European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories Explained

European Taekwondo Championships Olympic Weight Categories
Organiser:	European Taekwondo Union (ETU)
Number:	5 (2023)
First:	2015 in Nalchik, Russia
Type:	kyourugui, biannual
Discipline:	Taekwondo

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:

• the European Taekwondo Championships, the main continental event, and ranked as a G-4 by World Taekwondo;
• the European Games 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.^[2]

List of championships

Edition	Year	Date	City and host country	Venue	Overall champion	Events
1	2015	26–29 March^[3]	Nalchik, Russia	Palace of Sports		8
2	2017	7–9 December^[4]	Sofia, Bulgaria	Asics Arena^[5]		8
3	2019	29–30 November^[6]	Dublin, Ireland	National Sports Campus^[7]		8
4	2020	10–11 December^[8]		Hotel Hills Sarajevo		8
5	2023	24-26 August^[9]	Tallinn, Estonia	Viru Hotel	tbd	8

Medal summary

All results from 2015 - 2020:

See also

• European Taekwondo Championships
• European Juniors Taekwondo Championships
• European Universities Taekwondo Championships

External links

• Official site of the European Taekwondo Union

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Taekwondo Europe - Olympic Weight Categories Championships becomes an annual event starting from Dublin, Ireland. 2021-04-11. www.worldtaekwondoeurope.org.
2. 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.
3. Web site: 2015-03-26. 1st European Championships Olympic Weight Categories: 4th gold for Turkey and 2nd for Russia in closing day. 2021-04-11. WTM. en-US. 2021-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411024055/https://www.wtkmedia.com/taekwondo-closing-russia-1st-european-championships-olympic-weight-categories-portugal-and-turkey-take-the-first-2-golds-sweden/. dead.
4. Web site: 2017-12-09. Sofia 2017 European Senior Championships Olympic Weight Categories: Russia clinches 7 titles. 2021-04-11. WTM. en-US. 2021-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411024053/https://www.wtkmedia.com/taekwondo-sofia-2017-european-senior-championships-olympic-weight-categories-days-1-and-2-russia-grabs-all-5-golds/. dead.
5. Web site: World Taekwondo Europe - Opening Day for the WTE European Olympic Weight Categories Championships & European Para Taekwondo Championships 2017 - Results. 2021-04-11. worldtaekwondoeurope.org.
6. Web site: 2019-11-30. Dublin 2019 European Championships OWC: Russia leads with 3 titles. 2021-04-11. WTM. en-US.
7. Web site: 2019-11-28. Third edition of WTE Olympic Weight Categories Champs set to open in Dublin. 2021-04-11. www.insidethegames.biz.
8. Web site: Simply Compete: Sports Management Platform. 2021-04-11. www.simplycompete.com.
9. Web site: F . Author L. . 2023-08-22 . European Junior Championships and European Championships Olympic Weight Categories 2023 – Europe Taekwondo . 2024-04-26 . en-US.