1998 World Karate Championships
Appearance
Host city | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Dates | 15–18 October |
Main venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
The 1998 World Karate Championships are the 14th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 15 to October 18, 1998.
Medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan |
Myriam Szkudlarek France |
Roberta Sodero Italy |
Team kata | Japan | United States | Spain Susana Bueno Miriam Cogolludo Gema Méndez |
Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan |
Sari Laine Finland |
Nicole Jacobs Germany |
Nadia Mecheri France | |||
Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney England |
Nathalie Leroy France |
Alexandra Witteborn Germany |
Marianne Tarva Finland | |||
Kumite 60 kg | Laurence Fischer France |
Lourene Bevaart Australia |
Izumi Nabeki Japan |
Judith Nagel Germany | |||
Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil |
Petra Piskačová Czech Republic |
Tania Weekes England |
Yıldız Aras Turkey | |||
Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Nurhan Fırat Leyla Gedik Meral Ölmez |
England | Croatia |
Spain Gloria Casanova Rosa Ortega Beatriz Pérez |
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
4 | England | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
7 | Brazil* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 |