The European Taekwondo Championships in Olympic Weight Categories are the European senior championships in

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

in olympic weight categories, first held in Nalchik in 2015. The event is held annually and is organized by the

European Taekwondo Union The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) or World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) is the official governing body for all Taekwondo matters in Europe as a regional organisation of World Taekwondo. It comprises the National Taekwondo Federations of all the Europe ...

, the continental affiliate of

World Taekwondo World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The ''World Taekw ...

. 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: * the

European Taekwondo Championships The European Taekwondo Championships are the European senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in Barcelona in 1976. The event is held every two years and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekw ...

, the main continental event, and ranked as a G-4 by

. * the

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from European nations and several transcontinental countries. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the European Olympic Committees ...

taekwondo competitions, which form part of a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition; * the EITF European Taekwondo Championships, a championships organised by the European International Taekwondo Federation, the continental arm of the

International Taekwondo Federation International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea. The ITF was founded to promote and encourage the growth of the Ko ...

.ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.

List of championships

Medal summary

All results from 2015 - 2020:

References

External links

Official site of the European Taekwondo Union

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Taekwondo competitions

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List of championships

Medal summary

See also

References

External links