The 2000 World Karate Championships are the 15th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Munich, Germany from October 12 to October 15, 2000.
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| Host city |  Munich, Germany |
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| Dates | 12–15 October |
| Main venue | Olympiahalle |
Medalists edit
Men edit
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan
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Myriam Szkudlarek France
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Roberta Sodero Italy
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| Team kata | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Myriam Szkudlarek |
Japan
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Italy
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| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan
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Nadia Mecheri France
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Gladys Eusebio Peru
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Marijana Vićovac Yugoslavia
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| Kumite −60 kg | Alexandra Witteborn Germany
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Chiara Stella Bux Italy
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Slađana Mitić Yugoslavia
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| Mayumi Baba Japan
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| Kumite +60 kg | Natsu Yamaguchi Japan
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Gloria Casanova Spain
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Elisabeth Fuchs Austria
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| Laurence Fischer France
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| Kumite open | Yıldız Aras Turkey
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Nathalie Leroy France
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Eri Fujioka Japan
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| Roberta Minet Italy
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| Team kumite | France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mecheri |
Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Estefanía García Sonia Gómez |
Japan
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| Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Meral Ölmez |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 | |