# 1992 World Karate Championships

The 1992 World Karate Championships are the 11th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Granada, Spain from November 19 to November 22, 1992.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Luis María Sanz Spain | Ryoki Abe Japan | Laurent Riccio France |
| Team kata | Japan | Spain | France |
| Kumite −60 kg | Veysel Buğur Turkey | David Luque Spain | Norimassa Fujita Japan |
| Kumite −60 kg | Veysel Buğur Turkey | David Luque Spain | Damien Dovy France |
| Kumite −65 kg | Jesús Juan Rubio Spain | Bahattin Kandaz Turkey | Janne Timonen Finland |
| Kumite −65 kg | Jesús Juan Rubio Spain | Bahattin Kandaz Turkey | Murat Uysal Germany |
| Kumite −70 kg | William Thomas Great Britain | Junichi Watanabe Japan | Ronny Rivano Netherlands |
| Kumite −70 kg | William Thomas Great Britain | Junichi Watanabe Japan | Massimiliano Oggianu Italy |
| Kumite −75 kg | Wayne Otto Great Britain | Jørn-Ove Hansen Norway | Berthold Bürkle Germany |
| Kumite −75 kg | Wayne Otto Great Britain | Jørn-Ove Hansen Norway | Tomás Herrero Spain |
| Kumite −80 kg | José Manuel Egea Spain | Miroslav Gachulinec Czechoslovakia | Dudley Josepa Curaçao |
| Kumite −80 kg | José Manuel Egea Spain | Miroslav Gachulinec Czechoslovakia | Christophe Pinna France |
| Kumite +80 kg | Brian Peakall Australia | Serge Tomao France | Juan Hernández Spain |
| Kumite +80 kg | Brian Peakall Australia | Serge Tomao France | Hans Roovers Netherlands |
| Kumite open ippon | Akira Hayashi Japan | None awarded | Toni Dietl Germany |
| Kumite open ippon | Akira Hayashi Japan | None awarded | None awarded |
| Team kumite | Spain | Sweden | Japan |
| Team kumite | Spain | Sweden | France |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan | Melanie Genung United States | Maite San Narciso Spain |
| Team kata | Japan | United States | Spain |
| Kumite −53 kg | Charlene Machin Australia | Jillian Toney Great Britain | Özgür Yaman Turkey |
| Kumite −53 kg | Charlene Machin Australia | Jillian Toney Great Britain | Marise Mazurier France |
| Kumite −60 kg | Molly Samuel Great Britain | Chiara Stella Bux Italy | Tanja Petrović Yugoslavia |
| Kumite −60 kg | Molly Samuel Great Britain | Chiara Stella Bux Italy | Carmen García Spain |
| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France | Nurhan Fırat Turkey | Silvia Wiegärtner Germany |
| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France | Nurhan Fırat Turkey | Yukiko Yoneda Japan |
| Team kumite | Great Britain | Netherlands | France |
| Team kumite | Great Britain | Netherlands | Italy |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 15 | 27 | 58 |
* Athletes from Yugoslavia competed as Independent Participants and under Olympic flag.