1966 European Karate Championships
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, 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][4][5][6]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ippon | Patrick Baroux France (FRA) |
Guy Sauvin France (FRA) |
Franco Gerometta Italy (ITA) |
| Alain Setrouk France (FRA) | |||
| Team | France |
 Switzerland |
Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ↑ Black Belt. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Arriaza, Rafael. "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; Wallace, W. Angus. Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Hajime. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Arriaza, Rafael. "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; Wallace, W. Angus. Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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