1972 World Karate Championships

1972 World Karate Championships
Host city France Paris, France
Dates April 21–22
Main venue Stade Pierre de Coubertin
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The 1972 World Karate Championships are the 2nd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France on April 21 and April 22, 1972.[1][2]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Ippon Luiz Tasuke Watanabe
 Brazil (BRA)
Billy Higgins
 Great Britain (GBR)
Ištvan Šipter
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Guy Sauvin
 France (FRA)
Team  France  Italy  Great Britain
 Singapore

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 1012
2 Brazil 1001
3 Great Britain 0112
4 Italy 0101
5 Singapore 0011
 Yugoslavia 0011
Total 2 2 4 8

References

  1. "The Forgotten World Karate Champion". Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. "Japanese players, officials punished for walking out of world tournament". Black Belt Times. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

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