1986 World Karate Championships

1986 World Karate Championships
Host city	Sydney, Australia
Dates	21–25 November
	← 1984 1988 →

The 1986 WUKO World Karate Championships are the 8th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Sydney, Australia from November 21 to November 25, 1986.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] ^[5]

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Italy
Team kata	Japan	France	Yugoslavia
Kumite −60 kg	Japan	Japan	Great Britain
Kumite −60 kg	Japan	Japan	France
Kumite −65 kg	Japan	Japan	Finland
Kumite −65 kg	Japan	Japan	Belgium
Kumite −70 kg	France	Japan	Canada
Kumite −70 kg	France	Japan	Switzerland
Kumite −75 kg	Kenneth Leeuwin Netherlands	Brazil	Australia
Kumite −75 kg	Kenneth Leeuwin Netherlands	Brazil	Australia
Kumite −80 kg	France	Pat McKay Great Britain	José Manuel Egea Spain
Kumite −80 kg	France	Pat McKay Great Britain	Italy
Kumite +80 kg	Vic Charles Great Britain	Geoff Thompson Great Britain	West Germany
Kumite +80 kg	Vic Charles Great Britain	Geoff Thompson Great Britain	Denmark
Kumite open	Sweden	Italy	Netherlands
Kumite open	Sweden	Italy	José Manuel Egea Spain
Team kumite	Great Britain	France	Sweden
Team kumite	Great Britain	France	Italy

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Japan	Japan	Australia
Team kata	Chinese Taipei	Japan	United States
Kumite −53 kg	Finland	Japan	Japan
Kumite −53 kg	Finland	Japan	Sari Laine Finland
Kumite −60 kg	Finland	Molly Samuel Great Britain	Norway
Kumite −60 kg	Finland	Molly Samuel Great Britain	Australia
Kumite +60 kg	Guusje van Mourik Netherlands	Norway	Japan
Kumite +60 kg	Guusje van Mourik Netherlands	Norway	Great Britain

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	5	7	2	14
2	Great Britain	2	3	2	7
3	France	2	2	1	5
4	Finland	2	0	2	4
5	Netherlands	2	0	1	3
6	Sweden	1	0	1	2
7	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
8	Italy	0	1	3	4
9	Norway	0	1	1	2
10	Brazil	0	1	0	1
11	Australia	0	0	4	4
12	Spain	0	0	2	2
13	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
	West Germany	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 nations)		15	15	26	56

References[]

^ "Who is Sensei Frank Nowak?". . Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. 1986 World Karate Championships. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ Toohey, Kristine; Taylor, Tracy (18 October 2013). Australian Sport. ISBN 9781317969143. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "Karate Magazin" (PDF) (in German). Karate Magazin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
^ "Black Belt". February 1974. Retrieved 1 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. OLYMPIC Karate in 1996. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

External links[]

[1] "Who is Sensei Frank Nowak?". . Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-10-31.

[2] "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. 1986 World Karate Championships. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[3] Toohey, Kristine; Taylor, Tracy (18 October 2013). Australian Sport. ISBN 9781317969143. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[4] "Karate Magazin" (PDF) (in German). Karate Magazin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

[5] "Black Belt". February 1974. Retrieved 1 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. OLYMPIC Karate in 1996. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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