| 2012 European Taekwondo Championships | |
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| Venue | Sportcity |
| Location |  Manchester, England |
| Start date | 3 May |
| End date | 6 May |
The 2012 European Taekwondo Championships were held in Manchester, England, from May 3 to May 6, 2012. [1] [2] [3]
| 2012 European Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Sportcity |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Start date | 3 May |
| End date | 6 May |
The 2012 European Taekwondo Championships were held in Manchester, England, from May 3 to May 6, 2012. [1] [2] [3]
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Great Britain* | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Croatia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Seyfula Magomedov (RUS) | Mikayil Aliyev (AZE) | Nikolaos Politis (GRE) Amin Badr (GBR) |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Joel González Bonilla (ESP) | Moussa Cisse (FRA) | Fırat Pozan (TUR) Eryk Rodzik (POL) |
| −63 kg (bantam) | Michael Harvey (GBR) | Vasileios Gaitanis (GRE) | Tomislav Karaula (CRO) Mario Silva (POR) |
| −68 kg (feather) | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | Filip Grgic (CRO) | Martin Stamper (GBR) Stylianos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
| −74 kg (light) | Aliaskhab Sirazhov (RUS) | Rıdvan Baygut (TUR) | Torann Maizeroi (FRA) Bartosz Kolecki (POL) |
| −80 kg (welter) | Aaron Cook (GBR) | Ramin Azizov (AZE) | Tommy Mollet (NED) Nicolás García (ESP) |
| −87 kg (middle) | Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) | Augustin Bata (FRA) | Ali Sarı (TUR) Carlo Molfetta (ITA) |
| +87 kg (heavy) | Leonardo Basile (ITA) | Ivan Trajkovic (SLO) | Vanja Babić (SRB) Volker Wodzich (GER) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| −46 kg (fin) | Ioanna Koutsou (GRE) | Elaia Torrontegui Ronco (ESP) | Rukiye Yıldırım (TUR) Jessika Alair Soares (SWE) |
| −49 kg (fly) | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | Kristina Kim (RUS) | Brigitte Yagüe Enrique (ESP) Yasmina Aziez (FRA) |
| −53 kg (bamtam) | Hatice Kübra Yangın (TUR) | Ana Zaninović (CRO) | Caroline Fisher (GBR) Maeiva Coutant (FRA) |
| −57 kg (feather) | Floriane Liborio (FRA) | Edina Kotsis (HUN) | Jade Jones (GBR) Andrea Rica Taboada (ESP) |
| −62 kg (light) | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | Marina Sumić (CRO) | Marina Cheshuina (RUS) Joyce van Baaren (NED) |
| −67 kg (welter) | Nur Tatar (TUR) | Haby Niaré (FRA) | Elin Johansson (SWE) Petra Matijašević (CRO) |
| −73 kg (middle) | Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS) | Milica Mandić (SRB) | Maéva Mellier (FRA) Melda Akcan (GER) |
| +73 kg (heavy) | Anne-Caroline Graffe (FRA) | Rosana Simón Álamo (ESP) | Olga Ivanova (RUS) Katharina Weiss (GER) |
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