The 37th European Kyokushin Karate Championships took place in Świnoujście on April 24-25, 2026, with 468 competitors competing in kumite (fighting) and kata (forms), representing 25 countries.
On April 23, over 60 judges participated in the International Judges’ Course, led by Shihan Fernando Perez. The Championships were officially opened by the Mayor of Świnoujście, Joanna Agatowska; Vice Mayor, Roman Kucierski; President of the European Kyokushin Federation, Antonio Pinero; Secretary General of the Federation, Andre Drewniak; President of the Polish Karate Association, Maciej Sokołowski; and President of the West Pomeranian Karate Association, Andrzej Kłujszo. On the first day of the competition, competitors competed on three mats in the junior, junior, and youth kumite and kata categories.
In the evening, the European World Kyokushin Federation held its General. Meeting and Elections, during which the EKWF Board was elected: President Antonio Pinero, Vice President Hristo Traykov, Secretary General Andrzej Drewniak, and Treasurer Tomas Lopez. The date for the 6th Kyokushin World Championship was set for April 9-10, 2027, in Zaragoza, Spain. On the second day of the competition, competitors competed in the senior, youth, and masters (35+) kumite and kata categories. Medalists in all kumite and kata events received artistically crafted trophies and medals. The entire European Championships were broadcast live online.
As always, the auditorium was decorated with numerous banners referencing Japanese culture during the three consecutive European Championships held in Świnoujście (2017, 2022, and 2026). In the evening following the European Championships, a Sayonara celebration and disco were held, attended by approximately 200 people. The European Championships were organized by the Świnoujście Kyokushin Karate Academy, led by Sensei Paweł Sujka.
Results – The 37th KWF European Kyokushin Karate Championship
Senior Men 18+ y.o. -70 kg
1 Vardan Adamyan (Armenia)
2 Yan Yaroshynskyi (Ukraine)
3 Paweł Kubica (Poland)
Senior Men 18+ y.o. 70-80 kg
1 Viktor Merazov (Bulgaria)
2 Marcin Wójcik (Poland)
3 Grzegorz Kędzierski (Poland)
3 Tomasz Madej (Poland)
Senior Men 18+ y.o. 80-90 kg
1 Hugo Cruz Castello (Spain)
2 Michał Adamczyk (Poland)
3 Ryan Jansen (Netherlands)
Senior Men 18+ y.o. +90 kg
1 Vasil Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
2 Bjørn Eirik Orstad (Norway)
3 Wojciech Woronowicz (Poland)
Senior Women 18+ y.o. -55 kg
1 Amagoia Cantero Aguirre (Spain)
2 Marta Felipe Villamor (Spain)
3 Wiktoria Urtnowska (Poland)
3 Crina – Teodora Gheorghiu (Romania)
Senior Women 18+ y.o. 55-65 kg
1 Monika Stoyanova (Bulgaria)
2 Martyna Kubik (Poland)
3 Patrycja Tarasiewicz (Poland)
3 Klaudia Krocz (Poland)
Senior Women 18+ y.o. +65 kg
1 Begonia Pacheco Cifre (Spain)
2 Ruby Goedhart (Netherlands)
3 Hristiana Dimitrova (Bulgaria)
3 Aleksandra Karpuk (Poland)
Youths Men 18-21 y.o. -70 kg
1 Aleksander Krzywicki (Poland)
2 Bartłomiej Piwowoński (Poland)
3 Kajetan Mróz (Poland)
3 Dmytro Zinchuk (Ukraine)
Youths Men 18-21 y.o. 70-75 kg
1 Maksym Opanasiuk (Ukraine)
2 Jawand Mann (Norway)
3 Paweł Święty (Poland)
3 Radomir Vasilev (Bulgaria)
Youths Men 18-21 y.o. 75-80 kg
1 Rostislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
2 Marian Balabanov (Bulgaria)
3 Kacper Żesławski (Poland)
Youths Men 18-21 y.o. 80-90 kg
1 Oleksandr Bayer (Ukraine)
2 Georgi Todorov (Bulgaria)
3 Nedzhmi Bozov (Bulgaria)
3 Marcel Derdzikowski (Poland)
Youths Men 18-21 y.o. +90 kg
1 Vitalii Kovbasiuk (Ukraine)
2 Grzegorz Czechowski (Poland)
3 Eirik Ulveseter (Norway)
Youths Women 18-21 y.o. -55 kg
1 Klaudia Kowalska (Poland)
2 Yoanna Dafinkitcheva (Bulgaria)
3 Oliwia Trybuś (Poland)
3 Miranda Dorado Gonzalo (Spain)
Youths Women 18-21 y.o. 55-65 kg
1 Chelsea Rosenau (Netherlands)
2 Wiktoria Gajowniczek (Poland)
3 Nina Janczak (Poland)
3 Dagmara Piotrowska (Poland)
Youths Women 18-21 y.o. +65 kg
1 Alida Vindenes (Norway)
2 Maria Poźniak (Poland)
3 Maya Mihaylova (Bulgaria)
