2023 World Karate Championships – Men's 67 kg

Men's kumite 67 kg
at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Men's kumite 67 kg ; at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Venue	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Dates	25, 28 October
Competitors	71 from 71 nations
Medalists
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Last updated October 31, 2023

The men's kumite 67 kg competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 25 and 28 October 2023.^[1]^[2]

Results

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Didar Amirali	0

Steven Da Costa	1
		Steven Da Costa	5

		Nenad Dulović	3
Muhammed Özdemir	0

Nenad Dulović	3

Repechage

Repechage 1		Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal



Laith Haddaji	6

Juan Macedo	2
		Laith Haddaji	1

		Afeef Ghaith	5



				Afeef Ghaith	5

				Shih Cheng-chung	5









						Afeef Ghaith	1

						Didar Amirali	5

Repechage 1		Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal



Noah Pisino	0

Joaquim Mendes	0
		Joaquim Mendes	2

		Fahad Al-Khathami	3



				Fahad Al-Khathami	5

				Gianluca De Vivo	3









						Fahad Al-Khathami	3

						Muhammed Özdemir	0

Top half

Section 1

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Conor O'Sullivan	0

Cheng Hui Pan	1
		Cheng Hui Pan	2

		Bakir Grabus	0



				Cheng Hui Pan	3

				Andrés Madera	1



		Wang Weicheng	1

		Andrés Madera	9



						Cheng Hui Pan	1

						Tural Aghalarzade	8



		Ömer Abdurrahim Özer	0

		Samuel Josh Ramos	0



				Ömer Abdurrahim Özer	0

				Tural Aghalarzade	1



		Dayanch Keletliyev	3

		Tural Aghalarzade	9



								Tural Aghalarzade	1

								Didar Amirali	2
Mohammad Al-Otaibi	4

John Matthew Manantan	0
		Mohammad Al-Otaibi	4

		Boran Berak	4



				Mohammad Al-Otaibi	1

				Said Oubaya	1



		Said Oubaya	4

		Cherif Konate	1



						Said Oubaya	2

						Didar Amirali	3



		Tan Markus Ojala	0

		Suren Harutyunyan	8



				Suren Harutyunyan	3

				Didar Amirali	6



		Yves Martial Tadissi	2

		Didar Amirali	4

Section 2

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Keylor Alfaro	1

Ștefan Comănescu	3
		Ștefan Comănescu	4

		Marcos Tsangaras	0



				Ștefan Comănescu	6

				Jimmy Jodelli	4



		Rory Attridge	4

		Jimmy Jodelli	2



						Ștefan Comănescu	0

						Shih Cheng-chung	3



		Jed Thompson	7

		Fernando Delestal	6



				Jed Thompson	6

				Shih Cheng-chung	10



		James Okinyi	0

		Shih Cheng-chung	8



								Shih Cheng-chung	1

								Steven Da Costa	5
Filipe Ferreira	1

Kryštof Ruža	3
		Kryštof Ruža	0

		Daniel Sanchez Griborio	0



				Kryštof Ruža	4

				Afeef Ghaith	7



		Afeef Ghaith	5

		Jordy Timmermans	0



						Afeef Ghaith	0

						Steven Da Costa	9



		Juan Macedo	5

		Erik Košmrlj	2



				Juan Macedo	0

				Steven Da Costa	5



		Laith Haddaji	4

		Steven Da Costa	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Dylan Rush	5

Kim Mu-il	10
		Kim Mu-il	0

		Akmed Akmedov	8



				Akmed Akmedov	9

				Brian Ramrup	1



		Klaus Hurtado	0

		Brian Ramrup	2



						Akmed Akmedov	3

						Ali El-Sawy	1



		Vinícius Figueira	2

		Emil Pavlov	2



				Emil Pavlov	0

				Ali El-Sawy	2



		Claudio Ceballo	1

		Ali El-Sawy	3



								Akmed Akmedov	0

								Muhammed Özdemir	2
Ayoub Anis Helassa	4

Sadriddin Saymatov	0
		Ayoub Anis Helassa	5

		Amirreza Borzooei	4



				Ayoub Anis Helassa	1

				Bernardo Solorzano	0



		Yaman Al-Natsheh	2

		Bernardo Solorzano	3



						Ayoub Anis Helassa	0

						Muhammed Özdemir	1



		Matěj Homola	1

		Muhammed Özdemir	5



				Muhammed Özdemir	0

				Soichiro Nakano	0



		Said Al-Shabibi	1

		Soichiro Nakano	4

Section 4

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Gonzalo Navarro	0

Miłosz Sabiecki	3
		Miłosz Sabiecki	0

		Arthur Stepanov	2



				Arthur Stepanov	1

				Denys Kopytko	2



		Denys Kopytko	1

		Ika Sulamanidze	0



						Denys Kopytko	1

						Gianluca De Vivo	2



		Stefan Joksić	11

		Steven Olivares	2



				Stefan Joksić	2

				Gianluca De Vivo	4



		Titas Stankūnas	0

		Gianluca De Vivo	8



								Gianluca De Vivo	0

								Nenad Dulović	5



		Nenad Dulović	1

		Noah Pisino	0



				Nenad Dulović	6

				Joaquim Mendes	4



		Joaquim Mendes	7

		Shpresim Shabani	0



						Nenad Dulović	8

						Fahad Al-Khathami	0



		Pillai Sivanesan Geerijaieswaran	2

		Fahad Al-Khathami	8



				Fahad Al-Khathami	5

				Dionysios Xenos	3



		Xhino Toli	1

		Dionysios Xenos	6

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References

↑ "Competition Programme" (PDF). WKF . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
↑ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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[1] "Competition Programme" (PDF). WKF . Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[world_karate_championships_results_book_2023-2] "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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2023 World Karate Championships

	Men	Women
	Kata	Kata
	60 kg	50 kg
	67 kg	55 kg
	75 kg	61 kg
	84 kg	68 kg
	+84 kg	+68 kg
	Team kata	Team kata
	Team kumite	Team kumite
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