1980 World Karate Championships

1980 World Karate Championships
Host city Spain Madrid, Spain
Dates November 27–30
Main venue Palacio de Deportes
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The 1980 World Karate Championships was the 5th edition of the World Karate Championships, and was held in Madrid, Spain in October 1980.[1][2][3] It was the first tournament where women could participate but only in kata.[4]

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Keji Okada
 Japan (JPN)
Masashi Koyama
 Japan (JPN)
Jorge Romero
 Spain (ESP)
Deogracias Medina
 Spain (ESP)
Kumite −60 kg Ricardo Abad
 Spain (ESP)
Jean-Louis Granet
 France (FRA)
Fernando Rosuero
 Spain (ESP)
Junichi Sugiyama
 Japan (JPN)
Kumite −65 kg Toshiaki Maeda
 Japan (JPN)
Zenichi Ono
 Japan (JPN)
Felipe Hita
 Spain (ESP)
José Arsenal
 Spain (ESP)
Kumite −70 kg José Damián González
 Spain (ESP)
Antonio Martínez
 Spain (ESP)
Thierry Masci
 France (FRA)
Schenker
 Netherlands (NED)
Kumite −75 kg Sadao Tajima
 Japan (JPN)
Imamatsu
 Japan (JPN)
Wenceslao Aguilar
 Mexico (MEX)
Fred Royers
 Netherlands (NED)
Kumite −80 kg Tokey Hill
 United States (USA)
Naomi Takukawa
 Japan (JPN)
Amarilla
 Paraguay (PAR)
Otti Roethof
 Netherlands (NED)
Kumite +80 kg Jean-Luc Montama
 France (FRA)
Livi Whyte
 Great Britain (GBR)
Billy Blanks
 United States (USA)
Sías
 Mexico (MEX)
Kumite open Giovanni Ricciardi
 Italy (ITA)
Billy Blanks
 United States (USA)
Juan Pedro Carbilla
 Spain (ESP)
Hisao Murase
 Japan (JPN)
Team kumite  Spain  Netherlands  France
 Great Britain

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Suzuko Okamura
 Japan (JPN)
Mie Nakayama
 Japan (JPN)
María Victoria Moreno
 Spain (ESP)
Marina Sasso
 Italy (ITA)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan 45211
2 Spain 31711
3 France 1124
4 United States 1113
5 Italy 1012
6 Netherlands 0134
7 Great Britain 0112
8 Mexico 0022
9 Paraguay 0011
Total 10 10 20 40

References

  1. "España ganó el campeonato del mundo" (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "MEDALLERO ESPAÑOL EN CAMPEONATOS DEL MUNDO SENIOR" (in Spanish). Real Federación española de karate y disciplinas asociadas. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. "Black Belt". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

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