The 1994 World Karate Championships are the 12th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from December 8 to December 11, 1994.
| Host city |  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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| Dates | 8–11 December |
Medalists edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Michaël Milon France
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Ryoki Abe Japan
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Luis María Sanz Spain
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| Team kata | Japan
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France
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 Peru
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| Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy France
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Hakan Yağlı Turkey
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Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran
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Enrique Azarcon Philippines
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| Kumite −65 kg | Teruchika Ito Japan
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Daniele Simmi Italy
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Mark Golding Australia
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| Michaël Braun France
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| Kumite −70 kg | Shizuo Shiina Japan
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Romain Anselmo France
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Samad Azadi Germany
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Klemen Stanovnik Slovenia
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| Kumite −75 kg | Daniel Devigili Austria
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Kosta Sariyannis Germany
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Junichi Watanabe Japan
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Mikko Ruotsalainen Finland
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| Kumite −80 kg | Davide Benetello Italy
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Dudley Josepa Netherlands Antilles
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Gabriel Berg Sweden
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| Gilles Cherdieu France
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| Kumite +80 kg | Alain Le Hétet France
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Yasumasa Shimizu Japan
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Sedat Cengiz Turkey
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| Fernando García Spain
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| Kumite open | Manabu Takenouchi Japan
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Enver Idrizi Croatia
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Christophe Pinna France
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| Óscar Olivares Spain
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| Team kumite | France
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 Great Britain
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Finland
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| Netherlands Antilles
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Hisami Yokoyama Japan
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Cinzia Colaiacomo Italy
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Danielle Lamond Australia
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| Team kata | Japan
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Italy
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Spain
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| Kumite −53 kg | Sari Laine Finland
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Jillian Toney Great Britain
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Hiromi Hasama Japan
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| Robyn Choi Australia
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| Kumite −60 kg | Mayumi Baba Japan
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Monique Amghar France
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Carmen García Spain
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| Leyla Gedik Turkey
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| Kumite +60 kg | Sandra Louw South Africa
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Lourene Bevaart Australia
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Nurhan Fırat Turkey
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| Rosa Ortega Spain
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| Team kumite | Spain
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Great Britain
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France
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 Brazil
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 60 | |