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Deutsch1980 World Karate Championships
| Host city |  Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–30 November |
| Main venue | Palacio de Deportes |
The 1980 World Karate Championships was the fifth edition of the World Karate Championships, and was held in Madrid, Spain in October 1980.[1][2][3] It was the first tournament where women could participate but only in kata.[4][5]
Medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Keji Okada Japan | Masashi Koyama Japan | Jorge Romero Spain |
| Deogracias Medina Spain | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Ricardo Abad Spain | Jean-Louis Granet France | Fernando Rosuero Spain |
| Junichi Sugiyama Japan | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Toshiaki Maeda Japan | Zenichi Ono Japan | Felipe Hita Spain |
| José Arsenal Spain | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | José Damián González Spain | Antonio Martínez Spain | Thierry Masci France |
Danny Schenker Netherlands | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Sadao Tajima Japan | Imamatsu Japan | Wenceslao Aguilar Mexico |
| Fred Royers Netherlands | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Tokey Hill United States | Naomi Takukawa Japan | P. Amarilla Paraguay |
| Otti Roethof Netherlands | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Jean-Luc Montama France | Livi Whyte Great Britain | Billy Blanks United States |
| Rolando Sías Mexico | |||
| Kumite open | Giovanni Ricciardi Italy | Billy Blanks United States | Juan Pedro Carbilla Spain |
| Hisao Murase Japan | |||
| Team kumite | Spain | Netherlands | France |
| Great Britain |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Suzuko Okamura Japan | Mie Nakayama Japan | María Moreno Spain |
| Marina Sasso Italy |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "España ganó el campeonato del mundo". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "MEDALLERO ESPAÑOL EN CAMPEONATOS DEL MUNDO SENIOR" (in Spanish). Real Federación española de karate y disciplinas asociadas. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Black Belt". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Black Belt". April 1981. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - CONSOLIDATED_REPORT _2_.doc" (PDF). Stillmed.olympics.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.