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| Host city |  Foshan, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–27 September 2009 |
| Main venue | Nanhai Gymnasium |
The 2009 Asian Karate Championships are the 9th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Nanhai Gymnasium, Foshan, China from September 25 to September 27, 2009.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Itaru Oki  Japan | Tan Chee Sheng  Malaysia | Chris Cheng  Hong Kong |
Davoud Shahcheraghi  Iran | |||
| Team kata | Japan | Iran |  Indonesia |
| Malaysia | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | Mohammad Ghasemi Iran | Phạm Hoài Long  Vietnam | Imad Al-Malki  Saudi Arabia |
Ahmad Saif  Iraq | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Mohammad Reza Ghoroubi Iran | Mohd Fida'iy Hj Sani  Brunei | Donny Dharmawan Indonesia |
Darkhan Assadilov  Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite −67 kg | Shinji Nagaki Japan | Rinat Sagandykov Kazakhstan | Hassan Ghaffari Iran |
Abdullah Al-Otaibi  Kuwait | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Saeid Farrokhi Iran | Ko Matsuhisa Japan | Shaharudin Jamaludin Malaysia |
| Lee Ka Wai Hong Kong | |||
| Kumite −84 kg | Nader Jodat Iran | Satoshi Ibuchi Japan | Mohd Hatta Mahamut Malaysia |
| Xu Xiangwu China | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Zabihollah Poursheib Iran | Kim Rak-won  South Korea | Umar Syarief Indonesia |
Amer Abu Afifeh  Jordan | |||
| Team kumite | Iran | Japan | Jordan |
| Kazakhstan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Rika Usami Japan | Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân Vietnam | Lim Lee Lee Malaysia |
Cheung Pui Si  Macau | |||
| Team kata | Japan | Vietnam | Hong Kong |
| Malaysia | |||
| Kumite −50 kg | Li Hong China | Chen Yen-hui  Chinese Taipei | Martinel Prihastuti Indonesia |
| Vũ Thị Nguyệt Ánh Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | Miki Kobayashi Japan | Chen Dan China | Mae Soriano  Philippines |
| Vathana Gopalasamy Malaysia | |||
| Kumite −61 kg | Wu Qiufeng China | Chang Ting Chinese Taipei | Yamini Gopalasamy Malaysia |
| Bùi Thị Triều Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −68 kg | Feng Lanlan China | Jamaliah Jamaludin Malaysia | Sofiya Kaspulatova  Uzbekistan |
Ni Ni Cho Thae  Myanmar | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Emiko Honma Japan | Gaukhar Chaikuzova Kazakhstan | Tang Lingling China |
| Looi Lai Yan Malaysia | |||
| Team kumite | Japan | Uzbekistan | Malaysia |
| China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Brunei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
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