1980 World Karate Championships

1980 World Karate Championships
Host city	Madrid, Spain
Dates	27–30 November
Main venue	Palacio de Deportes
	← 1977 1982 →

The 1980 World Karate Championships was the fifth edition of the World Karate Championships, and was held in Madrid, Spain in October 1980.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was the first tournament where women could participate but only in kata.^[4]^[5]

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Spain
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Spain
Kumite −60 kg	Spain	France	Spain
Kumite −60 kg	Spain	France	Japan
Kumite −65 kg	Japan	Japan	Spain
Kumite −65 kg	Japan	Japan	Spain
Kumite −70 kg	Spain	Spain	France
Kumite −70 kg	Spain	Spain	Netherlands
Kumite −75 kg	Japan	Imamatsu Japan	Mexico
Kumite −75 kg	Japan	Imamatsu Japan	Fred Royers Netherlands
Kumite −80 kg	Tokey Hill United States	Japan	P. Amarilla Paraguay
Kumite −80 kg	Tokey Hill United States	Japan	Otti Roethof Netherlands
Kumite +80 kg	Jean-Luc Montama France	Great Britain	Billy Blanks United States
Kumite +80 kg	Jean-Luc Montama France	Great Britain	Mexico
Kumite open	Italy	Billy Blanks United States	Spain
Kumite open	Italy	Billy Blanks United States	Japan
Team kumite	Spain	Netherlands	France
Team kumite	Spain	Netherlands	Great Britain

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Spain
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Italy

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	4	5	2	11
2	Spain	3	1	7	11
3	France	1	1	2	4
4	United States	1	1	1	3
5	Italy	1	0	1	2
6	Netherlands	0	1	3	4
7	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
8	Mexico	0	0	2	2
9	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		10	10	20	40

References[]

^ "España ganó el campeonato del mundo" (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "MEDALLERO ESPAÑOL EN CAMPEONATOS DEL MUNDO SENIOR" (in Spanish). Real Federación española de karate y disciplinas asociadas. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. April 1981. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "Microsoft Word - CONSOLIDATED_REPORT _2_.doc" (PDF). Stillmed.olympics.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

External links[]

[1] "España ganó el campeonato del mundo" (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[2] "MEDALLERO ESPAÑOL EN CAMPEONATOS DEL MUNDO SENIOR" (in Spanish). Real Federación española de karate y disciplinas asociadas. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[4] "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. April 1981. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[5] "Microsoft Word - CONSOLIDATED_REPORT _2_.doc" (PDF). Stillmed.olympics.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

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