Jonathan Horne

Jonathan Horne (born 17 January 1989)^[1] is a German karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event.^[2][3] He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[4][5]

Jonathan Horne

Jonathan Horne (2012)
Personal information
National team	Germany
Born	(1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35) Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Website	jonathan-horne.de
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Karate
Weight class	+84 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Germany World Championships 2018 Madrid +84 kg 2014 Bremen Team kumite 2008 Tokyo +80 kg 2016 Linz Team kumite European Championships 2008 Tallinn +80 kg 2010 Athens +84 kg 2011 Zürich +84 kg 2012 Adeje +84 kg 2012 Adeje Team kumite 2016 Montpellier +84 kg 2019 Guadalajara +84 kg 2021 Poreč +84 kg 2015 Istanbul +84 kg 2013 Budapest +84 kg 2013 Budapest Team kumite 2014 Tampere +84 kg 2014 Tampere Team kumite World Games 2009 Kaohsiung +80 kg 2013 Cali +84 kg European Games 2015 Baku +84 kg 2019 Minsk +84 kg

He also won the gold medal in his event on seven occasions at the European Karate Championships, most recently at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.

Career

Jonathan Horn versus Shahin Atamov at the Karate 1 Premier League 2018 in Berlin

Horne won the gold medal in the men's kumite +80 kg event at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[6]

In 2013, Horne represented Germany at the World Games held in Cali, Colombia and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event.^[7] In 2017, he competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.^[8] He was eliminated in the elimination round.^[8]

Horne won the silver medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[9] At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event.^[10][11]

In 2019, Horne won the gold medal in his event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.^[12][13]

In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics while fighting Gogita Arkania in the men's +75 kg event, Horne broke his right arm leaving him unable to continue.^[14][15]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2008	European Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Kumite +80 kg
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Kumite +80 kg
2009	World Games	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	1st	Kumite +80 kg
2010	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Kumite +84 kg
2011	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	Kumite +84 kg
2012	European Championships	Adeje, Spain	1st	Kumite +84 kg
			1st	Team kumite
2013	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Kumite +84 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
	World Games	Cali, Colombia	1st	Kumite +84 kg
2014	European Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	Kumite +84 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
	World Championships	Bremen, Germany	2nd	Team kumite
2015	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	Kumite +84 kg
	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	Kumite +84 kg
2016	European Championships	Montpellier, France	1st	Kumite +84 kg
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	3rd	Team kumite
2018	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	Kumite +84 kg
2019	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	1st	Kumite +84 kg
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	3rd	Kumite +84 kg
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	1st	Kumite +84 kg

References

1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. "Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships". World Karate Federation. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
3. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
5. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
6. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2009 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
7. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
8. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
9. Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
10. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
11. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
12. Gillen, Nancy (30 March 2019). "Hosts secure three golds on third day of European Karate Championships in Guadalajara". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
13. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
14. Chang-ran, Kim. "Karate-Mid-bout injury ends German Horne's gold medal hopes". Reuters.
15. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links

• Jonathan Horne – World Karate Federation ranking
• Jonathan Horne at KarateRec.com
• Jonathan Horne at Olympics.com
• Jonathan Horne at Olympedia
• Jonathan Horne at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
• Jonathan Horne at the International World Games Association
• Personal website