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) |
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| Commendation Ceremony | ||
| March 28 (Friday) |
Commencing Address | Goodwill Keiko |
| Women’s International Tournaments (Team Competition) |
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| 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) |
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| T. ISCKIA (France) |
J. CASTRO (Spain) |
M. GRIVAS (USA) |
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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) |
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| K. DORAN (New Zealand) |
G. EGERTON (New Zealand) |
V. VUKIC (Yugoslavia) |
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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) |
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| Fighting Spirit Award | ||||
| J-S. YANG (Korea) |
Y-Y. LIU (Chinese Taipei) |
K. TERACHI (Japan) |
J-P. LABRU (France) |
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| C. YANG (USA) |
R. KISHIKAWA (Brazil) |
T. YOSHIMURA (Brazil) |
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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) |
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| H. J. CHO (Korea) |
S. POREVUO (Finland) |
C. WURTH (France) |
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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) |
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| Fighting Spirit Award | ||||
| S. KONISHI (Brazil) |
S. KONDO (Japan) |
P. SATO (Brazil) |
I. BENKMANN (Germany) |
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| J. DEKKER (Netherlands) |
H. OSAWA (Japan) |
J. ABE (USA) |
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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) |
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| Fighting Spirit Award | ||||
| E. H. KWON (Korea) |
H. J. CHO (Korea) |
D. BERMUDO (Spain) |
C. HAO (Canada) |
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| C. HALGATH (Australia) |
K. N. RYU (Korea) |
A. COSTA (Italy) |
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