The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) or World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) is the official governing body for all Taekwondo matters in Europe as a regional organisation of World Taekwondo. It comprises the National Taekwondo Federations of all the European member nations and regulates all Taekwondo matters on a continental basis. The first participating countries in the ETU were Spain, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Denmark and the UK. The first president was Antonio Garcia de la Fuente. The First European Championships of the ETU were held in Barcelona on May 22–23, 1976. After being considered only a demonstration sports event twice - in Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 - the WTF style - was incorporated as a full Olympic discipline in Sydney in 2000. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that European Taekwondo Union will not recognise taekwondo events organised in Russia and Belarus, and will not host events in either country.
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo. In addition to the kyorugi Championships, there are also Para World Championships as well as Poomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every two years.
The European Taekwondo Championships are the European senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in Barcelona in 1976. The event is held every two years and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo, which organises and controls Olympic style taekwondo. An additional event, the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships were exceptionally held in 2019.
Para taekwondo is an adaptation of taekwondo for disabled sportspeople. The sport's main governing body is World Taekwondo (WT). New disciplines such as kyorugi and poomsae, both martial arts forms, have been developed for para-athletes. On January 31, 2017, Para Taekwondo was confirmed as a sport for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly the same year the WT became a full member of the IPC.
Marjan Salahshouri is an Iranian taekwondo practitioner.
Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen is a Danish taekwondo athlete, nine-time World Poomsae medalist and nine-time European Champion.
Steven Behn is a German taekwondo athlete, two time European freestyle poomsae champion and 2018 world bronze medalist.
Pia Hoffmann is a German taekwondo poomsae athlete and two-time European medalist.
Leah Lawall is a German taekwondo athlete and two-time European poomsae medalist.
Adina Machwirth is a German taekwondo poomsae athlete and 2022 world bronze medalist.
Anna Monika Siepmann is a German taekwondo poomsae athlete and three-time European medalist.
Ana Catalina Pohl is a German taekwondo athlete and three-time European poomsae medalist.
Anna Schneeberger is an Austrian taekwondo athlete and European bronze medalist.
The 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, the 13th edition of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, were held in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Coliseum from November 30 to December 4, 2024. The tournament is classified as a G-8 event.
Joël van der Weide is a Dutch taekwondo athlete and reigning European Poomsae champion.
Jules Berger is a German taekwondo athlete and two time European medalist in freestyle poomsae.
Anh-Tuan Do is a German taekwondo athlete and reigning European champion in traditional poomsae.
The 2024 World Para Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were held in Riffa, Bahrain, in the Isa Sports City from 26 to 27 November 2024. The tournament is classified as a G-14 event.
Arndt Mallepree is a German taekwondo athlete and two-time world champion in para poomsae.
The 2025 European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships, the 17th edition of the European Poomsae Championships, will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from 16 to 17 April 2025.
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