| Competition: | 2012 European Karate Championships |
| Location: |  Adeje, Spain |
| Dates: | 10–13 May |
| Competitors: | 450 |
| Nations: | 45 |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 European Karate Championships, the 47th edition, were held in Adeje, Tenerife, Spain from 10 to 13 May 2012. A total of 450 competitors from 45 countries participated at the event.[1] [2] [3]
| Kata |  Luca Valdesi | Fernando San José | Jonathan Mottram Vu Duc Minh Dack | |
| Kumite –60 kg | Matías Gómez | Kalvis Kalniņš | Danil Domdjoni Alexander Heimann | |
| Kumite –67 kg | William Rolle |  Ömer Kemaloğlu |  Niyazi Aliyev Ciro Massa | |
| Kumite –75 kg | Luigi Busà | René Smaal | Noah Bitsch Rafael Aghayev | |
| Kumite –84 kg | Georgios Tzanos | Aykhan Mamayev | Kenji Grillon Slobodan Bitević | |
| Kumite +84 kg | Jonathan Horne | Stefano Maniscalco | Dejan Umićević Enes Erkan |
| Kata | Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi | Damián Quintero Francisco Salazar Fernando San José | Romain Lacoste Jonathan Maruani Jonathan Plagnol Arslan Çalışkan Orçun Duman Ali Sofuoğlu | |
| Kumite | Andreas Bachmann Noah Bitsch Mehmet Bolat Oliver Henning Jonathan Horne Heinrich Leistenschneider Nikoloz Tsurtsumia | Enes Erkan Yücel Gündoğdu Murat Salih Kurnaz Mustafa Utku Şahin Yaser Şahintekin Aykut Usda Serkan Yağcı | Rafael Aghayev Tural Alakbarli Niyazi Aliyev Sanan Aliyev Shahin Atamov Asiman Gurbanli Aykhan Mamayev Adnan Adilović Alem Kupusović Oliver Mandarić Mate Odak Nermin Potur Nermin Sinanović Admir Zukan |
| Kata | Yaiza Martín | Sandy Scordo | Marija Madžarević Sofia Marika Livitsanou | |
| Kumite –50 kg | Serap Özçelik |  Lucia Kováčiková | Alexandra Recchia Gulsah Akdag | |
| Kumite –55 kg | Jelena Kovačević | Jana Bitsch | Lucie Ignace Jana Vojtikevičová | |
| Kumite –61 kg | Lolita Dona |  Anita Serogina | Ivana Bebek Ece Yaşar | |
| Kumite –68 kg | Hafsa Şeyda Burucu | Tiffany Fanjat |  Marina Raković Inga Sherozia | |
| Kumite +68 kg | Greta Vitelli |  Radka Krejčová | Nadège Ait-Ibrahim Meltem Hocaoğlu |
| Kata | Clothilde Boulanger Sonia Fiuza Jessica Hugues | Sonia García Yaiza Martín Margarita Morata | Sara Battaglia Viviana Bottaro Michela Pezzetti Franziska Krieg Denise Pawlovski Sabine Schneider | |
| Kumite | Gülderen Çelik Albayrak Meltem Hocaoğlu Serap Özçelik Tuba Yenen | Ana-Marija Čelan Maša Martinović Azra Saleš Ivona Tubić | Duygu Bugur Jana Bitsch Maria Weiß Monique Puscher Jessica Cargill Noémie Kornfeld Aurélie Magnin |