Karate World Championship 1980
The fifth karate world championships took place in 1980 in Madrid , Spain . For the first time, the competition was held in several weight classes, and a women's competition was also introduced.
Medals
Men
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata men |
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Masahi Koyama
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Deogracias medina
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| Kumite up to 60 kg |
Ricardo Abad
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Jean-Louis Granet 
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Fernando Rosuero
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Junichi Sugiyama
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| Kumite up to 65 kg |
Toshiaki Maeda
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Zenichi Ono
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Felipe Hita
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José Arsenal
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| Kumite up to 70 kg |
José Damián González
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Antonio Martínez
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Thierry Masci
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Giver 
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| Kumite up to 75 kg |
Sadao Tajima
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Imamatsu
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Wenceslao Aguilar 
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Fred Royers
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| Kumite up to 80 kg |
Tokey Hill 
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Naomi Takukawa
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Otti Roethof
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| Kumite over 80 kg |
Jean-Luc Montama
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Livi Whyte 
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Billy Blanks
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| Sías
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| Kumite open |
Giovanni Ricciardi 
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Billy Blanks
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Juan Pedro Carbilla
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Hisao Murase
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| team |
Spain
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Netherlands
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France
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United Kingdom
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Ladies
| Event | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata ladies |
Suzuko Okamura
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Mie Nakayama
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Maria Victoria Moreno
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Marina Sasso
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Medal table
| rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
4th | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |
Spain
|
3 | 1 | 7th | 11 |
| 3 |
France
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 4th |
United States
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |
Italy
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6th |
Netherlands
|
0 | 1 | 3 | 4th |
| 7th |
United Kingdom
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8th |
Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |
Paraguay
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 20th | 40 | |