The 40th European Championships for Adults, 31st for Juniors and 3rd for Pre-Juniors in AETF Taekwon-Do 2026 took place on 13–19 April in Maribor (Slovenia) and brought together the continent's strongest athletes.
📊 Taking part in the competition were:
1453 participants, 1546 entries, 966 athletes, 227 coaches, 51 umpires, 57 officials and representatives of 32 European countries.
🇺🇦 The national team of Ukraine delivered one of the strongest performances among all participating countries, reaffirming its high level on the international stage.
🏅 Following the results of the competition, the national team of Ukraine claimed:
🥇 6 gold medals in individual events
🏆 4 gold medals in team sparring
🏆 In the overall team standings, Ukraine took:
🥇 1st place among pre-juniors
🥈 2nd place among juniors
🏅 4th place in the overall standings among all European countries
📌 In individual disciplines, Ukrainian athletes won 6 gold medals, of which:
✅ 4 gold medals — athletes of the Taekwon-Do M.F.T. Federation of Ukraine
✅ 2 gold medals — representatives of the All-Ukrainian Taekwon-Do Union
📌 It was this result of our athletes Taekwon-Do M.F.T. Federation of Ukraine that proved decisive for Ukraine's high position in the overall championship standings.
🏆 In team sparring, the national team of Ukraine claimed 4 gold medals, won by combined squads of athletes from both organisations, which once again reaffirmed the effectiveness of assembling the country's strongest line-up.
🥇 European champions in individual disciplines:
🥇 Veronika Nikitenko — I Dan forms (pre-juniors)
🥇 Oleksii Isaiev — I Dan forms (pre-juniors)
🥇 Yevheniia Hutsuliak — sparring -56 kg (pre-juniors)
🥇 Tymofii Matviichuk — sparring -70 kg (juniors)
🥈 European Championships silver medallists:
🥈 Zakharii Zubyk — sparring -65 kg (juniors)
🥈 Artem Haienko — sparring -69 kg (adults)
🥈 Artur Kuzmin — sparring -87 kg (adults)
🥉 European Championships bronze medallists:
🥉 Iryna Nahorna — sparring -49 kg (female juniors)
🥉 Anna Piharova — III Dan forms (women)
🥉 Iryna Mukha — sparring -50 kg (adults)
🥉 Polina Kobzar — II Dan forms (female juniors)
🥉 Polina Lysanets — sparring -48 kg (pre-juniors)
🥉 Makar Iievliv — sparring -40 kg (pre-juniors)
🥉 Andrii Tomenchuk — sparring -60 kg (juniors)
🥇 Gold medals in team sparring:
🥇 Ukrainian pre-junior female team — team sparring
🥇 Ukrainian pre-junior male team — team sparring
🥇 Ukrainian junior female team — team sparring
🥇 Ukrainian junior male team — team sparring
👩‍⚖️ Special mention must also be made of the work of the Ukrainian umpires:
Viktoriia Sokolovska and Diana Shkvarok represented Ukraine with distinction in the championship umpire corps.
🏆 During the gala finals, it was announced that
Viktoriia Sokolovska — 🥇 Best Umpire of the European Championships 2026
📌 For the first time in the history of Ukrainian Taekwon-Do, a Ukrainian umpire has earned such a high international distinction.
💙💛 We are sincerely proud of our umpires, their professionalism and their authority on the international stage.
📌 It was precisely these results that allowed Ukraine to take leading positions in Europe. Without the significant contribution of the athletes of the Taekwon-Do M.F.T. Federation of Ukraine and their gold medals in individual disciplines, achieving such a level would have been impossible.
💙💛 We are proud of every athlete who represented Ukraine with distinction.
✅ The trip and participation of the national team of Ukraine in the European Championships 2026 took place entirely with the financial support of the Taekwon-Do M.F.T. Federation of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 We thank the athletes, coaches and the entire team for this result.
🇺🇦 Your victories are the pride of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!