1996 World Karate Championships
| Dates | 7–11 November |
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The 1996 World Karate Championships are the 13th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Sun City, South Africa from November 7 to November 11, 1996.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Michaël Milon France
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Ryoki Abe Japan
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Lucio Maurino Italy
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| Team kata | Japan
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France
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Italy
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| Kumite −60 kg | David Luque Spain
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Hakan Yağlı Turkey
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Shinichiro Yamamoto Japan
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Rifat Mujanović Yugoslavia
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| Kumite −65 kg | Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran
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Mark Golding Australia
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Alexandre Biamonti France
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| Bahattin Kandaz Turkey
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| Kumite −70 kg | Aslan Gubashiev Russia
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Juraj Gažo Slovakia
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Reza Mohseni Sweden
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Junior Lefevre Belgium
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| Kumite −75 kg | Wayne Otto Great Britain
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Tomás Herrero Spain
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Kazuaki Matsumoto Japan
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| Gennaro Talarico Italy
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| Kumite −80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu France
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Toshihito Kokubun Japan
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Georg Petermann Austria
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| Fernando García Spain
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| Kumite +80 kg | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan
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Andrey Anikin Russia
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Teodor Rajić Yugoslavia
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| Ian Cole Great Britain
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| Kumite open | Paul Alderson Great Britain
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Óscar Olivares Spain
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John Fonseca United States
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| Manabu Takenouchi Japan
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| Team kumite | France
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Great Britain
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Yugoslavia
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| Spain
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan
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Melanie Genung United States
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Shahrzad Mansouri Germany
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| Team kata | Japan
|
 United States
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France
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| Kumite −53 kg | Theresia Larsson Sweden
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Marise Mazurier France
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Marianna Lauková Slovakia
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| Robyn Choi Australia
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| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney Great Britain
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Mayumi Baba Japan
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Chiara Stella Bux Italy
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| Leyla Gedik Turkey
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| Kumite +60 kg | Patricia Duggin Great Britain
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Theodora Dougeni Greece
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Rosa Ortega Spain
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Bregje Kaars-Sijpestein Netherlands
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| Kumite open | Yvonne Senff Netherlands Antilles
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Izumi Nabeki Japan
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Karina Gansch Austria
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| Roberta Minet Italy
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| Team kumite | Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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| Australia
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |