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Men's Kata

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Keji Okada, JPN	Masashi Koyama, JPN	Romero, ESP
1982	Masashi Koyama, JPN	Domingo Llanos, USA	M. Maragoni, ITA
1984	Tsuguo Sakamoto, JPN	Masashi Koyama, JPN	E. Karamitsos, FRG
1986	Tsuguo Sakamoto, JPN	Tomoyuki Aihara, JPN	Dario Marchini, ITA
1988	Tsuguo Sakamoto, JPN	Tomoyuki Aihara, JPN	Dario Marchini, ITA
1990	Tomoyuki Aihara, JPN	Dario Marchini, ITA	Luis María Sanz, ESP
1992	Luis María Sanz, ESP	Ryoki Abe, JPN	Laurent Riccio, FRA
1994	Michael Milon, FRA	Ryoki Abe, JPN	Luis María Sanz, ESP
1996	Michael Milon, FRA	Ryoki Abe, JPN	L. Maurino, ITA
1998	Ryoki Abe, JPN	Michael Milon, FRA	A. Hernández, ESP
2000	Michael Milon, FRA	Ryoki Abe, JPN	Luca Valdesi, ITA
2002	Takashi Katada, JPN	Javier Hernández, ESP	K. Abd Elhamid, EGY Antonio José Díaz, VEN
2004	Luca Valdesi, ITA	Akio Tamashiro, PER	Antonio José Díaz, VEN Toshihide Uchiage, CAN

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Men's Kata Team

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1986	Japan	France	Yugoslavia
1988	Japan	Italy	France
1990	Italy	Japan	France
1992	Japan	Spain	France
1994	Japan	France	Peru
1996	Japan	France	Italy
1998	Japan	Italy	France
2000	Japan	France	Spain
2002	Japan	Spain	Croatia Italy
2004	Italy	Japan	France Mexico

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Men's Kumite - 60 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Ricardo Abad, ESP	Jean-Louis Granet, FRA	Apsuero, ESP Sugiyama, JPN
1982	Jukka-Pekka Väyrinen, FIN	R. Vallée, FRA	R. Castillo, VEN S. McKinnon, ENG
1984	Dirk Betzien, FRG	Nicola Simmi, ITA	Ino Alberto, NED Sinichi Hasegawa, JPN
1986	Hideto Nakano, JPN	Y. Uchi, JPN	S. McKinnon, ENG R. Vallée, FRA
1988	Abdu Shaher, ENG	Nicola Simmi, ITA	Hideto Nozaki, JPN Stein Rønning, NOR
1990	Stein Rønning, NOR	Hideto Nakano, JPN	Fesani Bugur, TUR Hakan Yagli, TUR
1992	Veysel Burgur, TUR	David Luque, ESP	Damien Dovy, FRA Norimassa Fujita, JPN
1994	Damien Dovy, FRA	Hakan Yagli, TUR	Mehdi Amouzaeh, IRI Enrice Azarcon, PHI
1996	David Luque, ESP	Hakan Yagli, TUR	R. Mujanovic, YUG Shinichiro Yamamoto, JPN
1998	David Luque, ESP	J. Barst, FRA	Francesco Ortu, ITA Hakan Yagli, TUR
2000	Cécil Boulesnane, FRA	Francesco Ortu, ITA	Damien Dovy, BEN Kenichi Imai, JPN
2002	Damien Dovy, BEN	Cécil Boulesnane, FRA	Paul Newby, ENG Hossein Rouhani, IRI
2004	Paul Newby, ENG	Hossein Rouhani, IRI	Yuriy Kalashnikov, RUS Davíd Luque, ESP

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Men's Kumite - 65 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Toshiaki Maeda, JPN	Yoshikazu Ono, JPN	Arsenal, ESP F. Hita, ESP
1982	Yuichi Suzuki, JPN	G. Carcangiu, ITA	Toshiaki Maeda, JPN L. Sanz, ESP
1984	Ramon Malawe, SWE	Ignacio Lugo, MEX	Roel van Loen, NED M. Van Reybroeck, BEL
1986	Eizu Kondo, JPN	Y. Suzuki, JPN	Piispa, FIN M. van Reybroeck, BEL
1988	Tim Stephens, ENG	Reginaldo Doran, NED	Francesco Muffato, ITA Jesús Juan Rubio, ESP
1990	T. Azumi, JPN	G. Romic, YUG	B. Kandaz, TUR J. Puertas, ESP
1992	Jesús Juan Rubio, ESP	B. Kandaz, TUR	Janne Tiimonen, FIN Murat Uysal, GER
1994	Teruchika Ito, JPN	Daniele Simmi, ITA	Michael Braun, FRA Marc Golding, AUS
1996	Mehdi Amozadeh, IRI	Marc Golding, AUS	Alexandre Biamonti, FRA B. Kandaz, TUR
1998	Alexandre Biamonti, FRA	Jean Carlos Peña, VEN	J. Puertas, ESP C. Vieina, BRA
2000	Lazar Boskovic, GER	A. Ramiro, ESP	Alexandre Biamonti, FRA George Kotaka, USA
2002	George Kotaka, USA	Lazar Boskovic, GER	Andrea Calzola, ITA Mehdi Amozadeh, IRI
2004	Luis Plumacher, VEN	Adam Kovács, HUN	Alexandre Biamonti, FRA Lucio Martínez, ARG

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Men's Kumite - 70 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Damien Gonzales, ESP	Thierry Masci, FRA	?, FRA Schenker, NED
1982	Seiji Nishimura, JPN	M. Mika, FIN	R. Berbardi, ITA Thierry Masci, FRA
1984	Jim Collins, ENG	G. Rodríguez, ESP	Cecil Hackett, ENG F. Hita, ESP
1986	Thierry Masci, FRA	Kyo Hayashi, JPN	Megro, SUI Monzon, CAN
1988	Thierry Masci, FRA	F. Egea, ESP	Yoshimiro Anzai, JPN B. Pellicer, FRA
1990	H. Alagas, TUR	V. Amicone, ITA	Yoshimiro Anzai, JPN William Thomas, ENG
1992	William Thomas, ENG	Junichi Watanabe, JPN	M. Oggianu, FRA R. Rivano, NED
1994	Shisua Shiina, JPN	Romaine Anselmo, FRA	Samad Azadi, GER Clement Stanovnik, SLO
1996	A. Gubachayev, RUS	J. Gazo, SVK	J. Lefevre, BEL R. Mohseni, SWE
1998	Haldun Alagas, TUR	Samad Azadi, GER	J. Lefevre, BEL Shisua Shiina, JPN
2000	Gustaff Lefevre, CRO	Fode Ndao, SEN	Mehdi Amozadeh, IRI R. Bel Lahsen, FRA
2002	Giuseppe di Domenico, ITA	Gustaff Lefevre, CRO	Messaoud Hammou, FRA Oscar Vázquez, ESP
2004	Shinji Nagaki, JPN	Mensur Cakic, BIH	Sayguidmagomed Shakrudinov, RUS Oscar Vázquez, ESP

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Men's Kumite - 75 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Sadao Tajima, JPN	Imamatsu, JPN	Aguilar, MEX Fred Royers, NED
1982	Javier Gomez, ESP	A. Borg, ENG	Lin Chingmin, TRE Fred Royers, NED
1984	Toon Stelling, NED	Javier Gomez, ESP	Serge Serfati, FRA Yorihisa Uchida, JPN
1986	Kenneth Leeuwin, NED	De Oliveira, BRA	Lilovac, AUS Napier, AUS
1988	Kyo Hayashi, JPN	T. Hallman, SWE	Toni Dietl, GER J. Galan, ESP
1990	H. Tamaru, JPN	G. Francis, ENG	P. Alderson, ENG Gennaro Talarico, ITA
1992	Wayne Otto, ENG	J. Hansen, NOR	Bertold Burkle, GER Tomas Herrero, ESP
1994	Daniel Devigli, AUT	Kosta Sariyannis, GER	Mikko Rousalainen, FIN Jurinchi Watanabe, JPN
1996	Wayne Otto, ENG	T. Herrero, ESP	Kazuaki Matsumoto, JPN Gennaro Talarico, ITA
1998	David Félix, FRA	A. Pinto, BRA	A. Busk, DEN Gennaro Talarico, ITA
2000	Ivan Leal, ESP	Fadi Chaabo, GER	David Félix, FRA Gennaro Talarico, ITA
2002	Ivan Leal, ESP	Jasem Modamivishkaei, IRI	Koeksal Cakir, GER Ismail Hakki Sen, TUR
2004	Davíd Santana, ESP	Konstantinos Papadopoulos, GRE	Klaudio Farmadin, SVK Yavuz Karamollaoglu, TUR

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Men's Kumite - 80 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	T. Hill, USA	Amarilla, PAR	Otti Roethoff, NED
1982	Pat McKay, SCO	J. Pirtosa, FIN	J. Holm, DEN Jacques Tapol, FRA
1984	Pat McKay, SCO	Otti Roethoff, NED	Dudley Josepa, NED G. Sacchi, ITA
1986	Jacques Tapol, FRA	Pat McKay, SCO	José Manuel Egea, ESP Gianluca Guazzaroni, ITA
1988	Dudley Josepa, NED	M. Etienne, ENG	José Manuel Egea, ESP W. Rauch, GER
1990	José Manuel Egea, ESP	M. Alstadsæther, NOR	R. Hernández, ESP O. Poköni, SWE
1992	José Manuel Egea, ESP	M. Gachulinec, CZE	Dudley Josepa, AHO Christophe Pinna, AHO
1994	David Benetello, ITA	Dudley Josepa, AHO	Gabriel Berg, SWE Gilles Cherdieu, FRA
1996	Gilles Cherdieu, FRA	T. Kokubun, JPN	F. García, ESP G. Petermann, AUT
1998	Gilles Cherdieu, FRA	A. Chateriadeh, IRI	Zeynel Celik, TUR Wayne Otto, ENG
2000	Daniel Sabanovic, NED	Yann Baillon, FRA	A. Arnaiz, ESP T. Nitschmann, GER
2002	Yann Baillon, FRA	Daniel Sabanovic, NED	Zeynel Celik, TUR Milos Zivkovic, YUG
2004	Zeynel Celik, TUR	Daniël Sabanovic, NED	Yann Baillon, FRA John Fonseca, USA

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Men's Kumite - Over 80 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Jean-Luc Montama, FRA	Silver Whyte, ENG	Billy Blanks, USA Sias, MEX
1982	Jeff Thompson, ENG	P. Ruggiero, FRA	M. Garofoli, LUX J. Reeburg, NED
1984	Jerome Atkinson, ENG	Claudio Guazzaroni, ITA	M. di Luigi, ITA Marc Pyrée, FRA
1986	Vic Charles, ENG	Jeff Thompson, ENG	Bura, DEN W. Rauch, GER
1988	Emmanuel Pinda, FRA	Vic Charles, ENG	Gianluca Guazzaroni, ITA J. Thell, SWE
1990	Marc Pyrée, FRA	Ian Cole, ENG	Ralf Brachmann, GER I. Ercin, TUR
1992	B. Peakall, AUS	Serge Tomao, FRA	Juan Antonio Hernández, ESP Hans Roovers, NED
1994	Alain Lehetet, FRA	Yasumasa Shimizu, JPN	Sedat Cendiz, TUR Fernando Luis García, ESP
1996	Yasumasa Shimizu, JPN	Andrey Anikin, RUS	Ian Cole, ENG T. Rajic, YUG
1998	Marc Haubold, GER	Yasumasa Shimizu, JPN	David Benetello, ITA Oscar Olivares, ESP
2000	Mamadou Ndiaye, SEN	Seydina Balde, FRA	M. Behnamfar, IRI Marc Haubold, GER
2002	Leon Walters, ENG	Aleksandr Guerunov, RUS	Seydina Balde, FRA Jan Tucek, CZE
2004	Aleksandr Guerunov, RUS	Leon Walters, ENG	Thomas Bjuring, DEN Alen Zamlic, CRO

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Men's Kumite - Open

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	A. Hayashi, JPN	--	Christoph Pinna, FRA Toni Dietl, GER
1994	Manabu Takenouchi, JPN	Enver Idrizi, CRO	Manabu Takenouchi, JPN Oscar Olivares, ESP
1996	P. Alderson, ENG	Oscar Olivares, ESP	Leon Walters, ENG J. Fonseca, USA
1998	Konstantinos Papadopoulos, GRE	M. Fernández, ESP	A. Katiraei, IRI
2000	Christophe Pinna, FRA	David Benetello, ITA	S. Ashtian, IRI Konstantinos Papadopoulos, GRE
2002	Predrag Stojadinov, YUG	Daniel Devigili, AUT	Klaudio Farmadin, SVK Konstantinos Papadopoulos, GRE
2004	Rory Daniels, ENG	Seydina Baldé, FRA	Mehran Behnamfar, IRI Stefano Maniscalco, ITA

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Men's Kumite - Team

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1970	Japan	Japan, II	Japan, III
1972	France	Italy	England Singapore
1975	England	Japan	Netherlands
1977	Netherlands	Germany	France Iran
1980	Spain	Netherlands	England France
1982	England	Italy	Japan Spain
1984	England	Sweden	France Spain
1986	England	France	Italy Sweden
1988	England	Netherlands	Italy Spain
1990	England	France	Netherlands Spain
1992	Spain	Sweden	France Japan
1994	France	England	Dutch Antilles Finland
1996	France	England	Spain Yugoslavia
1998	France	England	Germany Spain
2000	France	Germany	England Spain
2002	Spain	England	France Iran
2004	France	Spain	Italy Russia

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Women's Kata

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1980	Suzuko Omamura, JPN	Mie Nakayama, JPN	María Moreno, ESP
1982	Mie Nakayama, JPN	Chu Meyyueh, TRE	M. Tabata, JPN
1984	Mie Nakayama, JPN	S. Takagi, JPN	Chu Meyyueh, TRE
1986	Mie Nakayama, JPN	Hashimoto, JPN	Seymour, AUS
1988	Yuki Mimura, JPN	Hisami Yokohama, JPN	K. Jones, USA
1990	Yuki Mimura, JPN	Hisami Yokoyama, JPN	D. Tang, USA
1992	Yuki Mimura, JPN	M. Genung, USA	Narcisco San, ESP
1994	Hisami Yokoyama, JPN	Cincia Colaiacomo, ITA	Damielle Lamond, AUT
1996	Yukio Minura, JPN	M. Genung, USA	S. Mansouri, GER
1998	Atsuko Wakai, JPN	Myriam Szkudlarek, FRA	Roberta Sodero, ITA
2000	Atsuko Wakai, JPN	Myriam Szkudlarek, FRA	Roberta Sodero, ITA
2002	Atsuko Wakai, JPN	Myriam Szkudlarek, FRA	Marcela Remiasová, SVK Yohana Sánchez, VEN
2004	Atsuko Wakai, JPN	Myriam Szkudlarek, FRA	Alessandra Caribe, BRA Yohana Sánchez, VEN

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Women's Kata Team

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1986	Taiwan	Japan	United States
1988	Japan	United States	Italy
1990	Japan	United States	France
1992	Japan	United States	Spain
1994	Japan	Italy	Spain
1996	Japan	United States	France
1998	Japan	United States	Spain
2000	France	Japan	Italy
2002	France	Japan	Italy Spain
2004	Japan	France	Brazil Spain

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Women's Kumite - 53 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1982	Sophier Berger, FRA	Li Yan, TRE	Chiang S., TRE F. Fillios, FRA
1984	Sophie Berger, FRA	A. Myhren, NOR	K. Friedr, USA Cathérine Girardet, FRA
1986	Johanna Kauria, FIN	Yanagisawa, JPN	Yuko Hasama, JPN Sari Laine, FIN
1988	Yuko Hasama, JPN	Cathérine Girardet, FRA	M. Capechi, VEN Shirley Graham, ENG
1990	Yuko Hasama, JPN	A. Flores, MEX	E. Chamarro, ESP Ivonne Senff, NED
1992	C. Malchin, AUS	Jillian Toney, ENG	M. Mazurier, FRA O. Yaman, TUR
1994	Sari Laine, FIN	Jillian Toney, ENG	Robyn Choi, AUS Hiromi Masama, JPN
1996	Theresia Larsson, SWE	M. Mazurier, FRA	Robyn Choi, AUS M. Lauková, SVK
1998	Hiromi Masama, JPN	Sari Laine, FIN	N. Jacobs, GER N. Mecheri, FRA
2000	Hiromi Masama, JPN	N. Mecheri, FRA	G. Eusebio, PER M. Vicovac, YUG
2002	Kora Knühmann, GER	Michela Nanni, ITA	S. Anghel, ROM Nadia Mecheri, FRA
2004	Tomoko Araga, JPN	Cheili González, GUA	Kora Knühmann, GER Shannon Nishi, USA

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Women's Kumite - 60 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1982	Yukari Yamakawa, JPN	Tomoko Konishi, JPN	Chang W., TRE Beverly Morris, ENG
1984	Tomoko Konishi, JPN	Wang Kueiyang, TRE	Beverly Morris, ENG S. Nyback, FIN
1986	Rita Varelius, FIN	Molly Samuels, ENG	C. Ferguson, AUS J. Hansen, NOR
1988	Akemi Kimura, JPN	Junko Kurata, JPN	R. Hahn, GER G. Halterman, USA
1990	Monique Amghar, FRA	Chiarastella Bux, ITA	C. Dorrie, GER Molly Samuels, ENG
1992	Molly Samuels, ENG	Chiarastella Bux, ITA	Carmen García, ESP T. Petrovic, YUG
1994	Mayuni Baba, JPN	Minique Amaghar, FRA	Carmen García, ESP Leya Gedik, TUR
1996	Julliet Toney, ENG	Mayumi Baba, JPN	Chiarastella Bux, ITA L. Gedik, TUR
1998	Julliet Toney, ENG	Nathalie Leroy, FRA	M. Tarva, FIN Alexandra Witteborn, GER
2000	Alexandra Witteborn, GER	Chiarastella Bux, ITA	Mayuni Baba, JPN S. Mitic, YUG
2002	Nathalie Leroy, FRA	Ibrissen Hannachi, TUN	Yuuko Takahashi, JPN Alexandra Witteborn, GER
2004	Yadira Lira, MEX	Nathalie Leroy, FRA	Noelia Fernández, ESP Alexandra Kurtz, GER

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Women's Kumite - Over 60 kg

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1982	Guus van Mourik, NED	T. Yamafuka, JPN	Janice Argyle, ENG N. Ferluga, ITA
1984	Guus van Mourik, NED	Yvette Bryan, ENG	K. Lunde, NOR S. Nygaard, NOR
1986	Guus van Mourik, NED	K. Lunde, NOR	Yvette Bryan, ENG K. Kawano, JPN
1988	Guus van Mourik, NED	Y. Wickberg, SWE	Marie-Ange Legros, FRA M. Sartirani, ITA
1990	Cathérine Belrhiti, FRA	M. Sartirani, ITA	B. Brogan, AUS K. Kawano, JPN
1992	Cathérine Belrhiti, FRA	Nurham Firat, TUR	Silvia Wiegartner, GER Y. Yoneda, JPN
1994	Sandra Louw, RSA	Lourene Bevaart, AUS	Nurham Firat, TUR Rosa Ortega, ESP
1996	Patricia Duggin, ENG	T. Dougeni, GRE	Rosa Ortega, ESP B. Seijpestein, NED
1998	Laurence Fischer, FRA	Lourene Bevaart, AUS	J. Nagel, GER I. Nabeki, JPN
2000	Natsu Yamaguchi, JPN	G. Casanova, ESP	Laurence Fischer, FRA E. Fuchs, AUT
2002	Elisa Au, USA	Zsuzsanna Klima, HUN	Laurence Fischer, FRA Lucelia Ribeiro, BRA
2004	Elisa Au, USA	Vanesca Nortan, NED	Laurence Fischer, FRA Zsuzsanna Klima, HUN

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Women's Kumite - Open

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Ivonne Senff, AHO	I. Nabeki, JPN	K. Gansch, AUT Roberta Minet, ITA
1998	M. Maja, BRA	P. Piskacová, CZE	Y. Aras, TUR T. Weekes, ENG
2000	Yildiz Aras, TUR	Nathalie Leroy, FRA	E. Fujioka, JPN Roberta Minet, ITA
2002	Snezana Peric, YUG	Tessy Scholtes, LUX	Roberta Minet, ITA P. Supramaniam, MAS
2004	Elisa Au, USA	Nadine Ziemer, GER	Zsuzsanna Klima, HUN Vanesca Nortan, NED

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Women's Kumite - Team

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	England	Netherlands	France Italy
1994	Spain	England	Brazil France
1996	England	Italy	Australia Spain
1998	Turkey	England	Croatia Spain
2000	France	Spain	Japan Turkey
2002	Spain	France	England Turkey
2004	Turkey	Spain	France Germany

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Discontinued Classes

Men's Ippon

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1970	Kouji Wada, JPN	J. Carnio, CAN	T. Tullener, USA D. Valera, FRA
1972	L. Watanabe, JPN	W. Higgins, ENG	F. Sauvin, FRA Schupter, YUG
1975	Kazusada Murakami, JPN	J. Hamaguchi, JPN	P. Riverre, FRA
1977	Otti Roethoff, NED	E. Codrington, ENG	J. Carbila, ESP Chien C., TRE
1980	Ricciardi, ITA	Billy Blanks, USA	J. Carbila, ESP Hisao Murase, JPN
1982	Hisao Murase, JPN	Amillo, ESP	Jerome Atkinson, ENG P. Pinard, FRA
1984	Emmanuel Pinda, JPN	P. Ruggiero, FRA	Vic Charles, ENG J. Kauria, FIN
1986	Karl Dagfelt, SWE	Claudio Guazzaroni, ITA	José Manuel Egea, ESP Dudley Josepa, NED
1988	Gianluca Guazzaroni, ITA	Vic Charles, ENG	K. Aktepe, NED Y. Hayashi, JPN
1990	G. Tramontini, FRA	V. Micovic, YUG	Marc Hamon, CAN Y. Uchida, JPN

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Men's Sanbon

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1988	José Manuel Egea, ESP	M. Sailsman, ENG	Emmanuel Pinda, FRA
1990	Wayne Otto, ENG	S. Jez, AUT	M. Alvarado, ESP A. Leito, NED

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