# 2004 World Karate Championships

The 2004 World Karate Championships are the 17th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Monterrey, Mexico from November 18 to November 21, 2004.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Luca Valdesi Italy | Akio Tamashiro Peru | Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
| Individual kata | Luca Valdesi Italy | Akio Tamashiro Peru | Toshihide Uchiage Canada |
| Team kata | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi | Japan | France Julien Dupont Ayoub Neghliz Jonathan Plagnol |
| Team kata | Italy Vincenzo Figuccio Lucio Maurino Luca Valdesi | Japan | Mexico |
| Kumite −60 kg | Paul Newby England | Hossein Rouhani Iran | David Luque Spain |
| Kumite −60 kg | Paul Newby England | Hossein Rouhani Iran | Yury Kalashnikov Russia |
| Kumite −65 kg | Luis Plumacher Venezuela | Ádám Kovács Hungary | Lucio Martínez Argentina |
| Kumite −65 kg | Luis Plumacher Venezuela | Ádám Kovács Hungary | Alexandre Biamonti France |
| Kumite −70 kg | Shinji Nagaki Japan | Mensur Cakić Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sayguidmagomed Shakhrudinov Russia |
| Kumite −70 kg | Shinji Nagaki Japan | Mensur Cakić Bosnia and Herzegovina | Óscar Vázquez Spain |
| Kumite −75 kg | David Santana Spain | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | Klaudio Farmadín Slovakia |
| Kumite −75 kg | David Santana Spain | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | Yavuz Karamollaoğlu Turkey |
| Kumite −80 kg | Zeynel Çelik Turkey | Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands | Yann Baillon France |
| Kumite −80 kg | Zeynel Çelik Turkey | Daniël Sabanovic Netherlands | John Fonseca United States |
| Kumite +80 kg | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Leon Walters England | Alen Zamlić Croatia |
| Kumite +80 kg | Alexander Gerunov Russia | Leon Walters England | Thomas Bjuring Denmark |
| Kumite open | Rory Daniels England | Seydina Baldé France | Stefano Maniscalco Italy |
| Kumite open | Rory Daniels England | Seydina Baldé France | Mehran Behnamfar Iran |
| Team kumite | France Yann Baillon Seydina Baldé Olivier Beaudry Ludovic Cacheux Franck Chantalou Guillaume Cossou Florian Malguy | Spain Santiago Bayo Sergio Cubero Iván Leal Francisco Martínez Óscar Martínez David Santana Óscar Vázquez | Italy Davide Benetello Giuseppe Di Domenico Vincenzo Iarnone Biagio Laforgia Salvatore Loria Stefano Maniscalco Ciro Massa |
| Team kumite | France Yann Baillon Seydina Baldé Olivier Beaudry Ludovic Cacheux Franck Chantalou Guillaume Cossou Florian Malguy | Spain Santiago Bayo Sergio Cubero Iván Leal Francisco Martínez Óscar Martínez David Santana Óscar Vázquez | Russia |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek France | Alessandra Caribé Brazil |
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek France | Yohana Sánchez Venezuela |
| Team kata | Japan | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel | Brazil |
| Team kata | Japan | France Jessica Buil Sabrina Buil Laëtitia Guesnel | Spain Miriam Cogolludo Ruth Jiménez Almudena Muñoz |
| Kumite −53 kg | Tomoko Araga Japan | Cheili González Guatemala | Shannon Nishi United States |
| Kumite −53 kg | Tomoko Araga Japan | Cheili González Guatemala | Kora Knühmann Germany |
| Kumite −60 kg | Yadira Lira Mexico | Nathalie Leroy France | Noelia Fernández Spain |
| Kumite −60 kg | Yadira Lira Mexico | Nathalie Leroy France | Alexandra Kurtz Germany |
| Kumite +60 kg | Elisa Au United States | Vanesca Nortan Netherlands | Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary |
| Kumite +60 kg | Elisa Au United States | Vanesca Nortan Netherlands | Laurence Fischer France |
| Kumite open | Elisa Au United States | Nadine Ziemer Germany | Zsuzsanna Klima Hungary |
| Kumite open | Elisa Au United States | Nadine Ziemer Germany | Vanesca Nortan Netherlands |
| Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Vildan Doğan Meral Ölmez | Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Noelia Fernández Estefanía García | France Patricia Chéreau Laurence Fischer Nathalie Leroy Nadia Mécheri |
| Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Gülderen Çelik Vildan Doğan Meral Ölmez | Spain Gloria Casanova Cristina Feo Noelia Fernández Estefanía García | Germany Yasmina Benadda Kora Knühmann Alexandra Kurtz Nadine Ziemer |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Mexico* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 |

## Participating nations

582 athletes from 79 nations competed.
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (7)
* Australia (13)
* Austria (19)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Belgium (6)
* Bermuda (8)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (15)
* Botswana (8)
* Brazil (13)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Canada (13)
* Chile (6)
* Chinese Taipei (6)
* Colombia (5)
* Congo (8)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Croatia (17)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Denmark (4)
* Dominican Republic (4)
* Ecuador (7)
* Egypt (9)
* El Salvador (9)
* England (13)
* Estonia (3)
* Fiji (3)
* Finland (4)
* France (22)
* Germany (15)
* Greece (7)
* Guatemala (7)
* Hong Kong (8)
* Hungary (3)
* Iceland (2)
* Indonesia (6)
* Iran (12)
* Ireland (4)
* Italy (15)
* Japan (20)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Latvia (2)
* Luxembourg (3)
* Macau (4)
* Macedonia (5)
* Malaysia (7)
* Mexico (21)
* Morocco (1)
* Nepal (1)
* Netherlands (10)
* Netherlands Antilles (2)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (8)
* Panama (5)
* Peru (5)
* Philippines (8)
* Portugal (3)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Qatar (3)
* Russia (12)
* San Marino (1)
* Scotland (8)
* Senegal (14)
* Serbia and Montenegro (14)
* Slovakia (7)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Africa (15)
* South Korea (18)
* Spain (21)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (6)
* Tunisia (8)
* Turkey (15)
* United States (11)
* Uzbekistan (3)
* Venezuela (11)
* Vietnam (5)
* Wales (2)