# 1990 World Karate Championships

The 1990 World Karate Championships are the 10th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Mexico City, Mexico from November 8 to November 11, 1990.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Tomoyuki Aihara Japan | Dario Marchini Italy | Luis María Sanz Spain |
| Team kata | Italy | Japan | France |
| Kumite −60 kg | Stein Rønning Norway | Hideto Nakano Japan | Hakan Yağlı Turkey |
| Kumite −60 kg | Stein Rønning Norway | Hideto Nakano Japan | Veysel Buğur Turkey |
| Kumite −65 kg | Toshikatsu Azumi Japan | Goran Romić Yugoslavia | Bahattin Kandaz Turkey |
| Kumite −65 kg | Toshikatsu Azumi Japan | Goran Romić Yugoslavia | José Puertas Spain |
| Kumite −70 kg | Haldun Alagaş Turkey | Vincenzo Amicone Italy | Yoshimiro Anzai Japan |
| Kumite −70 kg | Haldun Alagaş Turkey | Vincenzo Amicone Italy | William Thomas Great Britain |
| Kumite −75 kg | Hideo Tamaru Japan | Paul Alderson Great Britain | Greg Francis Great Britain |
| Kumite −75 kg | Hideo Tamaru Japan | Paul Alderson Great Britain | Gennaro Talarico Italy |
| Kumite −80 kg | José Manuel Egea Spain | Morten Alstadsæther Norway | Oliver Pokorni Sweden |
| Kumite −80 kg | José Manuel Egea Spain | Morten Alstadsæther Norway | Roberto Hernández Mexico |
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Pyrée France | Ian Cole Great Britain | Ralf Brachmann West Germany |
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Pyrée France | Ian Cole Great Britain | İbrahim Ercin Turkey |
| Kumite open ippon | Giovanni Tramontini France | Veselin Mićović Yugoslavia | Yorihisa Uchida Japan |
| Kumite open ippon | Giovanni Tramontini France | Veselin Mićović Yugoslavia | Marc Hamon Canada |
| Kumite open sanbon | Wayne Otto Great Britain | Steve Jez Australia | Víctor Alvarado Spain |
| Kumite open sanbon | Wayne Otto Great Britain | Steve Jez Australia | Anthony Leito Netherlands |
| Team kumite | Great Britain | France | Spain |
| Team kumite | Great Britain | France | Netherlands |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan | Hisami Yokoyama Japan | Debbie Tang United States |
| Team kata | Japan | United States | France |
| Kumite −53 kg | Yuko Hasama Japan | Adriana Flores Mexico | Yvonne Senff Netherlands |
| Kumite −53 kg | Yuko Hasama Japan | Adriana Flores Mexico | Eva María Chamarro Spain |
| Kumite −60 kg | Monique Amghar France | Chiara Stella Bux Italy | Carola Dörrie West Germany |
| Kumite −60 kg | Monique Amghar France | Chiara Stella Bux Italy | Molly Samuel Great Britain |
| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France | Marzia Sartirani Italy | Bernadette Brogan Australia |
| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France | Marzia Sartirani Italy | Keiko Kawano Japan |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 60 |