The 1990 World Karate Championships are the 10th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Mexico City, Mexico from November 8 to November 11, 1990.
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| Host city |  Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Dates | 8–11 November |
Medalists edit
Men edit
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual kata | Yuki Mimura Japan
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Hisami Yokoyama Japan
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Debbie Tang United States
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| Team kata | Japan
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 United States
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 France
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| Kumite −53 kg | Yuko Hasama Japan
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Adriana Flores Mexico
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Yvonne Senff Netherlands
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Eva María Chamarro Spain
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| Kumite −60 kg | Monique Amghar France
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Chiara Stella Bux Italy
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Carola Dörrie West Germany
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Molly Samuel Great Britain
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| Kumite +60 kg | Catherine Belrhiti France
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Marzia Sartirani Italy
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Bernadette Brogan Australia
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| Keiko Kawano Japan
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 60 | |