| Karate men's kumite open at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 19 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's kumite open competition in karate at the 2001 World Games took place on 19 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Tenno, Akita, Japan. [1]
A total of 8 athletes entered the competition. In preliminary round they fought in two groups. Winners of this groups advanced to gold medal match. Second place athletes advanced to bronze medal match.
| Rank | Athlete | B | W | D | L | Pts | SP | GRE | GBR | JPN | VEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | W | W | W | |
| 2 |  Craig Burke (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | L | W | W | |
| 3 |  Kiyohiko Tosa (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | L | L | D | |
| 4 |  Oswaldo Lopez (VEN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | L | L | D |
| Rank | Athlete | B | W | D | L | Pts | SP | FRA | IRI | ITA | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Félix (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | D | W | W | |
| 2 |  Ali Shaterzadeh (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | D | W | W | |
| 3 |  Davide Benetello (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | |
 Alireza Anissipour (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L |
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold medal match | ||
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) | 1−6 | David Félix (FRA) |
| Bronze medal match | ||
| Craig Burke (GBR) | 4−1 | Ali Shaterzadeh (IRI) |
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