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Karate was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California. Karate has been a World Games sport in every edition of The World Games. There have been kata and kumite events at every edition of the games.[1]
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| Competition details | |
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| Discipline | Karate |
| Type | kumite and kata, biennial |
| Organiser | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
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Kata
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Keji Okada (JPN) |
Masashi Koyama (JPN) |
 Domingo Llanos (USA) |
| 1985 London | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN) |
Masashi Koyama (JPN) |
Julio Martinez (USA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tsuguo Sakamoto (JPN) |
 Dario Marchini (ITA) |
Tomoyuki Aihara (JPN) Pasquale Acri (ITA) |
| 1993 The Hague | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Pasquale Acri (ITA) |
 Laurent Riccio (FRA) |
| 1997 Lahti | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Lucio Maurino (ITA) |
Yukimitsu Hasegawa (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Ryoki Abe (JPN) |
Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
 Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
 Akio Tamashiro (PER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Luca Valdesi (ITA) |
Vu Duc Minh Dack (FRA) |
Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 2013 Cali | Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
 Ibrahim Magdy Ahmed (EGY) |
Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |
 Damián Quintero (ESP) |
Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Kazumasa Moto (JPN) |
Damián Quintero (ESP) |
Gakuji Tozaki (USA) |
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Kumite −60 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Masayuki Naito (JPN) |
Fernando Roseuero (ESP) |
 Joe Tierney (GBR) Giuseppe Tinnirello (ITA) |
| 1985 London | Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) |
 Ino Alberto (NED) |
Jean-Louis Granet (FRA) Abdu Shaher (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Stein Rønning (NOR) |
Nicola Simmi (ITA) |
Sinichi Hasegawa (JPN) Abdu Shaher (GBR) |
| 1993 The Hague | Norimassa Fujita (JPN) |
 Veysel Bugur (TUR) |
Damien Dovy (FRA) Peter Overbeck (GER) |
| 1997 Lahti | David Luque (ESP) |
 Michal Šebesta (SVK) |
Alessandro Lancione (ITA) Shinichiro Yamamoto (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Kenichi Imai (JPN) |
Francesco Ortu (ITA) |
Milo Hodge (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Michele Giuliani (ITA) |
 Yuriy Kalashnikov (RUS) |
Miguel Yépez (VEN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Douglas Brose (BRA) |
 Hsia Wenhaung (TPE) |
 Danil Domdjoni (CRO) |
| 2013 Cali |  Andrés Rendón (COL) |
Douglas Brose (BRA) |
 El Mehdi Benrouida (MAR) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Firdovsi Farzaliyev (AZE) |
 Amir Mehdizadeh (IRI) |
Matías Gómez (ESP) |
| 2022 Birmingham |  Ayoub Anis Helassa (ALG) |
Douglas Brose (BRA) |
Angelo Crescenzo (ITA) |
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Kumite −65 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Yoshikazu Ono (JPN) |
Toshiaki Maeda (JPN) |
Robert De Luca (ITA) Kesayoshi Yokouchi (JPN) |
| 1985 London | Roel van Loen (NED) |
Arno Lund (NOR) |
 Ignacio Lugo (MEX) Ramon Malave (SWE) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Janne Timonen (FIN) |
Reginaldo Doran (NED) |
Francesco Muffato (ITA) Jesús Juan Rubio (ESP) |
| 1993 The Hague | Murat Uysal (GER) |
Michael Braun (FRA) |
Jeffrey Snel (NED) |
| 1997 Lahti |  Marc Golding (AUS) |
Olli Ortiz (FIN) |
Sveinung Byberg (NOR) Jukka Koivunen (FIN) |
| 2001 Akita | Jason Ledgister (GBR) |
Jean Carlos Peña (VEN) |
Yusuke Inokoshi (JPN) |
| 2005 Duisburg |  Dimitrios Triantafyllis (GRE) |
Luis Plumacher (VEN) |
Christian Grüner (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Ádám Kovács (HUN) |
William Rollé (FRA) |
Ömer Kemaloğlu (TUR) |
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Kumite −67 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | José Ramírez (COL) |
Magdy Mamdouh Mohamed (EGY) |
Tsuneari Yahiro (AUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Steven Da Costa (FRA) |
Jordan Thomas (GBR) |
 Deivis Ferreras (DOM) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Vinícius Figueira (BRA) |
Yves Martial Tadissi (HUN) |
Dionysios Xenos (GRE) |
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Kumite −70 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Cecil Hackett (GBR) |
Bernard Bilicki (FRA) |
Yukiyoshi Marutani (JPN) Seiji Nishimura (JPN) |
| 1985 London | Cecil Hackett (GBR) |
Jim Collins (GBR) |
Kyo Hayashi (JPN) Thierry Masci (FRA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Jörg Reus (GER) |
William Thomas (GBR) |
Yoshimiro Anzai (JPN) Appie Echteld (NED) |
| 1993 The Hague | Junichi Watanabe (JPN) |
Massimiliano Oggiano (ITA) |
Ronny Rivano (NED) William Thomas (GBR) |
| 1997 Lahti | Claudio della Rocca (ITA) |
Kimmo Obiora (FIN) |
Reza Mohseni (SWE) |
| 2001 Akita | Yasuhisa Inada (JPN) |
Yoshinori Matsumoto (JPN) |
Hussein el-Desouky (EGY) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Giuseppe di Domenico (ITA) |
Emilio Oviedo (MEX) |
Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov (RUS) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jean Carlos Peña (VEN) |
Shinji Nagaki (JPN) |
Tamer Mourssy (EGY) |
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Kumite −75 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Lin Chi-min (TPE) |
Fred Royers (NED) |
Gouze (FRA) Ángel López (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Yorihisa Uchida (JPN) |
Serge Serfati (ITA) |
D. Beam (USA) Didier Moreau (FRA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Toni Dietl (FRG) |
 Djim Doula (SUI) |
Ko Haashi (JPN) Kosta Sariyannis (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Wayne Otto (GBR) |
Gabriel Berg (SWE) |
Ali Aktepe (NED) Saeid Ashtian (IRI) |
| 1997 Lahti | Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
Jussi Immonen (FIN) |
Alireza Katiraei (IRI) Kazuaki Matsumoto (JPN) |
| 2001 Akita | Gennaro Talarico (ITA) |
Takahiro Niki (JPN) |
 Adnan Hadzic (BIH) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Köksal Cakir (GER) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
Klaudio Farmadin (SVK) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE) |
 Diego Vandeschrick (BEL) |
Kou Matsuhisa (JPN) |
| 2013 Cali | Rafael Aghayev (AZE) |
Noah Bitsch (GER) |
Mohamed Abdelrahman Ali (EGY) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Stanislav Horuna (UKR) |
Ali Asghar Asiabari (IRI) |
Hernâni Veríssimo (BRA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Abdalla Abdelaziz (EGY) |
Stanislav Horuna (UKR) |
 Dastonbek Otabolaev (UZB) |
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Kumite −80 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Osamu Kamikodo (JPN) |
Hisao Murase (JPN) |
Tokey Hill (USA) Otti Roethoff (NED) |
| 1985 London | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Pierre Pinar (FRA) |
Arild Engh (NOR) Mervyn Etienne (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Gianluca Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Kemal Aktepe (NED) |
Sven Mohnssen (FRG) Ralf Wintergarst (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Augustus Paul (GBR) |
Miko Virkola (FIN) |
Peter Bathoorn (NED) Sami Tainen (FIN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Toshihito Kokubun (JPN) |
 George Petermann (AUT) |
Simon Adolfsson (SWE) Jørn Ove Hansen (NOR) |
| 2001 Akita | Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
William Finegan (USA) |
Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS) |
Salvatore Loria (ITA) |
 Philippe Poirier (CAN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Huang Hao-yun (TPE) |
Islamutdin Eldaruchev (RUS) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
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Kumite −84 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ryutaro Araga (JPN) |
Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY) |
Michail Georgios Tzanos (GRE) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Zabihollah Pourshab (IRI) |
Ryutaro Araga (JPN) |
Uğur Aktaş (TUR) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Youssef Badawy (EGY) |
Nabil Ech-chaabi (MAR) |
Kamran Madani (USA) |
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Kumite +80 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ludwig Kotzebue (NED) |
Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI) |
Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) Francisco Torres (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Mohammadjalal Mohammadian (IRI) |
Leslie Jensen (SWE) |
Karl Daggfeldt (SWE) Massimo di Luigi (ITA) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Ralf Brachmann (FRG) |
Ian Cole (GBR) Juan Antonio Hernández (ESP) |
| 1993 The Hague | Marc Hamon (CAN) |
Ian Cole (GBR) |
Pierre Amman (SUI) Hans Roovers (NED) |
| 1997 Lahti | Leon Walters (GBR) |
Davide Benetello (ITA) |
Andrey Anikin (RUS) Gabriel Berg (SWE) |
| 2001 Akita | Seydina Baldé (FRA) |
Stefano Maniscalco (ITA) |
Leon Walters (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS) |
Felix Kühnle (GER) |
Alen Zamlic (CRO) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jonathan Horne (GER) |
Spyridon Margaritopoulos (GRE) |
 Almir Cecunjanin (MNE) |
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Kumite +84 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Jonathan Horne (GER) |
Angel Aponte (VEN) |
Shahin Atamov (AZE) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Hideyoshi Kagawa (JPN) |
Sajjad Ganjzadeh (IRI) |
 Michał Bąbos (POL) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Babacar Seck (ESP) |
Anđelo Kvesić (CRO) |
Taha Tarek (EGY) |
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Kumite open
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Vic Charles (GBR) |
Marc Pyrée (FRA) |
Billy Blanks (USA) Claude Petinella (FRA) |
| 1985 London | Vic Charles (GBR) |
Emmanuel Pinda (FRA) |
Arild Engh (NOR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Claudio Guazzaroni (ITA) |
Yasumasa Shimizu (JPN) |
Jürgen Möldner (GER) Marc Pyrée (FRA) |
| 1993 The Hague | Rob Mol (NED) |
Marc Hamon (CAN) |
Rogier Alken (NED) Reza Mohseni (SWE) |
| 1997 Lahti | Ian Cole (GBR) |
Manabu Takenouchi (JPN) |
Davide Benetello (ITA) Wayne Otto (GBR) |
| 2001 Akita | David Félix (FRA) |
Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
Craig Burke (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Alexander Gerunov (RUS) |
Shinji Nagaki (JPN) |
Mohamed el-Shemy (EGY) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Khalid Khalidov (KAZ) |
Hany Shaker Keshta (EGY) |
Almir Cecunjanin (MNE) |
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Women
Kata
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Susuko Okamura (JPN) |
Mie Nakayama (JPN) |
María Moreno (ESP) |
| 1985 London | Mie Nakayama (JPN) |
Chu Meyyueh (TPE) |
Stesuko Tajima (JPN) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Yuki Mimura (JPN) |
Hisami Yokoyama (JPN) |
Simone Schreiner (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Yuki Mimura (JPN) |
Simone Schreiner (GER) |
Cathérine Bernard (FRA) |
| 1997 Lahti | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Roberta Sodero (ITA) |
Cinzia Colaiacomo (ITA) |
| 2001 Akita | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Yohana Sànchez (VEN) |
Junko Arai (USA) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Atsuko Wakai (JPN) |
Myriam Szkudlarek (FRA) |
Ana Sofia Martínez (VEN) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE) |
María Dimitrova (DOM) |
Sara Battaglia (ITA) |
| 2013 Cali | Sandy Scordo (FRA) |
Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (VIE) |
Sara Battaglia (ITA) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Kiyou Shimizu (JPN) |
Sandra Sánchez (ESP) |
Sandy Scordo (FRA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Sandra Sánchez (ESP) |
Hikaru Ono (JPN) |
 Grace Lau (HKG) |
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Kumite −50 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Serap Özçelik (TUR) |
Alexandra Recchia (FRA) |
Maria Alexiadis (AUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Alexandra Recchia (FRA) |
Miho Miyahara (JPN) |
Serap Özçelik (TUR) |
| 2022 Birmingham |  Junna Tsukii (PHI) |
Yorgelis Salazar (VEN) |
Miho Miyahara (JPN) |
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Kumite −53 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Cathérine Girardet (FRA) |
Li Yan (TPE) |
Alba Howard (USA) C. Sequara (VEN) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Girardet (FRA) |
Gerlinde Bude (FRG) |
Shirley Graham (GBR) Yuko Hasama (JPN) |
| 1993 The Hague | Ivonne Senff (NED) |
Marise Mazurier (FRA) |
Sari Laine (FIN) Jillian Toney (GBR) |
| 1997 Lahti | Jillian Toney (GBR) |
Eri Fujioka (JPN) |
Theresia Larsson (SWE) Michaela Nanni (ITA) |
| 2001 Akita | Sachiko Miyamoto (JPN) |
Eri Fujioka (JPN) |
Sari Laine (FIN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Heba Aly (EGY) |
Tomoko Araga (JPN) |
Kora Knühmann (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jelena Kovačević (CRO) |
Chen Yen-hui (TPE) |
Gülderen Çelik (TUR) |
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Kumite −55 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lucie Ignace (FRA) |
Jelena Kovačević (CRO) |
Yassmin Hamdy Attia (EGY) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Valéria Kumizaki (BRA) |
Wen Tzu-yun (TPE) |
Sara Cardin (ITA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) |
Ahlam Youssef (EGY) |
Trinity Allen (USA) |
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Kumite −60 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Beverly Morris (GBR) |
G. Black (USA) |
Angelika Forster (FRG) Wang Kueiyang (TPE) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Brigitte Thäle (FRG) |
Annette Bailey (GBR) |
Akemi Kimura (JPN) Junko Kurata (JPN) |
| 1993 The Hague | Molly Samuel (GBR) |
Annelies Bouma (NED) |
Irene Lyez (AUT) Sari Nyback (FIN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Chiara Stella Bux (ITA) |
Julliet Toney (GBR) |
Mayuni Baba (JPN) Carmen García (ESP) |
| 2001 Akita |  Karin Prinsloo (RSA) |
Kellie Shimmings (AUS) |
 Roksanda Lazarevic (YUG) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Snezana Peric (SCG) |
Maria Musall (GER) |
Lejla Ferhatbegovic (BIH) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Mariya Sobol (RUS) |
Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK) |
Ting Chang (TPE) |
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Kumite −61 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Lina Gómez (COL) |
 Jacqueline Factos (ECU) |
Olga Malofeeva (RUS) |
| 2017 Wrocław |  Alexandra Grande (PER) |
Anita Serogina (UKR) |
Ingrida Suchánková (SVK) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Anita Serogina (UKR) |
Alexandra Grande (PER) |
Ingrida Suchánková (SVK) |
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Kumite −68 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Kayo Someya (JPN) |
Ana Escandón (COL) |
Cheryl Kimberly Murphy (USA) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Lamya Matoub (ALG) |
Alisa Buchinger (AUT) |
Kayo Someya (JPN) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Silvia Semeraro (ITA) |
Alisa Buchinger (AUT) |
Alizée Agier (FRA) |
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Kumite +60 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Janice Argyle (GBR) |
Rosa Maria Ghidotti (ITA) |
Yvette Bryan (GBR) Stirre Nygaard (NOR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Cathérine Belhriti (FRA) |
Marie-Ange Legros (FRA) |
Diane Reilly (GBR) Simone Schreiner (FRG) |
| 1993 The Hague | Karin Olsson (SWE) |
Nurhan Firat (TUR) |
Janice Francis (GBR) Yukiko Yoneda (JPN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Yukiko Yoneda (JPN) |
Christina Madrid (MEX) |
Patricia Duggin (GBR) Michaela Fryblova (NOR) |
| 2001 Akita | Emiko Honma (JPN) |
 Tessy Scholtes (LUX) |
Tania Weekes (GBR) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Nadine Ziemer (GER) |
Elisa Au (USA) |
Tania Weekes (GBR) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Arnela Odžaković (BIH) |
Tiffany Fanjat (FRA) |
Silvia Sperner (GER) |
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Kumite +68 kg
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) |
Nadege Ait Ibrahim (FRA) |
Isabel Aco (PER) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) |
Hamideh Abbasali (IRI) |
Anne-Laure Florentin (FRA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Sofya Berultseva (KAZ) |
María Torres (ESP) |
 Chehinez Jemi (TUN) |
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Kumite open
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Yildiz Aras (TUR) |
Natasha Hardy (AUS) |
Nadine Ziemer (GER) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Eva Medvedová-Tulejová (SVK) |
 Letitia Carr (NZL) |
Ema Aničić (CRO) |
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