1998 World Karate Championships
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Host city | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
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Dates | October 15–18 | ||
Main venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | ||
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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
Men
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan (JPN) |
Myriam Szkudlarek France (FRA) |
Roberta Sodero Italy (ITA) |
Team kata | Japan | United States | Spain |
Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan (JPN) |
Sari Laine Finland (FIN) |
Nicole Jacobs Germany (GER) |
Nadia Mecheri France (FRA) |
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Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney England (ENG) |
Nathalie Leroy France (FRA) |
Alexandra Witteborn Germany (GER) |
Marianne Tarva Finland (FIN) |
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Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer France (FRA) |
Lourene Bevaart Australia (AUS) |
Izumi Nabeki Japan (JPN) |
Judith Nagel Germany (GER) |
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Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil (BRA) |
Petra Piskačová Czech Republic (CZE) |
Tania Weekes England (ENG) |
Yıldız Aras Turkey (TUR) |
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Team kumite | Turkey | England | Croatia |
Spain |
Medal table
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 | |
Total | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 |