2008 European Karate Championships
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The 2008 European Karate Championships
, the 43rd edition, was held in the sports complex of Saku Suurhall in Tallinn
, Estonia
from May 2 to 4, 2008. A total of 509 karateka, 329 male and 180 female athletes, from 42 countries participated at the event.
European Karate Championships
European Karate Championships is the Karate European Championship organized by the European Karate Federation each year. Events from 1966 to 1996 were organized by the European Karate Union.- List of tournaments :...
, the 43rd edition, was held in the sports complex of Saku Suurhall in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
from May 2 to 4, 2008. A total of 509 karateka, 329 male and 180 female athletes, from 42 countries participated at the event.
Individual
| Kata |  Luca ValdesiLuca Valdesi Luca Valdesi is a Karate world champion in both Team and Individual Kata events. Valdesi began his study of Karate at age six, under the guidance of his father Andrea, at several city gyms.... |
Lucio Maurino |
 Vu Duc Minh Dack  Jonathan Mottram |
| Kumite -60 kg |  Danil DomdjoniDanil Domdjoni Danil Domdjoni is a Croatian karate fighter. A native of Biograd na Moru, he is a member of the local Karate klub B. He started competing in the senior category in 2006, and has won both European and World titles in the Male Kumite -60 kg category.He also won the Zadar County Sportsman of the... |
 Davíd Luque Camacho |
Michele Giuliani  Alexander Heimann |
| Kumite -65 kg |  Ömer KemaloğluÖmer Kemaloğlu Ömer Kemaloğlu is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite -65 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..-Achievements:2009:* World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan - July 25–26 - kumite -65 kg... |
William Rollé |
 Thomas Kaserer  Peter Macko |
| Kumite -70 kg | Oscar Vázquez Martins |
 Rafael AghayevRafael Aghayev Rafael Aghayev is a leading Azeri Karate competitor and is three times World, seven times European champion. -Achievements:2010 results*1st WKF 20th Championships Belgrade, under 75 kg*2nd WKF 20th Championships Belgrade, Team Kumite... |
Nello Maestri Serkan Yağcı Serkan Yağcı Serkan Yağcı is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite -75 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..-Achievements:2009: European Championships - May 8, Zagreb CRO - kumite -75 kg... |
| Kumite -75 kg |  Diego Davy Vandeschrick |
 Georgios Tzanos |
Luigi Busà Klaudio Farmadín |
| Kumite -80 kg | Ludovic Cacheux |
Slobodan Bitevic |
Enes Erkan Enes Erkan Enes Erkan is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite -84 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..-Achievements:2010: Open de Paris - January 16, Paris, FRA - kumite -84 kg... Ivan Leal Reglero |
| Kumite +80 kg | Jonathan Horne |
Stefano Maniscalco |
Okay Arpa Okay Arpa Okay Arpa is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +84 kg division.-Achievements:2009: European Championships - May 8, Zagreb CRO - kumite +84 kg2008: European Championships - May 2, Tallinn EST - kumite +80 kg... F. Martinez Guzman |
| Kumite Open | Rafael Aghayev Rafael Aghayev Rafael Aghayev is a leading Azeri Karate competitor and is three times World, seven times European champion. -Achievements:2010 results*1st WKF 20th Championships Belgrade, under 75 kg*2nd WKF 20th Championships Belgrade, Team Kumite... |
Yavuz Karamollaoğlu Yavuz Karamollaoğlu Yavuz Karamollaoğlu is a Turkish karateka competing currently in the kumite -84 kg division.-Achievements:2010: World Championships - October 27, Belgrade SRB - kumite -84 kg2008: European Championships - May 2, Tallinn EST - kumite open... |
Neven Martić  Daniël Sabanovic |
Team
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Individual
| Kata | Mirna Šenjug |
Kristína Grmanová |
Kübra Akarsu Almudena Muñoz Gonzales |
| Kumite -53 kg | Kora Knühmann |
 Anna Fajkowska |
Gülderen Çelik Gülderen Çelik Gülderen Çelik is a Turkish female karateka competing in the kumite –53 kg division. The tall athlete is member of the Sarıyer Belediyespor in Istanbul. Her trainer is Turan Yılmaz.-Personal life:... Serap ÖzçelikSerap Özçelik Serap Özçelik is a Turkish female karateka competing currently in the kumite -50 kg division.-Achievements:2011: European Championships - - May 6, Zurich, SUI - kumite -50 kg... |
| Kumite -60 kg | Carmen Vicente Cabanas |
 Maria Sobol |
 Iseni Ardita  Petra Peceková |
| Kumite +60 kg |  Fanny Clavien |
 Arnela OdžakovićArnela Odžakovic Arnela Odžaković is a karate fighter and BiH sportswoman of the year 2007.... |
Yıldız Aras Yıldız Aras Yıldız Aras is a Turkish female karateka competing in the kumite +60 kg and open divisions. Aras is member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü Karate team... Cristina Feo Gomez |
| Kumite Open | Eva Medveďová Tulejová |
Merima Softić |
Yıldız Aras Yıldız Aras Yıldız Aras is a Turkish female karateka competing in the kumite +60 kg and open divisions. Aras is member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü Karate team...  Biljana Stojovic |
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Medal table
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
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