Karate at the World Games
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| 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. Karate has been a World Games sport in every edition of The World Games. There have been kata and kumite events at every edition of the games.[1]
Medalists
Men
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Keji Okada (JPN)
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Masashi Koyama (JPN)
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 Domingo Llanos (USA)
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| 1985 London | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN)
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Masashi Koyama (JPN)
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Julio Martinez (USA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN)
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 Dario Marchini (ITA)
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Tomoyuki Aihara (JPN) Pasquale Acri (ITA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Pasquale Acri (ITA)
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 Laurent Riccio (FRA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Lucio Maurino (ITA)
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Yukimitsu Hasegawa (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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 Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Akio Tamashiro (PER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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Vu Duc Minh Dack (FRA)
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Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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| 2013 Cali | Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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 Ibrahim Magdy Ahmed (EGY)
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Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
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 Damián Quintero (ESP)
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Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Kazumasa Moto (JPN)
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Damián Quintero (ESP)
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Gakuji Tozaki (USA)
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Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Masayuki Naito (JPN)
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Fernando Roseuero (ESP)
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 Joe Tierney (GBR) Giuseppe Tinnirello (ITA)
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| 1985 London | Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN)
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 Ino Alberto (NED)
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Jean-Louis Granet (FRA) Abdu Shaher (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Stein Rønning (NOR)
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Nicola Simmi (ITA)
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Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) Abdu Shaher (GBR)
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| 1993 The Hague | Norimassa Fujita (JPN)
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 Veysel Bugur (TUR)
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Damien Dovy (FRA) Peter Overbeck (GER)
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| 1997 Lahti | David Luque (ESP)
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 Michal Šebesta (SVK)
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Alessandro Lancione (ITA) Shinichiro Yamamoto (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Kenichi Imai (JPN)
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Francesco Ortu (ITA)
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Milo Hodge (GBR)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Michele Giuliani (ITA)
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 Yuriy Kalashnikov (RUS)
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Miguel Yépez (VEN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Douglas Brose (BRA)
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 Hsia Wenhaung (TPE)
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 Danil Domdjoni (CRO)
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| 2013 Cali |  Andrés Rendón (COL)
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Douglas Brose (BRA)
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 El Mehdi Benrouida (MAR)
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| 2017 Wrocław |  Firdovsi Farzaliyev (AZE)
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 Amir Mehdizadeh (IRI)
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Matías Gómez (ESP)
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| 2022 Birmingham |  Ayoub Anis Helassa (ALG)
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Douglas Brose (BRA)
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Angelo Crescenzo (ITA)
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Kumite −65 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Yoshikazu Ono (JPN)
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Toshiaki Maeda (JPN)
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Robert De Luca (ITA) Kesayoshi Yokouchi (JPN)
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| 1985 London | Roel van Loen (NED)
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Arno Lund (NOR)
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 Ignacio Lugo (MEX) Ramon Malave (SWE)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Janne Timonen (FIN)
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Reginaldo Doran (NED)
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Francesco Muffato (ITA) Jesús Juan Rubio (ESP)
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| 1993 The Hague | Murat Uysal (GER)
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Michael Braun (FRA)
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Jeffrey Snel (NED)
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| 1997 Lahti | .svg.png){kind=small} Marc Golding (AUS)
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Olli Ortiz (FIN)
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Sveinung Byberg (NOR) Jukka Koivunen (FIN)
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| 2001 Akita | Jason Ledgister (GBR)
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Jean Carlos Peña (VEN)
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Yusuke Inokoshi (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg |  Dimitrios Triantafyllis (GRE)
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Luis Plumacher (VEN)
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Christian Grüner (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Ádám Kovács (HUN)
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William Rollé (FRA)
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Ömer Kemaloğlu (TUR)
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Kumite −67 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | José Ramírez (COL)
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Magdy Mamdouh Mohamed (EGY)
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Tsuneari Yahiro (AUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Steven Da Costa (FRA)
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Jordan Thomas (GBR)
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 Deivis Ferreras (DOM)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Vinícius Figueira (BRA)
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Yves Martial Tadissi (HUN)
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Dionysios Xenos (GRE)
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Kumite −70 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Cecil Hackett (GBR)
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Bernard Bilicki (FRA)
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Yukiyoshi Marutani (JPN) Seiji Nishimura (JPN)
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| 1985 London | Cecil Hackett (GBR)
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Jim Collins (GBR)
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Kyo Hayashi (JPN) Thierry Masci (FRA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Jörg Reus (GER)
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William Thomas (GBR)
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Yoshimiro Anzai (JPN) Appie Echteld (NED)
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| 1993 The Hague | Junichi Watanabe (JPN)
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Massimiliano Oggiano (ITA)
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Ronny Rivano (NED) William Thomas (GBR)
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| 1997 Lahti | Claudio della Rocca (ITA)
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Kimmo Obiora (FIN)
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Reza Mohseni (SWE)
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| 2001 Akita | Yasuhisa Inada (JPN)
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Yoshinori Matsumoto (JPN)
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Hussein el-Desouky (EGY)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Giuseppe di Domenico (ITA)
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Emilio Oviedo (MEX)
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Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov (RUS)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jean Carlos Peña (VEN)
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Shinji Nagaki (JPN)
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Tamer Mourssy (EGY)
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Kumite −75 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Lin Chi-min (TPE)
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Fred Royers (NED)
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Gouze (FRA) Ángel López (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Yorihisa Uchida (JPN)
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Serge Serfati (ITA)
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D. Beam (USA) Didier Moreau (FRA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Toni Dietl (FRG)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Djim Doula (SUI)
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Ko Haashi (JPN) Kosta Sariyannis (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Wayne Otto (GBR)
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Gabriel Berg (SWE)
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Ali Aktepe (NED) Saeid Ashtian (IRI)
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| 1997 Lahti | Salvatore Loria (ITA)
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Jussi Immonen (FIN)
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Alireza Katiraei (IRI) Kazuaki Matsumoto (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Gennaro Talarico (ITA)
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Takahiro Niki (JPN)
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 Adnan Hadzic (BIH)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Köksal Cakir (GER)
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Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
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Klaudio Farmadin (SVK)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Diego Vandeschrick (BEL)
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Kou Matsuhisa (JPN)
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| 2013 Cali | Rafael Aghayev (AZE)
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Noah Bitsch (GER)
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Mohamed Abdelrahman Ali (EGY)
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| 2017 Wrocław |  Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
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Ali Asghar Asiabari (IRI)
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Hernâni Veríssimo (BRA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Abdalla Abdelaziz (EGY)
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Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
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 Dastonbek Otabolaev (UZB)
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Kumite −80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Osamu Kamikodo (JPN)
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Hisao Murase (JPN)
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Tokey Hill (USA) Otti Roethoff (NED)
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| 1985 London | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA)
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Pierre Pinar (FRA)
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Arild Engh (NOR) Mervyn Etienne (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA)
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Kemal Aktepe (NED)
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Sven Mohnssen (FRG) Ralf Wintergarst (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Augustus Paul (GBR)
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Miko Virkola (FIN)
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Peter Bathoorn (NED) Sami Tainen (FIN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Toshihito Kokubun (JPN)
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 George Petermann (AUT)
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Simon Adolfsson (SWE) Jørn Ove Hansen (NOR)
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| 2001 Akita | Salvatore Loria (ITA)
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William Finegan (USA)
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Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS)
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Salvatore Loria (ITA)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Philippe Poirier (CAN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Huang Hao-yun (TPE)
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Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS)
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Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
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Kumite −84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ryutaro Araga (JPN)
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Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY)
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Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Zabihollah Pourshab (IRI)
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Ryutaro Araga (JPN)
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Uğur Aktaş (TUR)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Youssef Badawy (EGY)
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Nabil Ech-chaabi (MAR)
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Kamran Madani (USA)
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Kumite +80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ludwig Kotzebue (NED)
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Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI)
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Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) Francisco Torres (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI)
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Leslie Jensen (SWE)
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Karl Daggfeldt (SWE) Massimo di Luigi (ITA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA)
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Ralf Brachmann (FRG)
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Ian Cole (GBR) Juan Antonio Hernández (ESP)
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| 1993 The Hague | Marc Hamon (CAN)
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Ian Cole (GBR)
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Pierre Amman (SUI) Hans Roovers (NED)
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| 1997 Lahti | Leon Walters (GBR)
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Davide Benetello (ITA)
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Andrey Anikin (RUS) Gabriel Berg (SWE)
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| 2001 Akita | Seydina Baldé (FRA)
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Stefano Maniscalco (ITA)
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Leon Walters (GBR)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS)
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Felix Kühnle (GER)
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Alen Zamlic (CRO)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jonathan Horne (GER)
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Spyridon Margaritopoulos (GRE)
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 Almir Cecunjanin (MNE)
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Kumite +84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jonathan Horne (GER)
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Angel Aponte (VEN)
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Shahin Atamov (AZE)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Hideyoshi Kagawa (JPN)
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Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI)
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 Michał Bąbos (POL)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Babacar Seck (ESP)
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Anđelo Kvesić (CRO)
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Taha Tarek (EGY)
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Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Vic Charles (GBR)
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Marc Pyrée (FRA)
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Billy Blanks (USA) Claude Petinella (FRA)
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| 1985 London | Vic Charles (GBR)
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Emmanuel Pinda (FRA)
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Arild Engh (NOR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA)
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Yasumasa Shimizu (JPN)
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Jürgen Möldner (GER) Marc Pyrée (FRA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Rob Mol (NED)
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Marc Hamon (CAN)
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Rogier Alken (NED) Reza Mohseni (SWE)
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| 1997 Lahti | Ian Cole (GBR)
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Manabu Takenouchi (JPN)
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Davide Benetello (ITA) Wayne Otto (GBR)
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| 2001 Akita | David Félix (FRA)
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Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
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Craig Burke (GBR)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS)
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Shinji Nagaki (JPN)
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Mohamed el-Shemy (EGY)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Khalid Khalidov (KAZ)
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Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY)
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Almir Cecunjanin (MNE)
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Women
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Susuko Okamura (JPN)
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Mie Nakayama (JPN)
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María Moreno (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Mie Nakayama (JPN)
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Chu Meyyueh (TPE)
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Stesuko Tajima (JPN)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Yuki Mimura (JPN)
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Hisami Yokoyama (JPN)
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Simone Schreiner (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Yuki Mimura (JPN)
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Simone Schreiner (GER)
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Cathérine Bernard (FRA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
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Roberta Sodero (ITA)
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Cinzia Colaiacomo (ITA)
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| 2001 Akita | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
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Yohana Sànchez (VEN)
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Junko Arai (USA)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
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Myriam Szkudlarek (FRA)
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Ana Sofia Martínez (VEN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE)
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María Dimitrova (DOM)
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Sara Battaglia (ITA)
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| 2013 Cali | Sandy Scordo (FRA)
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Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE)
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Sara Battaglia (ITA)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Kiyou Shimizu (JPN)
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Sandra Sánchez (ESP)
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Sandy Scordo (FRA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Sandra Sánchez (ESP)
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Hikaru Ono (JPN)
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 Grace Lau (HKG)
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Kumite −50 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Serap Özçelik (TUR)
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Alexandra Recchia (FRA)
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Maria Alexiadis (AUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Alexandra Recchia (FRA)
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Miho Miyahara (JPN)
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Serap Özçelik (TUR)
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| 2022 Birmingham |  Junna Tsukii (PHI)
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Yorgelis Salazar (VEN)
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Miho Miyahara (JPN)
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Kumite −53 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Cathérine Girardet (FRA)
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Li Yan (TPE)
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Alba Howard (USA) C. Sequara (VEN)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Girardet (FRA)
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Gerlinde Bude (FRG)
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Shirley Graham (GBR) Yuko Hasama (JPN)
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| 1993 The Hague | Ivonne Senff (NED)
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Marise Mazurier (FRA)
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Sari Laine (FIN) Jillian Toney (GBR)
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| 1997 Lahti | Jillian Toney (GBR)
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Eri Fujioka (JPN)
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Theresia Larsson (SWE) Michaela Nanni (ITA)
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| 2001 Akita | Sachiko Miyamoto (JPN)
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Eri Fujioka (JPN)
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Sari Laine (FIN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Heba Aly (EGY)
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Tomoko Araga (JPN)
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Kora Knühmann (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jelena Kovačević (CRO)
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Chen Yen-hui (TPE)
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Gülderen Çelik (TUR)
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Kumite −55 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lucie Ignace (FRA)
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Jelena Kovačević (CRO)
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Yassmin Hamdy Attia (EGY)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Valéria Kumizaki (BRA)
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Wen Tzu-yun (TPE)
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Sara Cardin (ITA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
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Ahlam Youssef (EGY)
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Trinity Allen (USA)
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Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Beverly Morris (GBR)
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G. Black (USA)
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Angelika Forster (FRG) Wang Kueiyang (TPE)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Brigitte Thäle (FRG)
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Annette Bailey (GBR)
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Akemi Kimura (JPN) Junko Kurata (JPN)
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| 1993 The Hague | Molly Samuel (GBR)
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Annelies Bouma (NED)
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Irene Lyez (AUT) Sari Nyback (FIN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Chiara Stella Bux (ITA)
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Julliet Toney (GBR)
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Mayuni Baba (JPN) Carmen García (ESP)
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| 2001 Akita |  Karin Prinsloo (RSA)
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Kellie Shimmings (AUS)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Roksanda Lazarevic (YUG)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Snezana Peric (SCG)
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Maria Musall (GER)
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Lejla Ferhatbegovic (BIH)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Mariya Sobol (RUS)
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Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK)
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Ting Chang (TPE)
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Kumite −61 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lina Gómez (COL)
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 Jacqueline Factos (ECU)
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Olga Malofeeva (RUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław |  Alexandra Grande (PER)
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Anita Serogina (UKR)
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Ingrida Suchánková (SVK)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Anita Serogina (UKR)
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Alexandra Grande (PER)
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Ingrida Suchánková (SVK)
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Kumite −68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Kayo Someya (JPN)
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Ana Escandón (COL)
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Cheryl Kimberly Murphy (USA)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Lamya Matoub (ALG)
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Alisa Buchinger (AUT)
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Kayo Someya (JPN)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Silvia Semeraro (ITA)
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Alisa Buchinger (AUT)
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Alizée Agier (FRA)
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Kumite +60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Janice Argyle (GBR)
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Rosa Maria Ghidotti (ITA)
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Yvette Bryan (GBR) Stirre Nygaard (NOR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Belhriti (FRA)
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Marie-Ange Legros (FRA)
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Diane Reilly (GBR) Simone Schreiner (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Karin Olsson (SWE)
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Nurhan Firat (TUR)
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Janice Francis (GBR) Yukiko Yoneda (JPN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Yukiko Yoneda (JPN)
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Christina Madrid (MEX)
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Patricia Duggin (GBR) Michaela Fryblova (NOR)
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| 2001 Akita | Emiko Honma (JPN)
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 Tessy Scholtes (LUX)
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Tania Weekes (GBR)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Nadine Ziemer (GER)
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Elisa Au (USA)
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Tania Weekes (GBR)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Arnela Odžaković (BIH)
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Tiffany Fanjat (FRA)
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Silvia Sperner (GER)
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Kumite +68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
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Nadege Ait Ibrahim (FRA)
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Isabel Aco (PER)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
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Hamideh Abbasali (IRI)
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Anne-Laure Florentin (FRA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Sofya Berultseva (KAZ)
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María Torres (ESP)
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 Chehinez Jemi (TUN)
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Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Yildiz Aras (TUR)
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Natasha Hardy (AUS)
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Nadine Ziemer (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK)
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 Letitia Carr (NZL)
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Ema Aničić (CRO)
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See also
References
- ^ "Karate | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
External links
- World Games at Sports123 by Internet Archive
- 2005 World Games info system
- Karate Records - World Games
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