1972 World Karate Championships

1972 World Karate Championships
Host city	Paris, France
Dates	21–22 April
Main venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
	← 1970 1975 →

The 1972 World Karate Championships are the 2nd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France on April 21 and April 22, 1972.^[1]^[2]

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ippon	Brazil	Billy Higgins Great Britain	Yugoslavia
Ippon	Brazil	Billy Higgins Great Britain	Guy Sauvin France
Team	France	Italy	Great Britain
Team	France	Italy	Singapore

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	1	0	1	2
2	Brazil	1	0	0	1
3	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
4	Italy	0	1	0	1
5	Singapore	0	0	1	1
5	Yugoslavia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 nations)		2	2	4	8

References[]

^ "The Forgotten World Karate Champion". February 1974. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "Japanese players, officials punished for walking out of world tournament". Black Belt Times. November 1972. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

External links[]

World Karate Federation

[1] "The Forgotten World Karate Champion". February 1974. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

[2] "Japanese players, officials punished for walking out of world tournament". Black Belt Times. November 1972. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

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