The 1982 European Karate Championships, the 17th edition, was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from May 8 to 9, 1982. The women's competition in kumite of 1982 was not in Gotheburg, but London February 27 to 28 (with juniors).

Competition

EventGoldSilverBronze
KataFrance Jean-Pierre FischerSpain Deogracias MedinaSpain Jorge Romero Sweden Malaga
Kumite -60 kgSwitzerland Juan MarquezUnited Kingdom Stewart MacKinnonFrance Mohammed Khatiri France Rudolphe Vallee
Kumite -65 kgSpain Ricardo Abad CebollaUnited Kingdom FiaganSweden Ramon Malave United Kingdom David Coulter
Kumite -70 kgSpain Jose Damian Gonzalez AguadoFinland Mika ManninenSpain Rafael Arriaza Loureda France Thierry Masci
Kumite -75 kgSpain Antonio Martínez AmilloFrance Serge SerfatiSweden Ronald Bengtsson France Didier Moreau
Kumite -80 kgFrance Claude PettinellaNetherlands Wim MosselSwitzerland Erich Marti Netherlands Otti Roethof
Kumite + 80 kgUnited Kingdom Jerome AtkinsonSweden Hakan NygrenSpain Francisco Torres Italy Claudio Guazzaroni
Open KumiteUnited Kingdom Vic CharlesUnited Kingdom Livingston WhyteFrance Patrice Ruggiero Spain Jose Manuel Torres

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
KataItalyFranceAustria Switzerland
KumiteNetherlandsItalySpain France

Women's competition

Individual

EventGoldSilverBronze
KataSpain María MorenoUnited Kingdom Helen RayeItaly Marina Sasso
Kumite -53 kgFrance Francine FilliosPolandTurkey Turkey
Kumite -60 kgUnited Kingdom Beverly MorrisRussiaNorth Macedonia Czech Republic
Kumite +60 kgFrance Béatrice JoffroyBosnia and HerzegovinaTurkey Switzerland

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
KataSwedenFranceItaly Switzerland