1997 European Karate Championships

The 1997 European Karate Championships was held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain from 2–4 May 1997.

1997 European Karate Championships
Location	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Dates	May 2 to 4

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Spain)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	6	3	6	15
2	Italy	4	4	3	11
3	Spain*	4	4	2	10
4	Turkey	2	0	1	3
5	England	1	0	3	4
6	Slovenia	0	2	1	3
7	Germany	0	1	6	7
8	Belgium	0	1	2	3
9	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
11	Finland	0	0	2	2
12	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		17	17	30	64

Competition

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kata	Michael Milon	Javier Hernández Alonso	Luca Valdesi
Kumite -60 kg	David Luque Camacho	Damien Dovy	Veysel Bugur Michal Šebesta
Kumite -65 kg	Alexandre Biamonti	Dave Versmissen	Olli Ortiz Daniele Simmi
Kumite -70 kg	Haldun Alagaş	Clement Stanovnik	Junior Lefevre Goran Romić
Kumite -75 kg	Salvatore Loria	Allan Busk	Michaël Braun Fredrik Hulten
Kumite -80 kg	Gilles Cherdieu	Thomas Nitschmann	Seydina Balde Wayne Otto
Kumite + 80 kg	Oscar Olivares	Teodor Rajić	Andrey Anikin Ian Cole
Open Kumite	Christophe Pinna	Seci Mecheri	Andreas Horn Junior Lefevre

Team

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kata	France	Spain	Italy
Kumite	France	Italy	Germany England

Women's competition

Individual

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kata	Roberta Sodero	Gema Mendez	Michelle Forstin
Kumite -53 kg	Jillian Toney	Marianna Laukova	Nicole Jacobs Sari Laine
Kumite -60 kg	Carmen Garcia	Nathalie Leroy	Chiara Stella Bux Tunde Kovacs
Kumite +60 kg	Nurhan Fırat	Roberta Minet	Elisabeth Fuchs Rosa Ortega
Kumite Open kg	Roberta Minet	Carmen Garcia	Corrine Terrine Nadine Ziemer

Team

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kata	Italy	Spain	France
Kumite	Spain	Italy	France Turkey

External links

• Karate Records - European Championship 1997