# 1994 World Karate Championships

The 1994 World Karate Championships are the 12th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from December 8 to December 11, 1994.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Michaël Milon France | Ryoki Abe Japan | Luis María Sanz Spain |
| Team kata | Japan | France | Peru |
| Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy France | Hakan Yağlı Turkey | Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran |
| Kumite −60 kg | Damien Dovy France | Hakan Yağlı Turkey | Enrique Azarcon Philippines |
| Kumite −65 kg | Teruchika Ito Japan | Daniele Simmi Italy | Mark Golding Australia |
| Kumite −65 kg | Teruchika Ito Japan | Daniele Simmi Italy | Michaël Braun France |
| Kumite −70 kg | Shizuo Shiina Japan | Romain Anselmo France | Samad Azadi Germany |
| Kumite −70 kg | Shizuo Shiina Japan | Romain Anselmo France | Klemen Stanovnik Slovenia |
| Kumite −75 kg | Daniel Devigili Austria | Kosta Sariyannis Germany | Junichi Watanabe Japan |
| Kumite −75 kg | Daniel Devigili Austria | Kosta Sariyannis Germany | Mikko Ruotsalainen Finland |
| Kumite −80 kg | Davide Benetello Italy | Dudley Josepa Netherlands Antilles | Gabriel Berg Sweden |
| Kumite −80 kg | Davide Benetello Italy | Dudley Josepa Netherlands Antilles | Gilles Cherdieu France |
| Kumite +80 kg | Alain Le Hétet France | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan | Sedat Cengiz Turkey |
| Kumite +80 kg | Alain Le Hétet France | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan | Fernando García Spain |
| Kumite open | Manabu Takenouchi Japan | Enver Idrizi Croatia | Christophe Pinna France |
| Kumite open | Manabu Takenouchi Japan | Enver Idrizi Croatia | Óscar Olivares Spain |
| Team kumite | France | Great Britain | Finland |
| Team kumite | France | Great Britain | Netherlands Antilles |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Hisami Yokoyama Japan | Cinzia Colaiacomo Italy | Danielle Lamond Australia |
| Team kata | Japan | Italy | Spain |
| Kumite −53 kg | Sari Laine Finland | Jillian Toney Great Britain | Hiromi Hasama Japan |
| Kumite −53 kg | Sari Laine Finland | Jillian Toney Great Britain | Robyn Choi Australia |
| Kumite −60 kg | Mayumi Baba Japan | Monique Amghar France | Carmen García Spain |
| Kumite −60 kg | Mayumi Baba Japan | Monique Amghar France | Leyla Gedik Turkey |
| Kumite +60 kg | Sandra Louw South Africa | Lourene Bevaart Australia | Nurhan Fırat Turkey |
| Kumite +60 kg | Sandra Louw South Africa | Lourene Bevaart Australia | Rosa Ortega Spain |
| Team kumite | Spain | Great Britain | France |
| Team kumite | Spain | Great Britain | Brazil |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 60 |