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| Host city |  Munich, Germany |
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| Dates | 12–15 October |
| Main venue | Olympiahalle |
The 2000 World Karate Championships are the 15th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Munich, Germany from October 12 to October 15, 2000.
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| Host city | Munich, Germany |
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| Dates | 12–15 October |
| Main venue | Olympiahalle |
The 2000 World Karate Championships are the 15th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Munich, Germany from October 12 to October 15, 2000.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai  Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek  France | Roberta Sodero  Italy |
| Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Myriam Szkudlarek | Japan | Italy |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan | Nadia Mecheri France | Gladys Eusebio  Peru |
Marijana Vićovac  FR Yugoslavia | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Alexandra Witteborn Germany | Chiara Stella Bux Italy | Slađana Mitić FR Yugoslavia |
| Mayumi Baba Japan | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Natsu Yamaguchi Japan | Gloria Casanova  Spain | Elisabeth Fuchs  Austria |
| Laurence Fischer France | |||
| Kumite open | Yıldız Aras  Turkey | Nathalie Leroy France | Eri Fujioka Japan |
| Roberta Minet Italy | |||
| Team kumite | France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mecheri | Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Estefanía García Sonia Gómez | Japan |
| Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Meral Ölmez |
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany * | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |
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