Jonathan Horne


Jonathan Horne 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. He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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

Horne won the gold medal in the men's kumite +80 kg event at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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. In 2017, he competed in the Karate at the [2017 World Games – Men's kumite +84 kg|men's kumite +84 kg] event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. He was eliminated in the elimination round.
Horne won the silver medal in the Karate at the [2015 European Games – Men's kumite +84 kg|men's +84 kg] event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, he won one of the bronze medals in the Karate at the [2019 European Games – Men's kumite +84 kg|men's +84 kg] event.
In 2019, Horne won the gold medal in his event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics while fighting Gogita Arkania in the Karate at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +75 kg|men's +75 kg] event, Horne broke his right arm leaving him unable to continue.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2008European ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1stKumite +80 kg
2008World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan3rdKumite +80 kg
2009World GamesKaohsiung, Taiwan1stKumite +80 kg
2010European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1stKumite +84 kg
2011European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland1stKumite +84 kg
2012European ChampionshipsAdeje, Spain1stKumite +84 kg
2012European ChampionshipsAdeje, Spain1stTeam kumite
2013European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdKumite +84 kg
2013European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdTeam kumite
2013World GamesCali, Colombia1stKumite +84 kg
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rdKumite +84 kg
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rdTeam kumite
2014World ChampionshipsBremen, Germany2ndTeam kumite
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdKumite +84 kg
2015European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndEuropean Games – Men's kumite +84 kg|Kumite +84 kg]
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France1stKumite +84 kg
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdTeam kumite
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stKumite +84 kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain1stKumite +84 kg
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus3rdKumite +84 kg
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia1stKumite +84 kg