2023 World Karate Championships – Women's 61 kg

Women's kumite 61 kg
at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Women's kumite 61 kg ; at the 2023 World Karate Championships
Venue	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Dates	25, 28 October
Competitors	68 from 68 nations
Medalists
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Last updated October 31, 2023

The women's kumite 61 kg competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 25 and 28 October 2023.^[1]^[2]

Results

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Laura Sivert	0

Gong Li	1
		Gong Li	6

		Fatma Naz Yenen	1
Fatma Naz Yenen	9

Noursin Aly	5

Repechage

Repechage 1		Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal



Laura Díaz	1

Maya Suzuki	5
		Maya Suzuki	0

		Anita Serogina	3



				Anita Serogina	2

				Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	4









						Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	0

						Laura Sivert	0

Repechage 1		Repechage 2		Repechage 3		Bronze medal



Haya Jumaa	2

Maryam Ajaray	0
		Haya Jumaa	4

		Chaima Midi	3



				Haya Jumaa	0

				Wafa Mahjoub	5









						Wafa Mahjoub	2

						Noursin Aly	6

Top half

Section 1

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Veronika Kostovska	3

Isadora Fernandes	2
		Veronika Kostovska	1

		Alexandra Grande	2



				Alexandra Grande	4

				Aleksandra Davidova	1



		Aleksandra Davidova	2

		Najla Al-Otaibi	0



						Alexandra Grande	5

						Jacqueline Factos	1



		Hana Kuklová	2

		Esther Katunge	0



				Hana Kuklová	4

				Jacqueline Factos	5



		Valentina Vega	2

		Jacqueline Factos	6



								Alexandra Grande	0

								Laura Sivert	1



		Chow Hei Wood	0

		Laura Sivert	6



				Laura Sivert	7

				Carly McNab	0



		Anthea Stylianou	2

		Carly McNab	7



						Laura Sivert	2

						Aleksandra Ilankovic	1



		Aleksandra Ilankovic	2

		Maryia Azarava	1



				Aleksandra Ilankovic	3

				Assel Kanay	2



		Penpisut Namkhao	1

		Assel Kanay	3

Section 2

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Claudymar Garcés	0

Konstantina Chrysopoulou	2
		Konstantina Chrysopoulou	1

		Danielle van Wyk	2



				Danielle van Wyk	1

				Atousa Golshadnezhad	2



		Lynn Snel

		Atousa Golshadnezhad	w/o



						Atousa Golshadnezhad	0

						Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	1



		Deepika Dhiman	0

		Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	7



				Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	6

				Fatima-Zahra Chajai	2



		Mia Rognhaug Hagen	0

		Fatima-Zahra Chajai	0



								Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm	3

								Gong Li	6



		Nourallah Naser	9

		Maya Suzuki	9



				Maya Suzuki	2

				Gong Li	8



		Gong Li	6

		Laura Díaz	0



						Gong Li	3

						Anita Serogina	1



		Njomza Ibrahimi	0

		Anna-Johanna Nilsson	2



				Anna-Johanna Nilsson	1

				Anita Serogina	2



		Ellora Jaggi	0

		Anita Serogina	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Alessandra Mangiacapra	4

Kiia Koponen	0
		Alessandra Mangiacapra	10

		Ksenija Rajović	0



				Alessandra Mangiacapra	2

				Chaima Midi	5



		Chaima Midi	11

		Natalia Bernal	5



						Chaima Midi	3

						Fatma Naz Yenen	8



		Joanna Horsmans	3

		Maryam Ajaray	11



				Maryam Ajaray	2

				Fatma Naz Yenen	2



		Fatma Naz Yenen	1

		Haya Jumaa	0



								Fatma Naz Yenen	8

								Wafa Mahjoub	6



		Zulkhumor Tursunalieva	8

		Miruna Mălăuţă	3



				Zulkhumor Tursunalieva	3

				Carlota Fernández	9



		Lejla Topalovic	0

		Carlota Fernández	2



						Carlota Fernández	2

						Wafa Mahjoub	4



		Kristina Mah	1

		Hana Debeljak	4



				Hana Debeljak	2

				Wafa Mahjoub	4



		Jamie Lim	0

		Wafa Mahjoub	5

Section 4

First round		Second round		Third round		Fourth round		Quarterfinals



Trine Fuyu Lind	5

Huang Yu-ru	1
		Trine Fuyu Lind	8

		Victorine Koro	0



				Trine Fuyu Lind	7

				Jasmine Pomeroy	2



		Jasmine Pomeroy	w/o

		Nevena Filipov



						Trine Fuyu Lind	4

						Sarah Al-Ameri	6



		Chae Min-yeong	0

		Sarah Al-Ameri	2



				Sarah Al-Ameri	6

				Nina Radjenovic	5



		Weronika Mikulska	1

		Nina Radjenovic	4



								Sarah Al-Ameri	5

								Noursin Aly	5



		Emina Sipović	7

		Renata Arabli	1



				Emina Sipović	4

				Noursin Aly	7



		Noursin Aly	7

		Zakiah Adnan	6



						Noursin Aly	5

						Anastasiya Chupina	5



		Renata Baptista	3

		Laura Lisac	1



				Renata Baptista	0

				Anastasiya Chupina	0



		Anastasiya Chupina	3

		Reem Khamis	2

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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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