World Kendo Championships – Finalists
SEKAI KENDO SENSHUKEN TAIKAI
The World Kendo Championships are sponsored by the International Kendo Federation and occur every three years. The first WKC was held in Japan in 1970.
The Taikai is held in a different country every three years, and rotates around Asia, America, and Europe.
The 10th World Kendo Championships in Kyoto, Japan was host to the 1st Women’s International Kendo Championships.
The 12th World Kendo Championships were hosted by the British Kendo Association in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Spring of 2003.
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 14th WKC – xxxxxxxxxxxxxx – 2009 |
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 13th WKC – xxxxxxxxxxxxxx – 2006 |
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 12th WKC – xxxxxxxxxxxxxx – 2003 |
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 11th WKC – Santa Clara, United States – 2000 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Korea |
 Brazil |
 Canada |
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 Individual |
N. Eiga (JAP) |
K. Takenaka(JAP) |
S. Hong (KOR) |
T. Someya (JAP) |
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 Womens Team |
Japan |
Brazil |
Canada |
United States |
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 Womens Individual |
T. Kawano (JAP) |
K. Baba (JAP) |
S. Asahina (JAP) |
H. Yano (JAP) |
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 10th WKC – Kyoto, Japan – 1997 |
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 Men’s Team 1 |
 Japan |
Korea |
 Chinese Taipei |
 Brazil |
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 Men’s Team 2 |
 Hungary |
Sweden |
 Italy |
 Romania |
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 Men’s Individual |
 M. Miyazaki (JAP) |
F. Miyazaki (JAP)Â |
T. Ishida (JAP)Â |
S-S Park (KOR) |
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 Women’s Team |
Japan B |
Japan A |
United States B |
Korea A |
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 Women’s Individual (>3rd Dan) |
M. Kimura (JAP) |
S. Mogi (JAP) |
W. Nakano (CAN) |
H-J Cho (KOR) |
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 Women’s Individual (<2nd Dan) |
S.Takashima (JAP) |
M.Onaka (BRA) |
E.J.Lee (KOR) |
E.J.Lee (KOR) |
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 9th WKC – Paris, France – 1994 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Korea |
 Canada |
 Chinese Taipei |
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 Individual |
H. Takahashi (JAP) |
K. Takei (JAP) |
N. Eiga (JAP) |
S. Hirano (JAP) |
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 8th WKC – Toronto, Canada – 1991  |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Korea |
 Chinese Taipei |
 Canada |
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 Individual |
 S. Muto (JAP) |
H. Sakata (JAP) |
S. Shimizu (JAP) |
M. Yamamoto (JAP) |
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 7th WKC – Seoul, Korea – 1988 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Korea |
 Canada |
 Brazil |
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Individual |
I. Okido (JAP) |
A. Hayashi (JAP) |
H. Sakata (JAP) |
K-N Kim (KOR) |
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 6th WKC – Paris, France – 1985  |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Brazil |
 Korea |
 Canada |
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 Individual |
 K. Koda (JAP) |
H. Ogawa (JAP) |
 K-N Kim (KOR) |
J-C Park (KOR) |
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 5th WKC – Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1982 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Brazil |
 United States |
 Korea |
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Individual |
M. Makita (JAP) |
T. Kosaka (JAP) |
H. Yasugahira (JAP)Â |
T. Okajiwa (JAP) |
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 4th WKC – Sapporo, Japan – 1979 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Korea |
 United States |
 Hawaii |
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 Individual |
H. Yamada (JAP) |
K. Furukawa (JAP) |
H. Aikawa (JAP) |
K. Terada (JAP) |
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 3rd WKC – Milton Keynes, Great Britian (England) – 1976 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Canada |
 United States |
 Chinese Taipei |
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 Individual |
E. Yokoo (JAP) |
K. Ono (JAP) |
C-T Wu (ROC) |
R. Hosoda (JAP) |
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 2nd WKC – San Fransisco, United States – 1973 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Canada |
 United States |
 Hawaii |
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 Individual |
T. Sakuragi (JAP) |
H. Yano (JAP) |
J-R Rhee (KOR) |
T. Fujita (JAP)Â |
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 1st WKC – Tokyo, Japan – 1970 |
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 Team |
 Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
 Brazil |
 Okinawa |
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 Individual |
 M. Kobayashi (JAP) |
T. Toda (JAP) |
Y.Taniguchi (JAP)Â |
T. Ohta (JAP) |