Karate at the 2002 Asian Games
| Karate at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Yangsan College Gymnasium |
| Dates | October 11–12, 2002 |
| Competitors | 117 from 30 nations |
Karate was competed by men and women at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Kata was contested along with Kumite. There were 11 gold medals contested for this sport. All competition took place at the Yangsan College Gymnasium on October 11 and 12. Each country was limited to having 5 athletes.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Yukimitsu Hasegawa Japan
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Wong Pak Cheong Macau
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Rayappan Jebamalai Edward Sri Lanka
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Ku Jin Keat Malaysia
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| Kumite −55 kg |
Puvaneswaran Ramasamy Malaysia
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Otabek Kasimov Uzbekistan
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Bambang Maulidin Indonesia
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Phạm Trần Nguyên Vietnam
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| Kumite −60 kg |
Kenichi Imai Japan
|
Hossein Rouhani Iran
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Ilkhom Karimov Uzbekistan
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Hussain Al-Qattan Kuwait
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| Kumite −65 kg |
Hasan Basri Indonesia
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Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran
|
Shao Chih-kang Chinese Taipei
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| Nayef Al-Mutairi Kuwait
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| Kumite −70 kg |
Alireza Katiraei Iran
|
Shattyk Kazhymukanov Kazakhstan
|
Hsu Hsiang-ming Chinese Taipei
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Magid Adwan Qatar
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| Kumite −75 kg |
Ahmad Munir Kuwait
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Jasem Vishgahi Iran
|
Tong Kit Siong Brunei
|
Kim Byung-chul South Korea
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| Kumite +75 kg |
Mehran Behnamfar Iran
|
Andrey Korolev Kazakhstan
|
Jaber Al-Hammad Kuwait
|
Isroil Ismoilov Tajikistan
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Atsuko Wakai Japan
|
Lim Lee Lee Malaysia
|
Cheung Pui Si Macau
|
Cherli Tugday Philippines
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| Kumite −53 kg |
Vũ Kim Anh Vietnam
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Eri Fujioka Japan
|
Murugaiyan Srirajarajeswari Malaysia
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| Hsieh Ai-chen Chinese Taipei
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| Kumite −60 kg |
Premila Supramaniam Malaysia
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Chan Ka Man Hong Kong
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Kwan Man Fei Macau
|
| Gretchen Malalad Philippines
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| Kumite +60 kg |
Nguyễn Trọng Bảo Ngọc Vietnam
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Sofiya Kaspulatova Uzbekistan
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Natalya Solodilova Kazakhstan
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| Emiko Honma Japan
|
Medal table
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Iran |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Vietnam |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kuwait |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Macau |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Philippines |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Brunei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
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Participating nations
A total of 117 athletes from 30 nations competed in karate at the 2002 Asian Games:
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