1998 World Karate Championships
| Host city |
 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | October 15–18 | ||
| Main venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | ||
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The 1998 World Karate Championships are the 14th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 15 to October 18, 1998.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryoki Abe Japan (JPN) |
Michaël Milon France (FRA) |
Javier Hernández Spain (ESP) |
| Team kata | Japan |
 Italy |
France |
| Kumite −60 kg | David Luque Spain (ESP) |
Joël Barst France (FRA) |
Hakan Yağlı Turkey (TUR) |
| Francesco Ortu Italy (ITA) | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Alexandre Biamonti France (FRA) |
Jean Carlos Peña.svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) |
Célio René Vieira Brazil (BRA) |
| José Puertas Spain (ESP) | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Haldun Alagaş Turkey (TUR) |
Samad Azadi Germany (GER) |
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| Shisua Shiina Japan (JPN) | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | David Félix France (FRA) |
Antônio Carlos Pinto Brazil (BRA) |
Allan Busk Denmark (DEN) |
| Gennaro Talarico Italy (ITA) | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu France (FRA) |
Ali Shaterzadeh Iran (IRI) |
Zeynel Çelik Turkey (TUR) |
Wayne Otto England (ENG) | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Haubold Germany (GER) |
Yasumasa Shimizu Japan (JPN) |
Óscar Olivares Spain (ESP) |
| Davide Benetello Italy (ITA) | |||
| Kumite open | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece (GRE) |
Marcos Fernández Spain (ESP) |
Alireza Katiraei Iran (IRI) |
| Leon Walters England (ENG) | |||
| Team kumite | France |
England |
Spain |
| Germany |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan (JPN) |
Myriam Szkudlarek France (FRA) |
Roberta Sodero Italy (ITA) |
| Team kata | Japan |
 United States |
Spain |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan (JPN) |
Sari Laine Finland (FIN) |
Nicole Jacobs Germany (GER) |
| Nadia Mecheri France (FRA) | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney England (ENG) |
Nathalie Leroy France (FRA) |
Alexandra Witteborn Germany (GER) |
| Marianne Tarva Finland (FIN) | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer France (FRA) |
Lourene Bevaart Australia (AUS) |
Izumi Nabeki Japan (JPN) |
| Judith Nagel Germany (GER) | |||
| Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil (BRA) |
Petra Piskačová Czech Republic (CZE) |
Tania Weekes England (ENG) |
| Yıldız Aras Turkey (TUR) | |||
| Team kumite | Turkey |
England |
 Croatia |
| Spain |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |
References
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