1992 World Karate Championships
| Host city | Granada, Spain |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 November |
| Main venue | Palacio Municipal de Deportes |
The 1992 World Karate Championships are the 11th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Granada, Spain from November 19 to November 22, 1992.[1][2]
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Luis María Sanz Spain |
Ryoki Abe Japan |
Laurent Riccio France |
| Team kata | Japan | Spain | France |
| Kumite −60 kg | Veysel Buğur Turkey |
David Luque Spain |
Norimassa Fujita Japan |
| Damien Dovy France | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Jesús Juan Rubio Spain |
Bahattin Kandaz Turkey |
Janne Timonen Finland |
| Murat Uysal Germany | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | William Thomas Great Britain |
Junichi Watanabe Japan |
Ronny Rivano Netherlands |
| Massimiliano Oggianu Italy | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Wayne Otto Great Britain |
Jørn-Ove Hansen Norway |
Berthold Bürkle Germany |
| Tomás Herrero Spain | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | José Manuel Egea Spain |
Miroslav Gachulinec Czechoslovakia |
Dudley Josepa Curaçao |
| Christophe Pinna France | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Brian Peakall Australia |
Serge Tomao France |
Juan Hernández Spain |
| Hans Roovers Netherlands | |||
| Kumite open ippon | Akira Hayashi Japan |
None awarded | Toni Dietl Germany |
| None awarded | |||
| Team kumite | Spain | Sweden | Japan |
| France |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan |
Melanie Genung United States |
Maite San Narciso Spain |
| Team kata | Japan | United States | Spain |
| Kumite −53 kg | Charlene Machin Australia |
Jillian Toney Great Britain |
Özgür Yaman Turkey |
| Marise Mazurier France | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Molly Samuel Great Britain |
Chiara Stella Bux Italy |
Tanja Petrović Yugoslavia |
| Carmen García Spain | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France |
Nurhan Fırat Turkey |
Silvia Wiegärtner Germany |
| Yukiko Yoneda Japan | |||
| Team kumite | Great Britain | Netherlands | France |
| Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 15 | 27 | 58 | |
- Athletes from Yugoslavia competed as Independent Participants and under Olympic flag.
References
- ^ "España doblo en Granada el numero de medallas conseguidas en el Mundial de Mexico". ABC de Sevilla. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "España inicio el Campeonato del Mundo con dos medallas". ABC de Sevilla. Retrieved 14 December 2012.