| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biannual |
| Organiser | European Taekwondo Union (ETU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 2015 in Nalchik, Russia |
| Editions | 5 (2023) |
The European Taekwondo Championships in Olympic Weight Categories are the European championships in Taekwondo in olympic weight categories, first held in Nalchik in 2015. [1] The event is held annually and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo. This event is ranked as a G-1 tournament while the main European Championships are ranked as a G-4 tournament.
The championships should not be confused with:
| Edition | Year | Date | City and host country | Venue | Overall champion | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 () | 26–29 March [3] |  Nalchik, Russia | Palace of Sports |  Turkey | 8 |
| 2 | 2017 () | 7–9 December [4] |  Sofia, Bulgaria | Asics Arena [5] | Russia | 8 |
| 3 | 2019 () | 29–30 November [6] |  Dublin, Ireland | National Sports Campus [7] | Russia | 8 |
| 4 | 2020 () | 10–11 December [8] |  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hotel Hills Sarajevo |  France | 8 |
| 5 | 2023 | 24-26 August [9] |  Tallinn, Estonia | Viru Hotel | tbd | 8 |
All results from 2015 - 2020:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 |  North Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 22 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 128 | |
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