Karate World Championships

The WKF Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate.[1][2][3][4][5] The competition is held in a different city every two years.[6] Some of the most recent championships include Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004, Tampere in 2006, Tokyo in 2008, and Belgrade in 2010.[7][8] The competition was initially riddled with controversy regarding karate stylists and the ruleset.[2][9][10][11][12]

In 1984, women were first allowed to compete in the championships.[9]

Competition and events

Kumite

Kumite Rule

The result of a bout is determined by a contestant obtaining a clear lead of eight points, having the highest number of points at time-up, obtaining a decision (hantei), or by an accumulation of prohibited behaviors imposed against a contestant.

Scoring

Kata

List of Karate World Championships

Year Host City Country
1970 Tokyo  Japan
1972 Paris  France
1975 Long Beach  United States
1977 Tokyo  Japan
1980 Madrid  Spain
1982 Taipei  Republic of China (Taiwan)
1984 Maastricht  Netherlands
1986 Sydney  Australia
1988 Cairo  Egypt
1990 Mexico City  Mexico
1992 Granada  Spain
1994 Kota Kinabalu  Malaysia
1996 Sun City  South Africa
1998 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2000 Munich  Germany
2002 Madrid  Spain
2004 Monterrey  Mexico
2006 Tampere  Finland
2008 Tokyo  Japan
2010 Belgrade  Serbia
2012 Paris  France
2014 Bremen  Germany
2016 Linz  Austria

All-time Medal Table

The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2016 World Karate Championships:

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Japan 86 48 54 188
2  France 53 45 67 162
3  United Kingdom 24 18 15 57
4  Spain 20 23 69 112
5  Italy 18 32 51 101
6  Turkey 12 8 28 48
7  Netherlands 10 11 18 39
8  Iran 8 7 19 34
9  Germany 7 11 32 50
10  United States 6 11 18 35
11  Azerbaijan 6 5 3 14
12  Egypt 5 8 19 32
13  England 5 4 9 18
14  Brazil 4 4 7 15
15  Venezuela 4 3 10 17
16  Finland 4 3 8 15
17  Sweden 3 4 5 12
18  Australia 3 3 10 16
19  Russia 3 3 7 13
20  Serbia 3 1 6 10
21  Croatia 2 4 9 15
22  Greece 2 4 3 9
23  Mexico 2 3 4 9
24  Austria 2 2 6 10
25  Serbia and Montenegro 2 0 6 8
26  Norway 1 5 4 10
27  Chinese Taipei 1 3 6 10
28  Vietnam 1 3 0 4
29  Slovakia 1 1 7 9
30   Switzerland 1 1 6 8
31  Netherlands Antilles 1 1 3 5
32  China 1 1 1 3
33  Senegal 1 1 0 2
34  Benin 1 0 1 2
 Georgia 1 0 1 2
35  Chile 1 0 0 1
 Estonia 1 0 0 1
 South Africa 1 0 0 1
38  Hungary 0 4 3 7
39  Canada 0 3 5 8
40  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 3 4 7
41  Yugoslavia 0 2 2 4
42  Tunisia 0 2 1 3
43  Peru 0 1 7 8
44  Belgium 0 1 4 5
 Denmark 0 1 4 5
46  Kazakhstan 0 1 3 4
47  Malaysia 0 1 2 3
48  Czech Republic 0 1 1 2
 Guatemala 0 1 1 2
 Luxembourg 0 1 1 2
51  Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1
 Paraguay 0 1 0 1
 Morocco 0 1 0 1
54  Ukraine 0 0 3 3
55  Romania 0 0 2 2
56  Algeria 0 0 1 1
 Argentina 0 0 1 1
 Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
Individual Olympic Athletes 0 0 1 1
 Indonesia 0 0 1 1
 Latvia 0 0 1 1
 Macedonia 0 0 1 1
 Philippines 0 0 1 1
 Scotland 0 0 1 1
 Finland 0 0 1 1
 Singapore 0 0 1 1
 Slovenia 0 0 1 1
 Kosovo 0 0 1 1
 Montenegro 0 0 1 1
Total

See also

References

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