Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
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Dates | 13–16 November |
Main venue | Nippon Budokan |
The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008.[1]
* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan* | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
13 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
14 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 |
888 athletes from 97 nations competed.