2004 World Karate Championships

2004 World Karate Championships
Host city	Monterrey, Mexico
Dates	November 18–21
Main venue	Monterrey Arena

The 2004 World Karate Championships are the 17th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Monterrey, Mexico from November 18 to November 21, 2004.

Medalists

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Luca Valdesi Italy (ITA)	Akio Tamashiro Peru (PER)	Antonio Díaz Venezuela (VEN)
Individual kata	Luca Valdesi Italy (ITA)	Akio Tamashiro Peru (PER)	Toshihide Uchiage Canada (CAN)
Team kata	Italy	Japan	France
Team kata	Italy	Japan	Mexico
Kumite −60 kg	Paul Newby England (ENG)	Hossein Rouhani Iran (IRI)	David Luque Spain (ESP)
Kumite −60 kg	Paul Newby England (ENG)	Hossein Rouhani Iran (IRI)	Yury Kalashnikov Russia (RUS)
Kumite −65 kg	Luis Plumacher Venezuela (VEN)	Ádám Kovács Hungary (HUN)	Lucio Martínez Argentina (ARG)
Kumite −65 kg	Luis Plumacher Venezuela (VEN)	Ádám Kovács Hungary (HUN)	Alexandre Biamonti France (FRA)
Kumite −70 kg	Shinji Nagaki Japan (JPN)	Mensur Cakić Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov Russia (RUS)
Kumite −70 kg	Shinji Nagaki Japan (JPN)	Mensur Cakić Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Óscar Vázquez Spain (ESP)
Kumite −75 kg	David Santana Spain (ESP)	Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece (GRE)	Klaudio Farmadín Slovakia (SVK)
Kumite −75 kg	David Santana Spain (ESP)	Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece (GRE)	Yavuz Karamollaoğlu Turkey (TUR)
Kumite −80 kg	Zeynel Çelik Turkey (TUR)	Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands (NED)	Yann Baillon France (FRA)
Kumite −80 kg	Zeynel Çelik Turkey (TUR)	Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands (NED)	John Fonseca United States (USA)
Kumite +80 kg	Aleksandr Guerunov Russia (RUS)	Leon Walters England (ENG)	Alen Zamlić Croatia (CRO)
Kumite +80 kg	Aleksandr Guerunov Russia (RUS)	Leon Walters England (ENG)	Thomas Bjuring Denmark (DEN)
Kumite open	Rory Daniels England (ENG)	Seydina Baldé France (FRA)	Stefano Maniscalco Italy (ITA)
Kumite open	Rory Daniels England (ENG)	Seydina Baldé France (FRA)	Mehran Behnamfar Iran (IRI)
Team kumite	France	Spain	Italy
Team kumite	France	Spain	Russia

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual kata	Atsuko Wakai Japan (JPN)	Myriam Szkudlarek France (FRA)	Alessandra Caribé Brazil (BRA)
Individual kata	Atsuko Wakai Japan (JPN)	Myriam Szkudlarek France (FRA)	Yohana Sánchez Venezuela (VEN)
Team kata	Japan	France	Brazil
Team kata	Japan	France	Spain
Kumite −53 kg	Tomoko Araga Japan (JPN)	Cheili González Guatemala (GUA)	Shannon Nishi United States (USA)
Kumite −53 kg	Tomoko Araga Japan (JPN)	Cheili González Guatemala (GUA)	Kora Knühmann Germany (GER)
Kumite −60 kg	Yadira Lira Mexico (MEX)	Nathalie Leroy France (FRA)	Noelia Fernández Spain (ESP)
Kumite −60 kg	Yadira Lira Mexico (MEX)	Nathalie Leroy France (FRA)	Alexandra Kurtz Germany (GER)
Kumite +60 kg	Elisa Au United States (USA)	Vanesca Nortan Netherlands (NED)	Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary (HUN)
Kumite +60 kg	Elisa Au United States (USA)	Vanesca Nortan Netherlands (NED)	Laurence Fischer France (FRA)
Kumite open	Elisa Au United States (USA)	Nadine Ziemer Germany (GER)	Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary (HUN)
Kumite open	Elisa Au United States (USA)	Nadine Ziemer Germany (GER)	Vanesca Nortan Netherlands (NED)
Team kumite	Turkey	Spain	France
Team kumite	Turkey	Spain	Germany

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	4	1	0	5
2	England	2	1	0	3
3	Italy	2	0	2	4
3	United States	2	0	2	4
5	Turkey	2	0	1	3
6	France	1	4	5	10
7	Spain	1	2	4	7
8	Russia	1	0	3	4
9	Venezuela	1	0	2	3
10	Mexico	1	0	1	2
11	Netherlands	0	2	1	3
12	Germany	0	1	3	4
13	Hungary	0	1	2	3
14	Iran	0	1	1	2
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	0	1
	Greece	0	1	0	1
	Guatemala	0	1	0	1
	Peru	0	1	0	1
19	Brazil	0	0	2	2
20	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Total		17	17	34	68