| Karate at the 2005 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kfraftzentrale |
| Dates | 23–24 July 2005 |
The karate events at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg was played between 23 and 24 July. [1] The karate competition took place at Kfraftzentrale.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Antonio Díaz  Venezuela | Luca Valdesi  Italy | Akio Tamashiro  Peru |
| Kumite 60 kg | Michele Giuliani Italy | Yury Kalashnikov  Russia | Miguel Yépez Venezuela |
| Kumite 65 kg | Dimitrios Triantafyllis  Greece | Luis Plumacher Venezuela | Christian Grüner  Germany |
| Kumite 70 kg | Giuseppe Di Domenico Italy | Emilio Oviedo  Mexico | Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov Russia |
| Kumite 75 kg | Köksal Çakır Germany | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | Klaudio Farmadín  Slovakia |
| Kumite 80 kg | Islamutdin Eldaruchev Russia | Salvatore Loria Italy | Philippe Poirier  Canada |
| Kumite +80 kg | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Felix Kühnle Germany | Alen Zamlić  Croatia |
| Kumite open | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Shinji Nagaki  Japan | Mohamed El-Shemy  Egypt |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek  France | Ana Martínez Venezuela |
| Kumite 53 kg | Heba El-Sayed Egypt | Tomoko Araga Japan | Kora Knühmann Germany |
| Kumite 60 kg | Snežana Perić  Serbia and Montenegro | Maria Musall Germany | Lejla Ferhatbegović  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Kumite +60 kg | Nadine Ziemer Germany | Elisa Au  United States | Tania Weekes  Great Britain |
| Kumite open | Yıldız Aras  Turkey | Natasha Hardy  Australia | Nadine Ziemer Germany |
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