European Kendo Championships

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The European Kendo Championships are an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the European Kendo Federation (EKF). EKF is the international federation of kendo associations in Europe as well as the governing body for members of EKF. The championships have been conducted generally every year except when there is a scheduled World Kendo Championship the same year, the first EKC's inception being in 1974. The competition is divided into 6 divisions: Men's Team, Women's Team, Junior Team, Men's Individual, Women's Individual, Junior Individual. Team matches are individual between 5 members from each team which change sequentially at the end of each round, except in the Junior category which is between 3 members from each team, male or female.

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Medal table

Men's Teams Division

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's Teams Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 235129
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2237
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2136
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17614
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15915
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12811
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1247
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 02810
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0156
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0134
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0112
12Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0022
Totals (13 entries)313053114

Medal table

Men's individuals Division

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's individuals Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 1282040
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 56819
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32611
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3227
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2316
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22610
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2114
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1258
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1034
10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0213
11Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0101
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0101
13Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0044
14Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0022
Totals (14 entries)313059120

Individual Champions (Men)

YearFinalThird Place
WinnerRunner-up
1974D. Todd, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom J.C. Tuvi, Flag of France.svg  France J.P. Niay, Flag of France.svg  France A. Markie, [1] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1977G. Sterckx, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium P. Otto Forstreuter, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Lopiccolo, Flag of France.svg  France A. Deguitre, Flag of France.svg  France
1978J. Lopiccolo, Flag of France.svg  France K. Davies, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom G. Sterckx, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium D. Olivry, Flag of France.svg  France
1981H. Bier, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany H. Maierhofer, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland A. Deguitre, Flag of France.svg  France D. Olivry, Flag of France.svg  France [2]
1983J.C. Girot, Flag of France.svg  France R. Jattkowsky, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Lopiccolo, Flag of France.svg  France P. Van Laecken, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
1984J. Lopiccolo, Flag of France.svg  France R. Lehman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J.C. Girot, Flag of France.svg  France H. Bier, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1986J. Potrafki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany H. Maierhofer, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland J. Lopiccolo, Flag of France.svg  France J.C. Wolfs, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
1987J. Potrafki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Deguitre, Flag of France.svg  France J.C. Girot, Flag of France.svg  France R. Lehman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1989C. Pruvost, Flag of France.svg  France P. Bjerlow, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden J. Potrafki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Velasquez, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1990S. Velasquez, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands C. Pruvost, Flag of France.svg  France T. Andersen, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway E. Hamot, Flag of France.svg  France
1992R. Lehman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J.P. Labru, Flag of France.svg  France T. Andersen, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway M. Wahlquist, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1993M. Wahlquist, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden G. Nicholas, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom T. Andersen, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway J.P. Labru, Flag of France.svg  France
1995R. Lehman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany W. Pomero, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy S. Perrin, Flag of France.svg  France T. Andersen, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1996F. Tran, [3] Flag of France.svg  France R. Lehman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany D. Castro, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain M. Wahlquist, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1998M. Herbold, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T. Barany, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary F. Salson, Flag of France.svg  France G. Erdelyi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1999D. Castro, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain M. Herbold, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands T. De Brunel, Flag of France.svg  France B. Gustavsson, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2001G. Erdelyi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary M. Wahlquist, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden D. Castro, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain F. Blachon, Flag of France.svg  France
2002A. Soulas, Flag of France.svg  France W. Haeke, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium T. Barany, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary M. Wahlquist, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2004F. Mandia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy J. Ulmer, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Sengfelder, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Castro, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2005H. Blanchard, Flag of France.svg  France J. Ulmer, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Sengfelder, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Soulas, Flag of France.svg  France
2007G. Sicart, Flag of France.svg  France E. Yonnet, Flag of France.svg  France A. Diebold, Flag of France.svg  France J. Ulmer, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2008S. Dubi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary G. Sicart, Flag of France.svg  France H.P. Herr, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany W. Haeke, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2010F. Mandia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy A. Korhonen, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland A. Dubi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary N. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2011S. Dubi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary F. Mandia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy G. Babos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary O. Kimura, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2013G. Giannetto, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy K. Nakabayshi, Flag of France.svg  France S. Dubi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary A. Fisher, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2014S. Gibson, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom K. Maemoto, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium D. Baeli, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy K. Ito, Flag of France.svg  France
2016K. Maemoto, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium A. Pons, Flag of France.svg  France K. Bosak, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland K. Ito, Flag of France.svg  France
2017K. Ito, Flag of France.svg  France M. Fritz, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F. Mandia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy K. Maemoto, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2019K. Nakabayashi, Flag of France.svg  France G. Babos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary M. Kaczor, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland J. Bertout, Flag of France.svg  France
2022L. Przewlocki, Flag of France.svg  France K. Rukas, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom K. Maemoto, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium H. Ohno, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2023L. Przewlocki, Flag of France.svg  France W. Olivier, Flag of France.svg  France K. Maemoto, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium E. Manzella, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Women's team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Women's Team Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 74112
2Flag of France.svg  France 55919
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3159
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1326
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1258
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1124
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1056
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0235
9Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0033
Totals (10 entries)19193573


Individual Champions (Women)

YearFinalThird Place
WinnerRunner-up
1989J. Dekker, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands M.G. Passerella, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy M. Morel, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Meresse, Flag of France.svg  France
1990A. Neumeister, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany I. Benkmann, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy E. Fournier, Flag of France.svg  France
1992A. Esshaki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Nemeth, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary I. Benkmann, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Stone, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
1993C. Sasakura, Flag of France.svg  France A. Nemeth, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary D. Castelli, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy I. Benkmann, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1995C. Sasakura, Flag of France.svg  France A. Esshaki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Dekker, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands I. Benkmann, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1996M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy J. Dekker, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands K. Niklaus, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland I. Benkmann, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1998M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy J. Dekker, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands C. David, Flag of France.svg  France S. Porevuo, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1999M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy O. Martin, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain N. Soulas, Flag of France.svg  France O. Kaarlanen,Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2001B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary A. Costa, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy S. Loustale, Flag of France.svg  France N. Soulas, Flag of France.svg  France
2002B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary S. Porevuo, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland O. Martin, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain S. Loustale, Flag of France.svg  France
2004B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary C. Garcia, Flag of France.svg  France A. Destobbeleer, Flag of France.svg  France A. Sipos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2005C. Garcia, Flag of France.svg  France A. Destobbeleer, Flag of France.svg  France B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary K. Kovacs, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2007B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary L. Van Laecken, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium C. Garcia, Flag of France.svg  France M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2008S. Aoki, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany W. Roehrbein, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany B. Kiraly, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary P. Stolarz, Flag of France.svg  France
2010S. Kumpf, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Fadai, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany K. Grosiak, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland P. Stolarz, Flag of France.svg  France
2011P. Stolarz, Flag of France.svg  France A. Blanchard, Flag of France.svg  France S. Fadai, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany M. Boviz, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2013S. Fadai, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Van Der Woude, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands A. Momcilovic, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia M. Boviz, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2014S. Van Der Woude, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands M. Boviz, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary S. Ricciuti, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy S. Kumpf, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016K. Koppe, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Van Der Woude, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands L. Meinberg, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Michaud, Flag of France.svg  France
2017P. Stolarz, Flag of France.svg  France A. Akila, Flag of Greece.svg  Greece F. D'Hont, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium S. Ade, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2019L. Meinberg, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany M. Ponomareva, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia A. Akila, Flag of Greece.svg  Greece F. Smout, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2022F. D'Hont, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium R. Ogle, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom L. Van Laecken, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium A. Yearwood, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2023N. Eichlerova, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic A. Yearwood, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland K. Babinska, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland S. Guadarrama, Flag of France.svg  France


Junior’s team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the junior’s team division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 61411
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2114
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2103
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1023
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0336
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0235
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0112
10Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0101
11Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0022
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Totals (14 entries)11122245


Individual Champions (Junior)

YearFinalThird Place
WinnerRunner-up
1993T. Brunel De Bonneville, Flag of France.svg  France L. Labarre, Flag of France.svg  France S. Bousique, Flag of France.svg  France D. Castro Rabadan, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1995J. Castro Rabadán, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Y.B. Diaz, Flag of France.svg  France G. Monsorez, Flag of France.svg  France C. Meunier, Flag of France.svg  France
1996N. Király, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary E. Brunet, Flag of France.svg  France J. Ulmer, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany K. Néméth, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1998W. Haeke, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium K. Néméth, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary E. D’Angelo, Flag of France.svg  France Y. Nakahara, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1999E. Yonnet, Flag of France.svg  France W. Haeke, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium C. Jabouley, Flag of France.svg  France L. Kho, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2001S. Bognár, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary A. Duvauchelle, Flag of France.svg  France S. Nakamura, Flag of France.svg  France A. Dubi, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2002A. Diebold, Flag of France.svg  France S. Kautz, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany B. De Bussac, Flag of France.svg  France T. D’Hont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2004R. Kumpf, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany J. Zailachi, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium D.S. Crãciun, Flag of Romania.svg  Romania G. Babos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2005G. Babos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary M. Jastak, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland S. Kato, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany S. Fadai, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2007K. Nakabayashi, Flag of France.svg  France J. Carpentier, Flag of France.svg  France G. Pezzo, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy M. Arregui Martin, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2008M. Arregui Martin, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain B. Gromul, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland S. Cohen, Flag of France.svg  France M. Petrovic, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2010G. Dubilin, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia L.P Martin, Flag of France.svg  France B. Bois, Flag of France.svg  France A. Moretti, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2011G. Dublilin, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia P. Kuhn, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A. Milosevic, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia R. Van Riel, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2013G.Abou El Seoud, Flag of France.svg  France V.G. Chiera, Flag of Romania.svg  Romania D.A. Kim, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia E. Thivolle, Flag of France.svg  France
2014K. Kremcheev, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia L. Klein, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany L. Guadarrama, Flag of France.svg  France A. Ruge, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016L. Moutarde, Flag of France.svg  France T. Komjáti, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary L. Guadarrama, Flag of France.svg  France M. Lukács, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2017L. Moutarde, Flag of France.svg  France K. Kometov, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia P. Debray-Deschodt, Flag of France.svg  France N.D. Sibinovic, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2019L. Klyuev, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia J.K. Wright, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom R. Kusurgashev, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia M-C. Cornea, Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2022L. Ilić, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia T. Adeyinka, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom F. Spilarewicz, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany N. Medina Wolpert, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2023S. Bessa, Flag of France.svg  France A. Buithe, Flag of France.svg  France Y. Bouaita, Flag of France.svg  France R. Biscomb, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Summary of championships

No.YearCityCountryVenue
11974 Bletchley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
21977 Papendal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
31978 Chambery Flag of France.svg  France
41981 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
51983 Chambery Flag of France.svg  France
61984 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
71986 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
81987 Malmö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
91989 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
101990 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
111992 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
121993 Turku Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
131995 Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
141996 Miskolc Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
151998 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
161999 Lourdes Flag of France.svg  France
172001 Bologna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
182002 Nantes Flag of France.svg  France
192004 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
202005 Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
212007 Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
222008 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
232010 Debrecen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
242011 Gdynia Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
25 2013 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle
262014 Clermont-Ferrand Flag of France.svg  France
272016 Skopje Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia National Sport Arena
282017 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
292019 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Štark Arena
302020 Kristiansand Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Cancelled - Covid-19
312022 Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sport & Freizeitzentrum Kalbach
322023 Beauvais Flag of France.svg  France Elispace

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