1971 European Karate Championships

1971 European Karate Championships
Location	Paris, France
Dates	May 2 to 4
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The 1971 European Karate Championships , the 6th edition, was held in the sports complex of Coubertine Hall in Paris, France from May 2 to 4, 1971. 1971 was the year Scotland and Finland were accepted by the EKU and no longer participated as part of Great Britain and there was an introduction of weight classes. ^[1]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ippon	Dominique Valera   France	Gilbert Gruss   France [2]	Francis Didier   France
			Joachim Otremba   West Germany
Team	France	Belgium	Yugoslavia   West Germany

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France  (FRA)	2	1	1	4
2	Belgium  (BEL)	0	1	0	1
3	West Germany  (FRG)	0	0	2	2
4	Yugoslavia  (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	4	8

References

1. Black Belt. February 1974. p.  11 . Retrieved 30 November 2014– via Internet Archive. scotland european karate championships.
2. Black Belt October 1971. October 1971. Retrieved 9 November 2014.