| 1996 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Paris, France |
| Dates | May 3 to 5 |
The 1996 European Karate Championships , the 31st edition, was held in Paris, France from May 3 to 5, 1996. [1]
| 1996 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Dates | May 3 to 5 |
The 1996 European Karate Championships , the 31st edition, was held in Paris, France from May 3 to 5, 1996. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Michaël Milon |  Lucio Maurino |  Luis-María Sanz |
| Kumite -60 kg | Damien Dovy |  Veysel Bugur | Joel Barst  Tommy Busk |
| Kumite -65 kg | Alexandre Biamonti |  Bahattin Kandaz |  Steve Cunningham  Vincent Longagna [2] |
| Kumite -70 kg |  Anthony Boelbaai | Claudio della Rocca | Haldun Alagas Oscar Vázquez Martins |
| Kumite -75 kg |  Wayne Otto | Gennaro Talarico | Kosta Sariyannis William Thomas |
| Kumite -80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu | David Benetello | Tomas Herrero Barcelo  Predrag Stojadinov |
| Kumite + 80 kg |  Jarle Sorken | Hans Roovers | Reto Kern Serge Tomao |
| Open Kumite | Christophe Pinna | Sandro Petrillo [3] | Levent Aydemir Terry Daly |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | France | Italy | Spain |
| Kumite | France | England | Germany Netherlands |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |  Marcela Remiášová | Gema Mendez | Cathérine Bernard |
| Kumite -53 kg |  Sari Laine | Roberta Sodero | Maria Dolores Hoz Nadia Mecheri |
| Kumite -60 kg | Monique Amghar | Sonia Gomez | Sonia Pallin Julliet Toney |
| Kumite +60 kg | Janice Francis | Annette Christl | Nurhan Firat Roberta Minet |
| Kumite Open kg | Carmen Garcia | Sari Laine | Yildiz Aras Roberta Minet |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | France | Italy | Germany |
| Kumite | Italy | Spain | France Netherlands |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |
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