| 2009 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dom Sportova |
| Location |  Zagreb, Croatia |
| Dates | 8–10 May |
| Competitors | 479 |
The 2009 European Karate Championships , the 44th edition, were held at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 10 May 2009. [1] [2] A total of 479 competitors participated at the event.
Albania 
Andorra 
Armenia 
Austria 
Azerbaijan 
Belgium 
Belarus 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
England 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 
Georgia 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Iceland 
Ireland 
Israel 
Italy 
Latvia 
Liechtenstein 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Macedonia 
Moldova 
Monaco 
Montenegro 
Netherlands 
Northern Ireland 
Norway 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Russia 
San Marino 
Scotland 
Serbia 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Turkey 
Ukraine 
Wales | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Luca Valdesi | Fernando San José | Vu Duc Minh Dack Lucio Maurino |
| Kumite –60 kg | Danil Domdjoni | Matías Gómez | Michele Giuliani İlyas Demir |
| Kumite –67 kg | Niyazi Aliyev | Dimitrios Triantafyllis | Thomas Kaserer William Rolle |
| Kumite –75 kg | Rafael Aghayev | Luigi Busà | Georgios Tzanos Serkan Yağcı |
| Kumite –84 kg | Timothy Petersen | Enes Erkan | Amal Atayev Salvatore Loria |
| Kumite +84 kg | Alexander Gerunov | Stefano Maniscalco | Enrico Höhne Okay Arpa |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Yaiza Martín | Petra Nová | Mirna Šenjug Sandy Scordo |
| Kumite –50 kg | Natalia García | Desiree Christiansen | Elena Ponomareva Gülderen Çelik |
| Kumite –55 kg | Jelena Kovačević | Natasa Ilievska | Gema Alías Stefania Sandu |
| Kumite –61 kg | Eva Tulejová-Medveďová | Natalie Williams | Mirsada Suljkanović Lolita Dona |
| Kumite –68 kg | Petra Volf | Tiffany Fanjat | Irene Colomar Vassiliki Panetsidou |
| Kumite +68 kg | Yıldız Aras | Evgeniya Podborodnikova | Ana-Marija Čelan Katie Hurry |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Spain | Germany | Croatia Italy Sara Battaglia Viviana Bottaro Samantha Piccolo |
| Kumite | Spain | Russia | Germany Hungary |
* Host nation (Croatia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia (CRO)* | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
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