title: 2002 World Karate Championships
text: # 2002 World Karate Championships
  
  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 |
  | Individual kata | Takashi Katada Japan | Javier Hernández Spain | Karim Sharif Egypt |
  | Team kata | Japan | Spain Javier Hernández Víctor López Fernando San José | Croatia |
  | Team kata | Japan | Spain Javier Hernández Víctor López Fernando San José | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi |
  | Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy Benin | Cécil Boulesnane France | Paul Newby England |
  | Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy Benin | Cécil Boulesnane France | Hossein Rouhani Iran |
  | Kumite −65 kg | George Kotaka United States | Lazar Boskovic Germany | Andrea Calzola Italy |
  | Kumite −65 kg | George Kotaka United States | Lazar Boskovic Germany | Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran |
  | Kumite −70 kg | Giuseppe Di Domenico Italy | Junior Lefevre Croatia | Óscar Vázquez Spain |
  | Kumite −70 kg | Giuseppe Di Domenico Italy | Junior Lefevre Croatia | Messaoud Hammou France |
  | Kumite −75 kg | Iván Leal Spain | Jasem Vishkaei Iran | Köksal Çakır Germany |
  | Kumite −75 kg | Iván Leal Spain | Jasem Vishkaei Iran | İsmail Hakkı Şen Turkey |
  | Kumite −80 kg | Yann Baillon France | Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands | Zeynel Çelik Turkey |
  | Kumite −80 kg | Yann Baillon France | Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands | Miloš Živković FR Yugoslavia |
  | Kumite +80 kg | Leon Walters England | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Jan Tuček Czech Republic |
  | Kumite +80 kg | Leon Walters England | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Seydina Baldé France |
  | Kumite open | Predrag Stojadinov FR Yugoslavia | Daniel Devigili Austria | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece |
  | Kumite open | Predrag Stojadinov FR Yugoslavia | Daniel Devigili Austria | 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 |
  | Team kumite | Spain Tomás Herrero Iván Leal Francisco Martínez Óscar Martínez Ángel Ramiro David Santana Óscar Vázquez | England | 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 |
  | Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek France | Yohana Sánchez Venezuela |
  | Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel | Japan | Italy Luisa Arrabito Alessia Gasperini Annalisa Penolazzi |
  | Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel | Japan | Spain Miriam Cogolludo Ruth Jiménez Almudena Muñoz |
  | Kumite −53 kg | Kora Knühmann Germany | Michela Nanni Italy | Sandu Anghel Romania |
  | Kumite −53 kg | Kora Knühmann Germany | Michela Nanni Italy | Nadia Mecheri France |
  | Kumite −60 kg | Nathalie Leroy France | Ibtissem Hannachi Tunisia | Yoko Takahashi Japan |
  | Kumite −60 kg | Nathalie Leroy France | Ibtissem Hannachi Tunisia | Alexandra Witteborn Germany |
  | Kumite +60 kg | Elisa Au United States | Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary | Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil |
  | Kumite +60 kg | Elisa Au United States | Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary | Laurence Fischer France |
  | Kumite open | Snežana Perić FR Yugoslavia | Tessy Scholtes Luxembourg | Roberta Minet Italy |
  | Kumite open | Snežana Perić FR Yugoslavia | Tessy Scholtes Luxembourg | 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 |
  | Team kumite | Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Noelia Fernández Estefanía García | France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mecheri | 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 |
  | 7 | 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 |
  | 12 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 18 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 19 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 19 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 21 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (26 entries) | 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)
  