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 245130
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2237
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2136
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17614
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 151016
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12912
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 Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0123
12Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0112
13Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
Totals (13 entries)323155118

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 1282141
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 56920
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32611
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3227
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22610
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2259
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2215
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2114
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)322961122

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
2025M. Arfert, Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden J. K. Wright, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom L. Klein, Flag of Germany.svg Germany K. Nakabayashi, Flag of France.svg France

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 65920
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3159
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1359
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1326
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1124
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1056
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0246
9Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0033
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0011
Totals (11 entries)20203777

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
2025K. Moutarde, Flag of France.svg France S. Guadarrama, Flag of France.svg France M. Murakami, Flag of Austria.svg Austria L. Kulyk, Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine

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 61512
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2114
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2103
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1023
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1012
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0336
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0235
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0213
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0112
11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0101
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0022
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0011
Totals (15 entries)12132449

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
2025G. Grossin, Flag of France.svg France B. Ishibashi, Flag of France.svg France N. Cadete, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom H. De Smet, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium

Individual Female Champions (Junior)

YearFinalThird Place
WinnerRunner-up
2025M. Shiozawa, Flag of Spain.svg Spain C. Leigh, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom S. Chesneau, Flag of France.svg France S. Zalewska, 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 (official).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
332025 Leiden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Sportcomplex 1574
342026 Podgorica Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Morača Sports Center

References

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