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| 2018 European Karate Championships | |
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| Venue | SPC Vojvodina |
| Location |  Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Dates | 10–13 May |
| Competitors | 532 from 52 nations |
The 2018 European Karate Championships were the 53rd edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 10 to 13 May 2018.
* Host nation (Serbia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Serbia (SRB)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 nations) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
532 athletes from 52 nations competed. [1]
Albania (4)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (7) Austria (13) Azerbaijan (15)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (12) Bosnia and Herzegovina (15)
Bulgaria (11) Croatia (16)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (9)
Denmark (12)
England (14)
Estonia (6)
Finland (12) France (16) F.Y.R. Macedonia (13) Georgia (6)
Germany (14) Greece (15) Hungary (14)
Iceland (1)
Ireland (10)
Israel (13) Italy (15) Latvia (12)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (9)
Luxembourg (2)
Kosovo (13)
Malta (1)
Moldova (3)
Montenegro (15) Netherlands (14)
Northern Ireland (1)
Norway (7)
Poland (15) Portugal (12)
Romania (16) Russia (16)
San Marino (1) Serbia (16)
Scotland (5) Slovakia (14) Slovenia (11) Spain (16)
Sweden (8) Switzerland (10) Turkey (16) Ukraine (14)
Wales (4)The first Para-Karate European Championships was held May 10-13 in 2018. 43 athletes from 15 nations in 6 events was competed. Results: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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