Karate was competed by men and women at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Kata was contested along with Kumite. There were 11 gold medals contested for this sport. All competition took place at the Yangsan College Gymnasium on October 11 and 12. Each country was limited to having 5 athletes.
| Karate at the 2002 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Yangsan College Gymnasium |
| Dates | 11–12 October 2002 |
| Competitors | 117 from 30 nations |
Schedule
edit| P | Preliminary rounds & Repechage | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 11th Fri |
12th Sat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's kata | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite 55 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite 60 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite 65 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite 70 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite 75 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's kumite +75 kg | P | F | ||
| Women's kata | P | F | ||
| Women's kumite 53 kg | P | F | ||
| Women's kumite 60 kg | P | F | ||
| Women's kumite +60 kg | P | F | ||
Medalists
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Yukimitsu Hasegawa Japan
|
Wong Pak Cheong Macau
|
Rayappan Jebamalai Edward Sri Lanka
|
Ku Jin Keat Malaysia
| |||
| Kumite −55 kg |
Puvaneswaran Ramasamy Malaysia
|
Otabek Kasimov Uzbekistan
|
Bambang Maulidin Indonesia
|
Phạm Trần Nguyên Vietnam
| |||
| Kumite −60 kg |
Kenichi Imai Japan
|
Hossein Rouhani Iran
|
Ilkhom Karimov Uzbekistan
|
Hussain Al-Qattan Kuwait
| |||
| Kumite −65 kg |
Hasan Basri Indonesia
|
Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran
|
Shao Chih-kang Chinese Taipei
|
| Nayef Al-Matrouk Kuwait
| |||
| Kumite −70 kg |
Alireza Katiraei Iran
|
Shattyk Kazhymukanov Kazakhstan
|
Hsu Hsiang-ming Chinese Taipei
|
Magid Adwan Qatar
| |||
| Kumite −75 kg |
Ahmad Muneer Kuwait
|
Jasem Vishkaei Iran
|
Tong Kit Siong Brunei
|
Kim Byung-chul South Korea
| |||
| Kumite +75 kg |
Mehran Behnamfar Iran
|
Andrey Korolev Kazakhstan
|
Jaber Al-Hammad Kuwait
|
Isroil Ismoilov Tajikistan
|
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Atsuko Wakai Japan
|
Lim Lee Lee Malaysia
|
Cheung Pui Si Macau
|
Cherli Tugday Philippines
| |||
| Kumite −53 kg |
Vũ Kim Anh Vietnam
|
Eri Fujioka Japan
|
Murugaiyan Srirajarajeswari Malaysia
|
| Hsieh Ai-chen Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Kumite −60 kg |
Premila Supramaniam Malaysia
|
Chan Ka Man Hong Kong
|
Kwan Man Fei Macau
|
| Gretchen Malalad Philippines
| |||
| Kumite +60 kg |
Nguyễn Trọng Bảo Ngọc Vietnam
|
Sofiya Kaspulatova Uzbekistan
|
Natalya Solodilova Kazakhstan
|
| Emiko Honma Japan
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 117 athletes from 30 nations competed in karate at the 2002 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (1)- Brunei (5)
- Chinese Taipei (5)
East Timor (2)- Hong Kong (4)
India (2)- Indonesia (5)
- Iran (5)
- Japan (5)
Jordan (2)- Kazakhstan (5)
- Kuwait (5)
Laos (1)- Macau (5)
- Malaysia (5)
Nepal (5)
North Korea (5)
Pakistan (2)
Palestine (3)- Philippines (5)
- Qatar (5)
- South Korea (5)
- Sri Lanka (4)
Syria (2)- Tajikistan (5)
Thailand (2)
United Arab Emirates (5)- Uzbekistan (5)
- Vietnam (5)
Yemen (2)