1996 World Karate Championships
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| Host city |  Sun City, South Africa |
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| Dates | November 7–11 | ||
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The 1996 World Karate Championships are the 13th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Sun City, South Africa from November 7 to November 11, 1996.
Medalists
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan (JPN) |
Melanie Genung United States (USA) |
Shahrzad Mansouri Germany (GER) |
| Team kata | Japan |
United States |
 France |
| Kumite −53 kg | Theresia Larsson Sweden (SWE) |
Marise Mazurier France (FRA) |
Marianna Lauková Slovakia (SVK) |
Robyn Choi Australia (AUS) |
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| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney Great Britain (GBR) |
Mayumi Baba Japan (JPN) |
Chiara Stella Bux Italy (ITA) |
Leyla Gedik Turkey (TUR) |
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| Kumite +60 kg | Patricia Duggin Great Britain (GBR) |
Theodora Dougeni Greece (GRE) |
Rosa Ortega Spain (ESP) |
Bregje Kaars-Sijpestein Netherlands (NED) |
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| Kumite open | Yvonne Senff Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
Izumi Nabeki Japan (JPN) |
Karina Gansch Austria (AUT) |
| Roberta Minet Italy (ITA) |
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| Team kumite | Great Britain |
Italy |
Spain |
| Australia |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | France |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Turkey |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |
