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| Host city |  Madrid, Spain |
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| Dates | 6–11 November |
| Main venue | WiZink Center |
The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018. [1]
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| Host city | Madrid, Spain |
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| Dates | 6–11 November |
| Main venue | WiZink Center |
The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
1117 athletes from 140 nations competed. [2]
Albania (3) Algeria (16)
Andorra (1)
Angola (3)
Argentina (6)
Armenia (8)
Australia (12) Austria (13) Azerbaijan (15)
Bangladesh (3)
Belarus (14)
Belgium (12)
Benin (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)
Botswana (2) Brazil (16) Bulgaria (7)
Burkina Faso (7)
Burundi (2)
Cambodia (2)
Cameroon (9)
Canada (14)
Cape Verde (7)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chad (4) Chile (7) China (12) Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (16)
Congo (7)
Costa Rica (12) Croatia (16)
Cuba (3)
Curaçao (2)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)
Denmark (13)
Djibouti (1)
Dominican Republic (14)
Ecuador (3) Egypt (14)
El Salvador (4)
England (15)
Estonia (3)
Fiji (2)
Finland (11) France (15)
Gabon (2)
Georgia (5) Germany (14)
Ghana (5) Greece (5)
Guatemala (10) Hong Kong (13)
Hungary (11)
Iceland (5)
India (16)
Indonesia (12) Iran (16)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (11)
Israel (7) Italy (15)
Ivory Coast (11)
Jamaica (1) Japan (16)
Jordan (10) Kazakhstan (14)
Kosovo (13) [3] 
Kuwait (8)
Kyrgyzstan (11)
Latvia (12)
Lebanon (3)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (8)
Macau (5)
Macedonia (13)
Madagascar (3)
Malaysia (7)
Malta (1)
Mexico (13)
Moldova (4)
Montenegro (11) Morocco (11)
Mozambique (8)
Namibia (4)
Nepal (5)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (9)
Nicaragua (1)
Nigeria (3)
Northern Ireland (1)
Norway (7)
North Korea (2)
Oman (4)
Pakistan (5)
Palestine (6)
Panama (10)
Paraguay (3)
Peru (15) [4] 
Philippines (3) Poland (8)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (3)
Romania (15) Russia (16)
San Marino (1)
Saudi Arabia (7)
Scotland (7)
Senegal (10) Serbia (16)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1) Slovakia (15)
Slovenia (7)
South Africa (9)
South Korea (9) Spain (16)
Sri Lanka (3) Sweden (11)
Switzerland (10)
Tajikistan (7)
Thailand (6)
Timor-Leste (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Tunisia (13) Turkey (16) Ukraine (14)
United Arab Emirates (5)
United States (14)
Uruguay (4)
Uzbekistan (10)
Venezuela (12)
Vietnam (3)
Wales (6)
Yemen (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
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