| Karate at the 2002 West Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Ittihad Hall |
| Date | 8–10 April |
Karate at the 2002 West Asian Games was held at the Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
| Karate at the 2002 West Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Ittihad Hall |
| Date | 8–10 April |
Karate at the 2002 West Asian Games was held at the Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Mohsen Ashrafi  Iran | Alaa Al-Hawaj  Kuwait | Fahad Al-Yousef Kuwait |
Abdulaziz Dalloul  Qatar | |||
| Team |  Kuwait |  Iran |  Syria |
 Qatar |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait (KUW) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
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