# 2008 World Karate Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2008_World_Karate_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2008_World_Karate_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Karate_Championships > Source revision: 1136288502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Karate competition}} {{Infobox games | name = 2008 World Karate Championships | logo = 2008 World Karate Championships logo.png | size = 180 | host_city = {{flagicon|JPN}} [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan) | dates = 13–16 November | stadium = [Nippon Budokan](/source/Nippon_Budokan) | previous = [2006](/source/2006_World_Karate_Championships) | next = [2010](/source/2010_World_Karate_Championships) }} The '''2008 World Karate Championships''' are the 19th edition of the [World Karate Championships](/source/World_Karate_Championships), and were held in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan) from November 13 to November 16, 2008.{{cite news|title= World Karate Championships returning to Japan|work= [Japan Today](/source/Japan_Today)|url= http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/world-karate-championships-returning-to-japan |accessdate=2010-02-23}} ==Medalists== ===Men=== {|{{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- |rowspan=2|Individual kata |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Luca Valdesi](/source/Luca_Valdesi)|ITA}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Antonio Díaz](/source/Antonio_D%C3%ADaz_(karateka))|VEN}} |{{flagmedalist|[Vu Duc Minh Dack](/source/Vu_Duc_Minh_Dack)|FRA}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Mustafa Ibrahim](/source/Mustafa_Ibrahim_(karateka))|EGY}} |- |rowspan=2|Team kata |rowspan=2|{{FRA}}
[Julien Dupont](/source/Julien_Dupont)
[Ayoub Neghliz](/source/Ayoub_Neghliz)
[Jonathan Plagnol](/source/Jonathan_Plagnol) |rowspan=2|{{JPN}} |{{PER}}
[Jimmy Moreno](/source/Jimmy_Moreno)
[Akio Tamashiro](/source/Akio_Tamashiro)
[Hafid Zevallos](/source/Hafid_Zevallos) |- |{{ITA}}
[Vincenzo Figuccio](/source/Vincenzo_Figuccio)
[Lucio Maurino](/source/Lucio_Maurino)
[Luca Valdesi](/source/Luca_Valdesi) |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −60 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Danil Domdjoni](/source/Danil_Domdjoni)|CRO}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Darkhan Assadilov](/source/Darkhan_Assadilov)|KAZ}} |{{flagmedalist|[Hossein Rouhani](/source/Hossein_Rouhani)|IRI}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Douglas Brose](/source/Douglas_Brose)|BRA}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −65 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[George Kotaka](/source/George_Kotaka)|USA}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Ádám Kovács](/source/%C3%81d%C3%A1m_Kov%C3%A1cs_(karateka))|HUN}} |{{flagmedalist|[William Rollé](/source/William_Roll%C3%A9)|FRA}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Takuro Nihei](/source/Takuro_Nihei)|JPN}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −70 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Rafael Aghayev](/source/Rafael_Aghayev)|AZE}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Tamer Abdelraouf](/source/Tamer_Abdelraouf)|EGY}} |{{flagmedalist|[Saeed Baghbani](/source/Saeed_Baghbani)|CAN}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Shinji Nagaki](/source/Shinji_Nagaki)|JPN}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −75 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[David Dubó](/source/David_Dub%C3%B3)|CHI}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Müslüm Baştürk](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Ba%C5%9Ft%C3%BCrk)|TUR}} |{{flagmedalist|[Mohamed Abdelrahman](/source/Mohamed_Abdelrahman_(karateka))|EGY}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Ko Matsuhisa](/source/Ko_Matsuhisa)|JPN}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −80 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Satoshi Ibuchi](/source/Satoshi_Ibuchi)|JPN}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Islamutdin Eldaruchev](/source/Islamutdin_Eldaruchev)|RUS}} |{{flagmedalist|[Hany Shakr](/source/Hany_Shakr)|EGY}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Alibek Prenov](/source/Alibek_Prenov)|KAZ}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite +80 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Stefano Maniscalco](/source/Stefano_Maniscalco)|ITA}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Ibrahim Gary](/source/Ibrahim_Gary)|FRA}} |{{flagmedalist|[Calum Robb](/source/Calum_Robb)|SCO}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Jonathan Horne](/source/Jonathan_Horne)|GER}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite open |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Rafael Aghayev](/source/Rafael_Aghayev)|AZE}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Spyridon Margaritopoulos](/source/Spyridon_Margaritopoulos)|GRE}} |{{flagmedalist|[Stefano Maniscalco](/source/Stefano_Maniscalco)|ITA}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Gogita Arkania](/source/Gogita_Arkania)|GEO}} |- |rowspan=2|Team kumite |rowspan=2|{{TUR}}
[Okay Arpa](/source/Okay_Arpa)
[Yusuf Başer](/source/Yusuf_Ba%C5%9Fer)
[Müslüm Baştürk](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Ba%C5%9Ft%C3%BCrk)
[Zeki Demir](/source/Zeki_Demir)
[Yücel Dündoğdu](/source/Y%C3%BCcel_D%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fdu)
[Murat Salih Kurnaz](/source/Murat_Salih_Kurnaz)
[Yaser Şahintekin](/source/Yaser_%C5%9Eahintekin) |rowspan=2|{{flagcountry|SRB|2004}}
[Slobodan Bitević](/source/Slobodan_Bitevi%C4%87)
[Stefan Ivanović](/source/Stefan_Ivanovi%C4%87)
[Dimitrije Jerković](/source/Dimitrije_Jerkovi%C4%87)
[Miloš Jovanović](/source/Milo%C5%A1_Jovanovi%C4%87_(karateka))
[Vladan Rudić Vranić](/source/Vladan_Rudi%C4%87_Vrani%C4%87)
[Dejan Umičević](/source/Dejan_Umi%C4%8Devi%C4%87)
[Miloš Živković](/source/Milo%C5%A1_%C5%BDivkovi%C4%87_(karateka)) |{{EGY}} |- |{{ESP}}
[Iván Leal](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Leal)
[Adrián Martínez](/source/Adri%C3%A1n_Mart%C3%ADnez_(karateka))
[Francisco Martínez](/source/Francisco_Mart%C3%ADnez_(karateka))
[Óscar Martínez](/source/%C3%93scar_Mart%C3%ADnez_(karateka))
[Cristian Rodríguez](/source/Cristian_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(karateka))
[Antonio Sánchez](/source/Antonio_S%C3%A1nchez_(karateka))
[Óscar Vázquez](/source/%C3%93scar_V%C3%A1zquez) |} ===Women=== {|{{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- |rowspan=2|Individual kata |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ho%C3%A0ng_Ng%C3%A2n)|VIE}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Sara Battaglia](/source/Sara_Battaglia_(karateka))|ITA}} |{{flagmedalist|[Kasuga Wakabayashi](/source/Kasuga_Wakabayashi)|JPN}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Marija Madžarević](/source/Marija_Mad%C5%BEarevi%C4%87)|SRB|2004}} |- |rowspan=2|Team kata |rowspan=2|{{JPN}} |rowspan=2|{{FRA}}
[Clotilde Boulanger](/source/Clotilde_Boulanger)
[Céline Chevalier](/source/C%C3%A9line_Chevalier)
[Sonia Fiuza](/source/Sonia_Fiuza) |{{ITA}}
[Sara Battaglia](/source/Sara_Battaglia_(karateka))
[Viviana Bottaro](/source/Viviana_Bottaro)
[Samantha Piccolo](/source/Samantha_Piccolo) |- |{{ESP}}
[Fátima de Acuña](/source/F%C3%A1tima_de_Acu%C3%B1a)
[Ruth Jiménez](/source/Ruth_Jim%C3%A9nez)
[Almudena Muñoz](/source/Almudena_Mu%C3%B1oz_(karateka)) |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −53 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Natsuki Fujiwara](/source/Natsuki_Fujiwara_(karateka))|JPN}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Kora Knühmann](/source/Kora_Kn%C3%BChmann)|GER}} |{{flagmedalist|[Gülderen Çelik](/source/G%C3%BClderen_%C3%87elik)|TUR}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Elena Ponomareva](/source/Elena_Ponomareva)|RUS}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite −60 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Maria Sobol](/source/Maria_Sobol)|RUS}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Nassim Varasteh](/source/Nassim_Varasteh)|CAN}} |{{flagmedalist|[Katarina Strika](/source/Katarina_Strika)|SRB|2004}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Vildan Doğan](/source/Vildan_Do%C4%9Fan)|TUR}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite +60 kg |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Tiffany Fanjat](/source/Tiffany_Fanjat)|FRA}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Elisa Au-Fonseca](/source/Elisa_Au)|USA}} |{{flagmedalist|[Evgenia Podborodnikova](/source/Evgenia_Podborodnikova)|RUS}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Cristina Feo](/source/Cristina_Feo)|ESP}} |- |rowspan=2|Kumite open |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Yuka Sato](/source/Yuka_Sato_(karateka))|JPN}} |rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[Gloria Casanova](/source/Gloria_Casanova)|ESP}} |{{flagmedalist|[Ema Aničić](/source/Ema_Ani%C4%8Di%C4%87)|CRO}} |- |{{flagmedalist|[Eva Tulejová-Medveďová](/source/Eva_Tulejov%C3%A1-Medve%C4%8Fov%C3%A1)|SVK}} |- |rowspan=2|Team kumite |rowspan=2|{{GER}}
[Yasmina Benadda](/source/Yasmina_Benadda)
[Kora Knühmann](/source/Kora_Kn%C3%BChmann)
[Silvia Sperner](/source/Silvia_Sperner)
[Maria Weiß](/source/Maria_Wei%C3%9F) |rowspan=2|{{ESP}}
[Gloria Casanova](/source/Gloria_Casanova)
[Irene Colomar](/source/Irene_Colomar)
[Cristina Feo](/source/Cristina_Feo)
[Carmen Vicente](/source/Carmen_Vicente) |{{ITA}}
[Selene Guglielmi](/source/Selene_Guglielmi)
[Roberta Minet](/source/Roberta_Minet)
[Laura Pasqua](/source/Laura_Pasqua)
[Greta Vitelli](/source/Greta_Vitelli) |- |{{FRA}}
[Nadège Ait-Ibrahim](/source/Nad%C3%A8ge_Ait-Ibrahim)
[Tiffany Fanjat](/source/Tiffany_Fanjat)
[Alexandra Recchia](/source/Alexandra_Recchia)
[Ruth Soufflet](/source/Ruth_Soufflet) |} ==Medal table== {{Medals table | caption = | host = JPN | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_JPN = 4 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 4 | host_JPN = yes | gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 3 | gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 4 | gold_AZE = 2 | silver_AZE = 0 | bronze_AZE = 0 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 2 | gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 2 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 1 | gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0 | gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 1 | gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 0 | gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 0 | bronze_VIE = 0 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 3 | gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 4 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 2 | name_SRB = {{flagcountry|SRB|2004}} | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 1 | gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 1 | gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 0 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0 | gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 1 | bronze_VEN = 0 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 1 | gold_IRI = 0 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1 | gold_PER = 0 | silver_PER = 0 | bronze_PER = 1 | gold_SCO = 0 | silver_SCO = 0 | bronze_SCO = 1 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1 }} == Participating nations == 888 athletes from 97 nations competed. {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagcountry|AFG|2013}} (4) *{{ALG}} (7) *{{ARG}} (5) *{{ARM}} (4) *{{AUS}} (11) *{{AUT}} (10) *{{AZE}} (8) *{{flagcountry|BLR|1995}} (3) *{{BEL}} (10) *{{BIZ}} (2) *{{BEN}} (5) *{{BIH}} (14) *{{BRA}} (19) *{{BUL}} (10) *{{CAN}} (16) *{{CHI}} (3) *{{CHN}} (13) *{{TPE}} (11) *{{COL}} (11) *{{flag|CGO|name=Congo}} (7) *{{CRC}} (12) *{{CRO}} (26) *{{CZE}} (10) *{{DEN}} (16) *{{DOM}} (4) *{{ECU}} (3) *{{EGY}} (16) *{{ESA}} (3) *{{ENG}} (15) *{{EST}} (6) *{{FIJ}} (2) *{{FIN}} (5) *{{FRA}} (23) *{{GEO}} (1) *{{GER}} (22) *{{GRE}} (14) *{{HKG}} (20) *{{HUN}} (5) *{{ISL}} (2) *{{IND}} (8) *{{INA}} (7) *{{IRI}} (16) *{{IRL}} (2) *{{ISR}} (4) *{{ITA}} (16) *{{JPN}} (19) *{{JOR}} (4) *{{KAZ}} (14) *{{KUW}} (11) *{{LAT}} (1) *{{MAC}} (13) *{{flag|Macedonia}} (11) *{{MAD}} (1) *{{MAS}} (13) *{{MRI}} (5) *{{MEX}} (15) *{{MDA}} (2) *{{MNE}} (4) *{{MAR}} (5) *{{NED}} (8) *{{AHO}} (1) *{{NZL}} (9) *{{NCA}} (1) *{{NGR}} (1) *{{NIR}} (1) *{{NOR}} (5) *{{PAK}} (4) *{{PER}} (3) *{{POL}} (10) *{{POR}} (8) *{{QAT}} (6) *{{ROU}} (11) *{{RUS}} (21) *{{KSA}} (9) *{{SCO}} (8) *{{SEN}} (11) *{{flagcountry|SRB|2004}} (18) *{{SIN}} (3) *{{SVK}} (16) *{{SLO}} (9) *{{RSA}} (18) *{{flagcountry|KOR|1997}} (15) *{{ESP}} (20) *{{SWE}} (9) *{{SUI}} (10) *{{SYR}} (5) *{{TJK}} (1) *{{THA}} (3) *{{TUN}} (10) *{{TUR}} (24) *{{UKR}} (6) *{{USA}} (19) *{{URU}} (1) *{{UZB}} (9) *{{VEN}} (13) *{{VIE}} (11) *{{WAL}} (2) {{div col end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.wkf.net/index.php/championships.html World Karate Federation] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080812105239/http://www.karatedo.co.jp/19wkc/ Official Website] * [http://www.karaterec.com/en/contests/world-championship-2008/ Karate Records – World Championship 2008] * [http://ebilgi.karate.gov.tr/sonuc/yonetim/images/pool/buyukler-dunya-sampiyonasi-japonya-13-11-2008544058496356.PDF Day 1–2 results]{{nbsp|2}}[http://ebilgi.karate.gov.tr/sonuc/yonetim/images/pool/buyukler-dunya-sampiyonasi-japonya-13-11-2008543095514178.PDF Day 3 results]{{nbsp|2}}[http://ebilgi.karate.gov.tr/sonuc/yonetim/images/pool/buyukler-dunya-sampiyonasi-japonya-13-11-2008544058496356.PDF Day 4 results] {{World Karate Championships}} World Championships World Karate Championships Category:World Karate Championships Category:Karate competitions in Japan Karate Championships Category:2008 in Tokyo Category:November 2008 sports events in Asia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2008 World Karate Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Karate_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Karate_Championships?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.