2000 World Karate Championships
| Host city | Munich, Germany |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 October |
| Main venue | Olympiahalle |
The 2000 World Karate Championships are the 15th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Munich, Germany from October 12 to October 15, 2000.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Michaël Milon France |
Ryoki Abe Japan |
Luca Valdesi Italy |
| Team kata | Japan | France Yves Bardreau Stéphane Mari Laurent Riccio |
Spain Javier Hernández David Toro Fernando San José |
| Kumite −60 kg | Cécil Boulesnane France |
Francesco Ortu Italy |
Damien Dovy Benin |
| Kenichi Imai Japan | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Lazar Boskovic Germany |
Ángel Ramiro Spain |
Alexandre Biamonti France |
| George Kotaka United States | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Junior Lefevre Croatia |
Fodé Ndao Senegal |
Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran |
| Rida Bel-Lahsen France | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Iván Leal Spain |
Fadi Chaabo Germany |
David Félix France |
| Gennaro Talarico Italy | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands |
Yann Baillon France |
Thomas Nitschmann Germany |
| Alejandro Arnáiz Spain | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Mamadou Ndiaye Senegal |
Seydina Baldé France |
Mehran Behnamfar Iran |
| Marc Haubold Germany | |||
| Kumite open | Christophe Pinna France |
Davide Benetello Italy |
Saeid Ashtian Iran |
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | |||
| Team kumite | France Yann Baillon Seydina Baldé Olivier Beaudry Rida Bel-Lahsen Alexandre Biamonti Cécil Boulesnane David Félix Robert Gomis |
Germany Samad Azadi Fadi Chaabo Mark Haubold Andreas Horn Thomas Nitschmann Emanuel Racanel Senol Yildirim |
England |
| Spain Alejandro Arnáiz Serafín Blanco Tomás Herrero Iván Leal Óscar Olivares David Ortega Óscar Vázquez |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan |
Myriam Szkudlarek France |
Roberta Sodero Italy |
| Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Myriam Szkudlarek |
Japan | Italy |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan |
Nadia Mecheri France |
Gladys Eusebio Peru |
| Marijana Vićovac Yugoslavia | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Alexandra Witteborn Germany |
Chiara Stella Bux Italy |
Slađana Mitić Yugoslavia |
| Mayumi Baba Japan | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Natsu Yamaguchi Japan |
Gloria Casanova Spain |
Elisabeth Fuchs Austria |
| Laurence Fischer France | |||
| Kumite open | Yıldız Aras Turkey |
Nathalie Leroy France |
Eri Fujioka Japan |
| Roberta Minet Italy | |||
| Team kumite | France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mecheri |
Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Estefanía García Sonia Gómez |
Japan |
| Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Meral Ölmez |
Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |