World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships

World Karate Championship Junior

Karate World Championships JuniorCurrent event or competition:
2022 U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships

Competition details
Discipline| Karate
Type| Kumite and Kata, biennial
Organiser| World Karate Federation (WKF)
Divisions
Current weight divisions| Cadet

Male -52Kg,-57Kg, -63Kg
Female -47Kg, -54Kg, 54+Kg
Junior
Male -55Kg,-61Kg, -68Kg, -76Kg and 76+Kg
Female -48Kg, -53Kg, -59Kg and 59+Kg
U21

Male -60Kg,-67Kg, -75Kg, -84Kg and 84+Kg
Female -50Kg, -55Kg, -61Kg, -68Kg and 68+Kg
History
First edition| 1996 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Editions| 12 (2022)
Most recent| 2022 in Konya, Turkey

The World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships, also knows as World Karate Championship Junior are the highest level of competition for karate for U21 athletes organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).[1] Initiated in 1996 held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the competition is held in a different city every two years.[2]

## Age divisions

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Cadets 14-16 / Juniors 16-18 / Espoirs 18-21 (Since 2009)

## Weight divisions

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The weight classification in this competition is divided into three categories, which are:

| Female  | Male

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Cadet | -47kg  | -54kg  | 54+kg  | \-  | \-  | -52kg  | -57kg  | -63kg  | \-  | \-
Junior | -48kg  | -53kg  | -59kg  | 59+kg  | \-  | -55kg  | -61kg  | -68kg  | -76kg  | 76+kg
U21 | -50kg  | -55kg  | -61kg  | -68kg  | 68+kg  | -60kg  | -67kg  | -75kg  | -84kg  | 84+kg

## Editions

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Source:[3]

8th WORLD CADET & JUNIOR KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 3rd UNDER 21 CUP - 2013

1996 Unofficial

Edition  | Year  | Host City  | Host Country  | Events  | Results

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Cadet and Junior World Championship
0  | 1996 | Johannesburg |  South Africa |  |
1  | 1999 | Sofia |  Bulgaria |  |
2  | 2001 | Athens |  Greece |  |
3  | 2003 | Marseille |  France |  |
4  | 2005 | Limassol |  Cyprus |  |
5  | 2007 | Istanbul |  Turkey |  |
Cadet and Junior and U21 (Espoirs) World Championship
6  | 2009 | Rabat |  Morocco |  |
7  | 2011 | Malacca |  Malaysia |  |
8  | 2013 | Guadalajara |  Spain |  | [4]
9  | 2015 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |  | [5]
10  | 2017 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |  Spain |  | [6]
11  | 2019 | Santiago |  Chile | 35  | [7]
12  | 2022 | Konya |  Turkey | 35  | [8]
13  | 2024 | Venice |  Italy | 35  | [9]

## All-time medal table

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The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2022 U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships:

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Japan| 62| 18| 30| 110
2|  Egypt| 47| 27| 51| 125
3|  France| 37| 35| 66| 138
4|  Turkey| 37| 33| 46| 116
5|  Iran| 25| 13| 32| 70
6|  Spain| 18| 23| 39| 80
7|  Italy| 17| 23| 46| 86
8|  Kazakhstan| 7| 2| 11| 20
9|  Algeria| 6| 4| 4| 14
10|  Croatia| 6| 3| 23| 32
11|  Germany| 5| 13| 28| 46
12|  Russia| 5| 10| 20| 35
13|  Morocco| 5| 8| 17| 30
14|  Greece| 5| 5| 7| 17
15|  England| 5| 3| 13| 21
16|  Montenegro| 5| 0| 8| 13
17|  Azerbaijan| 4| 9| 13| 26
18|  Indonesia| 4| 6| 2| 12
19|  Hungary| 4| 3| 13| 20
20|  Serbia| 4| 3| 7| 14
21|  United States| 3| 7| 8| 18
22|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 3| 4| 10| 17
23|  Jordan| 3| 4| 8| 15
24|  Saudi Arabia| 3| 4| 2| 9
25|  Tunisia| 2| 3| 7| 12
26|  Netherlands| 2| 2| 12| 16
27|  Brazil| 2| 2| 8| 12
28|  Mexico| 2| 1| 8| 11
29|  Venezuela| 1| 8| 10| 19
30|  Slovakia| 1| 6| 13| 20
31|  Austria| 1| 5| 9| 15
32|  Vietnam| 1| 5| 2| 8
33|  Ukraine| 1| 4| 11| 16
34|  Serbia and Montenegro| 1| 4| 3| 8
35|  Denmark| 1| 3| 4| 8
36|  Chile| 1| 3| 1| 5
37|  Belgium| 1| 2| 7| 10
38|  Kuwait| 1| 2| 6| 9
39|  Belarus| 1| 1| 7| 9
40|  Peru| 1| 1| 6| 8
41|  Canada| 1| 1| 4| 6
Estonia| 1| 1| 4| 6
43|  Poland| 1| 1| 2| 4
Senegal| 1| 1| 2| 4
Yugoslavia| 1| 1| 2| 4
46|  China| 1| 1| 1| 3
Luxembourg| 1| 1| 1| 3
48|  Thailand| 1| 0| 1| 2
49|  United Arab Emirates| 1| 0| 0| 1
50|  Bulgaria| 0| 5| 6| 11
51|  Latvia| 0| 5| 0| 5
52|  North Macedonia| 0| 3| 6| 9
53|  Switzerland| 0| 3| 1| 4
54|  Norway| 0| 3| 0| 3
55|  Czech Republic| 0| 2| 4| 6
56|  New Zealand| 0| 2| 3| 5
57|  Scotland| 0| 1| 5| 6
58|  Australia| 0| 1| 3| 4
59|  Finland| 0| 1| 1| 2
Uzbekistan| 0| 1| 1| 2
61|  Ecuador| 0| 1| 0| 1
Great Britain| 0| 1| 0| 1
Taiwan| 0| 1| 0| 1
64|  Malaysia| 0| 0| 4| 4
Portugal| 0| 0| 4| 4
66|  Dominican Republic| 0| 0| 3| 3
67|  El Salvador| 0| 0| 2| 2
Philippines| 0| 0| 2| 2
Sweden| 0| 0| 2| 2
70|  Argentina| 0| 0| 1| 1
Armenia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Chinese Taipei| 0| 0| 1| 1
Colombia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Libya| 0| 0| 1| 1
Moldova| 0| 0| 1| 1
Qatar| 0| 0| 1| 1
Romania| 0| 0| 1| 1
Saar| 0| 0| 1| 1
Slovenia| 0| 0| 1| 1
South Africa| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (80 entries)| 349| 349| 693| 1,391

## References

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1. ^ "World Junior Karate Championships | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
2. ^ "Results - World Championships Junior | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
3. ^ "Karate Records - Karate results and charts".
4. ^ "WKF Online Registration: 8th WORLD CADET & JUNIOR KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 3rd UNDER 21 CUP".
5. ^ "WKF Online Registration: World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships 2015".
6. ^ "WKF Online Registration: World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships 2017".
7. ^ "WKF Online Registration: WKF Cadet, Junior & U21 World Championships 2019 - Santiago".
8. ^ "WKF Online Registration: WKF Cadet, Junior and U21 World Championships 2022 - Konya".
9. ^ "WKF Online Registration: WKF Cadet, Junior and U21 World Championships 2024 - Venice".

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