“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
The Man in the Arena is an excerpt from his speech "Citizenship In A Republic" April 23, 1910 at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France.
The USA National Karate-do Federation has a rich history in international competition. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our TeamUSA athletes. We can be inspired from the work these individuals put in to bring success for themselves and our great nation. Congratulations to our medal winners.
Below we list the medal winners from the Pan American Karate Federation Championships*, the Pan American Games, World Games and the World Karate Federation World Championships, and coming in 2020 the Olympics:
*Unfortunately we only have PKF results from 2012 and later. We are working to get the results from 1981-2011
|
Year |
Event |
Athlete |
Medal |
Division |
| 2022 |
World Games | Trinity Allen |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
| 2022 |
World Games | Gakuji Tozaki |
Bronze |
Kata |
| 2022 | World Games | Kamran Madani |
Bronze |
-84kg Kumite |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Sakura Kokumai |
Gold |
Kata |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Trinity Allen |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Women's Team |
Bronze |
Kumite |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Ariel Torres |
Gold |
Kata |
| 2022 | PKF Championship | Gakuji Tozaki |
Silver | Kata |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Tom Scott |
Gold | -75kg Kumite |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Brian Irr |
Gold |
+84kg Kumite |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Sabahudin Tricic |
Silver |
Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind Kata |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
John Klatt |
Bronze |
Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind Kata |
| 2022 | PKF Championship |
Jamie Green |
Bronze |
Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired Kata |
| 2022 |
PKF Championship |
Kevin Rodriquez |
Gold | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired Kata |
| 2021 | World Championship | Anastasia Hayes | Gold | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind Kata |
| 2021 | World Championship | Trinity Allen | Silver | -55kg Kumite |
| 2021 | World Championship | Tom Scott | Bronze | -75kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Sakura Kokumai | Gold | Kata |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Trinity Allen | Gold | -55kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Skylar Lingl | Gold | -68kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Ariel Torres | Gold | Kata |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Anastasia Hayes | Gold | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind Kata |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Gakuji Tozaki | Silver | Kata |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Tom Scott | Silver | -75kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Kamran Madani | Silver | -84kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Tom Scott, Brian Irr, Kamran Madani, Brian Ramrup, Josue Hernandez, Jared Smith, Davoud Ashrafian Jazi | Silver | Male Team Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Jessica Kwong | Bronze | Kata |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Eva Alexander | Bronze | -50kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Cirrus Lingl | Bronze | +68kg Kumite |
| 2021 | PKF Championship | Brian Irr | Bronze | +84kg Kumite |
| 2021 | 2020 Olympic Games | Ariel Torres | Bronze | Kata |
| 2019 | ANOC Beach Games | Gakuji Tozaki | Bronze | Kata |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Sakura Kokumai | Gold | Kata |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games |
Tom Scott | Gold |
-75kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Brian Irr | Gold | +84kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Kamran Madani |
Gold |
-84kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Shannon Nishi | Gold | -50kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Ariel Torres | Silver | Kata |
| 2019 | Pan-American Games | Cirrus Lingl | Bronze | +68kg |
|
2019 |
PKF Championship | Cheryl Murphy | Gold | -68kg Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Maya Wasowicz | Gold | +68kg Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Ariel Torres | Gold | Kata |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Tom Scott | Gold | -75kg Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Sabahudin Tricic | Gold | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Sakura Kokumai | Silver | Kata |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Skylar Lingl | Silver | -68kg Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Jessica Kwong | Bronze | Kata |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Brian Irr | Bronze | +84kg Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Cirrus Lingl, Cheryl Murphy, Shannon Nishi, Maya Wasowicz | Bronze | Women's Team Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Noah Frisvold, Tomas Greer, Brian Hilliard, Kamran Madani, Tom Scott, Jared Smith | Bronze | Men's Team Kumite |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | John Klatt | Bronze | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Jamie Green | Bronze | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired |
| 2019 | PKF Championship | Ryan Rogers | Bronze | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired |
| 2018 | World University Championships | Kamran Madani | Gold | -84kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship | Sakura Kokumai |
Gold | Kata |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Joane Orbon |
Gold | -61kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Tom Scott |
Gold | -75kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Brian Irr |
Gold | +84kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Joseph Martinez |
Bronze | Kata |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Ariel Torres | Bronze | Kata |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Cheryl Murphy |
Bronze | -68kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Maya Wasowicz |
Bronze | +68kg Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship |
Tom Scott, Brian Irr, Brian Mertel, Brian Hilliard, Kamran Madani, Ben Harrison, Max Segal | Silver | Men's Team Kumite |
| 2018 | PKF Championship | Sabahudin Tricic |
Silver | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind |
| 2018 | PKF Championship | Kevin Kucbor |
Bronze | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Sakura Kokumai | Gold | Kata |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Ashley Davis | Gold | -68kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Sabahudin Tricic | Gold | Para-Karate Visually Impaired/Blind |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Ryan Rogers | Silver | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Brian Irr | Bronze | +84kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Kamran Madani | Bronze | -84kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Tom Scott | Bronze | -75kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Eimi Kurita | Bronze | -68kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Shannon Nishi-Patton | Bronze | -50kg Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship |
Shannon Nishi-Patton, Maya Wasowicz, Ashley Davis, Brandi Robinson |
Bronze | Female Team Kumite |
| 2017 | PKF Championship | Kevin Kucbor | Bronze | Para-Karate Intellectually Impaired |
| 2016 | World University Championships | Sakura Kokumai | Silver | Female Kata |
|
2016 |
World Championship |
Cheryl Murphy, Maya Wasowicz, Brandi Robinson, Ashley Davis |
Bronze |
Female Team Kumite |
|
2016 |
PKF Championships |
Sakura Kokumai |
Gold |
Kata |
|
2016 |
PKF Championships |
Joseph Martinez |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
2016 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Bronze |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2016 |
PKF Championships |
Brandi Robinson |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2016 |
PKF Championships |
United States |
Bronze |
Female Team Kumite |
|
2015 |
Pan American Games |
Tom Scott |
Gold |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2015 |
Pan American Games |
Brian Irr |
Bronze |
+84kg Kumite |
|
2015 |
Pan American Games |
Brandis Miyazaki |
Bronze |
-60kg Kumite |
|
2015 |
PKF Championships |
Sakura Kokumai |
Gold |
Kata |
|
2015 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Gold |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2015 |
PKF Championships |
Brandon Malone |
Silver |
-60kg Kumite |
|
2015 |
PKF Championships |
Maxine Lisot |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Gold |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
Brandi Robinson |
Gold |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
Sakura Kokumai |
Silver |
Kata |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Bronze |
Open Kumite |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
Cheryl Murphy |
Bronze |
Open Kumite |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
United States |
Bronze |
Female Team Kata |
|
2014 |
PKF Championships |
United States |
Bronze |
Female Team Kumite |
|
2013 |
World Games |
Cheryl Murphy |
Bronze |
-68kg Kumite |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Sakura Kokumai |
Gold |
Kata |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Cheryl Murphy |
Gold |
-68kg Kumite |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Silver |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Eimi Kurita |
Silver |
-68kg Kumite |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Cheryl Murphy |
Silver |
Open Kumite |
|
2013 |
PKF Championships |
Gakuji Tozaki |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
2012 |
World Championship |
Sakura Kokumai |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
2012 |
World Championship |
Brian Ramrup |
Bronze |
-67kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Sakura Kokumai |
Gold |
Kata |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Brandis Miyazaki |
Gold |
-60kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Tom Scott |
Gold |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Cheryl Murphy |
Gold |
-68kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Minako Yamazaki |
Silver |
Kata |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Brian Ramrup |
Silver |
-67kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Shannon Nishi Patton |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2012 |
PKF Championships |
Eimi Kurita |
Bronze |
-61kg Kumite |
|
2011 |
Pan American Games |
Shannon Nishi Patton |
Gold |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2011 |
Pan American Games |
Tom Scott |
Silver |
-75kg Kumite |
|
2010 |
World Championship |
Tyler Wolfe |
Bronze |
-50kg Kumite |
|
2010 |
World Championship |
Shannon Nishi Patton |
Bronze |
-55kg Kumite |
|
2010 |
World Championship |
Elisa Au, Cheryl Murphy, Eimi Kurita, Ashley Hill |
Bronze |
Female Team Kumite |
|
2008 |
World Championship |
George Kotaka |
Gold |
-65kg Kumite |
|
2008 |
World Championship |
Elisa Au Fonseca |
Silver |
+60kg Kumite |
|
2006 |
World Championship |
Eimi Kurita |
Silver |
Kata |
| 2005 |
World Games |
Elisa Au |
Silver |
+60kg Kumite |
|
2004 |
World Championship |
Elisa Au Fonseca |
Gold |
+60kg Kumite |
|
2004 |
World Championship |
Elisa Au Fonseca |
Gold |
Open Kumite |
|
2004 |
World Championship |
John Fonseca |
Bronze |
-80Kg Kumite |
|
2004 |
World Championship |
Shannon Nishi Patton |
Bronze |
-53kg Kumite |
|
2003 |
Pan American Games |
John Fonseca |
Gold |
-80kg Kumite |
|
2003 |
Pan American Games |
Clay Morton |
Silver |
Kata |
|
2003 |
Pan American Games |
Junko Arai |
Silver |
Kata |
|
2003 |
Pan American Games |
Cheryl Murphy |
Bronze |
+58kg Kumite |
|
2002 |
World Championship |
George Kotaka |
Gold |
-65kg Kumite |
|
2002 |
World Championship |
Elisa Au Fonseca |
Gold |
+60kg Kumite |
| 2001 |
World Games |
Junko Ara |
Bronze |
Kata |
| 2001 |
World Games |
William Finegan |
Silver |
-80kg Kumite |
|
2000 |
World Championship |
George Kotaka |
Silver |
-65kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Akira Fukuda |
Gold |
Kata |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Kellie Kennedy |
Gold |
Kata |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
George Kotaka |
Gold |
-65kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
John Fonseca |
Gold |
-80kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Doug Selchan |
Gold |
+80kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Dov Sternberg |
Silver |
-60kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Christina Muccini Finegan |
Bronze |
-53kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Barbara Chinen |
Bronze |
-60kg Kumite |
|
1999 |
Pan American Games |
Kimberley Morgan |
Bronze |
+60kg Kumite |
|
1998 |
World Championship |
United States |
Silver |
Female Team Kata |
|
1996 |
World Championship |
Melanie Genung |
Silver |
Kata |
|
1996 |
World Championship |
United States |
Silver |
Female Team Kata |
|
1996 |
World Championship |
John Fonseca |
Bronze |
Open Kumite |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Melanie Genung |
Gold |
Kata |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Tracey Day |
Silver |
+52kg Kumite |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Tredie Allas |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Dustin Baldis |
Bronze |
-72kg Kumite |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Tommy Hood |
Bronze |
-80kg Kumite |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
United States |
Bronze |
Male Team Kumite |
|
1995 |
Pan American Games |
United States |
Bronze |
Female Team Kumite |
|
1992 |
World Championship |
Melanie Genung |
Silver |
Kata |
|
1992 |
World Championship |
United States |
Silver |
Female Team Kata |
|
1990 |
World Championship |
DebbieTang |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
1990 |
World Championship |
United States |
Silver |
Female Team Kata |
|
1988 |
World Championship |
Kathy Jones |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
1988 |
World Championship |
Gina Haltemann |
Bronze |
-60kg Kumite |
|
1988 |
World Championship |
United States |
Silver |
Female Team Kata |
|
1986 |
World Championship |
United States |
Bronze |
Female Team Kata |
| 1985 | World Games |
G. Black |
Silver |
-60kg Kumite |
| 1985 |
World Games |
Alba Howard |
Bronze |
-53kg Kumite |
| 1985 | World Games |
Julio Martinez |
Bronze |
Kata |
| 1985 |
World Games |
Dale Beam |
Bronze |
Kata |
| 1985 | World Games |
Tokey Hill |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
1984 |
World Championship |
Kim Friedl |
Bronze |
-53kg Kumite |
|
1982 |
World Championship |
Domingo Llanos |
Silver |
Kata |
| 1981 |
World Games |
Tokey Hill |
Bronze |
-80kg Kumite |
| 1981 |
World Games |
Billy Blanks |
Bronze |
-80kg Kumite |
|
1980 |
World Championship |
Tokey Hill |
Gold |
-80kg Kumite |
|
1980 |
World Championship |
Billy Blanks |
Bronze |
+80kg Kumite |
|
1980 |
World Championship |
Billy Blanks |
Silver |
Open Kumite |
|
1977 |
World Championship |
Gary Tsutsui |
Bronze |
Kata |
|
1970 |
World Championship |
Tony Tullener |
Bronze |
Shubo Ippon |
Below is the history of TeamUSA ranked against the countries of the WKF at each World Championship and PKF Championship* by medal count. This ranking is for all medals in the competition, over the years certain divisions were not included in the official ranking.
*Unfortunately we only have PKF results from 2012 and later. We are working to get the results from 1981-2011
|
Year |
Location |
Event |
Rank |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|
1970 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1st World Karate Championship |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1972 |
Paris, France |
2nd World Karate Championship |
no rank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1975 |
Long Beach, United States |
3rd World Karate Championship |
no rank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1977 |
Tokyo, Japan |
4th World Karate Championship |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1980 |
Madrid, Spain |
5th World Karate Championship |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1982 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
6th World Karate Championship |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1984 |
Maastricht, Netherlands |
7th World Karate Championship |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1986 |
Sydney, Australia |
8th World Karate Championship |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1988 |
Cairo, Egypt |
9th World Karate Championship |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
1990 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
10th World Karate Championship |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1992 |
Granada, Spain |
11th World Karate Championship |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
1994 |
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
12th World Karate Championship |
no rank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1996 |
Sun City, South Africa |
13th World Karate Championship |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
1998 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
14th World Karate Championship |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2000 |
Munich, Germany |
15th World Karate Championship |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2002 |
Madrid, Spain |
16th World Karate Championship |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2004 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
17th World Karate Championship |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
2006 |
Tampere, Finland |
18th World Karate Championship |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2008 |
Tokyo, Japan |
19th World Karate Championship |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2010 |
Belgrade, Serbia |
20th World Karate Championship |
16 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
2012 |
Paris, France |
21st World Karate Championship |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Nicaragua |
XXVI PKF Championship |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
2013 |
Argentina |
XVII PKF Championship |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
2014 |
Bremen, Germany |
22nd World Karate Championship |
no rank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2014 |
Lima, Peru |
XXVII PKF Championship |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2015 |
Toronto, Canada |
XXIX PKF Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2016 |
Linz, Austria |
23rd World Karate Championship |
19 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2016 |
Rio de Janero, Brazil |
XXX PKF Championship |
7 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 2018 | Willemstad, Curacao | XXXI PKF Championship | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | Madrid, Spain | 24th Karate World Championship | no rank | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Madrid, Spain | WKF Para-Karate World Championship | no rank | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Panama, Panama | XXXII PKF Championship | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | Punta Del Este, Uruguay | XXXIII PKF Championship | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 |
Dubai, UAE |
25th Karate World Championship |
12 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2021 | Dubai, UAE |
WKF Para-Karate World Championship |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |