1996 World Karate Championships
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Host city
Sun City, South Africa
Sun City, South AfricaDates7–11 November
| Host city | Sun City, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–11 November |
The 1996 World Karate Championships are the 13th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Sun City, South Africa from 7 to 11 November 1996.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Michaël Milon France |
Ryoki Abe Japan |
Lucio Maurino Italy |
| Team kata | Japan |
France |
Italy |
| Kumite −60 kg | David Luque Spain |
Hakan Yağlı Turkey |
Shinichiro Yamamoto Japan |
Rifat Mujanović Yugoslavia | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran |
Mark Golding Australia |
Alexandre Biamonti France |
| Bahattin Kandaz Turkey | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Aslan Gubashiev Russia |
Juraj Gažo Slovakia |
Reza Mohseni Sweden |
Junior Lefevre Belgium | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Wayne Otto Great Britain |
Tomás Herrero Spain |
Kazuaki Matsumoto Japan |
| Gennaro Talarico Italy | |||
| Kumite −80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu France |
Toshihito Kokubun Japan |
Georg Petermann Austria |
| Fernando García Spain | |||
| Kumite +80 kg | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan |
Andrey Anikin Russia |
Teodor Rajić Yugoslavia |
| Ian Cole Great Britain | |||
| Kumite open | Paul Alderson Great Britain |
Óscar Olivares Spain |
John Fonseca United States |
| Manabu Takenouchi Japan | |||
| Team kumite | France |
Great Britain |
Yugoslavia |
| Spain |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan |
Melanie Genung United States |
Shahrzad Mansouri Germany |
| Team kata | Japan |
 United States |
France |
| Kumite −53 kg | Theresia Larsson Sweden |
Marise Mazurier France |
Marianna Lauková Slovakia |
| Robyn Choi Australia | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney Great Britain |
Mayumi Baba Japan |
Chiara Stella Bux Italy |
| Leyla Gedik Turkey | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Patricia Duggin Great Britain |
Theodora Dougeni Greece |
Rosa Ortega Spain |
Bregje Kaars-Sijpestein Netherlands | |||
| Kumite open | Yvonne Senff Netherlands Antilles |
Izumi Nabeki Japan |
Karina Gansch Austria |
| Roberta Minet Italy | |||
| Team kumite | Great Britain |
Italy |
Spain |
| Australia |