2002 World Karate Championships
| Host city | Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 November |
The 2002 World Karate Championships are the 16th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 21 to November 24, 2002.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Takashi Katada Japan |
Javier Hernández Spain |
Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
| Karim Sharif Egypt | |||
| Team kata | Japan | Spain Javier Hernández Víctor López Fernando San José |
Croatia |
| Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy Benin |
Cécil Boulesnane France |
Paul Newby England |
| Hossein Rouhani Iran | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | George Kotaka United States |
Lazar Boskovic Germany |
Andrea Calzola Italy |
| Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Giuseppe Di Domenico Italy |
Junior Lefevre Croatia |
Óscar Vázquez Spain |
| Messaoud Hammou France | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Iván Leal Spain |
Jasem Vishkaei Iran |
Köksal Çakır Germany |
| İsmail Hakkı Şen Turkey | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Yann Baillon France |
Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands |
Zeynel Çelik Turkey |
| Miloš Živković Yugoslavia | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Leon Walters England |
Alexander Gerunov Russia |
Jan Tuček Czech Republic |
| Seydina Baldé France | |||
| Kumite open | Predrag Stojadinov Yugoslavia |
Daniel Devigili Austria |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece |
| Klaudio Farmadín Slovakia | |||
| Team kumite | Spain Tomás Herrero Iván Leal Francisco Martínez Óscar Martínez Ángel Ramiro David Santana Óscar Vázquez |
England | France Yann Baillon Seydina Baldé Olivier Beaudry Rida Bel Lahsen Alexandre Biamonti David Félix Messaoud Hammou |
| Iran Mehdi Amouzadeh Mehran Behnamfar Maziar Elhami Alireza Katiraei Nasser Khajeh-Hosseini Hassan Shaterzadeh Jasem Vishkaei |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan |
Myriam Szkudlarek France |
Marcela Remiášová Slovakia |
| Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | |||
| Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel |
Japan | Italy Luisa Arrabito Alessia Gasperini Annalisa Penolazzi |
| Spain Miriam Cogolludo Ruth Jiménez Almudena Muñoz | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Kora Knühmann Germany |
Michela Nanni Italy |
Sandu Anghel Romania |
| Nadia Mecheri France | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Nathalie Leroy France |
Ibtissem Hannachi Tunisia |
Yoko Takahashi Japan |
| Alexandra Witteborn Germany | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Elisa Au United States |
Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary |
Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil |
| Laurence Fischer France | |||
| Kumite open | Snežana Perić Yugoslavia |
Tessy Scholtes Luxembourg |
Roberta Minet Italy |
| Premila Supramaniam Malaysia | |||
| Team kumite | Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Noelia Fernández Estefanía García |
France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mecheri |
Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Meral Ölmez |
| England |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
Participating nations
751 athletes from 84 nations competed.
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (16)
- Andorra (4)
- Argentina (7)
- Australia (20)
- Austria (15)
- Azerbaijan (7)
- Bangladesh (4)
- Belarus (9)
- Belgium (8)
- Benin (1)
- Bermuda (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (11)
- Brazil (15)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (12)
- Chile (3)
- Chinese Taipei (10)
- Colombia (1)
- Congo (7)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Croatia (18)
- Cyprus (2)
- Czech Republic (12)
- Denmark (4)
- Egypt (15)
- England (19)
- Estonia (8)
- Finland (10)
- France (20)
- Gabon (9)
- Georgia (2)
- Germany (19)
- Greece (12)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (4)
- Iceland (3)
- India (6)
- Indonesia (6)
- Iran (12)
- Ireland (4)
- Italy (20)
- Ivory Coast (8)
- Japan (19)
- Jordan (8)
- Kazakhstan (7)
- Luxembourg (4)
- Macau (3)
- Macedonia (9)
- Malaysia (13)
- Malta (1)
- Mexico (10)
- Morocco (10)
- Netherlands (9)
- New Zealand (7)
- Norway (5)
- Peru (8)
- Poland (5)
- Portugal (11)
- Qatar (3)
- Romania (8)
- Russia (16)
- Rwanda (5)
- San Marino (2)
- Scotland (16)
- Senegal (15)
- Slovakia (12)
- Slovenia (4)
- South Africa (12)
- South Korea (6)
- Spain (19)
- Sweden (4)
- Switzerland (12)
- Tunisia (12)
- Turkey (19)
- Ukraine (18)
- United Arab Emirates (8)
- United States (12)
- Uzbekistan (7)
- Venezuela (2)
- Vietnam (4)
- Wales (3)
- Yugoslavia (18)