| Host city |  Macau |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 May 2005 |
The 2005 Asian Karate Championships are the 7th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Macau, China from 19 to 22 May 2005.
| Host city | Macau |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 May 2005 |
The 2005 Asian Karate Championships are the 7th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Macau, China from 19 to 22 May 2005.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kasuga Wakabayashi  Japan | Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân  Vietnam | Stephanie Lim  Philippines |
Lim Lee Lee  Malaysia | |||
| Team kata | Japan | Malaysia | Macau |
 Chinese Taipei | |||
| Kumite −48 kg | Vasantha Marial Anthony Malaysia | Vũ Thị Nguyệt Ánh Vietnam | Kou Man I Macau |
Rubporn Viriyaphant  Thailand | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Natsuki Fujiwara Japan | Đào Thị Tú Anh Vietnam | Jenny Zeannet  Indonesia |
| Yanisa Torrattanawathana Thailand | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Yuko Takahashi Japan | Yamini Gopalasamy Malaysia | Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến Vietnam |
Chan Ka Man  Hong Kong | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Sofiya Kaspulatova  Uzbekistan | Natalya Solodilova  Kazakhstan | Emiko Honma Japan |
| Paula Carion Macau | |||
| Kumite open | Sofiya Kaspulatova Uzbekistan | Chan Ka Man Hong Kong | Tomoko Araga Japan |
| Hsieh Ai-chen Chinese Taipei | |||
| Team kumite | Japan | Malaysia | Thailand |
| Vietnam |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 | |
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