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| Host city |  Paris, France |
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| Dates | 21–25 November |
| Main venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
The 2012 World Karate Championships are the 21st edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Paris, France from November 21 to November 25, 2012.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 |  Japan | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
990 athletes from 116 nations competed. [1]
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (4) Algeria (16)
Andorra (1)
Argentina (4)
Armenia (5)
Australia (8)
Austria (11) Azerbaijan (9)
Bangladesh (3)
Belarus (11)
Belgium (9)
Belize (1)
Benin (7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (12)
Botswana (2) Brazil (12)
Bulgaria (11)
Cameroon (6)
Canada (12)
Chile (10) China (12)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Colombia (14)
Congo (5)
Costa Rica (2) Croatia (23)
Cuba (2)
Curaçao (1)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (12)
Denmark (6) Dominican Republic (7)
Ecuador (6) Egypt (19)
England (19)
Estonia (1)
Finland (8) France (24)
Gabon (8)
Georgia (7)
Germany (22) Greece (13)
Guinea (1)
Hong Kong (9)
Hungary (13)
Iceland (3)
India (9)
Indonesia (10) Iran (14)
Ireland (6)
Israel (6) Italy (18) Japan (21) Kazakhstan (12)
Kenya (13)
Kuwait (8)
Latvia (6)
Lebanon (1)
Libya (4)
Luxembourg (5)
Macau (6)
Macedonia (12)
Madagascar (8)
Malaysia (13)
Mali (2)
Mexico (15)
Moldova (3)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (17)
Morocco (18)
Mozambique (2)
Nepal (3)
Netherlands (11)
New Zealand (10)
Nicaragua (2)
Norway (5)
Pakistan (1)
Palestine (1)
Peru (11)
Philippines (1)
Poland (7)
Portugal (17)
Puerto Rico (2)
Qatar (5)
Romania (11)
Russia (20)
Rwanda (5)
San Marino (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Scotland (5)
Senegal (9) Serbia (19)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (9)
Slovenia (10)
South Africa (10)
South Korea (13) Spain (19)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (8) Switzerland (13)
Syria (1) Tunisia (12) Turkey (21)
Ukraine (15)
United Arab Emirates (5) United States (14)
Uzbekistan (11) Venezuela (18)
Vietnam (10)
Wales (2)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (5)
Zimbabwe (3)
