Medalists
Men
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Keji Okada (JPN)
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Masashi Koyama (JPN)
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 Domingo Llanos (USA)
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| 1985 London | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN)
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Masashi Koyama (JPN)
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Julio Martinez (USA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN)
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 Dario Marchini (ITA)
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Tomoyuki Aihara (JPN) Pasquale Acri (ITA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Pasquale Acri (ITA)
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 Laurent Riccio (FRA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Lucio Maurino (ITA)
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Yukimitsu Hasegawa (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Ryoki Abe (JPN)
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Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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 Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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 Akio Tamashiro (PER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Luca Valdesi (ITA)
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Vu Duc Minh Dack (FRA)
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Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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| 2013 Cali | Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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 Ibrahim Magdy Ahmed (EGY)
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Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
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 Damián Quintero (ESP)
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Antonio Díaz (VEN)
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Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Masayuki Naito (JPN)
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Fernando Roseuero (ESP)
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 Joe Tierney (GBR) Giuseppe Tinnirello (ITA)
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| 1985 London | Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN)
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 Ino Alberto (NED)
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Jean-Louis Granet (FRA) Abdu Shaher (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Stein Rønning (NOR)
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Nicola Simmi (ITA)
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Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) Abdu Shaher (GBR)
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| 1993 The Hague | Norimassa Fujita (JPN)
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 Veysel Bugur (TUR)
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Damien Dovy (FRA) Peter Overbeck (GER)
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| 1997 Lahti | David Luque (ESP)
|
 Michal Šebesta (SVK)
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Alessandro Lancione (ITA) Shinichiro Yamamoto (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Kenichi Imai (JPN)
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Francesco Ortu (ITA)
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Milo Hodge (GBR)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Michele Giuliani (ITA)
|
 Yuriy Kalashnikov (RUS)
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Miguel Yépez (VEN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Douglas Brose (BRA)
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 Hsia Wenhaung (TPE)
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 Danil Domdjoni (CRO)
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| 2013 Cali |  Andres Felipe Rendon Llanos (COL)
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Douglas Brose (BRA)
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 El Mehdi Benrouida (MAR)
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| 2017 Wrocław |  Firdovsi Farzaliyev (AZE)
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 Amir Mehdizadeh (IRI)
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Matías Gómez (ESP)
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Kumite −65 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Yoshikazu Ono (JPN)
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Toshiaki Maeda (JPN)
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Robert De Luca (ITA) Kesayoshi Yokouchi (JPN)
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| 1985 London | Roel van Loen (NED)
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Arno Lund (NOR)
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 Ignacio Lugo (MEX) Ramon Malave (SWE)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Janne Timonen (FIN)
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Reginaldo Doran (NED)
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Francesco Muffato (ITA) Jesús Juan Rubio (ESP)
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| 1993 The Hague | Murat Uysal (GER)
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Michael Braun (FRA)
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Jeffrey Snel (NED)
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| 1997 Lahti |  Marc Golding (AUS)
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Olli Ortiz (FIN)
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Sveinung Byberg (NOR) Jukka Koivunen (FIN)
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| 2001 Akita | Jason Ledgister (GBR)
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Jean Carlos Peña (VEN)
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Yusuke Inokoshi (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg |  Dimitrios Triantafyllis (GRE)
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Luis Plumacher (VEN)
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Christian Grüner (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Ádám Kovács (HUN)
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William Rollé (FRA)
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Ömer Kemaloğlu (TUR)
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Kumite −67 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jose Guillermo Ramirez Gutierrez (COL)
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Magdy Mamdouh Mohamed (EGY)
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Tsuneari Yahiro (AUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Steven Da Costa (FRA)
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Jordan Thomas (GBR)
|
 Deivis Ferreras (DOM)
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Kumite −70 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Cecil Hackett (GBR)
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Bernard Bilicki (FRA)
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Yukiyoshi Marutani (JPN) Seiji Nishimura (JPN)
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| 1985 London | Cecil Hackett (GBR)
|
Jim Collins (GBR)
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Kyo Hayashi (JPN) Thierry Masci (FRA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Jörg Reus (GER)
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William Thomas (GBR)
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Yoshimiro Anzai (JPN) Appie Echteld (NED)
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| 1993 The Hague | Junichi Watanabe (JPN)
|
Massimiliano Oggiano (ITA)
|
Ronny Rivano (NED) William Thomas (GBR)
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| 1997 Lahti | Claudio della Rocca (ITA)
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Kimmo Obiora (FIN)
|
Reza Mohseni (SWE)
|
| 2001 Akita | Yasuhisa Inada (JPN)
|
Yoshinori Matsumoto (JPN)
|
Hussein el-Desouky (EGY)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Giuseppe di Domenico (ITA)
|
Emilio Oviedo (MEX)
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Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov (RUS)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jean Carlos Peña (VEN)
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Shinji Nagaki (JPN)
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Tamer Mourssy (EGY)
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Kumite −75 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Lin Chi-min (TPE)
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Fred Royers (NED)
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Gouze (FRA) Ángel López (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Yorihisa Uchida (JPN)
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Serge Serfati (ITA)
|
D. Beam (USA) Didier Moreau (FRA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Toni Dietl (FRG)
|
 Djim Doula (SUI)
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Ko Haashi (JPN) Kosta Sariyannis (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Wayne Otto (GBR)
|
Gabriel Berg (SWE)
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Ali Aktepe (NED) Saeid Ashtian (IRI)
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| 1997 Lahti | Salvatore Loria (ITA)
|
Jussi Immonen (FIN)
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Alireza Katiraei (IRI) Kazuaki Matsumoto (JPN)
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| 2001 Akita | Gennaro Talarico (ITA)
|
Takahiro Niki (JPN)
|
 Adnan Hadzic (BIH)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Köksal Cakir (GER)
|
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
|
Klaudio Farmadin (SVK)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE)
|
 Diego Vandeschrick (BEL)
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Kou Matsuhisa (JPN)
|
| 2013 Cali | Rafael Aghayev (AZE)
|
Noah Bitsch (GER)
|
Mohamed Abdelrahman Ali (EGY)
|
| 2017 Wrocław |  Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
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Ali Asghar Asiabari (IRI)
|
Hernâni Veríssimo (BRA)
|
Kumite −80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Osamu Kamikodo (JPN)
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Hisao Murase (JPN)
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Tokey Hill (USA) Otti Roethoff (NED)
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| 1985 London | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA)
|
Pierre Pinar (FRA)
|
Arild Engh (NOR) Mervyn Etienne (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA)
|
Kemal Aktepe (NED)
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Sven Mohnssen (FRG) Ralf Wintergarst (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Augustus Paul (GBR)
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Miko Virkola (FIN)
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Peter Bathoorn (NED) Sami Tainen (FIN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Toshihito Kokubun (JPN)
|
 George Petermann (AUT)
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Simon Adolfsson (SWE) Jørn Ove Hansen (NOR)
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| 2001 Akita | Salvatore Loria (ITA)
|
William Finegan (USA)
|
Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS)
|
Salvatore Loria (ITA)
|
 Philippe Poirier (CAN)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Huang Hao-yun (TPE)
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Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS)
|
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
|
Kumite −84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ryutaro Araga (JPN)
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Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY)
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Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Zabihollah Poursheib (IRI)
|
Ryutaro Araga (JPN)
|
Uğur Aktaş (TUR)
|
Kumite +80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ludwig Kotzebue (NED)
|
Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI)
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Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) Francisco Torres (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI)
|
Leslie Jensen (SWE)
|
Karl Daggfeldt (SWE) Massimo di Luigi (ITA)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA)
|
Ralf Brachmann (FRG)
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Ian Cole (GBR) Juan Antonio Hernández (ESP)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Marc Hamon (CAN)
|
Ian Cole (GBR)
|
Pierre Amman (SUI) Hans Roovers (NED)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Leon Walters (GBR)
|
Davide Benetello (ITA)
|
Andrey Anikin (RUS) Gabriel Berg (SWE)
|
| 2001 Akita | Seydina Baldé (FRA)
|
Stefano Maniscalco (ITA)
|
Leon Walters (GBR)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS)
|
Felix Kühnle (GER)
|
Alen Zamlic (CRO)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jonathan Horne (GER)
|
Spyridon Margaritopoulos (GRE)
|
 Almir Cecunjanin (MNE)
|
Kumite +84 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jonathan Horne (GER)
|
Angel Aponte (VEN)
|
Shahin Atamov (AZE)
|
| 2017 Wrocław | Hideyoshi Kagawa (JPN)
|
Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI)
|
 Michał Bąbos (POL)
|
Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Vic Charles (GBR)
|
Marc Pyrée (FRA)
|
Billy Blanks (USA) Claude Petinella (FRA)
|
| 1985 London | Vic Charles (GBR)
|
Emmanuel Pinda (FRA)
|
Arild Engh (NOR)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA)
|
Yasumasa Shimizu (JPN)
|
Jürgen Möldner (GER) Marc Pyrée (FRA)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Rob Mol (NED)
|
Marc Hamon (CAN)
|
Rogier Alken (NED) Reza Mohseni (SWE)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Ian Cole (GBR)
|
Manabu Takenouchi (JPN)
|
Davide Benetello (ITA) Wayne Otto (GBR)
|
| 2001 Akita | David Félix (FRA)
|
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE)
|
Craig Burke (GBR)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS)
|
Shinji Nagaki (JPN)
|
Mohamed el-Shemy (EGY)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Khalid Khalidov (KAZ)
|
Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY)
|
Almir Cecunjanin (MNE)
|
Women
Kata
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Susuko Okamura (JPN)
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Mie Nakayama (JPN)
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María Moreno (ESP)
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| 1985 London | Mie Nakayama (JPN)
|
Chu Meyyueh (TPE)
|
Stesuko Tajima (JPN)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Yuki Mimura (JPN)
|
Hisami Yokoyama (JPN)
|
Simone Schreiner (FRG)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Yuki Mimura (JPN)
|
Simone Schreiner (GER)
|
Cathérine Bernard (FRA)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
|
Roberta Sodero (ITA)
|
Cinzia Colaiacomo (ITA)
|
| 2001 Akita | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
|
Yohana Sànchez (VEN)
|
Junko Arai (USA)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Atsuko Wakai (JPN)
|
Myriam Szkudlarek (FRA)
|
Ana Sofia Martínez (VEN)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE)
|
María Dimitrova (DOM)
|
Sara Battaglia (ITA)
|
| 2013 Cali | Sandy Scordo (FRA)
|
Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE)
|
Sara Battaglia (ITA)
|
| 2017 Wrocław | Kiyou Shimizu (JPN)
|
Sandra Sánchez (ESP)
|
Sandy Scordo (FRA)
|
Kumite −50 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Serap Özçelik (TUR)
|
Alexandra Recchia (FRA)
|
Maria Alexiadis (AUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Alexandra Recchia (FRA)
|
Miho Miyahara (JPN)
|
Serap Özçelik (TUR)
|
Kumite −53 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Cathérine Girardet (FRA)
|
Li Yan (TPE)
|
Alba Howard (USA) C. Sequara (VEN)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Girardet (FRA)
|
Gerlinde Bude (FRG)
|
Shirley Graham (GBR) Yuko Hasama (JPN)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Ivonne Senff (NED)
|
Marise Mazurier (FRA)
|
Sari Laine (FIN) Jillian Toney (GBR)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Jillian Toney (GBR)
|
Eri Fujioka (JPN)
|
Theresia Larsson (SWE) Michaela Nanni (ITA)
|
| 2001 Akita | Sachiko Miyamoto (JPN)
|
Eri Fujioka (JPN)
|
Sari Laine (FIN)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Heba Aly (EGY)
|
Tomoko Araga (JPN)
|
Kora Knühmann (GER)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jelena Kovačević (CRO)
|
Chen Yen-hui (TPE)
|
Gülderen Çelik (TUR)
|
Kumite −55 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lucie Ignace (FRA)
|
Jelena Kovačević (CRO)
|
Yassmin Hamdy Attia (EGY)
|
| 2017 Wrocław | Valéria Kumizaki (BRA)
|
Wen Tzu-yun (TPE)
|
Sara Cardin (ITA)
|
Kumite −60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Beverly Morris (GBR)
|
G. Black (USA)
|
Angelika Forster (FRG) Wang Kueiyang (TPE)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Brigitte Thäle (FRG)
|
Annette Bailey (GBR)
|
Akemi Kimura (JPN) Junko Kurata (JPN)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Molly Samuel (GBR)
|
Annelies Bouma (NED)
|
Irene Lyez (AUT) Sari Nyback (FIN)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Chiara Stella Bux (ITA)
|
Julliet Toney (GBR)
|
Mayuni Baba (JPN) Carmen García (ESP)
|
| 2001 Akita |  Karin Prinsloo (RSA)
|
Kellie Shimmings (AUS)
|
 Roksanda Lazarevic (YUG)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Snezana Peric (SCG)
|
Maria Musall (GER)
|
Lejla Ferhatbegovic (BIH)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Mariya Sobol (RUS)
|
Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK)
|
Ting Chang (TPE)
|
Kumite −61 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lina Marcela Gomez Alzate (COL)
|
 Jacqueline Andrea Factos Henao (ECU)
|
Olga Malofeeva (RUS)
|
| 2017 Wrocław |  Alexandra Grande (PER)
|
Anita Serogina (UKR)
|
Ingrida Suchánková (SVK)
|
Kumite −68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Kayo Someya (JPN)
|
Ana Maria Escandon Loaiza (COL)
|
Cheryl Kimberly Murphy (USA)
|
| 2017 Wrocław |  Lamya Matoub (ALG)
|
Alisa Buchinger (AUT)
|
Kayo Someya (JPN)
|
Kumite +60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Janice Argyle (GBR)
|
Rosa Maria Ghidotti (ITA)
|
Yvette Bryan (GBR) Stirre Nygaard (NOR)
|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Belhriti (FRA)
|
Marie-Ange Legros (FRA)
|
Diane Reilly (GBR) Simone Schreiner (FRG)
|
| 1993 The Hague | Karin Olsson (SWE)
|
Nurhan Firat (TUR)
|
Janice Francis (GBR) Yukiko Yoneda (JPN)
|
| 1997 Lahti | Yukiko Yoneda (JPN)
|
Christina Madrid (MEX)
|
Patricia Duggin (GBR) Michaela Fryblova (NOR)
|
| 2001 Akita | Emiko Honma (JPN)
|
 Tessy Scholtes (LUX)
|
Tania Weekes (GBR)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Nadine Ziemer (GER)
|
Elisa Au (USA)
|
Tania Weekes (GBR)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Arnela Odžaković (BIH)
|
Tiffany Fanjat (FRA)
|
Silvia Sperner (GER)
|
Kumite +68 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
|
Nadege Ait Ibrahim (FRA)
|
Isabel Mallory Aco Bravo (PER)
|
| 2017 Wrocław | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
|
Hamideh Abbasali (IRI)
|
Anne-Laure Florentin (FRA)
|
Kumite open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Yildiz Aras (TUR)
|
Natasha Hardy (AUS)
|
Nadine Ziemer (GER)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK)
|
 Letitia Carr (NZL)
|
Ema Aničić (CRO)
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