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The 10th World Kendo Championships (10WKC)

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1.
 Promoting Organization: International Kendo Federation (FIK)
                                                :
All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF)
2.

 Hosting Organization:
Kyoto-Fu Kendo Federation
3. Supporter:
Ministry of Education
                      : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
                      : Kyoto-Fu & Kyoto City
                       : Japan Ground Self-Defence Forse (JGSDF)
                       :
NHK, TV TOKYO
                      : The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Kyoto Shimbun
                      : Nishijin Textile Industry Association
                      : The OMOTESENKE, The URASENKE
4. Place and Venue:Kyoto City Gymnasium
                                   : Kyoto, Japan

Events Term:  March 26 (Wed) through March 30 (Sun), 1997

Date Events (Daytime) (Evening)
March 26
(Wednesday)
FIK General Assembly (GA)
March 27
(Thursday)
Opening Ceremony Goodwill Keiko
Women’s International Tournaments
(Individual Competition)
Commendation Ceremony
March 28
(Friday)
Commencing Address Goodwill Keiko
Women’s International Tournaments
(Team Competition)
Commendation Ceremony
March 29
(Saturday)
Opening Ceremony
Men’s Individual Championship
Commendation Ceremony
March 30
(Sunday)
Commencing Address Farewell Party
Men’s Team Championship
Commendation and Closing Ceremonies

RESULTS

Men’s Team (Div.1)

Date
1997/3/30
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
Japan Korea Brazil Chinese Taipei
Fighting Spirit Award
R. LEHMANN
(Germany)
P. NISHIKIHAMA
(Canada)
M. ASAOKA
(Canada)
M. SALONEN
(Finland)
T. ISCKIA
(France)
J. CASTRO
(Spain)
M. GRIVAS
(USA)

PDF 10WKC Men’s Team Championships (Div. 1)

Men’s Team (Div.2)

Date
1997/3/30
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
Hungary Sweden Italy Romania
Fighting Spirit Award
P. VAN LAEKEN
(Belgium)
W. TANG
(Netherlands)
M. KUROSAWA
(Hawaii)
M. RYGH
(Norway)
K. DORAN
(New Zealand)
G. EGERTON
(New Zealand)
V. VUKIC
(Yugoslavia)

PDF 10WKC Men’s Team Championships (Div. 2)

Men’s Individual

Date
1997/3/29
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
M. MIYAZAKI
(Japan)
F. MIYAZAKI
(Japan)
T. ISHIDA
(Japan)
S. S. PARK
(Korea)
Fighting Spirit Award
J-S. YANG
(Korea)
Y-Y. LIU
(Chinese Taipei)
K. TERACHI
(Japan)
J-P. LABRU
(France)
C. YANG
(USA)
R. KISHIKAWA
(Brazil)
T. YOSHIMURA
(Brazil)

PDF 10WKC Men’s Individual Championships

Women’s International Tournaments (Team)

Date
1997/3/28
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
Japan-B Japan-A USA-B Korea-A
Fighting Spirit Award
K. JONES
(Australia)
K. FUKUMOTO
(USA)
B. KIRALY
(Hungary)
H-Y CHEN
(Chinese Taipei)
H. J. CHO
(Korea)
S. POREVUO
(Finland)
C. WURTH
(France)

PDF 10WKC Women’s International Tournaments_Team Competition

Women’s International Tournaments (Individual-3Dan & above)

Date
1997/3/27
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
M. KIMURA
(Japan)
S. MOGI
(Japan)
W. NAKANO
(Canada)
H. J. CHO
(Korea)
Fighting Spirit Award
S. KONISHI
(Brazil)
S. KONDO
(Japan)
P. SATO
(Brazil)
I. BENKMANN
(Germany)
J. DEKKER
(Netherlands)
H. OSAWA
(Japan)
J. ABE
(USA)

PDF 10WKC Women’s International Tournaments_Individual-3Dan & above

Women’s International Tournaments (Individual-2Dan & under)

Date
1997/3/27
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
S. TAKASHIMA
(Japan)
M. ONAKA
(Brazil)
E. J. LEE
(Korea)
J. Y. KANG
(Korea)
Fighting Spirit Award
E. H. KWON
(Korea)
H. J. CHO
(Korea)
D. BERMUDO
(Spain)
C. HAO
(Canada)
C. HALGATH
(Australia)
K. N. RYU
(Korea)
A. COSTA
(Italy)

PDF 10WKC Women’s International Tournaments_Individual-2Dan & under