | Ivanna Zaytseva Russia |

## Participating nations

* Albania (1)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (12)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Croatia (6)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (10)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (5)
* Greece (3)
* Hungary (1)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (4)
* Kosovo (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Macedonia (2)
* Montenegro (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Serbia (3)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Spain (7)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (11)
* Ukraine (3)