2008 World Karate Championships
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| Host city |
 Tokyo, Japan | ||
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| Dates | November 13–16 | ||
| Main venue | Nippon Budokan | ||
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The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008.[1]
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |  Luca ValdesiItaly (ITA) |
 Antonio DíazVenezuela (VEN) |
 Vu Duc Minh DackFrance (FRA) |
 Mustafa IbrahimEgypt (EGY) | |||
| Team kata | France |
Japan |
 Peru |
| Italy | |||
| Kumite −60 kg |  Danil DomdjoniCroatia (CRO) |
 Darkhan AssadilovKazakhstan (KAZ) |
 Hossein RouhaniIran (IRI) |
 Douglas BroseBrazil (BRA) | |||
| Kumite −65 kg |  George KotakaUnited States (USA) |
 Ádám KovácsHungary (HUN) |
William Rolle France (FRA) |
| Takuro Nihei Japan (JPN) | |||
| Kumite −70 kg |  Rafael AghayevAzerbaijan (AZE) |
Tamer Abdelraouf Egypt (EGY) |
 Saeed BaghbaniCanada (CAN) |
| Shinji Nagaki Japan (JPN) | |||
| Kumite −75 kg |  David DubóChile (CHI) |
 Müslüm BaştürkTurkey (TUR) |
Mohamed Abdelrahman Egypt (EGY) |
| Ko Matsuhisa Japan (JPN) | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Satoshi Ibuchi Japan (JPN) |
 Islamutdin EldarushevRussia (RUS) |
Hany Shakr Egypt (EGY) |
| Alibek Prenov Kazakhstan (KAZ) | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Stefano Maniscalco Italy (ITA) |
Ibrahim Gary France (FRA) |
 Calum RobbScotland (SCO) |
 Jonathan HorneGermany (GER) | |||
| Kumite open | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan (AZE) |
 Spyridon MargaritopoulosGreece (GRE) |
Stefano Maniscalco Italy (ITA) |
 Gogita ArkaniaGeorgia (GEO) | |||
| Team kumite | Turkey |
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Egypt |
 Spain |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |  Nguyễn Hoàng NgânVietnam (VIE) |
Sara Battaglia Italy (ITA) |
Kasuga Wakabayashi Japan (JPN) |
| Marija Madžarević Serbia (SRB) | |||
| Team kata | Japan |
France |
Italy |
| Spain | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Natsuki Fujiwara Japan (JPN) |
Kora Knühmann Germany (GER) |
Gülderen Çelik Turkey (TUR) |
| Elena Ponomareva Russia (RUS) | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Maria Sobol Russia (RUS) |
Nassim Varasteh Canada (CAN) |
Katarina Strika Serbia (SRB) |
| Vildan Doğan Turkey (TUR) | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Tiffany Fanjat France (FRA) |
Elisa Au-Fonseca United States (USA) |
Evgenia Podborodnikova Russia (RUS) |
| Cristina Feo Spain (ESP) | |||
| Kumite open | Yuka Sato Japan (JPN) |
Gloria Casanova Spain (ESP) |
Ema Aničić Croatia (CRO) |
 Eva Tulejová-MedveďováSlovakia (SVK) | |||
| Team kumite | Germany |
Spain |
Italy |
| France |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
Participating nations
888 athletes from 97 nations competed.
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References
- ↑ "World Karate Championships returning to Japan". Japan Today. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
External links
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