Karate at the 2001 World Games – Men's kumite 80 kg

The men's kumite 80 kg competition in karate at the 2001 World Games took place on 18 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Tenno, Akita, Japan.

Karate men's kumite 80 kg at the 2001 World Games
Venue	Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno, Akita, Japan
Dates	18 August 2001
Competitors	6 from 6 nations
Medalists
Salvatore Loria   Billy Finegan   Ryosuke Shimizu

Competition format

A total of 6 athletes entered the competition. In preliminary round they fought in two groups. Winners of this groups advanced to gold medal match. Second place athletes advanced to bronze medal match.

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Rank	Athlete	B	W	D	L	Pts	SP	ITA	AUS	GBR
1	Salvatore Loria (ITA)	2	2	0	0	4	11		W	W
2	Marco Mazzanti (AUS)	2	1	0	1	2	5	L		W
3	Paul Richards (GBR)	2	0	0	2	0	4	L	L

Group B

Rank	Athlete	B	W	D	L	Pts	SP	USA	JPN	VEN
1	Billy Finegan (USA)	2	2	0	0	4	12		W	W
2	Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN)	2	1	0	1	2	10	L		W
3	Nguyen Rodriguez (VEN)	2	0	0	2	0	3	L	L

Finals

	Score
Gold medal match
Salvatore Loria (ITA)	5−4	Billy Finegan (USA)
Bronze medal match
Marco Mazzanti (AUS)	10−12	Ryosuke Shimizu (JPN)

External links

• Results on IWGA website