| Men's kata at the 2006 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Qatar SC Indoor Hall | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 December 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Karate at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| kata | kata | |
| 55 kg | 48 kg | |
| 60 kg | 53 kg | |
| 65 kg | 60 kg | |
| 70 kg | +60 kg | |
| 75 kg | ||
| 80 kg | ||
| +80 kg | ||
The men's individual kata competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 12 December 2006 at the Qatar SC Indoor Hall.
Tetsuya Furukawa from Japan won the gold medal.
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 12 December 2006 | 10:00 | 1/8 finals |
| 10:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 10:00 | Semifinals | |
| 10:00 | Repechage 1R | |
| 11:30 | Finals |
| 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Lee Chi Kit (HKG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Noel Espinosa (PHI) | 5 | Noel Espinosa (PHI) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Inthanousone Vilaysouk (LAO) | 0 | Noel Espinosa (PHI) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Diaaldeen Al-Karaky (PLE) | 5 |  Tetsuya Furukawa (JPN) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Vijayantha Gunarathna (SRI) | 0 | Diaaldeen Al-Karaky (PLE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Furukawa (JPN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Furukawa (JPN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Ghulam Ali (PAK) | 3 |  Ku Jin Keat (MAS) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Abdul Malik Mohd Zaini (BRU) | 2 | Ghulam Ali (PAK) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Enkhbatyn Enkhjin (MGL) | 0 | Ku Jin Keat (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ku Jin Keat (MAS) | 5 | Ku Jin Keat (MAS) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Abdulaziz Dalloul (QAT) | 2 |  Shen Chia-hao (TPE) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Vong Ka Seng (MAC) | 3 | Vong Ka Seng (MAC) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Shen Chia-hao (TPE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage 1R | Final repechage | |||||
| Noel Espinosa (PHI) | 5 | |||||
| Diaaldeen Al-Karaky (PLE) | 0 | |||||
| Ghulam Ali (PAK) | 5 | Ghulam Ali (PAK) | 1 | |||
| Enkhbatyn Enkhjin (MGL) | 0 | Shen Chia-hao (TPE) | 4 | |||
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