2008 World Karate Championships
 | |||
| Host city |
 Tokyo, Japan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | November 13–16 | ||
| Main venue | Nippon Budokan | ||
| |||
The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008.[1]
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Luca Valdesi Italy |
Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
Vu Duc Minh Dack France |
Mustafa Ibrahim Egypt | |||
| Team kata | France |
Japan |
 Peru |
| Italy | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Danil Domdjoni Croatia |
Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Hossein Rouhani Iran |
Douglas Brose Brazil | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | George Kotaka United States |
Ádám Kovács Hungary |
William Rolle France |
| Takuro Nihei Japan | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Tamer Abdelraouf Egypt |
Saeed Baghbani Canada |
| Shinji Nagaki Japan | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | David Dubó Chile |
Müslüm Baştürk Turkey |
Mohamed Abdelrahman Egypt |
| Ko Matsuhisa Japan | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Satoshi Ibuchi Japan |
Islamutdin Eldarushev Russia |
Hany Shakr Egypt |
| Alibek Prenov Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Stefano Maniscalco Italy |
Ibrahim Gary France |
Calum Robb Scotland |
Jonathan Horne Germany | |||
| Kumite open | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Spyridon Margaritopoulos Greece |
Stefano Maniscalco Italy |
Gogita Arkania Georgia | |||
| Team kumite | Turkey |
.svg.png){kind=small} Serbia |
Egypt |
 Spain |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân Vietnam |
Sara Battaglia Italy |
Kasuga Wakabayashi Japan |
| Marija Madžarević Serbia | |||
| Team kata | Japan |
France |
Italy |
| Spain | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Natsuki Fujiwara Japan |
Kora Knühmann Germany |
Gülderen Çelik Turkey |
| Elena Ponomareva Russia | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Maria Sobol Russia |
Nassim Varasteh Canada |
Katarina Strika Serbia |
| Vildan Doğan Turkey | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Tiffany Fanjat France |
Elisa Au-Fonseca United States |
Evgenia Podborodnikova Russia |
| Cristina Feo Spain | |||
| Kumite open | Yuka Sato Japan |
Gloria Casanova Spain |
Ema Aničić Croatia |
Eva Tulejová-Medveďová Slovakia | |||
| Team kumite | Germany |
Spain |
Italy |
| France |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
Participating nations
888 athletes from 97 nations competed.
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
References
- ↑ "World Karate Championships returning to Japan". Japan Today. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
External links
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.