Editions
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2015 | 12 |  Azerbaijan |
| II | 2019 | 12 |  Spain |
| III | 2023 | 12 |  Ukraine |
Karate has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition.
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2015 | 12 | Azerbaijan |
| II | 2019 | 12 | Spain |
| III | 2023 | 12 | Ukraine |
| Event | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 67 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 75 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite 84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's kumite +84 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's individual kata | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 50 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 61 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite 68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's kumite +68 kg | X | X | X | 3 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Albania (ALB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 36 | 35 | 60 | 131 | |
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco and San Marino have yet to qualify for the competition in karate.
| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra (AND) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Albania (ALB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| France (FRA) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 1 | ||
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | ||
 Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
 Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Total countries | 38 | 37 | 33 | 44 |
| Total athletes | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 | |
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