Jonathan Horne Explained
Jonathan Horne (born 17 January 1989)[1] is a German karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event.[2] [3] He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] [5]
He also won the gold medal in his event on seven occasions at the European Karate Championships, most recently at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.
Career
Horne won the gold medal in the men's kumite +80 kg event at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[6]
In 2013, Horne represented Germany at the World Games held in Cali, Colombia and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event.[7] In 2017, he competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[8] He was eliminated in the elimination round.[8]
Horne won the silver medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[9] At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event.[10] [11]
In 2019, Horne won the gold medal in his event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[12] [13]
In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics while fighting Gogita Arkania in the men's +75 kg event, Horne broke his right arm leaving him unable to continue.[14] [15]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|
| 2008 | European Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Kumite +80 kg |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite +80 kg |
| 2009 | World Games | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 1st | Kumite +80 kg |
| 2010 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2012 | European Championships | Adeje, Spain | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite |
| World Games | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite |
| World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 2nd | Team kumite |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 1st | Kumite +84 kg | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Entry List by NOC. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf. 6 January 2021. 6 January 2021. 2017 World Games.
- News: 11 November 2020. Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships. World Karate Federation. live. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113062118/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-world-championships/1424. 13 November 2020.
- Web site: 2018 World Karate Championships. SportData. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426163137/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/popup_main.php?popup_action=results&vernr=188&active_menu=calendar. 26 April 2020. 26 April 2020.
- News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. World Karate Federation. 18 April 2020.
- News: Shefferd. Neil. World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
- Web site: Karate Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102192715/https://iwga-storage.azureedge.net/resultbooks/2009/KA/KA0000000_C93_6.0.pdf. 2 January 2021. 2 January 2021. 2009 World Games.
- Web site: Karate Medalists by Event. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815221055/https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020. 2013 World Games.
- Web site: Karate Results. 2017 World Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf. 24 April 2020. 24 April 2020.
- News: Etchells. Daniel. 14 June 2015. Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 May 2020.
- News: Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019. Rowbottom. Mike. 29 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 February 2020.
- Web site: Karate Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815093537/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020. 2019 European Games.
- News: Hosts secure three golds on third day of European Karate Championships in Guadalajara. Gillen. Nancy. 30 March 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 February 2020.
- Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829122053/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/254/ResultBook_EKF_Seniors_2019.pdf. 29 August 2020. 29 August 2020. 2019 European Karate Championships.
- News: Chang-ran . Kim . Karate-Mid-bout injury ends German Horne's gold medal hopes . Reuters.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
