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Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's kata

The women's kata competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 5 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Women's kata
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date5 August 2021
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sandra Sánchez  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kiyou Shimizu  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grace Lau  Hong Kong
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viviana Bottaro  Italy

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 faced 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
Thursday, 5 August 2021 10:00
11:25
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
  Sandra Sánchez (ESP) 27.26 27.60 27.43 1 Q 27.86 1 Q Gold medal bout
  Grace Lau (HKG) 25.68 26.62 26.15 2 Q 26.40 2 q Bronze medal bout
  Sakura Kokumai (USA) 25.42 26.08 25.75 3 Q 25.54 3 q Bronze medal bout
  Jasmin Jüttner (GER) 24.42 24.16 24.29 4 Did not advance
  Puleksenija Jovanoska (MKD) 23.80 24.00 23.90 5
Pool B
Athlete 1st kata 2nd kata Avg. Rank 3rd kata Rank Qualification
  Kiyou Shimizu (JPN) 27.40 28.00 27.70 1 Q 27.86 1 Q Gold medal bout
  Viviana Bottaro (ITA) 25.54 25.60 25.57 2 Q 26.46 2 q Bronze medal bout
  Dilara Bozan (TUR) 24.46 25.06 24.76 3 Q 25.78 3 q Bronze medal bout
  Alexandra Feracci (FRA) 24.32 24.48 24.40 4 Did not advance
  Andrea Anacan (NZL) 23.46 23.78 23.62 5

Bronze medal bouts

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5 August
19:30 		  Grace Lau (HKG) 26.94–26.52   Dilara Bozan (TUR)
5 August
19:40 		  Sakura Kokumai (USA) 25.40–26.48   Viviana Bottaro (ITA)


Gold medal bout

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5 August
19:50 		  Sandra Sánchez (ESP) 28.06–27.88   Kiyou Shimizu (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 – Female Kata". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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