European Weight Category Karate Championships
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Kyokushin |
| Type | kumite and kata, biennial |
| Organiser | International Karate Organization (IKO) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1978 in London, England |
| Final edition | 2019 in Wroclaw, Poland |
| Most wins | Lucian Gogonel (6) Oleksandr Ieromenko |
The European Weight Category Karate Championships are organised by the International Karate Organization each year.[1]
History[edit]
Events from 1978 to 1995 were organized by Masutatsu Oyama's International Karate Organization as European Kyokushin Karate Championships.[2] After Oyama's death, the International Karate Organization (IKO) split Kyokushin karate into different organization's. Shokei Matsui was appointed as the new chairman of International Karate Organization and he renamed the competition to European Weight Category Karate Championships.[3]
Weight classes have changed over the years. In the first European Championships in 1978 there were two weight classes; lightweight and heavyweight. Second Championships they increased it to four; lightweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. From 1985 to 1996 European Championships held three weight classes; lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight.[4] From 1997 there has been four weight classes; lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight, and super heavyweight.[5]
List of tournaments[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "IKO European Championships". kyokushinresults.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ЧЕМПИОНАТОВ ЕВРОПЫ ПО КИОКУШИН КАРАТЕ 1978-1995 (IKO)". kyokushinkarate.news. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ "РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ЧЕМПИОНАТОВ ЕВРОПЫ ПО КИОКУШИН КАРАТЕ (IKO)". kyokushinkarate.news. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ "European Championships". kyokushinresults.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "IKO European Championships". kyokushinresults.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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