1980 World Karate Championships
| Dates | November 27–30 |
|---|---|
The 1980 World Karate Championships was the 5th 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]
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Keji Okada Japan
|
Masashi Koyama Japan
|
Jorge Romero Spain
|
| Deogracias Medina Spain
| |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Ricardo Abad Spain
|
Jean-Louis Granet France
|
Fernando Rosuero Spain
|
| Junichi Sugiyama Japan
| |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Toshiaki Maeda Japan
|
Zenichi Ono Japan
|
Felipe Hita Spain
|
| José Arsenal Spain
| |||
| Kumite −70 kg | José Damián González Spain
|
Antonio Martínez Spain
|
Thierry Masci France
|
Schenker Netherlands
| |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Sadao Tajima Japan
|
Imamatsu Japan
|
Wenceslao Aguilar Mexico
|
| Fred Royers Netherlands
| |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Tokey Hill United States
|
Naomi Takukawa Japan
|
Amarilla Paraguay
|
| Otti Roethof Netherlands
| |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Jean-Luc Montama France
|
Livi Whyte Great Britain
|
Billy Blanks United States
|
| Sías Mexico
| |||
| Kumite open | Giovanni Ricciardi Italy
|
Billy Blanks United States
|
Juan Pedro Carbilla Spain
|
| Hisao Murase Japan
| |||
| Team kumite | Spain
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
| Great Britain
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Suzuko Okamura Japan
|
Mie Nakayama Japan
|
María Victoria Moreno Spain
|
| Marina Sasso Italy
|
Medal table
| 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 |
| Total | 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. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Black Belt". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2014.