Karate at the Asian Games
Karate is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan.
Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | Japan |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | Japan |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Japan |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Japan |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Japan |
| XVII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | Japan |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Kazakhstan |
Events
| Event | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's kata | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's team kata | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Men's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Men's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's kumite 65 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Men's kumite 67 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Men's kumite 70 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Men's kumite 75 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Men's kumite 80 kg | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Men's kumite 84 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Men's kumite +84 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Women's kata | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Women's team kata | X | X | 2 | |||||||
| Women's kumite 48 kg | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Women's kumite 50 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Women's kumite 53 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Women's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's kumite 61 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Women's kumite 68 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||
| Women's kumite +68 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 33 | 10 | 10 | 53 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Kuwait (KUW) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 7 | Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 17 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Cambodia (CAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 98 | 97 | 192 | 387 | |