| Karate at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
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| Venue | Baku Sports Hall |
| Location |  Azerbaijan Baku |
| Dates | 13–14 May |
Karate at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held at Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 14 May 2017
| Karate at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Baku Sports Hall |
| Location | Azerbaijan Baku |
| Dates | 13–14 May |
Karate at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held at Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 14 May 2017
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Roman Heydarov Azerbaijan | Mehmet Yakan  Turkey | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi  Iran |
Zeyad Abdelrahman  Egypt | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Sadriddin Saymatov  Uzbekistan | Aykut Kaya Turkey | Amir Mehdizadeh Iran |
| Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite −67 kg | Bashar Al-Najjar  Jordan | Abdelatif Benkhaled  Algeria | Ömer Kemaloğlu Turkey |
| Ali El-Sawy Egypt | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | Saadi Abbas Jalbani  Pakistan | Dastonbek Otabolaev Uzbekistan |
| Erman Eltemur Turkey | |||
| Kumite −84 kg | Aykhan Mamayev Azerbaijan | Alparslan Yamanoğlu Turkey | Abdulaziz Ataboev Uzbekistan |
| Mohamed El-Kotby Egypt | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajjad Ganjzadeh Iran | Enes Erkan Turkey | Asiman Gurbanli Azerbaijan |
| Ahmed El-Asfar Egypt |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Dilara Bozan Turkey | Aya Hesham Egypt | Mahsa Afsaneh Iran |
Sisilia Agustiani Ora  Indonesia | |||
| Kumite −50 kg | Nasrin Dousti Iran | Serap Özçelik Turkey | Imane Taleb Algeria |
| Nurana Aliyeva Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | Yassmin Hamdy Egypt | Ilaha Gasimova Azerbaijan | Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani Indonesia |
| Taravat Khaksar Iran | |||
| Kumite −61 kg | Farida Abiyeva Azerbaijan | Rozita Alipour Iran | Merve Çoban Turkey |
| Barno Mirzaeva Uzbekistan | |||
| Kumite −68 kg | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | Eda Eltemur Turkey | Nada Sayed Egypt |
| Hala Traish Jordan | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey | Farida Aliyeva Azerbaijan | Imene Atif Algeria |
| Mohaddeseh Aghaei Iran |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
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