Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's kata
Karate competition
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The men's kata competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 6 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]
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| Venue | Nippon Budokan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations (including 1  EOR athlete) | ||||||||||||||||
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Competition format
Competitors were divided into two pools of 5 or 6, and each took turns to perform two sets of kata in the elimination round. The top-three competitors by average score in each pool advanced to the ranking round, where they performed a third set of kata. The winner of pool A faced the winner of pool B in the gold medal bout. Two bronze medals were awarded in kata events. The runner-up of pool A faced the third-place finisher of pool B in a bronze medal bout, while the runner-up of pool B will face the third-place finisher of pool A in another bronze medal bout.[2]
Schedule
All times are in local time (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 6 August 2021 | 10:00 11:33 19:30 19:50 20:00 | Elimination round Ranking round Bronze medal bouts Gold medal bout Victory ceremony |
Results
Elimination and ranking rounds
- Pool A[3]
| Athlete | 1st kata | 2nd kata | Avg. | Rank | 3rd kata | Rank | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damián Quintero (ESP) |
27.34 | 27.40 | 27.37 | 1 Q | 27.28 | 1 Q | Gold medal bout |
 Ariel Torres (USA) |
26.40 | 25.98 | 26.19 | 2 Q | 26.46 | 2 q | Bronze medal bout |
 Park Hee-jun (KOR) |
25.72 | 25.52 | 25.62 | 3 Q | 25.98 | 3 q | Bronze medal bout |
 Ilja Smorguner (GER) |
25.02 | 24.10 | 24.56 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
 Mohammad Al-Mosawi (KUW) |
24.32 | 24.24 | 24.28 | 5 | |||
- Pool B
| Athlete | 1st kata | 2nd kata | Avg. | Rank | 3rd kata | Rank | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |
28.26 | 28.40 | 28.33 | 1 Q | 28.72 | 1 Q | Gold medal bout |
 Ali Sofuoğlu (TUR) |
27.00 | 27.28 | 27.14 | 2 Q | 27.32 | 2 q | Bronze medal bout |
 Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
25.74 | 26.40 | 26.07 | 3 Q | 26.28 | 3 q | Bronze medal bout |
 Mattia Busato (ITA) |
25.08 | 25.92 | 25.50 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
 Wang Yi-ta (TPE) |
25.00 | 24.94 | 24.97 | 5 | |||
| Wael Shueb (EOR) |
23.20 | 23.40 | 23.30 | 6 | |||
Bronze medal bouts
| 6 August 19:30 |
Ariel Torres (USA) |
26.72–26.34 | Antonio Díaz (VEN) |
| 6 August 19:40 |
Park Hee-jun (KOR) |
26.14–27.26 | Ali Sofuoğlu (TUR) |
Gold medal bout
| 6 August 19:50 |
Damián Quintero (ESP) |
27.66–28.72 | Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) |