| Host city |  Cairo, Egypt |
|---|---|
The 1988 World Karate Championships are the 9th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt in October 1988.
| Host city | Cairo, Egypt |
|---|---|
The 1988 World Karate Championships are the 9th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt in October 1988.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura  Japan | Hisami Yokoyama Japan | Kathy Jones  United States |
| Team kata | Japan | United States |  Italy |
| Kumite −53 kg | Yuko Hasama Japan | Catherine Girardet  France | Mari Capechi  Venezuela |
Shirley Graham  Great Britain | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Akemi Kimura Japan | Junko Kurata Japan | Gina Halteman United States |
Ruth Hahn  West Germany | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Guusje van Mourik  Netherlands | Ylva Wickberg  Sweden | Marie-Ange Legros France |
| Marzia Sartirani Italy |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 60 | |
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