WKF World Karate Champions

Winning Teams

1970 in Tokyo (JPN): Team Japan
1972 in Paris (FRA): Team France
1975 in Long Beach, CA (USA): Team United Kingdom
1977 in Tokyo (JPN): Team Netherlands
1980 in Madrid (ESP): Team Spain
1982 in Taipei (TPE): Japan
1984 in Maastricht (NED): Team United Kingdom
1988 in Cairo (EGY): Team Japan
1990 in Mexico City (MEX): Team Japan
1991 in Tokyo (JPN): Team Italy
1992 in Granada (ESP): Team Spain
1994 in Kota Kinabalu (MAS); Team Japan
1996 in Sun City (GBR): Team United Kingdom
1998 in in Rio de Janeiro (BRA): Team France
2000 in Munich (GER): Team France
2002 in Madrid (ESP): Team Spain
2004 in Monterrey (MEX): Team Japan
2006 in Tampere (FIN): Team Italy
2008 in Tokyo (JPN): Team Japan
2010 in Beograd (SRB): Team Serbia
2012 in Paris (FRA): Team France (7 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

2004 in Monterrey Mexico

Men's events

Kata (individuals): Luca Valdesi (Italia)
Kata (team): Team Italy
Kumite -60 kg: Paul Newby (England)
Kumite -65 kg: Luis Plumacher (Venezuela)
Kumite -70 kg: Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov (Russia)
Kumite -75 kg: David Santa Vega (Spain)
Kumite -80 kg: Zeynel Celik (Turkey)
Kumite +80 kg: Alexandr Guerunov (Russia)
Kumite (open): Rory Daniels (England)
Kumite (team): Team France

Women's events

Kata (individuals): Atsuko Wakai (Japan)
Kata (team): Team Japan
Kumite -53 kg: Tomoko Araga
Kumite -60 kg: Yadira Lira Navarro (Mexico)
Kumite +60 kg: Elisa Fonseca Au (United States)
Kumite (open): Elisa Finseca Au (United States)
Kumite (team): Team Turkey

2006 in Tampere Finland

Men's events

Kata (individuals): Luca Valdesi
Kata (team): Team Italy
Kumite -60 kg: Hossein Rouhani (Iran)
Kumite -65 kg: C. Castano Fernandez (Spain)
Kumite -70 kg: Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Kumite -75 kg: Jasem Modamivishkaei (Iran)
Kumite -80 kg: Luigi Busa (Italy)
Kumite +80 kg: Marko Luharnaa (Estonia)
Kumite (open): Stefano Maniscalco (Italy)
Kumite (team): Team Spain

Women's events

Kata (individuals): Sara Battaglia
Kata (team): Team France
Kumite -53 kg: Tomoko Araga (Japan)
Kumite -60 kg: Eva Medvecova Tulejova (Slovakia)
Kumite +60 kg: Laurence Fischer (France)
Kumite (open): Yildiz Aras (Turkey)
Kumite (team): Team Japan

2008 in Tokyo Japan

Men's events

Kata (individuals): Luca Valdesi (Italy)
Kata (team): Team France
Kumite -60 kg: Danil Domdjoni (Croatia)
Kumite -68 kg: George Kotaka (United States)
Kumite -70 kg: Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Kumite -75 kg: David Israel Dubo Firmani (Chile)
Kumite -80 kg: Satoshi Ibuchi (Japan)
Kumite +80 kg: Stefano Maniscalco (Italy)
Kumite (open): Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Kumite (team): Team Turkey

Women's events

Kata (individuals): Hoang Ngan Nguyen (Vietnam)
Kata (team): Team Japan
Kumite -53 kg: Natsuki Fujiwara (Japan)
Kumite -60 kg: Maria Sobol (Russia)
Kumite +60 kg: Tiffany Fanjat (France)
Kumite (open): Y. Sato (Japan)
Kumite (team): Team Germany

2010 in Beograd Serbia

Men's events

Kata (individuals): Antonio Jose Diaz Fernandez (Venezuela)
Kata (team): Team Italy
Kumite -60 kg: Douglas Santos Brose (Brazil)
Kumite -67 kg: Dimitrios Triantafyllis (Greece)
Kumite -75 kg: Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Kumite -84 kg: Slobodan Bitevic (Serbia)
Kumite +84 kg: Dejan Umicevic (Serbia)
Kumite (team): Team Serbia
Women's events

Kata (individuals): Yohana Sanchez (Venezuela)
Kata (team): Team Japan
Kumite -50 kg: Hong Li (PR of China)
Kumite -55 kg: Miki Kobayashi (Japan)
Kumite -61 kg: Kristina Mah (Australia)
Kumite -68 kg: Yadira Lira Navarro (Mexico)
Kumite +68 kg: Greta Vitelli (Italy)
Kumite (team): Team France

2012 in Paris France

Men's events

Kata (individuals): Antonio Jose Diaz Fernandez (Venezuela)
Kata (team): Team Japan
Kumite -60 kg: Amir Mehdizadeh (Iran)
Kumite -67 kg: Magdy Mamdouh (Egypt)
Kumite -75 kg: Luigi Busa (Italy)
Kumite -84 kg: Kenji Grillon (France)
Kumite +84 kg: Enes Erkan (Turkey)
Kumite (team): Team France

Women's events

Kata (individuals): Rika Usami (Japan)
Kata (team): Team Japan
Kumite -50 kg: Alexandra Recchia (France)
Kumite -55 kg: Lucie Ignace (Japan)
Kumite -61 kg: Lolita Dona (France)
Kumite -68 kg: Kayo Someya (Japan)
Kumite +68 kg: Nadege Ait-Ibrahim (France)
Kumite (team): Team France