| Competition: | 1996 European Karate Championships |
| Dates: | May 3 to 5 |
| Location: |  Paris, France |
| Prev: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 1996 European Karate Championships, the 31st edition, was held in Paris, France from May 3 to 5, 1996.[1]
| Kata | Michaël Milon |  Lucio Maurino |  Luis-María Sanz |
| Kumite -60 kg | Damien Dovy | Veysel Bugur | Joel Barst Tommy Busk |
| Kumite -65 kg | Alexandre Biamonti |  Bahattin Kandaz | Steve Cunningham Vincent Longagna[2] |
| Kumite -70 kg | Anthony Boelbaai | Claudio della Rocca | Haldun Alagas Oscar Vázquez Martins |
| Kumite -75 kg | Wayne Otto | Gennaro Talarico | Kosta Sariyannis William Thomas |
| Kumite -80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu | David Benetello | Tomas Herrero Barcelo Predrag Stojadinov |
| Kumite + 80 kg |  Jarle Sorken | Hans Roovers | |
| Open Kumite | Christophe Pinna | Sandro Petrillo[3] | |
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| Kata |  Marcela Remiášová | Gema Mendez | Cathérine Bernard | |
| Kumite -53 kg |  Sari Laine | Roberta Sodero | Maria Dolores Hoz Nadia Mecheri | |
| Kumite -60 kg | Monique Amghar | Sonia Gomez | Sonia Pallin Julliet Toney | |
| Kumite +60 kg | Janice Francis | Annette Christl | Nurhan Firat Roberta Minet | |
| Kumite Open kg | Carmen Garcia | Sari Laine | Yildiz Aras Roberta Minet |
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