# 1998 World Karate Championships

The 1998 World Karate Championships are the 14th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 15 to October 18, 1998.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Ryoki Abe Japan | Michaël Milon France | Javier Hernández Spain |
| Team kata | Japan | Italy | France Yves Bardreau Stéphane Mari Laurent Riccio |
| Kumite −60 kg | David Luque Spain | Joël Barst France | Hakan Yağlı Turkey |
| Kumite −60 kg | David Luque Spain | Joël Barst France | Francesco Ortu Italy |
| Kumite −65 kg | Alexandre Biamonti France | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela | Célio René Vieira Brazil |
| Kumite −65 kg | Alexandre Biamonti France | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela | José Puertas Spain |
| Kumite −70 kg | Haldun Alagaş Turkey | Samad Azadi Germany | Junior Lefevre Belgium |
| Kumite −70 kg | Haldun Alagaş Turkey | Samad Azadi Germany | Shisua Shiina Japan |
| Kumite −75 kg | David Félix France | Antônio Carlos Pinto Brazil | Allan Busk Denmark |
| Kumite −75 kg | David Félix France | Antônio Carlos Pinto Brazil | Gennaro Talarico Italy |
| Kumite −80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu France | Ali Shaterzadeh Iran | Zeynel Çelik Turkey |
| Kumite −80 kg | Gilles Cherdieu France | Ali Shaterzadeh Iran | Wayne Otto England |
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Haubold Germany | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan | Óscar Olivares Spain |
| Kumite +80 kg | Marc Haubold Germany | Yasumasa Shimizu Japan | Davide Benetello Italy |
| Kumite open | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | Marcos Fernández Spain | Alireza Katiraei Iran |
| Kumite open | Konstantinos Papadopoulos Greece | Marcos Fernández Spain | Leon Walters England |
| Team kumite | France | England | Spain Marcos Fernández Fernando García Tomás Herrero César Martínez Jesús Montosa Óscar Olivares Óscar Vázquez |
| Team kumite | France | England | Germany |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Myriam Szkudlarek France | Roberta Sodero Italy |
| Team kata | Japan | United States | Spain Susana Bueno Miriam Cogolludo Gema Méndez |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan | Sari Laine Finland | Nicole Jacobs Germany |
| Kumite −53 kg | Hiromi Hasama Japan | Sari Laine Finland | Nadia Mecheri France |
| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney England | Nathalie Leroy France | Alexandra Witteborn Germany |
| Kumite −60 kg | Julliet Toney England | Nathalie Leroy France | Marianne Tarva Finland |
| Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer France | Lourene Bevaart Australia | Izumi Nabeki Japan |
| Kumite +60 kg | Laurence Fischer France | Lourene Bevaart Australia | Judith Nagel Germany |
| Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil | Petra Piskačová Czech Republic | Tania Weekes England |
| Kumite open | Maria Cecília de Almeida Brazil | Petra Piskačová Czech Republic | Yıldız Aras Turkey |
| Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Nurhan Fırat Leyla Gedik Meral Ölmez | England | Croatia |
| Team kumite | Turkey Yıldız Aras Nurhan Fırat Leyla Gedik Meral Ölmez | England | Spain Gloria Casanova Rosa Ortega Beatriz Pérez |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Brazil* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 17 | 17 | 30 | 64 |