European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories

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.

European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories

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

Edition	Year	Date	City and host country	Venue	Overall champion	Events
1	2015 (details)	26–29 March^[3]	Nalchik, Russia	Palace of Sports	Turkey	8
2	2017 (details)	7–9 December^[4]	Sofia, Bulgaria	Asics Arena^[5]	Russia	8
3	2019 (details)	29–30 November^[6]	Dublin, Ireland	National Sports Campus^[7]	Russia	8
4	2020 (details)	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

All 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

• European Taekwondo Championships
• European Juniors Taekwondo Championships
• European Universities Taekwondo Championships

References

1. "World Taekwondo Europe - Olympic Weight Categories Championships becomes an annual event starting from Dublin, Ireland". www.worldtaekwondoeurope.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
2. 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.
3. . WTM. 2015-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
4. . WTM. 2017-12-09. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
5. "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.
6. "Dublin 2019 European Championships OWC: Russia leads with 3 titles". WTM. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
7. "Third edition of WTE Olympic Weight Categories Champs set to open in Dublin". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
8. "Simply Compete: Sports Management Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
9. F, Author L. (2023-08-22). "European Junior Championships and European Championships Olympic Weight Categories 2023 – Europe Taekwondo". Retrieved 2024-04-26. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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