The 18th European Kendo Championships (18EKC)
Tournaments
- 1. Promoting Organization:
- European Kendo Federation (EKF)
- 2. Hosting Organization:
- Comite National de Kendo/FFJDA
- 3. Technical Assistant:
- International Kendo Federation (FIK)
- 4. Place and Venue:
- Beaulieu Sports Center
Nantes, France
Events & Term: April 19 (Friday) – April 21 (Sunday), 2002
| Date | Events |
| April 19 (Friday) |
Junior Individual Championship |
| Senior Female Team Championship | |
| April 20 (Saturday) |
Senior Male Team Championship |
| April 21 (Sunday) |
Senior Female Individual Championship |
| Senior Male Individual Championship |
FIK Officials and Instructors:
- 1. President:
- Yoshimitsu Takeyasu
- 2. Vice President:
- Alain Ducarme
- 3. Secretary General:
- Jun Takeuchi
- 4. Instructor:
- Eiji Taguchi, Kyoshi 8 Dan
- 5. Instructor:
- Kazuhiro Sannomiya, Kyoshi 8 Dan
- 6. Instructor:
- Shigeki Yamanaka, Kyoshi 8 Dan
Results
Men Individual
| 1st Place | Allan Soulas | France |
| 2nd Place | Wesley Haeke | Belgium |
| 3rd Place | Tibor Bárány | Hungary |
| Mats Wahlqvist | Sweden |
Ladies Individual
| 1st Place | Barbara Király | Hungary |
| 2nd Place | Satu Susanna Porevuo | Finland |
| 3rd Place | Olga Martín Jiménez | Spain |
| Sabine Loustalé | France |
Junior Individual
| 1st Place | Axel Diebold | France |
| 2nd Place | Sebastian Kautz | Germany |
| 3rd Place | Briac De Bussac | France |
| Tom D’Hont | Belgium |
Men Team
| 1st Place | Hungary | |
| 2nd Place | France | |
| 3rd Place | Spain | |
| Sweden | ||
Ladies Team
| 1st Place | France | |
| 2nd Place | Hungary | |
| 3rd Place | Switzerland | |
| United Kingdom | ||
