| Host city |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 October |
| Main venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai  Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek  France | Roberta Sodero  Italy |
| Team kata | Japan |  United States |  Spain Susana Bueno Miriam Cogolludo Gema Méndez |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan | Sari Laine  Finland | Nicole Jacobs  Germany |
| Nadia Mecheri France | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney  England | Nathalie Leroy France | Alexandra Witteborn Germany |
| Marianne Tarva Finland | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer France | Lourene Bevaart  Australia | Izumi Nabeki Japan |
| Judith Nagel Germany | |||
| Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil | Petra Piskačová  Czech Republic | Tania Weekes England |
Yıldız Aras  Turkey | |||
| Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Nurhan Fırat Leyla Gedik Meral Ölmez | England |  Croatia |
| Spain Gloria Casanova Rosa Ortega Beatriz Pérez |
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Brazil * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |
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