Turkey won 11 gold medals as action came to a close today at the ETU European Poomsae Championships on the Greek island of Rhodes ©ETU

Turkey won 11 gold medals as action came to a close today at the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) European Poomsae Championships on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Seven of the nation's victories at the Palais De Sport Stadium in Faliraki came in team competition.

Among the successes were those in the men's and women's recognised poomsae team cadet events at the expense of Great Britain and Germany respectively.

The other team categories in which Turkey triumphed were the recognised poomsae pair junior, the recognised poomsae pair over-30, the women's recognised poomsae under-30, the men's recognised poomsae over-30 and the women's recognised poomsae junior. 

Spain were the runners-up in three of those five events, excluding the recognised poomsae pair junior and the women's recognised poomsae junior, in which Denmark and Germany were the respective silver medallists. 

Serif Kandirmis was one of four individual winners, defeating Spain's Francisco Relano Ruiz in the men's recognised poomsae under-65 final. 

He was joined in taking top honours by compatriot Gulsena Karakuyulu, who proved too strong for Denmark's Eva Sandersen in the women's freestyle poomsae under-17 gold medal match. 

Enes Doguhan Bilgin also delivered success after beating Spain's Manuel Alejandro Paz Romero to men's freestyle poomsae under-17 gold.

Turkey's other gold medallist was Emirhan Muran, courtesy of victory over Germany's Lukas Stein in the men's freestyle poomsae over-17 final. 

A total of 231 athletes competed during the last day of competition ©ETU
A total of 231 athletes competed during the last day of competition ©ETU

Spain were one of three nations to win two gold medals today thanks to success in the recognised poomsae pair cadet and the women's recognised poomsae team over-30.

Germany and Finland were the respective losing finalists. 

Denmark won the women's recognised poomsae individual over-65 title through Lis Borring and the women's freestyle individual over-17 crown through Sofie Jensen, as Russia's Valentina Kontorina and Spain's Ingrid Gomez Schroth had to settle for silver.

Imke Turner and Peter Johanns won gold for Germany with the former triumphing over France's Sybille Forca in the women's recognised poomsae individual under-60 final and the latter overcoming Turkey's Askin Kahveci in the men's recognised poomsae individual over-65.

Today's one other gold medal went the way of Russia courtesy of Svetlana Selezneva's win in the women's recognised poomsae individual under-65 in front of Britain's Angela Broadbent.

A total of 231 athletes competed during the last day of competition.