The World University Karate Championships is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and have been held every two years since 1998 each time in a different host city.
University
edit- World University Karate Championships
| Number | Year | Location |
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| 1 | 1998 |  Lille, France
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| 2 | 2000 |  Kyoto, Japan
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| 3 | 2002 |  Puebla, Mexico
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| 4 | 2004 |  Belgrade, Serbia
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| 5 | 2006 |  New York, United States
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| 6 | 2008 |  Wrocław, Poland
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| 7 | 2010 |  Podgorica, Montenegro
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| 8 | 2012 |  Bratislava, Slovakia
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| 9 | 2014 | Bar, Montenegro
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| 10 | 2016 |  Braga, Portugal
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| 11 | 2018 | Kobe, Japan
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Champions
editMen
edit| Year | Location | Individual | Kumite -60 kg | Kumite -67 kg | Kumite -75 kg | Kumite -84 kg | Kumite 84+ kg | Team Kata | Team Kumite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bratislava
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 Damián Quintero
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Matías Gómez
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 Ömer Kemaloğlu
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Serkan Yağcı
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 Alexander Aliev
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 Wellington Barbosa
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Japan
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Montenegro
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| 2014 | Bar
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 Ahmed Shawky
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 Amir Mehdizadeh
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 Yves Martial Tadissi
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Logan Da Costa
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 Berat Jakupi
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Danilo Lucic
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Japan
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Iran
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| 2016 | Braga
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Hiroki Kubo
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Matías Gómez
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Steven Da Costa
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Ali Elsawy
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Mohamed Elkotby
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Ljubiša Mihailovic
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Japan
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Japan
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| 2018 | Kobe
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Yuhei Horiba
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Eray Samdan
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 Francesco Donofrio
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Yusei Sakiyama
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Kamran Madani
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Saleh Abazari
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Japan
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Japan
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Women
edit| Year | Location | Individual | Kumite -50 kg | Kumite -55 kg | Kumite -61 kg | Kumite -68 kg | Kumite +68 kg | Team Kata | Team Kumite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Bratislava
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Kiyou Shimizu
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 Bettina Plank
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Tuba Yakan
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Lucie Ignace
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Lamya Matoub
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 Maša Martinović
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Slovakia
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Egypt
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| 2014 | Bar
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Kiyou Shimizu
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Sahar Karaji
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Yassmin Hamdy
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Ingrida Suchánková
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Ayumi Uekusa
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Kawamura Natsumi
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 Belarus
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Japan
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| 2016 | Braga
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Misaki Tanaka
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Rocío Sánchez
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Emily Thouy
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Giana Lotfy
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Alizée Agier
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Kawamura Natsumi
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Spain
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Egypt
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| 2018 | Kobe
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Natsuki Shimizu
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Miho Miyahara
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Haname Katayama
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Yuki Kujuro
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Kanako Oryu
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 Rosa Marie Liebold
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Japan
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France
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