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
[edit | edit source]Men's Teams Division
[edit | edit source]The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's Teams Division.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 32 | 31 | 55 | 118 | |
Medal table
[edit | edit source]Men's individuals Division
[edit | edit source]The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's individuals Division.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 12 | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 32 | 29 | 61 | 122 | |
Individual Champions (Men)
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Women's team
[edit | edit source]The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Women's Team Division.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 20 | 37 | 77 | |
Individual Champions (Women)
[edit | edit source]Junior’s team
[edit | edit source]The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the junior's team division.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 13 | 24 | 49 | |
Individual Champions (Junior)
[edit | edit source]Individual Female Champions (Junior)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Final | Third Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | |||
| 2025 | M. Shiozawa, Spain
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C. Leigh, File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | S. Chesneau, File:Flag of France.svg France | S. Zalewska, File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
Summary of championships
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References
[edit | edit source]- Hosts
- Results Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kendo – Fanzine " La Bière et le Sabre" n° 5.0 – juin 2015 – Page 20 – http://fr.calameo.com/books/00439485531267063bf13
- ^ Voix du Kendo, numéro spécial Championnats d'Europe des 18 et 19 Avril 1981
- ^ L'ECHO des DOJO n° 48 – Mai/juin 1996 – Page 2
