| Karate at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Location | San Salvador |
The Karate competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.
| Karate at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Location | San Salvador |
The Karate competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 53 kg |  Lisbeth Cruz (VEN) [4] |  Julissa Toribio (DOM) |  Cheili González (GUA) Marta Embriz (MEX) |
| Under 60 kg | Ana Montilla (DOM) |  Claudia Duran (ESA) | Yadira Lira (MEX) Luisa Bojorquez (AHO) |
| Over 60 kg | Dilcimes Brito (VEN) | Katty Acevedo (DOM) | Leticia Montoya (MEX) Patricia Ferguson (BAH) |
| Open | Heidy Rodríguez (DOM) | Yadira Lira (MEX) | Dilcimes Brito (VEN) Ana Montilla (DOM) |
| Kata | Ana Martínez (VEN) | Claudia Fuentes (ESA) | Erica Lozano (MEX) Rosa María Canek (GUA) |
| Team Kata | El Salvador (Lidia Leiva, Flor Molina, Claudia Fuentes) | Mexico (Yadira Lira, Marta Embriz, Leticia Montoya) |  Honduras (Ana López, Alicia Chirinos, Luisa Kattan)
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| Team Kumite | Mexico (Marta Embriz, Yadira Lira, Leticia Montoya) |  Venezuela (Dilcimes Brito, Lisbeth Castro, Cristina Reyes) | El Salvador (Claudia Fuentes, Lidia Leiva, Flor Molina)
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