2023 World Karate Championships – Women's 50 kg

Women's kumite 50 kg
at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Women's kumite 50 kg ; at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Venue	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Dates	25, 28 October
Competitors	56 from 56 nations
Medalists
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Last updated October 31, 2023

The women's kumite 50 kg competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 25 and 28 October 2023.^[1]^[2]

Results

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Li Ranran	5

Erminia Perfetto	7
		Erminia Perfetto	5

		Moldir Zhangbyrbay	6
Moldir Zhangbyrbay	11

Yorgelis Salazar	3

Repechage

Repechage 1		Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal



Katia Salcido	4

Norah Al-Rashed	1
		Katia Salcido	5

		Reem Ahmed Salama	11



				Reem Ahmed Salama	7

				Shara Hubrich	1









						Reem Ahmed Salama	7

						Li Ranran	1

Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal






Cylia Ouikene	6

Aika Okazaki	7



		Aika Okazaki	6

		Natália Vargová	1









				Aika Okazaki	3

				Yorgelis Salazar	8

Top half

Section 1

First round		Second round		Third round		Quarterfinals



Yamila Benítez	9

Li Ranran	2
		Li Ranran	8

		Chanyanut Chippensuk	8
Leyla Servin	1

Chanyanut Chippensuk	2
				Li Ranran	3

				Kateryna Kryva	0
Nidhi Nanhet	1

Andreea Cucu	1
		Andreea Cucu	0

		Kateryna Kryva	2



						Li Ranran	3

						Ema Sgardelli	1
Ema Sgardelli	7

Jung Ji-young	0
		Ema Sgardelli	6

		Maria Depta	0
Hawraa Al-Ajmi

Maria Depta	w/o
				Ema Sgardelli	2

				Fidan Teymurova	0
Juliana de Oliveira	1

Fidan Teymurova	3
		Fidan Teymurova	5

		Tsang Yee Ting	4

Section 2

First round		Second round		Third round		Quarterfinals



Irene Kontou	1

Anja Jović	1
		Anja Jović	3

		Junna Tsukii	1
Junna Tsukii	6

Marinda Roetz	1
				Anja Jović	0

				Shara Hubrich	1
Bettina Plank	0

Sofía Cárdenas	0
		Bettina Plank	0

		Shara Hubrich	0



						Shara Hubrich	2

						Erminia Perfetto	2
Yamina Lahyanssa	1

Norah Al-Rashed	3
		Norah Al-Rashed	1

		Erminia Perfetto	9
Erminia Perfetto	10

Katia Salcido	7
				Erminia Perfetto	12

				Reem Ahmed Salama	4
Nadia Gómez	6

Elizaveta Grigoreva	3
		Nadia Gómez	0

		Reem Ahmed Salama	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round		Second round		Third round		Quarterfinals



Lea Barros	6

Réka Molnár	3
		Lea Barros	0

		Natália Vargová	6
Urša Haberl	2

Natália Vargová	3
				Natália Vargová	8

				Magdalena Godoy	0
Hatigje Zejnullahu	0

Magdalena Godoy	9
		Magdalena Godoy	16

		Chaimae El Hayti	14



						Natália Vargová	0

						Moldir Zhangbyrbay	3
Ng Ka U	0

Aika Okazaki	0
		Aika Okazaki	4

		Mariami Vasadze	1
Cecilia Tran	1

Mariami Vasadze	2
				Aika Okazaki	5

				Moldir Zhangbyrbay	6
Cylia Ouikene	1

Chan Hsin-yu	0
		Cylia Ouikene	3

		Moldir Zhangbyrbay	3

Section 4

First round		Second round		Third round		Quarterfinals



Niswa Ahmed	3

Mihaela Mishovska	0
		Niswa Ahmed	0

		Styliani Tsilia	2
Adna Rebronja	3

Styliani Tsilia	8
				Styliani Tsilia

				Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu	0
Adji Bineta Gueye	2

Tamara Grčić	5
		Tamara Grčić	1

		Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu	3



						Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu	5

						Yorgelis Salazar	5
Doralvis Delgado Lopez	6

Amy Luke	0
		Doralvis Delgado Lopez	5

		Niamh Cosgrove	2
Niamh Cosgrove	12

Shakhrizoda Sunnatullayeva	8
				Doralvis Delgado Lopez	0

				Yorgelis Salazar	2
Aleksandra Mihailova	1

Sara Bahmanyar	1
		Sara Bahmanyar	5

		Yorgelis Salazar	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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