| 1966 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Paris, France |
| Dates | May 7 to 9 |
The 1966 European Karate Championships, the 1st edition, was held in Paris, France from May 7 to 9, 1966. In 1961, Jacques Delcourt was appointed President of French Karate Federation, which was at that stage an associated member of the Judo Federation.[1][2] In 1963 he invited the six other known European federations (Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Spain) to come to France for the first-ever international karate event, and Great Britain and Belgium accepted the invitation.[3][1][2][4]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ippon | Patrick Baroux France |
Guy Sauvin France |
Franco Gerometta Italy |
| Alain Setrouk France | |||
| Team | France |
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Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- 1 2 Black Belt. February 1974. p. 40. Retrieved 8 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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- 1 2 Arriaza, Rafael (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; Wallace, W. Angus (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN 9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Resende, Antonio (Tone) (16 September 2013). Hajime. ISBN 9781483684420. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt. October 1966. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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