World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships

Karate World Championships Junior
Competition details
Discipline	Karate
Type	Kumite and Kata, biennial
Organiser	World Karate Federation (WKF)
Divisions
Current weight divisions	Cadet; Male -52Kg,-57Kg, -63Kg; Female -47Kg, -54Kg, 54+Kg; Junior; Male -55Kg,-61Kg, -68Kg, -76Kg and 76+Kg; Female -48Kg, -53Kg, -59Kg and 59+Kg; U21; Male -60Kg,-67Kg, -75Kg, -84Kg and 84+Kg; Female -50Kg, -55Kg, -61Kg, -68Kg and 68+Kg
History
First edition	1996 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Editions	11 (2019)
Most recent	2019 in Santiago, Chile

The World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships, also knows as World Karate Championship Junior are the highest level of competition for karate for U21 athletes organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).[1] Initiated in 1996 held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the competition is held in a different city every two years.[2]

Weight divisions

The weight classification in this competition is divided into three categories, which are:

	Female					Male
Cadet	-47kg	-54kg	54+kg	-	-	-52kg	-57kg	-63kg	-	-
Junior	-48kg	-53kg	-59kg	59+kg	-	-55kg	-61kg	-68kg	-76kg	76+kg
U21	-50kg	-55kg	-61kg	-68kg	68+kg	-60kg	-67kg	-75kg	-84kg	84+kg

List of World Karate Championships Junior

Edition	Year	Host City	Country
1	1996	Johannesburg	South Africa
2	1999	Sofia	Bulgaria
3	2001	Athens	Greece
4	2003	Marseille	France
5	2005	Limassol	Cyprus
6	2007	Istanbul	Turkey
7	2009	Rabat	Morocco
8	2011	Malacca	Malaysia
9	2013	Guadalajara	Spain
10	2015	Jakarta	Indonesia
11	2017	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Spain
12	2019	Santiago	Chile
13	2021[3]	Cape Town	South Africa

All-time medals table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	52	18	27	97
2	Egypt	43	25	46	114
3	France	36	34	58	128
4	Turkey	33	28	43	104
5	Iran	24	13	32	69
6	Spain	18	21	34	73
7	Italy	16	23	37	76
8	Russia	5	10	20	35
9	Morocco	5	5	12	22
10	Croatia	5	3	22	30
11	England	5	3	12	20
12	Kazakhstan	5	1	10	16
13	Germany	4	10	28	42
14	Greece	4	5	7	16
15	Indonesia	4	4	1	9
16	Serbia	4	3	7	14
17	Hungary	4	2	12	18
18	Montenegro	4	0	6	10
19	United States	3	7	8	18
20	Algeria	3	4	4	11
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	7	13
22	Azerbaijan	2	9	11	22
23	Brazil	2	2	8	12
24	Tunisia	2	2	6	10
25	Saudi Arabia	2	2	1	5
26	Netherlands	2	1	11	14
27	Mexico	2	1	8	11
28	Jordan	2	1	5	8
29	Venezuela	1	8	10	19
30	Slovakia	1	6	11	18
31	Austria	1	5	9	15
32	Ukraine	1	4	6	11
33	Serbia and Montenegro	1	4	3	8
34	Denmark	1	3	4	8
35	Chile	1	3	1	5
36	Belgium	1	2	7	10
37	Kuwait	1	2	6	9
38	Belarus	1	1	7	9
39	Peru	1	1	6	8
40	Canada	1	1	3	5
41	Senegal	1	1	2	4
41	Yugoslavia	1	1	2	4
43	China	1	1	1	3
43	Luxembourg	1	1	1	3
45	Estonia	1	0	4	5
46	Poland	1	0	2	3
47	Thailand	1	0	0	1
47	United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1
49	Bulgaria	0	5	6	11
50	Latvia	0	5	0	5
51	Vietnam	0	3	2	5
52	Switzerland	0	3	1	4
53	Norway	0	3	0	3
54	New Zealand	0	2	3	5
55	North Macedonia	0	1	6	7
56	Czech Republic	0	1	4	5
56	Scotland	0	1	4	5
58	Australia	0	1	2	3
59	Finland	0	1	1	2
59	Uzbekistan	0	1	1	2
61	Ecuador	0	1	0	1
	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
	Taiwan	0	1	0	1
64	Malaysia	0	0	4	4
64	Portugal	0	0	4	4
66	Dominican Republic	0	0	3	3
67	Sweden	0	0	2	2
68	Armenia	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Saar	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
	South Africa	0	0	1	1
78	Andorra	0	0	0	0
	Argentina	0	0	0	0
	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0
	India	0	0	0	0
	Ireland	0	0	0	0
	Israel	0	0	0	0
	Macau	0	0	0	0
	Romania	0	0	0	0
	Slovenia	0	0	0	0
	South Korea	0	0	0	0
	Syria	0	0	0	0
	Wales	0	0	0	0
Totals (89 nations)		314	314	621	1249

References

"World Junior Karate Championships | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
"Results - World Championships Junior | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
"WKF head upbeat after meeting with 2021 Cadet, Junior and U-21 Champs organisers". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "World Junior Karate Championships | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[2] "Results - World Championships Junior | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[3] "WKF head upbeat after meeting with 2021 Cadet, Junior and U-21 Champs organisers". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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