Spain and Turkiye Leading the European Poomsae

Spain and Turkiye became the top nations at the 2025 European Poomsae and European Para Poomsae Championships, which wrapped up in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday after two days of elite competition.

Both nations ended the championships with an equal number of gold medals, demonstrating the prowess of Poomsae throughout the continent, while Germany also celebrated notable achievements in the pairs categories.

Taking place from 16-17 April at the Unibet Arena, the event attracted athletes from various European countries, competing for accolades in traditional Poomsae and the expanding discipline of Para Poomsae across different individual, pair, and team categories in various age groups.

According to the available information, Spain and Turkiye each attained 10 gold medals during the championships. Spain led the overall medal standings and was declared the European Champions in both the overall and women’s team classifications.

Spain secured victories in the Juniors Men Team, Under 30 Mixed Pair, Under 30 Men Team, Under 30 Women Team, Under 60 Men Team, and Under 60 Women Team divisions. Mei ling Duque Mendoza won gold in the Cadets Girls Individual competition. Soo Mi Jo Lee was victorious in the Under 60 Women Individual division, while Beatriz Queiro Campos won gold in the Under 65 Women Individual event. In the Freestyle Men Individual Under 17 contest, Alvaro Ballesteros Diaz also brought home a gold medal for Spain.

Turkiye earned the title of European Champions in the men’s team category and ranked second overall, along with second place in the women’s standings, with a total of 32 medals (10 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze). Mevlût Pekcan (Men 41-50 Individual) and Namık Konanç (Men 51-60 Individual) were among the gold medallists from day one, while many Turkish teams secured titles on day two, enhancing their strong overall performance.

Great Britain also enjoyed a tremendously successful championship, marking their most fruitful European showing to date with a record total of 19 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze). This remarkable number included winning the European Para Poomsae Team Trophy for the first time.

Italy concluded the competition with 13 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze), comprising two golds in the Freestyle Mixed Team events. Denmark achieved four gold medals, including two from the 2022 World champion Eva Sandersen.

France obtained several medals, including golds, on both days of the event. Pierre-Malo Tranchant (U30 Male), Selgi Leblanc (U40 Male), and Tim Voillard (Junior Male) topped their respective divisions before their U50 Men’s Team added another gold on the second day.

Germany marked the celebration of two European Champion pairs in Tallinn. Heekyung and Michael claimed the European title in an exciting final against Spain in the Under 60 Mixed Pair category. Their triumph came after their silver medal finish at the World Championships in Hong Kong, signifying their rise to the pinnacle of the European podium. Reigning World Champions Manfred Stadtmüller and Sylvia Höhfeld secured the European crown to their accolades, achieving gold in the Over 60 Mixed Pair event. Stadtmüller and Höhfeld each earned a bronze medal in the individual competitions.

The European Para Poomsae Championships also demonstrated strong participation. Great Britain’s success in the Para Team Trophy underscored their dominance in this realm, as their para athletes contributed three gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. Spain had a successful debut, capturing two gold medals via Jordi Aznar Oliveiras (P33) and Yolanda Bodas Torrejon (P35), along with two silver medals and a fifth-place finish.

Türkiye made its first international appearance in para poomsae, obtaining one gold medal with Mahmut Arda Doğan (P53), as well as four silver and three bronze medals. Italy enhanced the Para Poomsae medal count with two bronze medals in the P23 class, secured by Stefania Monaco (female) and Matteo Tosoni (male).

All teh medallists of the European Poomsae Championships 2025

Cadets Mixed Pair
1. Finland
2. Spain
3. Great Britain
3. Turkiye

Cadets Boys Team
1. Turkiye
2. Great Britain
3. Finland
3. Greece

Cadets Girls Team
1. Turkiye
2. Spain
3. Finland
3. Great Britain

Juniors Mixed Pair

1. Great Britain
2. Italy
3. Austria
3. Germany

Juniors Men Team

1. Spain
2. Turkiye
3. Great Britain
3. Ukraine

Juniors Women Team

1. Turkiye
2. Spain
3. Norway
3. Great Britain

Under 30 Mixed Pair

1. Spain
2. Norway
3. Sweden
3. Italy

Under 30 Men Team

1. Spain
2. Germany
3. France
3. Turkiye

Under 30 Women Team

1. Spain
2. Turkiye
3. Finland
3. Germany

Under 50 Mixed Pair

1. Denmark
2. Spain
3. FInland
3. Czechia

Under 50 Men Team

1. France
2. Turkiye
3. Germany
3. Finland

Under 50 Women Team

1. Turkiye
2. Great Britain
3. Germany
3. Finland

Under 60 Mixed Pair

1. Germany
2. Spain
3. Austria
3. France

Under 60 Men Team

1. Spain
2. Turkiye
3. Denmark
3.Great Britain

Under 60 Women Team

1. Spain
2. Great Britain

Over 60 Mixed Pair

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Turkiye
3. Spain

Over 60 Men Team

1. Turkiye
2. Great Britain
3. Spain

Cadets Boys Individual

1. Nikolaos Karakatsanis (Greece)
2. Edward Sobiecki (Great Britain)
3. Topias Elonen (Finland)
3. Utku Efe (Turkiye)

Cadets Girls Individual

1. Mei ling Duque Mendoza (Spain)
2. Tia rehana Nazir (Germany)
3. Ceren behiye Okur (Turkiye)
3. Amina Halhul (Finland)

Juniors Men Individual

1. Tim Voillard (France)
2. Gino van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
3. Nicolas Achilli (Italy)
3. Liam sky Lumban (Norway)

Juniors Women Individual

1. Adrianna Beard (Great Britain)
2. Romane Soukhotine (France)
3. Tuong-vi Do (Germany)
3. Robin Leewis (Netherlands)

Over 65 Men Individual

1. Ali Pourtaheri (Great Britain)
2. Michel Carron (France)
3. Manfred Stadtmuller (Germany)
3. Leszek Wenecki (Poland)

Over 65 Women Individual

1. Eduarda Ferraz (Portugal)
2. Mireille Aunac (France)
3. Leni Niedermayr (Austria)
3. Tomasi Urizar (Spain)

Under 30 Men Individual

1. Pierre-malo Tranchant (France)
2. Joel van der Weide (Netherlands)
3. Marco Palma (Portugal)
3. Tomas Fernandez (Spain)

Under 30 Women Individual

1. Eva Sandersen (Denmark)
2. Pia Hoffmann (Germany)
3. Alicia Brannback (Sweden)
3. Axelle Bonnez (Belgium)

Under 40 Men Individual

1. Selgi Leblanc (France)
2. Ali kemal Ustabas (Turkiye)
3. Alejandro Marin Borras (Spain)
3. Benjamin Harder (Denmark)

Under 40 Women Individual

1. Anna Kim (Norway)
2. Nuria Serra Fernandez (Spain)
3. Charlotte Pedersen (Denmark)
3. Joelle Tze-Hsin Tieterickx (Belgium)

Under 50 Men Individual

1. Mevlut Pekcan (Turkiye)
2. Sampsa Aukio (Finland)
3. Eric Albasini (France)
3. Jae-hyong Kim (Austria)

Under 50 Women Individual

1. Safiye Yalcin Turk (Turkiye)
2. Vanesa Ortega (Spain)
3. Johanna Nukari (Finland)
3. Tina Herrmann (Germany)

Under 60 Men Individual

1. Namik Konanc (Turkiye)
2. Antonio Moreno (Spain)
3. Michael Bussmann (Germany)
3. Farid Begag (France)

Under 60 Women Individual

1. Soo Mi Jo Lee (Spain)
2. Celine Hery (France)
3. Heekyung Reimann (Germany)
3. Karin Traxler (Austria)

Under 65 Men Individual

1. Ata Alavi (Netherlands)
2. Jorn Andersen (Denmark)
3. Teyfik Celik (Turkiye)
3. Werner Unland (Germany)

Under 65 Women Individual

1. Beatriz Queiro Campos (Spain)
2. Sylvia Gringer (Austria)
3. Sirpa Huuskonen (Finland)
3. Sylvia Hohfeld (Germany)

Freestyle Men Individual Over 17

1. Aykut Tasgin (Turkiye)
2. Ruben Galdo Maira (Spain)
3. Roman Bilous (Ukraine)

Freestyle Men Individual Under 17

1. Alvaro Ballesteros Diaz (Spain)
2. Davyd Gavrylov (Ukraine)
3. Filippo Di Vincenzo (Italy)

Freestyle Mixed Pair Over 17

1. Denmark
2. Italy
3. Turkiye

Freestyle Mixed Pair Under 17

1. Ukraine
2. Italy
3. Spain

Freestyle Women Individual Over 17

1. Eva Sandersen (Denmark)
2. Valentina Arlotti (Italy)
3. Judith Fernandez Albarca (Spain)

Freestyle Women Individual Under 17

1. Yeva Gavrylova (Ukraine)
2. Sofia Bechini (Italy)
3. Ecrin Yanit (Turkiye)

Freestyle Mixed Team Under 17

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Ukraine

Freestyle Mixed Team Over 17

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Turkiye