| Karate at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | UNITEN Bangi Hall, Selangor |
| Dates | 9–11 September 2001 |
Karate at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in UNITEN Bangi Hall, Selangor, Malaysia from 9 to 11 September 2001. [1]
| Karate at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | UNITEN Bangi Hall, Selangor |
| Dates | 9–11 September 2001 |
Karate at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in UNITEN Bangi Hall, Selangor, Malaysia from 9 to 11 September 2001. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Individual Kata | Ku Jin Keat  Malaysia | Aswan Ali  Indonesia | Min Aye  Myanmar |
Abd Malik Mohd Zaini  Brunei | |||
| Men Team Kata |  Malaysia (MAS) |  Indonesia (INA) |  Myanmar (MYA) |
 Vietnam (VIE) | |||
| Women Individual Kata | Lim Lee Lee Malaysia | Endah Jubaedah Indonesia | Yanisa  Thailand |
| Yin Hua Thawng Myanmar | |||
| Women Team Kata | Malaysia (MAS) | Vietnam (VIE) | Myanmar (MYA) |
| Indonesia (INA) |
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (MAS)* | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Vietnam (VIE) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 | |
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