The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008.[1]
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| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–16 November |
| Main venue | Nippon Budokan |
Medalists
editMen
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Women
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan* | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Egypt | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 |  Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 | |
Participating nations
edit888 athletes from 97 nations competed.
Afghanistan (4)
Algeria (7)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (4)
Australia (11)
Austria (10)- Azerbaijan (8)
Belarus (3)
Belgium (10)
Belize (2)
Benin (5)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)- Brazil (19)
Bulgaria (10)- Canada (16)
- Chile (3)
China (13)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Colombia (11)
Congo (7)
Costa Rica (12)- Croatia (26)
Czech Republic (10)
Denmark (16)
Dominican Republic (4)
Ecuador (3)- Egypt (16)
El Salvador (3)
England (15)
Estonia (6)
Fiji (2)
Finland (5)- France (23)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (22)
- Greece (14)
Hong Kong (20)- Hungary (5)
Iceland (2)
India (8)
Indonesia (7)- Iran (16)
Ireland (2)
Israel (4)- Italy (16)
- Japan (19)
Jordan (4)- Kazakhstan (14)
Kuwait (11)
Latvia (1)
Macau (13)
Macedonia (11)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (13)
Mauritius (5)
Mexico (15)
Moldova (2)
Montenegro (4)
Morocco (5)
Netherlands (8)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (9)
Nicaragua (1)
Nigeria (1)
Northern Ireland (1)
Norway (5)
Pakistan (4)- Peru (3)
Poland (10)
Portugal (8)
Qatar (6)
Romania (11)- Russia (21)
Saudi Arabia (9)- Scotland (8)
Senegal (11)- Serbia (18)
Singapore (3)- Slovakia (16)
Slovenia (9)
South Africa (18)
South Korea (15)- Spain (20)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (10)
Syria (5)
Tajikistan (1)
Thailand (3)
Tunisia (10)- Turkey (24)
Ukraine (6)- United States (19)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (9)- Venezuela (13)
- Vietnam (11)
Wales (2)
References
edit- ↑ "World Karate Championships returning to Japan". Japan Today. Retrieved 2010-02-23.