The 1988 European Karate Championships, the 23rd edition, was held in Genoa, Italy from May 3 to 5, 1988.[1]
| 1988 European Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Genoa, Italy |
| Dates | May 11 to 13 |
Medallists
Men's Competition
Individual
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Dario Marchini |  Luis-María Sanz |  Steve Morris[2] |
| Kumite -60 kg |  Stein Rønning |  Leslie Fairclough | Evaristo Criado  Damien Dovy |
| Kumite -65 kg | Francesco Muffato | Frank Lee-Sang |  Reginaldo Doran Jesús Juan Rubio |
| Kumite -70 kg | Wayne Otto | Ali Aktepe | Achille Degli Abbati Thierry Masci |
| Kumite -75 kg | Thomas Gibson[2] | Kenneth Leeuwin | Paul Giacinti  Pavlo Protopapa |
| Kumite -80 kg | José Manuel Egea | Dudley Josepa | Gianluca Guazzaroni Claude Pettinella |
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Pyrée | Emmanuel Pinda | Jose Hernandez Erik Hjerpåsen |
| Kumite Sanbon |  Karl Daggfeldt | José Manuel Egea | Ian Cole Mike Sailsman |
| Kumite Ippon |  Jörg Reuß | Giovanni Tramontini | Andrea Lentini  Veysel Bugur |
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Italy | Spain | France |
| Kumite | Norway [2] | Italy | United Kingdom Scotland |
Women's competition
Individual
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Cristina Restelli | Lena Svensson | Marisa Rozalen |
| Kumite -53 kg | Catherine Girardet | Anna Di Cesare |  Sari Laine Visitacion Garces |
| Kumite -60 kg | Yolanda Dutrey | Loredana Montacchiesi | Annette Bailey Molly Samuels |
| Kumite +60 kg | Guus van Mourik | Diane Reilly | Manuela Garcia Karin Sökare |
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Italy | France | Spain |
| Kumite | Finland | Sweden | France Netherlands |