The European Taekwondo Championships in Olympic Weight Categories are the European championships in Taekwondo in olympic weight categories, first held in Nalchik in 2015.[1] The event is held annually and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo. This event is ranked as a G-1 tournament while the main European Championships are ranked as a G-4 tournament.
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biannual |
| Organiser | European Taekwondo Union (ETU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 2015 in Nalchik, Russia |
| Editions | 5 (2023) |
The championships should not be confused with:
- the European Taekwondo Championships, the main continental event, and ranked as a G-4 by World Taekwondo;
- 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.[2]
List of championships
edit| Edition | Year | Date | City and host country | Venue | Overall champion | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 () | 26–29 March[3] |  Nalchik, Russia
|
Palace of Sports |  Turkey
|
8 |
| 2 | 2017 () | 7–9 December[4] |  Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Asics Arena[5] | Russia
|
8 |
| 3 | 2019 () | 29–30 November[6] |  Dublin, Ireland
|
National Sports Campus[7] | Russia
|
8 |
| 4 | 2020 () | 10–11 December[8] |  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Hotel Hills Sarajevo |  France
|
8 |
| 5 | 2023 | 24-26 August[9] |  Tallinn, Estonia
|
Viru Hotel | tbd | 8 |
Medal summary
editAll results from 2015 - 2020:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 |  North Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 22 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 128 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Taekwondo Europe - Olympic Weight Categories Championships becomes an annual event starting from Dublin, Ireland". www.worldtaekwondoeurope.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.
- ^ "1st European Championships Olympic Weight Categories: 4th gold for Turkey and 2nd for Russia in closing day". WTM. 2015-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Sofia 2017 European Senior Championships Olympic Weight Categories: Russia clinches 7 titles". WTM. 2017-12-09. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "World Taekwondo Europe - Opening Day for the WTE European Olympic Weight Categories Championships & European Para Taekwondo Championships 2017 - Results". worldtaekwondoeurope.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Dublin 2019 European Championships OWC: Russia leads with 3 titles". WTM. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Third edition of WTE Olympic Weight Categories Champs set to open in Dublin". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Simply Compete: Sports Management Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ F, Author L. (2023-08-22). "European Junior Championships and European Championships Olympic Weight Categories 2023 – Europe Taekwondo". Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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