title: 2006 European Karate Championships
text: # 2006 European Karate Championships
  
  The 2006 European Karate Championships, the 41st edition, were held in Stavanger, Norway from 5 to 7 May 2006.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  ### Men's competition
  
  **Individual**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kata | Luca Valdesi | Kristian Novak | Vu Duc Minh Dack Lucio Maurino |
  | Kumite –60 kg | David Luque | Ömer Kemaloğlu | Danil Domdjoni William Rollé |
  | Kumite –65 kg | César Castaño | Ciro Massa | Christian Grüner Adam Kovács |
  | Kumite –70 kg | Mensur Cakić | Diego Davy Vandeschrick | Giuseppe Di Domenico Jason Ledgister |
  | Kumite –75 kg | Olivier Beaudry | Salvatore Loria | Mate Odak Davíd Santana |
  | Kumite –80 kg | Zeki Demir | Davin Pack | Luigi Busà Konstantinos Papadopoulos |
  | Kumite +80 kg | Leon Walters | Arnel Kalušić | Stefano Maniscalco Calum Robb |
  | Kumite Open | Stefano Maniscalco | Diego Davy Vandeschrick | Ludovic Cacheux Spyrídon Margaritópoulos |
  
  **Team**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kata | France Julien Dupont Ayoub Neghliz Jonathan Plagnol | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi | Croatia Spain Manuel Cedres Damián Quintero Fernando San José |
  | Kumite | Turkey Okay Arpa Yusuf Başer Zeki Demir Yücel Gündoğdu Yavuz Karamollaoğlu Yaser Şahintekin Serkan Yağcı | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Netherlands Italy Luigi Busà Giuseppe Di Domenico Salvatore Loria Stefano Maniscalco Ciro Massa Francesco Ortu |
  
  ### Women's competition
  
  **Individual**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kata | Miriam Cogolludo | Petra Nová | Almudena Muñoz Mirna Šenjug |
  | Kumite –53 kg | Monika Višňovská | Jelena Kovačević | Loris Afarah Ulrike Fleischmann |
  | Kumite –60 kg | Carmen Vicente | Maria Sobol | Eva Medveďová Silvia Sperner |
  | Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer | Yıldız Aras | Jeannine Herrgesell Aza Koshty |
  | Kumite Open | Snežana Perić | Yıldız Aras | Cristina Feo Nadine Ziemer |
  
  **Team**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel | Italy Sara Battaglia Viviana Bottaro Samantha Piccolo | Croatia Spain Miriam Cogolludo Ruth Jiménez Almudena Muñoz |
  | Kumite | Germany Ulrike Fleischmann Kora Knühmann Silvia Sperner Nadine Ziemer | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia and Montenegro Spain Gloria Casanova Irene Colomar Cristina Feo Carmen Vicente |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
  | 2 | France (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
  | 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
  | 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
  | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
  | 6 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
  | 8 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
  | 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 15 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 15 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 |
  