Karate World Championship 2008
The nineteenth World Karate Championship was held in Tokyo , Japan in 2008 .
Medals
Men
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata men |
Luca Valdesi 
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Antonio Díaz 
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Vu Duc minh Dack 
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Mustafa Ibrahim 
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| Kata team |
France
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 Japan
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 Peru
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Italy
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| Kumite up to 60 kg |
Danil Domdjoni 
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Darkhan Assadilov 
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Hossein Rouhani 
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Douglas Brose 
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| Kumite up to 65 kg |
George Kotaka 
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Ádám Kovács 
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William Rollé
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Takuro Nihei
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| Kumite up to 70 kg |
Rəfael Agayev 
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Tamer Abdelraouf
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Saeed Baghbani 
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Shinji Nagaki
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| Kumite up to 75 kg |
David Dubó 
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Muesli Bastürk 
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Mohamed Abdelrahman
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Ko Matsuhisa
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| Kumite up to 80 kg |
Satoshi Ibuchi
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Islamutdin Eldaruchev 
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Hany Shakr
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Alibek Prenov
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| Kumite over 80 kg |
Stefano Maniscalco
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Ibrahim Gary
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Calum Robb 
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Jonathan Horne 
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| Kumite openly ippon |
Rəfael Agayev
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Spyridon Margaritopoulos 
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Stefano Maniscalco
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Gogita Arkania 
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| team |
Turkey
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 Serbia
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Egypt
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 Spain
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Ladies
| Event | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata ladies |
Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân 
|
Sara Battaglia
|
Kasuga Wakabayashi
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Marija Madžarević
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| Kata team |
Japan
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France
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Spain
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Italy
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| Kumite up to 53 kg |
Natsuki Fujiwara
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Kora Knühmann
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Gülderen Çelik
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Elena Ponomareva
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| Kumite up to 60 kg |
Maria Sobol
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Nassim Varasteh
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Katarina Strika
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Vildan Dogan
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| Kumite over 60 kg |
Tiffany Fanjaz
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Elisa Au-Fonseca
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Evgenia Podborodnikova
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Cristina Feo
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| Kumite openly ippon |
Yuka Sato
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Gloria Casanova
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Ema Aničić
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Eva Medveďová-Tulejová 
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| team |
Germany
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Spain
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Italy
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France
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Medal table
| rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
3 | 1 | 4th | 8th |
| 2 |
France
|
2 | 2 | 3 | 7th |
| 3 |
Italy
|
2 | 1 | 4th | 7th |
| 4th |
United States
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
Azerbaijan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6th |
Russia
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
Turkey
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 8th |
Germany
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |
Croatia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |
Chile
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
Vietnam
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |
Spain
|
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |
Egypt
|
0 | 1 | 4th | 5 |
| 14th |
Serbia
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15th |
Kazakhstan
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15th |
Canada
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17th |
Greece
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17th |
Hungary
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17th |
Venezuela
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20th |
Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th |
Georgia
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th |
Iran
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th |
Peru
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th |
Scotland
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20th |
Slovakia
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17th | 17th | 34 | 68 | |