| 2019 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara |
| Location |  Guadalajara, Spain |
| Dates | 28–31 May |
| Competitors | 559 from 51 nations |
The 2019 European Karate Championships were the 54th edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 28 to 31 May 2019. [1]
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP)* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
559 athletes from 51 nations competed. [2]
Albania (4)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (6) Austria (16) Azerbaijan (18) Belarus (18)
Belgium (11)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (16) Bulgaria (5) Croatia (22)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (9) Denmark (12) England (19)
Estonia (3) Finland (7) France (22)
Georgia (5) Germany (15) Greece (12) Hungary (14)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (8)
Israel (7) Italy (22)
Kosovo (10)
Latvia (10)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (6) Luxembourg (5)
Moldova (3) Montenegro (15)
Netherlands (12) North Macedonia (13)
Northern Ireland (1)
Norway (7)
Poland (13) Portugal (21)
Romania (13) Russia (21)
San Marino (1) Scotland (5) Serbia (24) Slovakia (15) Slovenia (5) Spain (21)
Sweden (11) Switzerland (11) Turkey (18) Ukraine (17)
Wales (4)46 athletes from 16 nations in 6 events was competed in 2nd European Para Karate Championships. Results: [3] [4] [5] [6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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