| 2022 U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships | |
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| Venue | Karatay Congress and Sport Center |
| Location |  Konya, Turkey |
| Dates | 26–30 October |
| Competitors | 1779 from 98 nations |
The 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships , was a karate event held in Konya, Turkey from 26 to 30 October 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Cadets 14-16 / Juniors 16-18 / Espoirs 18-21
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Turkey* | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Jordan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 |  Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Vietnam | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  France | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 |  Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Morocco | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 |  Spain | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 |  Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  North Macedonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 35 | 35 | 69 | 139 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Sakichi Abe Japan | Duc Anh Nguyen Vietnam | Enes Özdemir Turkey |
| Alessio Ghinami Italy | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Aminagha Guliyev Azerbaijan | Pavle Dujaković Bosnia and Herzegovina | Nikita Filipov Ukraine |
| Mohamed Salah Egypt | |||
| Kumite −67 kg | Abdallah Hammad Jordan | Said Oubaya Morocco | Iván Gómez Campanario Spain |
| Ryoma Kitashiro Japan | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Alireza Heydari Iran | Ömer Faruk Yürür Turkey | Hasan Masarweh Jordan |
| Sebastiaan van Teeffelen Netherlands | |||
| Kumite −84 kg | Matteo Fiore Italy | Vitomir Trajkovski North Macedonia | Mohammed Aljafari Jordan |
| Achraf Hbila Morocco | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sanad Sufyani Saudi Arabia | Stefan Stojanovikj North Macedonia | Anes Bostandzic Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| James Francis England |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Mirisa Ohuchi Japan | Damayanti Marzella Indonesia | Nourhan Sewidan Egypt |
| Sakura Alforte Philippines | |||
| Kumite −50 kg | Cylia Ouikene Algeria | Hiba Fellaoui Morocco | Gabriella Izaguirre El Salvador |
| Ema Sgardelli Croatia | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | Louiza Abouriche Algeria | Bella Samasheva Kazakhstan | Sonia Villalobos Spain |
| Tylla Levacher France | |||
| Kumite −61 kg | Gülbahar Gözütok Turkey | Reem Khamis Germany | Iosune Urra Beraza Spain |
| Jennifer Zameto France | |||
| Kumite −68 kg | Thalya Sombe France | Sudenur Aksoy Turkey | Tsubasa Kama Japan |
| Elizabeta Molnar Slovenia | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Sara Terazawa Japan | Martina Šáchová Czech Republic | Niamh Junner Scotland |
| Milena Jovanovic Montenegro |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Rizuki Saito Japan | Furkan Kaynar Turkey | Ivan Martin Montenegro Spain |
| Lucas Hoffmann France | |||
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Turkey | France |
| Morocco | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | Farid Savadov Azerbaijan | Mathias Kerneur France | Waseem Salamaeh Jordan |
| Guido Squillante Italy | |||
| Kumite −61 kg | Maxim Moskvichyov Kazakhstan | Abdulaziz Alsaif Saudi Arabia | Luka Pejić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Zaid Slassi Morocco | |||
| Kumite −68 kg | Enes Fatih Kurt Turkey | Ali Mugari Saudi Arabia | Ismaila Cissokho France |
| Rashid Suleymanov Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite −76 kg | Emre Saljiu Montenegro | Saif Bani Fares Jordan | Youssef Farag Egypt |
| Süleyman Aydemir Turkey | |||
| Kumite +76 kg | Yusuf Eren Temizel Turkey | Yousef Nofal Jordan | Alisher Taizhan Kazakhstan |
| Hamza Labid Morocco |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Aoba Furukawa Japan | Paola García Lozano Spain | Oonah Gamboa Canada |
| Jana Khamis Egypt | |||
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Egypt | Spain |
| Indonesia | |||
| Kumite −48 kg | Ganna Aly Egypt | Phuong Thao Nguyen Vietnam | Polina Marchenko Ukraine |
| Emma Colletti Italy | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly Vietnam | Nejma Imitik Morocco | Nina Kvasnicova Slovakia |
| Rebecca Ortu Italy | |||
| Kumite −59 kg | Fatma Sorour Egypt | Emma Lili Loyal Hungary | Emina Sipovic Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Irene Marturano Italy | |||
| Kumite +59 kg | Hannah Riedel Germany | Rahma Tolba Egypt | Anna Pia Desiderio Italy |
| Maroua Eddarhri Morocco |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Ukyo Tatsumi Japan | Jonas Abu Wahib Germany | Azusa Takata Romania |
| Azusa Takata Australia | |||
| Kumite −52 kg | Abdalla Aly Eltohamy Egypt | Heidar Safi Germany | Ismayil Khamoyev Azerbaijan |
| Juki Fukushima Japan | |||
| Kumite −57 kg | Mohamed Ashraf Egypt | Thomas Krijnen Netherlands | Natthakrit Ingloy Thailand |
| Nazarii Prannychuk Ukraine | |||
| Kumite −63 kg | Nazim Douaidi Algeria | İslam Mustafa Ograglı Turkey | Karim Ahmed Egypt |
| Albasheer Alduweebi Libya | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Alikhan Kadyrgali Kazakhstan | Waleed Qatamish Jordan | Patricio Montalbetti Argentina |
| Saad Yassin Egypt | |||
| Kumite +70 kg | Ilias Psomas Greece | Saveli Bolotskihh Estonia | Rayen Ghazouani Tunisia |
| Adam Tadjer France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Azusa Takata Japan | Nadlima Layla Indonesia | Tuğba Süngü Turkey |
| Maï-Linh Bui France | |||
| Kumite −47 kg | Towana Uchida Japan | Zuzanna Dopieralska Poland | Elsa Schmitt France |
| Anna Yashchyshyn Ukraine | |||
| Kumite −54 kg | Buse Kılıç Turkey | Maysa Ksantini Tunisia | Jovana Damnjanovic Montenegro |
| Alexandra Zeumerova Slovakia | |||
| Kumite +54 kg | Sara Tomic Croatia | Mireia Villanueva Spain | Anna Kopfer Hungary |
| Daria Bulay Ukraine |
1779 athletes from 98 countries participated:
Albania (6) Algeria (29) Argentina (7)
Armenia (14) Australia (25)
Austria (16) Azerbaijan (28)
Belgium (17)
Bolivia (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina (33)
Brazil (35)
Bulgaria (15)
Cambodia (4) Canada (34)
Chile (21)
Chinese Taipei (33)
Colombia (24)
Costa Rica (3) Croatia (37) Croatia (2)
Cyprus (23) Czech Republic (25)
Denmark (24)
Ecuador (7) Egypt (36) El Salvador (2) England (27) Estonia (10)
Finland (5) France (37)
Georgia (17) Germany (35) Greece (33)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (20) Hungary (26)
Iceland (3)
India (25) Indonesia (17)
Iraq (16)
Ireland (12) Iran (37)
Israel (13) Italy (38) Japan (39) Jordan (22) Kazakhstan (34)
Kosovo (19)
Kuwait (23)
Kyrgyzstan (12)
Latvia (21) Libya (4)
Lithuania (7)
Luxembourg (10)
Madagascar (2)
Malaysia (6)
Malta (10)
Mexico (32)
Moldova (3) Montenegro (27) Morocco (27)
Nauru (2) Netherlands (19)
New Zealand (15) North Macedonia (34)
Northern Ireland (2)
Norway (7)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (10)
Peru (10) Philippines (1) Poland (30)
Portugal (27)
Qatar (2)
South Korea (2) Romania (33)
San Marino (1) Saudi Arabia (20) Scotland (14)
Senegal (8)
Serbia (34)
Singapore (2) Slovakia (33) Slovenia (21)
South Africa (23) Spain (38)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (19) Thailand (8) Tunisia (14) Turkey (39) Ukraine (33)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (36)
Uzbekistan (17)
Venezuela (24) Vietnam (12)
Wales (4)|}
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