Jonathan Horne (born 17 January 1989) 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 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 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 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 men's +75 kg event, Horne broke his right arm leaving him unable to continue.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue RankEvent 2008European ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia 1stKumite +80 kgWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 3rdKumite +80 kg2009World GamesKaohsiung, Taiwan 1stKumite +80 kg2010European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 1stKumite +84 kg2011European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland 1stKumite +84 kg 2012 European Championships Adeje, Spain 1stKumite +84 kg 1stTeam kumite 2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rdKumite +84 kg 3rdTeam kumiteWorld GamesCali, Colombia 1stKumite +84 kg 2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rdKumite +84 kg 3rdTeam kumiteWorld ChampionshipsBremen, Germany 2ndTeam kumite 2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 3rdKumite +84 kgEuropean GamesBaku, Azerbaijan 2ndKumite +84 kg 2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France 1stKumite +84 kgWorld ChampionshipsLinz, Austria 3rdTeam kumite2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 1stKumite +84 kg 2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 1stKumite +84 kgEuropean GamesMinsk, Belarus 3rdKumite +84 kg2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 1stKumite +84 kg
References
External links
Personal website