| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Karate |
| Type | kumite and kata, biennial |
| Organiser | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
Karate was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California. After not being included in 1985 to 1997, karate has been an World Games sport in each World Game since then.
Medalists
Men
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Keji Okada (JPN) |
Masashi Koyama (JPN) |
 Domingo Llanos (USA) |
| 1985 London | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN) |
Masashi Koyama (JPN) |
Julio Martinez (USA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN) |
 Dario Marchini (ITA) |
Tomoyuki Aihara (JPN) Pasquale Acri (ITA) |
| 1993 The Hague | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Pasquale Acri (ITA) |
 Laurent Riccio (FRA) |
| 1997 Lahti | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Lucio Maurino (ITA) |
Yukimitsu Hasegawa (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
 Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Akio Tamashiro (PER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
Vu Duc Minh Dack (FRA) |
Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 2013 Cali | Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
 Ibrahim Magdy Ahmed (EGY) |
Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |
 Damián Quintero (ESP) |
Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Masayuki Naito (JPN) |
Fernando Roseuero (ESP) |
 Joe Tierney (GBR) Giuseppe Tinnirello (ITA) |
| 1985 London | Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) |
 Ino Alberto (NED) |
Jean-Louis Granet (FRA) Abdu Shaher (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Stein Rønning (NOR) |
Nicola Simmi (ITA) |
Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) Abdu Shaher (GBR) |
| 1993 The Hague | Norimassa Fujita (JPN) |
 Veysel Bugur (TUR) |
Damien Dovy (FRA) Peter Overbeck (GER) |
| 1997 Lahti | David Luque (ESP) |
 Michal Šebesta (SVK) |
Alessandro Lancione (ITA) Shinichiro Yamamoto (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Kenichi Imai (JPN) |
Francesco Ortu (ITA) |
Milo Hodge (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Michele Giuliani (ITA) |
 Yuriy Kalashnikov (RUS) |
Miguel Yépez (VEN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Douglas Brose (BRA) |
 Hsia Wenhaung (TPE) |
 Danil Domdjoni (CRO) |
| 2013 Cali |  Andres Felipe Rendon Llanos (COL) |
Douglas Brose (BRA) |
 El Mehdi Benrouida (MAR) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Firdovsi Farzaliyev (AZE) |
 Amir Mehdizadeh (IRI) |
Matías Gómez (ESP) |
Kumite −65 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Yoshikazu Ono (JPN) |
Toshiaki Maeda (JPN) |
Robert De Luca (ITA) Kesayoshi Yokouchi (JPN) |
| 1985 London | Roel van Loen (NED) |
Arno Lund (NOR) |
 Ignacio Lugo (MEX) Ramon Malave (SWE) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Janne Timonen (FIN) |
Reginaldo Doran (NED) |
Francesco Muffato (ITA) Jesús Juan Rubio (ESP) |
| 1993 The Hague | Murat Uysal (GER) |
Michael Braun (FRA) |
Jeffrey Snel (NED) |
| 1997 Lahti | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Golding (AUS) |
Olli Ortiz (FIN) |
Sveinung Byberg (NOR) Jukka Koivunen (FIN) |
| 2001 Akita | Jason Ledgister (GBR) |
Jean Carlos Peña (VEN) |
Yusuke Inokoshi (JPN) |
| 2005 Duisburg |  Dimitrios Triantafyllis (GRE) |
Luis Plumacher (VEN) |
Christian Grüner (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Ádám Kovács (HUN) |
William Rollé (FRA) |
Ömer Kemaloğlu (TUR) |
Kumite −67 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jose Guillermo Ramirez Gutierrez (COL) |
Magdy Mamdouh Mohamed (EGY) |
Tsuneari Yahiro (AUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Steven Da Costa (FRA) |
Jordan Thomas (GBR) |
 Deivis Ferreras (DOM) |
Kumite −70 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Cecil Hackett (GBR) |
Bernard Bilicki (FRA) |
Yukiyoshi Marutani (JPN) Seiji Nishimura (JPN) |
| 1985 London | Cecil Hackett (GBR) |
Jim Collins (GBR) |
Kyo Hayashi (JPN) Thierry Masci (FRA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Jörg Reus (GER) |
William Thomas (GBR) |
Yoshimiro Anzai (JPN) Appie Echteld (NED) |
| 1993 The Hague | Junichi Watanabe (JPN) |
Massimiliano Oggiano (ITA) |
Ronny Rivano (NED) William Thomas (GBR) |
| 1997 Lahti | Claudio della Rocca (ITA) |
Kimmo Obiora (FIN) |
Reza Mohseni (SWE) |
| 2001 Akita | Yasuhisa Inada (JPN) |
Yoshinori Matsumoto (JPN) |
Hussein el-Desouky (EGY) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Giuseppe di Domenico (ITA) |
Emilio Oviedo (MEX) |
Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov (RUS) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jean Carlos Peña (VEN) |
Shinji Nagaki (JPN) |
Tamer Mourssy (EGY) |
Kumite −75 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Lin Chi-min (TPE) |
Fred Royers (NED) |
Gouze (FRA) Ángel López (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Yorihisa Uchida (JPN) |
Serge Serfati (ITA) |
D. Beam (USA) Didier Moreau (FRA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Toni Dietl (FRG) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Djim Doula (SUI) |
Ko Haashi (JPN) Kosta Sariyannis (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Wayne Otto (GBR) |
Gabriel Berg (SWE) |
Ali Aktepe (NED) Saeid Ashtian (IRI) |
| 1997 Lahti | Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
Jussi Immonen (FIN) |
Alireza Katiraei (IRI) Kazuaki Matsumoto (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Gennaro Talarico (ITA) |
Takahiro Niki (JPN) |
 Adnan Hadzic (BIH) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Köksal Cakir (GER) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
Klaudio Farmadin (SVK) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Diego Vandeschrick (BEL) |
Kou Matsuhisa (JPN) |
| 2013 Cali | Rafael Aghayev (AZE) |
Noah Bitsch (GER) |
Mohamed Abdelrahman Ali (EGY) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Stanislav Horuna (UKR) |
Ali Asghar Asiabari (IRI) |
Hernâni Veríssimo (BRA) |
Kumite −80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Osamu Kamikodo (JPN) |
Hisao Murase (JPN) |
Tokey Hill (USA) Otti Roethoff (NED) |
| 1985 London | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Pierre Pinar (FRA) |
Arild Engh (NOR) Mervyn Etienne (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Kemal Aktepe (NED) |
Sven Mohnssen (FRG) Ralf Wintergarst (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Augustus Paul (GBR) |
Miko Virkola (FIN) |
Peter Bathoorn (NED) Sami Tainen (FIN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Toshihito Kokubun (JPN) |
 George Petermann (AUT) |
Simon Adolfsson (SWE) Jørn Ove Hansen (NOR) |
| 2001 Akita | Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
William Finegan (USA) |
Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS) |
Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippe Poirier (CAN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Huang Hao-yun (TPE) |
Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
Kumite −84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ryutaro Araga (JPN) |
Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY) |
Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Zabihollah Poursheib (IRI) |
Ryutaro Araga (JPN) |
Uğur Aktaş (TUR) |
Kumite +80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ludwig Kotzebue (NED) |
Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI) |
Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) Francisco Torres (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI) |
Leslie Jensen (SWE) |
Karl Daggfeldt (SWE) Massimo di Luigi (ITA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Ralf Brachmann (FRG) |
Ian Cole (GBR) Juan Antonio Hernández (ESP) |
| 1993 The Hague | Marc Hamon (CAN) |
Ian Cole (GBR) |
Pierre Amman (SUI) Hans Roovers (NED) |
| 1997 Lahti | Leon Walters (GBR) |
Davide Benetello (ITA) |
Andrey Anikin (RUS) Gabriel Berg (SWE) |
| 2001 Akita | Seydina Baldé (FRA) |
Stefano Maniscalco (ITA) |
Leon Walters (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS) |
Felix Kühnle (GER) |
Alen Zamlic (CRO) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jonathan Horne (GER) |
Spyridon Margaritopoulos (GRE) |
 Almir Cecunjanin (MNE) |
Kumite +84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jonathan Horne (GER) |
Angel Aponte (VEN) |
Shahin Atamov (AZE) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Hideyoshi Kagawa (JPN) |
Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI) |
 Michał Bąbos (POL) |
Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Vic Charles (GBR) |
Marc Pyrée (FRA) |
Billy Blanks (USA) Claude Petinella (FRA) |
| 1985 London | Vic Charles (GBR) |
Emmanuel Pinda (FRA) |
Arild Engh (NOR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Yasumasa Shimizu (JPN) |
Jürgen Möldner (GER) Marc Pyrée (FRA) |
| 1993 The Hague | Rob Mol (NED) |
Marc Hamon (CAN) |
Rogier Alken (NED) Reza Mohseni (SWE) |
| 1997 Lahti | Ian Cole (GBR) |
Manabu Takenouchi (JPN) |
Davide Benetello (ITA) Wayne Otto (GBR) |
| 2001 Akita | David Félix (FRA) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
Craig Burke (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS) |
Shinji Nagaki (JPN) |
Mohamed el-Shemy (EGY) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Khalid Khalidov (KAZ) |
Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY) |
Almir Cecunjanin (MNE) |
Women
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Susuko Okamura (JPN) |
Mie Nakayama (JPN) |
María Moreno (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Mie Nakayama (JPN) |
Chu Meyyueh (TPE) |
Stesuko Tajima (JPN) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Yuki Mimura (JPN) |
Hisami Yokoyama (JPN) |
Simone Schreiner (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Yuki Mimura (JPN) |
Simone Schreiner (GER) |
Cathérine Bernard (FRA) |
| 1997 Lahti | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Roberta Sodero (ITA) |
Cinzia Colaiacomo (ITA) |
| 2001 Akita | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Yohana Sànchez (VEN) |
Junko Arai (USA) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Myriam Szkudlarek (FRA) |
Ana Sofia Martínez (VEN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE) |
María Dimitrova (DOM) |
Sara Battaglia (ITA) |
| 2013 Cali | Sandy Scordo (FRA) |
Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE) |
Sara Battaglia (ITA) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Kiyou Shimizu (JPN) |
Sandra Sánchez (ESP) |
Sandy Scordo (FRA) |
Kumite −50 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Serap Özçelik (TUR) |
Alexandra Recchia (FRA) |
Maria Alexiadis (AUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Alexandra Recchia (FRA) |
Miho Miyahara (JPN) |
Serap Özçelik (TUR) |
Kumite −53 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Cathérine Girardet (FRA) |
Li Yan (TPE) |
Alba Howard (USA) C. Sequara (VEN) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Girardet (FRA) |
Gerlinde Bude (FRG) |
Shirley Graham (GBR) Yuko Hasama (JPN) |
| 1993 The Hague | Ivonne Senff (NED) |
Marise Mazurier (FRA) |
Sari Laine (FIN) Jillian Toney (GBR) |
| 1997 Lahti | Jillian Toney (GBR) |
Eri Fujioka (JPN) |
Theresia Larsson (SWE) Michaela Nanni (ITA) |
| 2001 Akita | Sachiko Miyamoto (JPN) |
Eri Fujioka (JPN) |
Sari Laine (FIN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Heba Aly (EGY) |
Tomoko Araga (JPN) |
Kora Knühmann (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jelena Kovačević (CRO) |
Chen Yen-hui (TPE) |
Gülderen Çelik (TUR) |
Kumite −55 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lucie Ignace (FRA) |
Jelena Kovačević (CRO) |
Yassmin Hamdy Attia (EGY) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Valéria Kumizaki (BRA) |
Wen Tzu-yun (TPE) |
Sara Cardin (ITA) |
Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Beverly Morris (GBR) |
G. Black (USA) |
Angelika Forster (FRG) Wang Kueiyang (TPE) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Brigitte Thäle (FRG) |
Annette Bailey (GBR) |
Akemi Kimura (JPN) Junko Kurata (JPN) |
| 1993 The Hague | Molly Samuel (GBR) |
Annelies Bouma (NED) |
Irene Lyez (AUT) Sari Nyback (FIN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Chiara Stella Bux (ITA) |
Julliet Toney (GBR) |
Mayuni Baba (JPN) Carmen García (ESP) |
| 2001 Akita |  Karin Prinsloo (RSA) |
Kellie Shimmings (AUS) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Roksanda Lazarevic (YUG) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Snezana Peric (SCG) |
Maria Musall (GER) |
Lejla Ferhatbegovic (BIH) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Mariya Sobol (RUS) |
Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK) |
Ting Chang (TPE) |
Kumite −61 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lina Marcela Gomez Alzate (COL) |
 Jacqueline Andrea Factos Henao (ECU) |
Olga Malofeeva (RUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Alexandra Grande (PER) |
Anita Serogina (UKR) |
Ingrida Suchánková (SVK) |
Kumite −68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Kayo Someya (JPN) |
Ana Maria Escandon Loaiza (COL) |
Cheryl Kimberly Murphy (USA) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Lamya Matoub (ALG) |
Alisa Buchinger (AUT) |
Kayo Someya (JPN) |
Kumite +60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Janice Argyle (GBR) |
Rosa Maria Ghidotti (ITA) |
Yvette Bryan (GBR) Stirre Nygaard (NOR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Belhriti (FRA) |
Marie-Ange Legros (FRA) |
Diane Reilly (GBR) Simone Schreiner (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Karin Olsson (SWE) |
Nurhan Firat (TUR) |
Janice Francis (GBR) Yukiko Yoneda (JPN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Yukiko Yoneda (JPN) |
Christina Madrid (MEX) |
Patricia Duggin (GBR) Michaela Fryblova (NOR) |
| 2001 Akita | Emiko Honma (JPN) |
 Tessy Scholtes (LUX) |
Tania Weekes (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Nadine Ziemer (GER) |
Elisa Au (USA) |
Tania Weekes (GBR) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Arnela Odžaković (BIH) |
Tiffany Fanjat (FRA) |
Silvia Sperner (GER) |
Kumite +68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) |
Nadege Ait Ibrahim (FRA) |
Isabel Mallory Aco Bravo (PER) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) |
Hamideh Abbasali (IRI) |
Anne-Laure Florentin (FRA) |
Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Yildiz Aras (TUR) |
Natasha Hardy (AUS) |
Nadine Ziemer (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK) |
 Letitia Carr (NZL) |
Ema Aničić (CRO) |
See also
External links
- World Games at Sports123 by Internet Archive
- 2005 World Games info system
- Karate Records - World Games
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