| Host city |  Long Beach, United States |
|---|---|
The 1975 World Karate Championships are the 3rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Long Beach, United States in 1975. [1] [2] [3]
| Host city | Long Beach, United States |
|---|---|
The 1975 World Karate Championships are the 3rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Long Beach, United States in 1975. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Kazusada Murakami  Japan | Junichiro Hamaguchi Japan | Pedro Rivera  Dominican Republic |
| Team |  Great Britain | Japan |  Netherlands |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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