| Men's team kata at the 2023 World Karate Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 26, 29 October |
| Nations | 28 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Medalists | |
| 2023 World Karate Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
The men's team kata competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 26 and 29 October 2023. [1] [2]
| Rank | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Total | Team | Total | Team | Total | Team | Total | |
| 1 |  Turkey | 41.6 |  Spain | 41.2 |  Kuwait | 41.3 |  Japan | 42.7 |
| 2 |  China | 39.0 |  Hong Kong | 39.4 |  Italy | 40.8 |  Egypt | 41.4 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 38.7 |  Poland | 37.6 |  Macau | 39.4 |  Colombia | 40.2 |
| 4 |  France | 38.2 |  North Macedonia | 36.9 |  Iran | 39.4 |  Germany | 39.1 |
| 5 |  Croatia | 37.9 |  Hungary | 36.3 |  Iraq | 39.3 |  Ukraine | 37.7 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 37.5 |  Morocco | 35.3 |  Montenegro | 39.1 |  Austria | 37.3 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 36.9 |  India |  Peru | 37.2 |  Romania | 36.6 | |
| Rank | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Total | Team | Total | |
| 1 | Turkey | 42.3 | Japan | 43.7 |
| 2 | Spain | 40.9 | Italy | 42.4 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 39.2 | Kuwait | 41.3 |
| 4 | France | 38.8 | Iran | 41.3 |
| 5 | China | 38.8 | Egypt | 41.2 |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 36.7 | Colombia | 40.7 |
| 7 | Poland | 36.3 | Germany | 39.5 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 35.7 | Macau | 38.6 |
| Rank | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Total | Team | Total | |
| 1 | Turkey | 41.8 | Japan | 42.9 |
| 2 | Spain | 41.5 | Italy | 41.5 |
| 3 | France | 39.6 | Kuwait | 40.7 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 39.5 | Iran | 39.6 |
| Final | ||
| Turkey | 46.1 | |
| Japan | 46.9 | |
| Bronze medal | ||||||
| Spain | 45.4 | |||||
| Kuwait | 45.3 | |||||
| France | 43.0 | |||||
| Italy | 45.0 | |||||
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The men's team kumite competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 26 to 29 October 2023.
The women's team kumite competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 26 to 29 October 2023.
The women's team kata competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 26 and 29 October 2023.
