1971 European Karate Championships

The 1971 European Karate Championships, the 6th edition, was held in the sports complex of Coubertine Hall in Paris, France from May 2 to 4, 1971. 1971 was the year Scotland and Finland were accepted by the EKU and no longer participated as part of Great Britain and there was an introduction of weight classes.^[1]

1971 European Karate Championships
Location	Paris, France
Dates	May 2 to 4
Competitors	135 from 15 nations
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Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France*	2	1	1	4
2	Belgium	0	1	0	1
3	West Germany	0	0	2	2
4	Yugoslavia	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	4	8

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ippon	Dominique Valera  France	Gilbert Gruss  France[2]	Francis Didier  France
			Joachim Otremba  West Germany
Team	France	Belgium	Yugoslavia  West Germany