European Kendo Championships

The European Kendo Championships are an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the European Kendo Federation (EKF). EKF is the international federation of kendo associations in Europe as well as the governing body for members of EKF. The championships have been conducted generally every year except when there is a scheduled World Kendo Championship the same year, the first EKC's inception being in 1974. The competition is divided into 6 divisions: Men's Team, Women's Team, Junior Team, Men's Individual, Women's Individual, Junior Individual. Team matches are individual between 5 members from each team which change sequentially at the end of each round, except in the Junior category which is between 3 members from each team, male or female.

Medal table

Men's Teams Division

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's Teams Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France235129
2 Belgium2237
3 Hungary2136
4 Germany17614
5 Italy15915
6 Spain12811
7 Sweden1247
8 Great Britain02810
9 Poland0156
10 Netherlands0134
11 Finland0112
12 Serbia0101
13 Switzerland0022
Totals (13 entries)313053114

Medal table

Men's individuals Division

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's individuals Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France1282040
2 Germany56819
3 Hungary32611
4 Italy3227
5 Great Britain2316
6 Belgium22610
7 Netherlands2114
8 Sweden1258
9 Spain1034
10 Switzerland0213
11 Czech Republic0101
 Finland0101
13 Norway0044
14 Poland0022
Totals (14 entries)313059120

Individual Champions (Men)

Year Final Third Place
Winner Runner-up
1974 D. Todd,  United Kingdom J.C. Tuvi,  France J.P. Niay,  France A. Markie, [1]  Sweden
1977 G. Sterckx,  Belgium P. Otto Forstreuter,  Germany J. Lopiccolo,  France A. Deguitre,  France
1978 J. Lopiccolo,  France K. Davies,  United Kingdom G. Sterckx,  Belgium D. Olivry,  France
1981 H. Bier,  Germany H. Maierhofer,   Switzerland A. Deguitre,  France D. Olivry,  France[2]
1983 J.C. Girot,  France R. Jattkowsky,  Germany J. Lopiccolo,  France P. Van Laecken,  Belgium
1984 J. Lopiccolo,  France R. Lehman,  Germany J.C. Girot,  France H. Bier,  Germany
1986 J. Potrafki,  Germany H. Maierhofer,   Switzerland J. Lopiccolo,  France J.C. Wolfs,  Belgium
1987 J. Potrafki,  Germany A. Deguitre,  France J.C. Girot,  France R. Lehman,  Germany
1989 C. Pruvost,  France P. Bjerlow,  Sweden J. Potrafki,  Germany S. Velasquez,  Netherlands
1990 S. Velasquez,  Netherlands C. Pruvost,  France T. Andersen,  Norway E. Hamot,  France
1992 R. Lehman,  Germany J.P. Labru,  France T. Andersen,  Norway M. Wahlquist,  Sweden
1993 M. Wahlquist,  Sweden G. Nicholas,  United Kingdom T. Andersen,  Norway J.P. Labru,  France
1995 R. Lehman,  Germany W. Pomero,  Italy S. Perrin,  France T. Andersen,  Norway
1996 F. Tran,[3]  France R. Lehman,  Germany D. Castro,  Spain M. Wahlquist,  Sweden
1998 M. Herbold,  Netherlands T. Barany,  Hungary F. Salson,  France G. Erdelyi,  Hungary
1999 D. Castro,  Spain M. Herbold,  Netherlands T. De Brunel,  France B. Gustavsson,  Sweden
2001 G. Erdelyi,  Hungary M. Wahlquist,  Sweden D. Castro,  Spain F. Blachon,  France
2002 A. Soulas,  France W. Haeke,  Belgium T. Barany,  Hungary M. Wahlquist,  Sweden
2004 F. Mandia,  Italy J. Ulmer,  Germany J. Sengfelder,  Germany J. Castro,  Spain
2005 H. Blanchard,  France J. Ulmer,  Germany J. Sengfelder,  Germany A. Soulas,  France
2007 G. Sicart,  France E. Yonnet,  France A. Diebold,  France J. Ulmer,  Germany
2008 S. Dubi,  Hungary G. Sicart,  France H.P. Herr,  Germany W. Haeke,  Belgium
2010 F. Mandia,  Italy A. Korhonen,  Finland A. Dubi,  Hungary N. Kiraly,  Hungary
2011 S. Dubi,  Hungary F. Mandia,  Italy G. Babos,  Hungary O. Kimura,   Switzerland
2013 G. Giannetto,  Italy K. Nakabayshi,  France S. Dubi,  Hungary A. Fisher,  United Kingdom
2014 S. Gibson,  United Kingdom K. Maemoto,  Belgium D. Baeli,  Italy K. Ito,  France
2016 K. Maemoto,  Belgium A. Pons,  France K. Bosak,  Poland K. Ito,  France
2017 K. Ito,  France M. Fritz,  Czech Republic F. Mandia,  Italy K. Maemoto,  Belgium
2019 K. Nakabayashi,  France G. Babos,  Hungary M. Kaczor,  Poland J. Bertout,  France
2022 L. Przewlocki,  France K. Rukas,  United Kingdom K. Maemoto,  Belgium H. Ohno,  Germany
2023 L. Przewlocki,  France W. Olivier,  France K. Maemoto,  Belgium E. Manzella,  Italy

Women's team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Women's Team Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany74112
2 France55919
3 Finland3159
4 Hungary1326
5 Italy1258
6 Netherlands1124
7 Switzerland1056
8 Poland0235
9 Serbia0101
10 Great Britain0033
Totals (10 entries)19193573


Individual Champions (Women)

Year Final Third Place
Winner Runner-up
1989 J. Dekker,  Netherlands M.G. Passerella,  Italy M. Morel,  Germany S. Meresse,  France
1990 A. Neumeister,  Germany I. Benkmann,  Germany M. Livolsi,  Italy E. Fournier,  France
1992 A. Esshaki,  Germany A. Nemeth,  Hungary I. Benkmann,  Germany A. Stone,  United Kingdom
1993 C. Sasakura,  France A. Nemeth,  Hungary D. Castelli,  Italy I. Benkmann,  Germany
1995 C. Sasakura,  France A. Esshaki,  Germany J. Dekker,  Netherlands I. Benkmann,  Germany
1996 M. Livolsi,  Italy J. Dekker,  Netherlands K. Niklaus,   Switzerland I. Benkmann,  Germany
1998 M. Livolsi,  Italy J. Dekker,  Netherlands C. David,  France S. Porevuo,  Finland
1999 M. Livolsi,  Italy O. Martin,  Spain N. Soulas,  France O. Kaarlanen, Finland
2001 B. Kiraly,  Hungary A. Costa,  Italy S. Loustale,  France N. Soulas,  France
2002 B. Kiraly,  Hungary S. Porevuo,  Finland O. Martin,  Spain S. Loustale,  France
2004 B. Kiraly,  Hungary C. Garcia,  France A. Destobbeleer,  France A. Sipos,  Hungary
2005 C. Garcia,  France A. Destobbeleer,  France B. Kiraly,  Hungary K. Kovacs,  Hungary
2007 B. Kiraly,  Hungary L. Van Laecken,  Belgium C. Garcia,  France M. Livolsi,  Italy
2008 S. Aoki,  Germany W. Roehrbein,  Germany B. Kiraly,  Hungary P. Stolarz,  France
2010 S. Kumpf,  Germany S. Fadai,  Germany K. Grosiak,  Poland P. Stolarz,  France
2011 P. Stolarz,  France A. Blanchard,  France S. Fadai,  Germany M. Boviz,  Hungary
2013 S. Fadai,  Germany S. Van Der Woude,  Netherlands A. Momcilovic,  Serbia M. Boviz,  Hungary
2014 S. Van Der Woude,  Netherlands M. Boviz,  Hungary S. Ricciuti,  Italy S. Kumpf,  Germany
2016 K. Koppe,  Germany S. Van Der Woude,  Netherlands L. Meinberg,  Germany A. Michaud,  France
2017 P. Stolarz,  France A. Akila,  Greece F. D'Hont,  Belgium S. Ade,  Germany
2019 L. Meinberg,  Germany M. Ponomareva,  Russia A. Akila,  Greece F. Smout,  Netherlands
2022 F. D'Hont,  Belgium R. Ogle,  United Kingdom L. Van Laecken,  Belgium A. Yearwood,  Poland
2023 N. Eichlerova,  Czech Republic A. Yearwood,  Poland K. Babinska,  Poland S. Guadarrama,  France


Junior’s team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the junior’s team division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France61411
2 Russia2114
3 Serbia2103
4 Italy1023
5 Poland0336
6 Germany0235
7 Hungary0112
 Spain0112
 Sweden0112
10 Romania0101
11 Czech Republic0022
 Switzerland0022
13 Belgium0011
 Great Britain0011
Totals (14 entries)11122245


Individual Champions (Junior)

Year Final Third Place
Winner Runner-up
1993 T. Brunel De Bonneville,  France L. Labarre,  France S. Bousique,  France D. Castro Rabadan,  Spain
1995 J. Castro Rabadán,  Spain Y.B. Diaz,  France G. Monsorez,  France C. Meunier,  France
1996 N. Király,  Hungary E. Brunet,  France J. Ulmer,  Germany K. Néméth,  Hungary
1998 W. Haeke,  Belgium K. Néméth,  Hungary E. D’Angelo,  France Y. Nakahara,   Switzerland
1999 E. Yonnet,  France W. Haeke,  Belgium C. Jabouley,  France L. Kho,  Netherlands
2001 S. Bognár,  Hungary A. Duvauchelle,  France S. Nakamura,  France A. Dubi,  Hungary
2002 A. Diebold,  France S. Kautz,  Germany B. De Bussac,  France T. D’Hont  Belgium
2004 R. Kumpf,  Germany J. Zailachi,  Belgium D.S. Crãciun,  Romania G. Babos,  Hungary
2005 G. Babos,  Hungary M. Jastak,  Poland S. Kato,  Germany S. Fadai,  Germany
2007 K. Nakabayashi,  France J. Carpentier,  France G. Pezzo,  Italy M. Arregui Martin,  Spain
2008 M. Arregui Martin,  Spain B. Gromul,  Poland S. Cohen,  France M. Petrovic,  Serbia
2010 G. Dubilin,  Russia L.P Martin,  France B. Bois,  France A. Moretti,  Italy
2011 G. Dublilin,  Russia P. Kuhn,  Germany A. Milosevic,  Serbia R. Van Riel,  Netherlands
2013 G.Abou El Seoud,  France V.G. Chiera,  Romania D.A. Kim,  Russia E. Thivolle,  France
2014 K. Kremcheev,  Russia L. Klein,  Germany L. Guadarrama,  France A. Ruge,  Germany
2016 L. Moutarde,  France T. Komjáti,  Hungary L. Guadarrama,  France M. Lukács,  Hungary
2017 L. Moutarde,  France K. Kometov,  Russia P. Debray-Deschodt,  France N.D. Sibinovic,  Serbia
2019 L. Klyuev,  Russia J.K. Wright,  United Kingdom R. Kusurgashev,  Russia M-C. Cornea,  Romania
2022 L. Ilić,  Serbia T. Adeyinka,  United Kingdom F. Spilarewicz,  Germany N. Medina Wolpert,  Spain
2023 S. Bessa,  France A. Buithe,  France Y. Bouaita,  France R. Biscomb,  United Kingdom

Summary of championships

No. Year City Country Venue
1 1974 Bletchley  Great Britain
2 1977 Papendal  Netherlands
3 1978 Chambery  France
4 1981 Berlin  West Germany
5 1983 Chambery  France
6 1984 Brussels  Belgium
7 1986 London  Great Britain
8 1987 Malmö  Sweden
9 1989 Amsterdam  Netherlands
10 1990 Berlin  West Germany
11 1992 Barcelona  Spain
12 1993 Turku  Finland
13 1995 Glasgow  Great Britain
14 1996 Miskolc  Hungary
15 1998 Basel  Switzerland
16 1999 Lourdes  France
17 2001 Bologna  Italy
18 2002 Nantes  France
19 2004 Budapest  Hungary
20 2005 Bern  Switzerland
21 2007 Lisbon  Portugal
22 2008 Helsinki  Finland
23 2010 Debrecen  Hungary
24 2011 Gdynia  Poland
25 2013 Berlin  Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle
26 2014 Clermont-Ferrand  France
27 2016 Skopje  North Macedonia National Sport Arena
28 2017 Budapest  Hungary
29 2019 Belgrade  Serbia Štark Arena
30 2020 Kristiansand  Norway Cancelled - Covid-19
31 2022 Frankfurt  Germany Sport & Freizeitzentrum Kalbach
32 2023 Beauvais  France Elispace

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