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Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's kata

The men's kata competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 6 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Men's kata
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date6 August 2021
Competitors11 from 11 nations
(including 1  EOR athlete)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryo Kiyuna  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Damián Quintero  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ariel Torres  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ali Sofuoğlu  Turkey

Competition format

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Competitors were divided into two pools of 5 or 6, and each took turns to perform two sets of kata in the elimination round. The top-three competitors by average score in each pool advanced to the ranking round, where they performed a third set of kata. The winner of pool A faced the winner of pool B in the gold medal bout. Two bronze medals were awarded in kata events. The runner-up of pool A faced the third-place finisher of pool B in a bronze medal bout, while the runner-up of pool B will face the third-place finisher of pool A in another bronze medal bout.[2]

Schedule

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All times are in local time (UTC+9).

Date Time Round
Friday, 6 August 2021 10:00
11:33
19:30
19:50
20:00		 Elimination round
Ranking round
Bronze medal bouts
Gold medal bout
Victory ceremony

Results

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Elimination and ranking rounds

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Pool A[3]
Athlete 1st kata 2nd kata Avg. Rank 3rd kata Rank Qualification
  Damián Quintero (ESP) 27.34 27.40 27.37 1 Q 27.28 1 Q Gold medal bout
  Ariel Torres (USA) 26.40 25.98 26.19 2 Q 26.46 2 q Bronze medal bout
  Park Hee-jun (KOR) 25.72 25.52 25.62 3 Q 25.98 3 q Bronze medal bout
  Ilja Smorguner (GER) 25.02 24.10 24.56 4 Did not advance
  Mohammad Al-Mosawi (KUW) 24.32 24.24 24.28 5
Pool B
Athlete 1st kata 2nd kata Avg. Rank 3rd kata Rank Qualification
  Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) 28.26 28.40 28.33 1 Q 28.72 1 Q Gold medal bout
  Ali Sofuoğlu (TUR) 27.00 27.28 27.14 2 Q 27.32 2 q Bronze medal bout
  Antonio Díaz (VEN) 25.74 26.40 26.07 3 Q 26.28 3 q Bronze medal bout
  Mattia Busato (ITA) 25.08 25.92 25.50 4 Did not advance
  Wang Yi-ta (TPE) 25.00 24.94 24.97 5
  Wael Shueb (EOR) 23.20 23.40 23.30 6

Bronze medal bouts

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6 August
19:30 		  Ariel Torres (USA) 26.72–26.34   Antonio Díaz (VEN)
6 August
19:40 		  Park Hee-jun (KOR) 26.14–27.26   Ali Sofuoğlu (TUR)


Gold medal bout

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6 August
19:50 		  Damián Quintero (ESP) 27.66–28.72   Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)


References

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  1. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "WFK Competition Rules" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WFK Tokyo 2020 Standings – Male Kata". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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