| Karate at the 2001 World Games | |
|---|---|
 Tenno Town Gymnasium | |
| Venue | Tenno Town Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18–19 August 2001 |
| Competitors | 85 from 29 nations |
The karate events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 18 and 19 August. [1] 85 athletes, from 29 nations, participated in the tournament. The karate competition took place at Tenno Town Gymnasium.
Australia (7)
Austria (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Botswana (1)
Croatia (1)
Egypt (1)
El Salvador (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Great Britain (7)
Germany (4)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (1)
Iran (2)
Italy (7)
Japan (18)
Luxembourg (1)
Madagascar (1)
Mexico (3)
New Zealand (1)
Peru (2)
Senegal (2)
Slovakia (1)
South Africa (1)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (1)
United States (4)
Venezuela (7)
FR Yugoslavia (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Ryoki Abe  Japan | Luca Valdesi  Italy | Antonio Díaz  Venezuela |
| Kumite 60 kg | Kenichi Imai Japan | Francesco Ortu Italy | Milo Hodge  Great Britain |
| Kumite 65 kg | Jason Ledgister Great Britain | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela | Yusuke Inokoshi Japan |
| Kumite 70 kg | Yasuhisa Inada Japan | Yoshinori Matsumoto Japan | Hussein El-Desouky  Egypt |
| Kumite 75 kg | Gennaro Talarico Italy | Takahiro Niki Japan | Adnan Hadžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Kumite 80 kg | Salvatore Loria Italy | Billy Finegan  United States | Ryosuke Shimizu Japan |
| Kumite +80 kg | Seydina Baldé  France | Stefano Maniscalco Italy | Leon Walters Great Britain |
| Kumite open | David Félix France | Konstantinos Papadopoulos  Greece | Craig Burke Great Britain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | Junko Arai United States |
| Kumite 53 kg | Sachiko Miyamoto Japan | Eri Fujioka Japan | Sari Laine  Finland |
| Kumite 60 kg | Karin Prinsloo  South Africa | Kellie Shimmings  Australia | Roksanda Lazarević  FR Yugoslavia |
| Kumite +60 kg | Emiko Honma Japan | Tessy Scholtes  Luxembourg | Tania Weekes Great Britain |
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