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.

Men's individuals Division

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

Individual Champions (Men)

Year Final Third Place Winner Runner-up1974D. Todd, J.C. Tuvi, J.P. Niay, A. Markie,Kendo – Fanzine " La Bière et le Sabre" n° 5.0 – juin 2015 – Page 20 – http://fr.calameo.com/books/00439485531267063bf13 1977G. Sterckx, P. Otto Forstreuter, J. Lopiccolo, A. Deguitre, 1978J. Lopiccolo, K. Davies, G. Sterckx, D. Olivry, 1981H. Bier, H. Maierhofer, A. Deguitre, D. Olivry, Voix du Kendo, numéro spécial Championnats d'Europe des 18 et 19 Avril 19811983J.C. Girot, R. Jattkowsky, J. Lopiccolo, P. Van Laecken, 1984J. Lopiccolo, R. Lehman, J.C. Girot, H. Bier, 1986J. Potrafki, H. Maierhofer, J. Lopiccolo, J.C. Wolfs, 1987J. Potrafki, A. Deguitre, J.C. Girot, R. Lehman, 1989C. Pruvost, P. Bjerlow, J. Potrafki, S. Velasquez, 1990S. Velasquez, C. Pruvost, T. Andersen, E. Hamot, 1992R. Lehman, J.P. Labru, T. Andersen, M. Wahlquist, 1993M. Wahlquist, G. Nicholas, T. Andersen, J.P. Labru, 1995R. Lehman, W. Pomero, S. Perrin, T. Andersen, 1996F. Tran,L'ECHO des DOJO n° 48 – Mai/juin 1996 – Page 2 R. Lehman, D. Castro, M. Wahlquist, 1998M. Herbold, T. Barany, F. Salson, G. Erdelyi, 1999D. Castro, M. Herbold, T. De Brunel, B. Gustavsson, 2001G. Erdelyi, M. Wahlquist, D. Castro, F. Blachon, 2002A. Soulas, W. Haeke, T. Barany, M. Wahlquist, 2004F. Mandia, J. Ulmer, J. Sengfelder, J. Castro, 2005H. Blanchard, J. Ulmer, J. Sengfelder, A. Soulas, 2007G. Sicart, E. Yonnet, A. Diebold, J. Ulmer, 2008S. Dubi, G. Sicart, H.P. Herr, W. Haeke, 2010F. Mandia, A. Korhonen, A. Dubi, N. Kiraly, 2011S. Dubi, F. Mandia, G. Babos, O. Kimura, 2013G. Giannetto, K. Nakabayshi, S. Dubi, A. Fisher, 2014S. Gibson, K. Maemoto, D. Baeli, K. Ito, 2016K. Maemoto, A. Pons, K. Bosak, K. Ito, 2017K. Ito, M. Fritz, F. Mandia, K. Maemoto, 2019K. Nakabayashi, G. Babos, M. Kaczor, J. Bertout, 2022L. Przewlocki, K. Rukas, K. Maemoto, H. Ohno, 2023L. Przewlocki, W. Olivier, K. Maemoto, E. Manzella, 2025M. Arfert, J. K. Wright, L. Klein, K. Nakabayashi, 2026J. K. Wright, L. Guadarrama, L. Klein, K. Nakabayashi,

Women's team

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

Individual Champions (Women)

Year Final Third Place Winner Runner-up1989J. Dekker, M.G. Passerella, M. Morel, S. Meresse, 1990A. Neumeister, I. Benkmann, M. Livolsi, E. Fournier, 1992A. Esshaki, A. Nemeth, I. Benkmann, A. Stone, 1993C. Sasakura, A. Nemeth, D. Castelli, I. Benkmann, 1995C. Sasakura, A. Esshaki, J. Dekker, I. Benkmann, 1996M. Livolsi, J. Dekker, K. Niklaus, I. Benkmann, 1998M. Livolsi, J. Dekker, C. David, S. Porevuo, 1999M. Livolsi, O. Martin, N. Soulas, O. Kaarlanen,2001B. Kiraly, A. Costa, S. Loustale, N. Soulas, 2002B. Kiraly, S. Porevuo, O. Martin, S. Loustale, 2004B. Kiraly, C. Garcia, A. Destobbeleer, A. Sipos, 2005C. Garcia, A. Destobbeleer, B. Kiraly, K. Kovacs, 2007B. Kiraly, L. Van Laecken, C. Garcia, M. Livolsi, 2008S. Aoki, W. Roehrbein, B. Kiraly, P. Stolarz, 2010S. Kumpf, S. Fadai, K. Grosiak, P. Stolarz, 2011P. Stolarz, A. Blanchard, S. Fadai, M. Boviz, 2013S. Fadai, S. Van Der Woude, A. Momcilovic, M. Boviz, 2014S. Van Der Woude, M. Boviz, S. Ricciuti, S. Kumpf, 2016K. Koppe, S. Van Der Woude, L. Meinberg, A. Michaud, 2017P. Stolarz, A. Akila, F. D'Hont, S. Ade, 2019L. Meinberg, M. Ponomareva, A. Akila, F. Smout, 2022F. D'Hont, R. Ogle, L. Van Laecken, A. Yearwood, 2023N. Eichlerova, A. Yearwood, K. Babinska, S. Guadarrama, 2025K. Moutarde, S. Guadarrama, M. Murakami, I. Kulyk, 2026M. Murakami, A. Robin, S. van Laecken, K. Babinska,

Junior’s team

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

Individual Male Champions (Junior)

Year Final Third Place Winner Runner-up1993T. Brunel De Bonneville, L. Labarre, S. Bousique, D. Castro Rabadan, 1995J. Castro Rabadán, Y.B. Diaz, G. Monsorez, C. Meunier, 1996N. Király, E. Brunet, J. Ulmer, K. Néméth, 1998W. Haeke, K. Néméth, E. D’Angelo, Y. Nakahara, 1999E. Yonnet, W. Haeke, C. Jabouley, L. Kho, 2001S. Bognár, A. Duvauchelle, S. Nakamura, A. Dubi, 2002A. Diebold, S. Kautz, B. De Bussac, T. D’Hont 2004R. Kumpf, J. Zailachi, D.S. Crãciun, G. Babos, 2005G. Babos, M. Jastak, S. Kato, S. Fadai, 2007K. Nakabayashi, J. Carpentier, G. Pezzo, M. Arregui Martin, 2008M. Arregui Martin, B. Gromul, S. Cohen, M. Petrovic, 2010G. Dubilin, L.P Martin, B. Bois, A. Moretti, 2011G. Dublilin, P. Kuhn, A. Milosevic, R. Van Riel, 2013G.Abou El Seoud, V.G. Chiera, D.A. Kim, E. Thivolle, 2014K. Kremcheev, L. Klein, L. Guadarrama, A. Ruge, 2016L. Moutarde, T. Komjáti, L. Guadarrama, M. Lukács, 2017L. Moutarde, K. Kometov, P. Debray-Deschodt, N.D. Sibinovic, 2019L. Klyuev, J.K. Wright, R. Kusurgashev, M-C. Cornea, 2022L. Ilić, T. Adeyinka, F. Spilarewicz, N. Medina Wolpert, 2023S. Bessa, A. Buithe, Y. Bouaita, R. Biscomb, 2025 G. Grossin, B. Ishibashi, N. Cadete, H. De Smet, 2026 D. Krizbai, E. Drera, L. Kosor, T. Toymil,

Individual Female Champions (Junior)

Year Final Third Place Winner Runner-up2025M. Shiozawa, C. Leigh, S. Chesneau, S. Zalewska, 2026M. Shiozawa, S. Chesneau, S. Zalewska, N. Fisher,

Summary of championships

No. Year City Country Venue 1 1974 Bletchley 2 1977 Papendal 3 1978 Chambery 4 1981 Berlin 5 1983 Chambery 6 1984 Brussels 7 1986 London 8 1987 Malmö 9 1989 Amsterdam 10 1990 Berlin Sporthalle Schöneberg 11 1992 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 12 1993 Turku 13 1995 Glasgow Kelvin Hall 14 1996 Miskolc Miskolc Városi Szabadidőközpont 15 1998 Basel Sportzentrum Pfaffenholz 16 1999 Lourdes Palais des Sports "François Abadie" 17 2001 Bologna 18 2002 Nantes Beaulieu Sports Center 19 2004 Budapest 20 2005 Bern Wankdorfhalle 21 2007 Lisbon Sports Complex Casal Vistoso 22 2008 Helsinki Töölö Sports Hall 23 2010 Debrecen Főnix Arena 24 2011 Gdynia Gdynia Arena 25 2013 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle 26 2014Clermont-Ferrand Artenium 27 2016Skopje National Sport Arena 28 2017 Budapest Tüskecsarnok 29 2019Belgrade Štark Arena 30 The 2020 championship planned in Kristiansand, Norway, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 31 2022 Frankfurt Sport & Freizeitzentrum Kalbach 32 2023 Beauvais Elispace33 2025Leiden Sportcomplex 1574 34 2026 Podgorica Verde Complex352028TBD (Candidate)TBD362029TBD (Candidate)TBD

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